President of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev and President of the Russian Federation Vladimir Putin had a telephone conversation on November 9 in connection with the tragic incident involving a helicopter belonging to the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation. On the same day, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Azerbaijan made a statement. The Prosecutor General's Office of the Republic of Azerbaijan has opened a criminal case in connection with this accident.
The Prosecutor Generals of Azerbaijan and Russia had a telephone conversation on the progress of the investigation. There is a mutual exchange of information on the progress of the investigation. The comment of the Ambassador of the Republic of Azerbaijan to the Russian Federation on this issue is inappropriate. Such a situation cannot harm the Azerbaijani-Russian relations. The statement came from Hikmet Hajiyev, Assistant to the President and Head of the Foreign Policy Department of the Presidential Administration. Aide to the President said: “It is also unacceptable 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. Heads of Azerbaijani diplomatic missions and other officials abroad should refrain from making arbitrary statements that contradict the official position of the country and the policy pursued by President Ilham Aliyev.