One more famous illegally steps on Azerbaijan's occupied lands

By AzerNews

Placido Domingo Jr., son of famous Spanish tenor Placido Domingo, visited the Azerbaijani territories occupied by Armenia according to Armenian media.

Commenting on the visit, Azerbaijani Foreign Ministry spokesman Elman Abdullayev said that the ministry once again confirms the principle position of Azerbaijan that any unauthorized visit to the occupied territories of Azerbaijan is illegal, and this issue is under investigation, local media reported.

Placido Domingo Jr. is a Mexican singer, songwriter, composer, and record producer.

The Foreign Ministry earlier released a list of 335 people declared 'persona non grata' over illegal visits to the Armenian-occupied territories.

The name of famous Italian singer Al Bano was recently deleted from the list of undesirable persons of the Azerbaijani Foreign Ministry.

This step was taken on the appeal of the singer to the Azerbaijani side with the corresponding request.

Al Bano was included in the list of undesirable individuals by the Foreign Ministry for his illegal visit to the territories occupied by Armenia.

Unauthorized visits to Nagorno-Karabakh and other regions of Azerbaijan occupied by Armenia are deemed illegal and individuals paying such visits are included in the 'black list' of the Azerbaijani Foreign Ministry.

Azerbaijan has repeatedly warned foreign officials and diplomats about visits to its territories occupied by Armenia, saying this contradicts international law. The Foreign Ministry has stated that such visits, paid without prior notification of the relevant authorities of Azerbaijan, are illegal and damage the settlement process of the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict.

Armenia and Azerbaijan fought a lengthy war that ended with the signing of a fragile ceasefire in 1994. More than 20,000 Azerbaijanis were killed and over 1 million displaced as a result of the large-scale hostilities. Since the war, Armenian armed forces have occupied 20 percent of Azerbaijan's territory, including Nagorno-Karabakh and seven surrounding regions. Armenia continues the occupation in defiance of four UN Security Council resolutions calling for immediate and unconditional withdrawal.