Former US Ambassador to Azerbaijan Morningstar transferres Russian Ambassador’s present to orphanage
Former US Ambassador to Azerbaijan Richard Morningstar did not accept the present of Russian Ambassador to Azerbaijan Vladimir Dorokhin, Azerbaijani news portal “Haqqin.az” reports.
According to the publication, the US Ambassador to Azerbaijan Richard Morningstar on the occasion of the completion of his term as a US Ambassador to Azerbaijan received at his residency the heads of diplomatic missions in Azerbaijan as well as some representatives of non-governmental organizations.
The source notes that during the reception the Russian Ambassador Vladimir Dorokhin handed a present to Richard Morningstar on behalf of the diplomatic corps. This was quite surprising for everyone given the strained relations between the US and Russia.
The ambassadors of other countries that were present at the event regarded it as a diplomatic gesture from the Russian side.
The diplomats were surprised at Morningstar’s announcement on that the gift presented to him would be transferred to one of the orphanages functioning in Azerbaijan,” reports the source.
The diplomats and experts assessed the incident as an exchange of political messages between the two countries, “Haqqin.az” reports.