According to the Azerbaijani site Minval, citing Yerevan media, about two months ago the Armenian consul in Austria, Ashkhen Aleksanyan, was detained at Zvartnots Airport while departing for Vienna. Authorities confiscated documents that raised suspicions of espionage in favor of Azerbaijan.
Following the incident, National Security Service officers conducted searches at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, inspecting computers and documents. Sources claim that almost all publicly available information about Aleksanyan, including details of her appointment, has been removed from open sources.
Media also report that the diplomat, who had access to sensitive information, allegedly had a romantic relationship with an Azerbaijani citizen.
