News - Russia deputy FM comments on Karabakh ex-official Ruben Vardanyan’s arrest by Azerbaijan

First of all, it is about citizens of Armenia, or those who have voluntarily renounced Russian citizenship. This is how Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Mikhail Galuzin commented on RBC's question whether Moscow has a position regarding Ruben Vardanyan, former Minister of State of Artsakh (Nagorno-Karabakh), who arrested by the Azerbaijani authorities, and whether Moscow is ready to do something regarding him. "I can say in the most general way that first of all, it is about citizens of Armenia, or those who have voluntarily renounced Russian citizenship. Therefore, these issues should be resolved first of all between the authorities of Armenia, whose citizens these people are, and the Republic of Azerbaijan,” the Russia deputy FM said. "And I would like to draw your attention to an important aspect that I did not touch upon. This is the aspect that at some phase official Yerevan began to say that it has nothing to do with the fate of Nagorno-Karabakh Armenians, and all related issues should be resolved within the framework of the dialogue between the representatives of Karabakh Armenians and the authorities of Azerbaijan. Unfortunately, this also happened, and I draw your attention to this," Galuzin noted.