Azerbaijan’s Foreign Minister Elmar Mammadyarov and the Russian Ambassador Vladimir Dorokhin have discussed the case of the extradited blogger Alexander Lapshin, the Azerbaijani Foreign Ministry said.
The Foreign Ministry received notes from Russian and Israeli embassies on the issue.
“The meeting of Russian consul with Lapshin will be held on Feb. 9-10 in line with the Vienna convention. The embassy will have an opportunity to communicate with him. Technical issues will be addressed today. Foreign Minister Elmar Mammadyarov has already met with the Russian ambassador and the issue has been discussed. There are no obstacles,” Trend cited the ministry as saying.
It was noted that Lapshin’s further fate will depend on completion of an investigation and a court decision.
Lapshin is accused of violating Azerbaijani laws on state border in April 2011 and October 2012.
