“The Azerbaijani-Russian border functions in previous regime and there is no restriction on citizens’ admission through the border” Spokesman for Azerbaijani Foreign Ministry Khazar Ibrahim said.

İnformation said the Russian Government temporarily closed borders with Azerbaijan and Georgia for foreign citizens, with the exception for citizens from the Commonwealth if Independent States (CIS). foreign citizens’ admission was restricted within the framework of measures to prevent crossing the Russian territory by the members of foreign terrorist organizations who may carry arms and explosive substances through the organized check points over the Russian state border within the North Caucasus region. However official Baku refuted the information.

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