“I’m certain that Azerbaijan must stop broadcasting the programs of Russian television channels,” said Azeri MP Ganira Pashayeva during an interview with Day.az. In his opinion, Azerbaijan must not only protest against Russia, but also take even severe measures towards Russia for broadcasting reports about the independence of Karabakh on television and calling Arkadi Ghukasyan the President of Karabakh.
“It appears that the Russian state-run television networks showing news reports about the independence of Karabakh don’t respect Azerbaijan’s territorial integrity and the report about Karabakh’s independence shown on the “Rossia” television channel on September 2 is not the only broadcast,” says Pashayeva. He says that Azerbaijan must stop the broadcast of programs from Russia.
“If Russia doesn’t pay attention to Azerbaijan’s protest and doesn’t care about our interests, then why should Azerbaijan care about their interests and continue broadcasting their programs?” he said.