The Azerbaijani ambassador to Bulgaria, Nargis Gurbanova, has attempted to intimidate the country’s residents. 

She issued an open letter in connection with a visit to Nagorno-Karabakh by National Front for the Salvation of Bulgaria (NFSB) political party leader Valeri Simeonov and several other NFSB members, as well as regarding the subsequent Bulgarian media reports on this visit.

The 24 Hours periodical of Bulgaria published this letter, reported Haqqin.az news agency of Azerbaijan.

Accordingly, the Azerbaijani ambassador threatened Bulgarian residents with criminal prosecution.

“Azerbaijan has the right to initiate legal action against any individual, or legal person, that carries out any activity against the sovereignty and territorial integrity of Azerbaijan,” assured the Azerbaijani diplomat.

After the arrest of Israeli Russian blogger Alexander Lapshin, who was extradited to Azerbaijan for visiting the Nagorno-Karabakh Republic (NKR/Artsakh), an unprecedented number of international observers arrived in Artsakh to monitor its constitutional referendum on Monday.