“On behalf of President Vladimir Putin, after negotiations with the Azerbaijani side, a corridor was organized through which 120 Azerbaijani citizens were able to return to their homeland today. First of all, women, children and elderly people, ”RIA Novosti quotes a representative of the regional headquarters.

It is clarified that as many people will be transported home later this week.

Earlier, Russian President Vladimir Putin held telephone conversations with Azerbaijani leader Ilham Aliyev on the situation with Azerbaijani citizens on the border in Dagestan.