Switzerland's first astronaut excluded from Azerbaijan's list of undesirable persons

Switzerlandchr("39")s first astronaut Claude Nicollier addressed a letter to the Azerbaijani Ministry of Foreign Affairs asking for the removal of his name from the chr("39")List of foreign citizens illegally visited the occupied territories of the Republic of Azerbaijanchr("39"), Olaylar reports reffering to the ministry.

In his letter, Nicollier emphasized his respect to the sovereignty of the Republic of Azerbaijan, as well as underlined that he was unaware about the consequences of the visit.

Appeal by Nicollier was appropriately considered and the decision was made to remove his name from the mentioned list.

Visiting Nagorno Karabakh and other occupied Azerbaijani territories without agreement with the Azerbaijani side is considered illegal, and the names of the persons who make such visits are included in the "black list" of the Azerbaijani Foreign Ministry.