U.S. citizen Robert Gish addressed a letter to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs asking for a removal of his name from the “List of foreign citizens illegally visited the occupied territories of the Republic of Azerbaijan”.

Axar.az reports citing the press service of the Foreign Ministry of Azerbaijan.

Expressing his full respect to the territorial integrity and sovereignty of the Republic of Azerbaijan within its internationally recognized borders, inter alia, the laws and regulations of the Republic of Azerbaijan, Robert Gish underlined in his request that he was unaware about the consequences of this visit. Furthermore, he underlined that he will refrain from such visits to the occupied territories of Azerbaijan in the future.

The appeal by Robert Gish was considered and the removal of his name from the list was decided.