Azerbaijani ex-Foreign Minister Elmar Mammadyarov has been banned from leaving the country. The restriction on the ex-minister's departure from the country is related to the initiation of a criminal case in connection with the anti-corruption operation at the Foreign Ministry, Gununsesi.info reported.

Elmar Mammadyarov will be interrogated for a number of questions, the source said.

On July 16, 2020, President of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev dismissed Mammedyarov from his post.