INSUBCONTINENT EXCLUSIVE:
Azerbaijani authorities ordered the closure of the local branch of Rossotrudnichestvo, a Russian state-funded cultural diplomacy agency,
the Azerbaijani news agency Report quoted one source as saying.Baku also ordered the closure of the United States Agency for International
Azerbaijani Foreign Ministry spokesman Ayhan Hajizade.Rossotrudnichestvo head Yevgeny Primakov later confirmed that Azerbaijani authorities
between Moscow and Baku have become strained since the crash of Azerbaijan Airlines Flight 8243 on Dec
accidentally fired at the plane from the ground
Moscow, meanwhile, has denied responsibility for the crash.
