March 25, 2015 - 22:27 AMT
Baku threatens journalists over visit to Nagorno Karabakh

Baku has thrown yet another traditional fit, this time, over the visit of Yerevan-hosted forum participants to Karabakh.

30 participants of the international media forum At the Foot of Ararat, dedicated to the centennial of the Armenian Genocide, paid a 3-day visit to the Nagrono Karabakh where they met the republic's leadership and were taken sightseeing.

Naturally, Azerbaijan couldn't let it go, and, habitually, launched into an angry tirade against those who dared to visit Karabakh, threatening punishment and "relevant measures."

One might assume that "relevant measures" imply inclusion into the notorious Azeri black list, which at most, can merit an indifferent shrug from foreign journalists.

On August 2, 2013 Azerbaijani Foreign Ministry published its “famous blacklist” which includes Slovak politician Frantişek Mikloşko, Argentinean parliamentarian Jose Arbo, Russian expert Andrey Areshev, Baroness Caroline Cox, opera star Montserrat Caballé and many other famous personalities.