Peskov regrets the anti-Russian measures taken by Azerbaijan

The Kremlin regrets the decisions taken in Azerbaijan concerning Russia after the detentions in Yekaterinburg, presidential spokesman Dmitry Peskov said.

"We sincerely regret such decisions. It is important to continue, probably, to clarify the reasons and nature of the events that, in the opinion of the Azerbaijani side, caused such demarches. We believe that everything that is happening is related to the work of law enforcement agencies, and this cannot and should not be a reason for such a reaction," RIA Novosti quoted Peskov as saying.

As EADaily reported , against the background of detention in Yekaterinburg members of an ethnic group on suspicion of committing murders in the 2000s began a crisis in interstate relations with Azerbaijan. A Russian attorney was summoned to the Azerbaijani Foreign Ministry, Baku canceled all cultural events through the Russian line, and the planned visit of Russian Deputy Prime Minister Alexei Overchuk to Azerbaijan was canceled.