The Azerbaijani government has ordered the suspension of BBC News’ Azerbaijani operation in the capital city, Baku.
The BBC said in a statement on Thursday that it had made the “reluctant decision” to close its office in the country after receiving a verbal instruction from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
The corporation added that it “deeply” regrets “this restrictive move against press freedom”.
State-controlled media has reported that the government wanted to reduce the number of BBC staff working in the country to one.
Source` First Channel News of RA
