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The Russian Interior Ministry has barred former ambassador of Azerbaijan to Belarus, Moldova and Pakistan Isfandiyar Vahabzade from entering Russia for 50 years after statements about the Russian people, the ministry’s press center told TASS.

"Today the decisions were taken to deny entry to the Russian Federation for the term of 50 years to national of the Republic of Kazakhstan Kuat Akhmetov and national of the Republic of Azerbaijan Isfandiyar Vahabzade, who made public statements on the Internet stoking ethnic tensions," the ministry reported.

"The Russian Interior Ministry warns that the foreign nationals calling for destructive actions against the Russian Federation, its citizens and compatriots living abroad, will not be allowed into the country since their stay in Russia may jeopardize public order and security," the ministry said.

The decision comes after a video address by the former Ambassador, in which he made insulting remarks about Russians and the leader of the Russian Liberal Democratic Party Vladimir Zhirinovsky.