Parliamentarian declared persona non grata after paying illegal visit to Nagorno Karabakh appeals to Azerbaijan

Jürgen Klimke says he recognizes Azerbaijan’s territorial integrity, regrets that he visited the occupied territories and wants his name to be removed from the list

Baku – APA. Member of German Bundestag Jürgen Klimke, who was declared persona non grata by Azerbaijan’s Foreign Ministry after paying an illegal visit to Azerbaijan’s occupied territories and violating the Law on the State Border, has made a written appeal asking to remove his name from the list, says the statement issued by spokesman for Azerbaijani Foreign Ministry Elman Abdullayev.

According to Elman Abdullayev, in his appeal Klimke says the visit to the occupied Azerbaijani territories in September, 2013 was not a planned visit, he did not know what consequences it would cause, says he recognizes Azerbaijan’s territorial integrity, regrets that he visited the occupied territories. Jürgen Klimke asks to remove his name from the persona non grata list, promising that he will refrain from visiting the occupied territories without getting permission of Azerbaijan Republic.
 

Foreign Ministry spokesman said Klimke’s appeal would be considered.