Elkhan Polukhov
Azerbaijani Foreign Ministry spokesman Elkhan Polukhov dismissed the claims made in the Armenian press.
He said that Kavtaradze's appointment was going through the relevant procedure.
"Unfortunately, the Armenian press tried to cast this in another light and to relate it to ethnic intolerance. Everyone should know that Azerbaijan is a multi-ethnic state and all ethnic minorities living in Azerbaijan enjoy equal rights with other citizens," Polukhov said.
"Armenia should take into consideration that today some 30,000 ethnic Armenians live in Azerbaijan as citizens of this country," he continued.
Georgian Foreign Minister Grigol Vashadze said earlier this week that the Georgian parliament did not want Irakli Kavtaradze to leave. He is a sitting MP and secretary of the ruling United National Movement party.
APA reported on 26 August that an opposition member of the Georgian parliament’s foreign affairs committee had said that Kavtaradze was waiting for agrement, or official acceptance, from Azerbaijan.
The Georgian parliament voted in April to accept Kavtaradze's nomination as ambassador to Azerbaijan.
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