UEFA tackling Azerbaijan's failure to accredit Russian-Armenian reporterJune 9, 2021 - 19:04 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Russian Foreign Ministry spokesperson Maria Zakharova has weighed in on Azerbaijan's refusal to accredit Russian commentator and journalist of Armenian descent Nobel Arustamyan for the upcoming EURO-2020 matches. “UEFA is looking for a solution to allow Russian sports commentator Nobel Arustamyan to cover the European Football Championship. I believe that a solution will be found. We've been working on this all evening yesterday. And I can tell you that I have not seen such a constructive attitude from all the parties involved for a long time,” Zakharova wrote on her Telegram channel. Sports reporter Vasily Utkin said in his Telegram channel earlier that Baku has failed to accredit the famous Russian-Armenian sports commentator for Euro 2020 fixtures. Utkin said local organizing committees in all countries should give the go-ahead for accreditation but because Azerbaijan has blacklisted Arustamyan, the commentator can't cover matches to be held in other countries either. This isn’t the first time that Azerbaijan denies entry to people with Armenian surnames irrespective of their citizenship, even deporting them in some cases. At various points, Azerbaijan Airlines have refused to transport people with Armenian family names, citing an order from Baku as a reason behind such a decision. Top stories Authorities said a total of 192 Azerbaijani troops were killed and 511 were wounded during Azerbaijan’s offensive. In 2023, the Azerbaijani government will increase the country’s defense budget by more than 1.1 billion manats ($650 million). The bill, published on Monday, is designed to "eliminate the shortcomings of an unreasonably broad interpretation of the key concept of "compatriot". The earthquake caused a temporary blackout, damaged many buildings and closed a number of rural roads. Partner news | Government reveals details from Pashinyan’s meeting in border village Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan has met with a group of residents of a border village in Armenia’s northern Tavush province Narek Manasyan wins European Boxing Championships silver for Armenia Armenia’s Narek Manasyan (92kg) won Armenia’s second silver medal at the European Boxing Championships 2024 on April 28. Blinken urges Azerbaijan to continue negotiations with Armenia Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken has urged Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev to continue negotiations with Armenia. Pashinyan, Blinken talk Armenia-U.S. ties over the phone Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan had a phone conversation with US Secretary of State Antony Blinken on April 28, Pashinyan’s office reports. |