Hikmat Hajiyev: Officials should refrain from making arbitrary statements

On November 9, President of the Republic of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev and President of the Russian Federation Vladimir Putin had a telephone conversation about the tragic incident involving a helicopter belonging to the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation.
Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Azerbaijan made a statement on the same day. The Prosecutor General's Office of the Republic of Azerbaijan has launched a criminal case connected with this accidental tragedy.

The Prosecutor Generals of Azerbaijan and Russia had a telephone conversation on the progress of the investigation. A mutual exchange of information on the progress of the investigation is underway.

The comment by the Ambassador of the Republic of Azerbaijan to the Russian Federation on this issue is inappropriate. Such a case cannot undermine the Azerbaijani-Russian relations.

According to Report, Hikmat Hajiyev, Assistant to the President and Head of the Foreign Policy Department of the Presidential Administration, told AZERTAC.

The presidential assistant noted: "Also, what the Azerbaijani ambassador to Russia said about the status of the Nagorno-Karabakh region of Azerbaijan, without getting to the heart of the matter, is unacceptable. Heads of Azerbaijani diplomatic missions and other officials abroad should refrain from making arbitrary statements that contradict the country's official position and the policy pursued by President Ilham Aliyev."