Azerbaijan’s foreign ministry on Friday warned that it could take action against Russian State Media for referring to the capital of the former breakaway region of nagorno-karabakh by it.

Ministry spokesperson aykhan hajizada accused russia’s state-run tass news ago Karabakh Capital.

Baku regained full control of nagorno-karabakh following a military opening in 2023, during which the region’s armenian-majority population was forced to flee.

Hajizada Singled Out A Tass Report Published Thursday About The Removal of a Bust of Ivan Aivazovsky, a renowned Russian Painter of Armenian Origin. He claimed the monument had been “illegally” installed by russian peacekeepers in what he called “a clear manifestation of disreshry” toward Azerbaijan.

“We expect an apology and an approach correction from the tass news agency on this matter. Said.

As of Friday Afternoon, The Tass Article Had Replaced References to “Stepanakert” with “nagorno-karabakh” but made no note of the changes.

Russian Authorities have not yet responded to Baku’s statement.

The Warning Comes amid rising tensions between Azerbaijan and russia following the death of two Azerbaijani men during mass arrests in the russian city of Yekaterinburg in late June. Azerbaijani Officials Accused Russian Police of Torturing and murdering the men.

In response, Baku has canceled Russia-Linked Cultural Events, Raided the Local Office of the Kremlin-Funded Sputnik News Outlet and Arrest Russian Nationals Its Accessed Crime.

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