BAKU, Azerbaijan, July 6. The Ambassador
Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Russia to Azerbaijan Mikhail
Yevdokimov was summoned to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs on July
6.
This was announced by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
According to the ministry, during the meeting, a strong protest
was expressed regarding the drone attack on a SOCAR gas station in
the Mykolaiv region of Ukraine on the evening of July 5, and a
corresponding note was presented to the Russian side.
It was recalled at the meeting that the drone attack in question
was not the first such incident, and that SOCAR facilities in
Ukraine had previously been subjected to military strikes and other
destructive effects of military operations, including attacks on a
gas distribution compressor station and an oil base in Odesa,
resulting in significant material damage and injuries among the
company's employees.
It was noted that the continuation of such cases, despite
repeated warnings, indicates that the attacks were carried out
purposefully.
The meeting also highlighted several air strikes that damaged
the buildings of our Embassy in Kiev and the Honorary Consulate in
Kharkiv, and stressed the importance of strictly adhering to the
obligations to protect the buildings of diplomatic and consular
missions in accordance with the Vienna Conventions.
The Russian side was called upon to conduct a thorough
investigation of all the above-mentioned facts, provide an
appropriate explanation for the events that occurred, and also
comply with international obligations to protect civilian objects
and diplomatic missions.
