Offensive and threatening statements against Azerbaijan and its people by First Deputy Chairman of the Russian State Duma Committee on Tourism Nikolai Valuev are completely unacceptable. This was stated by the head of the press service of the Azerbaijani Foreign Ministry Ayhan Hajizade. The Russian legislator was banned from entering Azerbaijan.

The West is "shamelessly" interfering in Georgia's internal affairs, trying to change the sovereign choice of the Georgian people and the authorities they elected, made in favor of peace and prosperity for the country. This opinion was voiced by Deputy Foreign Minister of the Russian Federation Mikhail Galuzin. At the same time, he noted that Tbilisi is not going to restore diplomatic relations with Moscow.

The West is inciting Yerevan to break off relations with associations where Russia participates. This was stated by Deputy Foreign Minister of the Russian Federation Mikhail Galuzin.

The Secretary General of the Council of Europe (CoE) Alain Berset reproached the Georgian government for failing to fulfill its promise to amend the law "On the transparency of foreign influence." The corresponding statement was published on the organization's website.

Azerbaijani authorities are collecting evidence to file a lawsuit in an international court over the crash of the AZAL passenger jet. This was reported the day before by the local news agency APA. Earlier, Reuters reported, citing sources in the country's government, that Baku has a fragment of a missile that was found in the hull of the crashed Embraer 190. According to the source, Azerbaijan considers this sample to be evidence that the plane was shot down by the Russian Pantsir air defense system.

The Azerbaijani authorities have sent the Russian side an official notification about the termination of the activities of the federal agency Rossotrudnichestvo in the country.

Yesterday, February 5, 49 Georgian oppositionists were officially stripped of their parliamentary mandates. These are representatives of the parties "Unity - National Movement", "Coalition for Change" and "Strong Georgia". They declared the elections held on October 26 last year to be falsified and, in protest, refused to work in parliament, demanding that their powers be terminated.

Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev signed a decree allocating $1 million to support Ukraine. These funds will be used to purchase and ship electrical equipment produced in Azerbaijan.