Head of the working group on Azerbaijan-Belgium Inter-parliamentary relations, MP Elkhan Suleymanov and member of the working group on Azerbaijan-Belgium Inter-parliamentary relations, MP Azer Karimli addressed Foreign Minister of the Kingdom of Belgium Steven Vanackere, ambassador of the Kingdom of Belgium to Azerbaijan Luc Trujens, Head of the working group on Belgium-Azerbaijan Inter-parliamentary relations Philippe Blanchard and head of “Betravel” company on the report by “Betravel” company on proposal of a visit to Nagorno Karabakh in 2012.

Reports that the addressing reads: “A provocative information was placed in “Betravel” company’s website (http://betravel.be/optimum-travel.html). This information was also published in “La tribune de Bruxelles” newspaper, placed in iron boxes considered for free newspapers and magazines and distributed among the population. The company’s website proposed the visit to Armenia and Nagorno Karabakh on September 15-27 2012. At the same time the historical facts were seriously distorted, Nagorno Karabakh was shown as independent country and the ancient Alban temples built in the 13th century were shown as Armenian churches.

The authors reminded that Armenians were settled to that territory at the beginning of the 19th century, underlined that Nagorno Karabakh was the historical territory and integral part of Azerbaijan, was occupied by Armenian together with 7 regions, the ethnic cleansing policy was pursued against the local Azerbaijani population and demanded to stop this provocation by Armenians: “We demand the “Betravel” company to delete such provocative information from its official website. The visit to Nagorno Karabakh without the official permission of Azerbaijan state structures is assessed as the violation of Azerbaijan’s boundary and disrespect to the state sovereignty. The foreign citizens who take such step are assessed the persona non-grata and are not allowed to Azerbaijani territories again.