On January 26, the Chargé d'Affaires of the Embassy of the Russian Federation in Azerbaijan was summoned to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.

Axar.az reports that during the meeting, the issue of the use of unacceptable expressions against the state and people of Azerbaijan by Vitaly Milonov, a member of the Russian State Duma from the ruling United Russia party, was raised before the Chargé d'Affaires of the Russian Embassy.

This behavior was strongly condemned. It was also noted that the next provocative step taken by a member of the Russian State Duma V. Milonov against Azerbaijan is completely contrary to the existing high-level relations between Azerbaijan and Russia. It was stressed that Milonov's remarks did not reflect Moscow's official position and that such steps were aimed at damaging relations between the two countries and hindering the implementation of the agreement reached.