Rossotrudnichestvo files a lawsuit against Azerbaijan Baku.tv

The head of Rossotrudnichestvo, Yevgeny Primakov, said that today, on January 27, a lawsuit will be filed against the Azerbaijani government-funded Baku.tv .

"I got acquainted with the vile stand—up reporter of some girl with an Azerbaijani label Baku.tv , filmed right at the entrance to our cultural center in Azerbaijan, in Baku, in front of the sign of the Russian House. In the report, the girl shamelessly lies that there is a nest of spies and a den of separatists. As far as I know, Baku.tv financed by the Government of Azerbaijan. On Monday, we are preparing a lawsuit to protect business reputation. I would like to hear irrefutable evidence of this slander and lies from the Azerbaijani government-funded media. Or refutations and apologies," Primakov said.

He recalled that the Russian Cultural Center in Azerbaijan operates under an intergovernmental agreement between Russia and Azerbaijan, follows established treaties and laws, and is engaged exclusively in activities in the field of education, culture, and science.

"There are Russian language classes (not espionage), art and music classes, exhibitions, concerts are held there, poets come, our Minister of Culture Olga Lyubimova was there recently. Let it be Baku now.TV proves that this activity is espionage or at least in some way illegal," the head of Rossotrudnichestvo noted.

We assess the lawsuit as 100% winning for us, Primakov said.

"We have won lawsuits on similar topics in Germany on the work of the Russian House in Berlin. The German media have already had to print refutations. We have practice," he added.