Foreign Ministry: "Russian House" in Baku seriously violates Azerbaijan's legislation

Azerbaijani Foreign Ministry Spokesman Aykhan Hajizada has said that the “Russian House” operating in Azerbaijan seriously violates the legislation of Azerbaijan.

“The activities of such organizations in the territory of the Republic of Azerbaijan are regulated in accordance with national legislation, the principle of reciprocity between countries, and the requirements of agreements reached on a bilateral basis,” he said responding to local media reports on the decision to suspend the activities of Russia’s “Rossotrudnichestvo” agency, Caliber.Az reports, citing the Azerbaijani Foreign Ministry press service.

Hajizada went on to say: “After the Russian side was informed that the Russian Information and Cultural Center – ‘Russian House,’ the representative office of ‘Rossotrudnichestvo’ in Azerbaijan, did not have registration as a legal entity and the organization has been seriously violating Azerbaijani legislation, a note verbale was sent to the Russian side on February 3, 2025, terminating the activities of ‘Russian House’.”

“Thus, based on the decision of Azerbaijani side to terminate the activities of the ‘Russian House’ in our country, it is expected that the Russian side will take appropriate measures in this direction,” the diplomat added.

By Khagan Isayev