Fuzuli Alakbarov: "Absence of Azeri migrants question Russia's economic growth"

He said that a mission was sent to Moscow to deal with the problems of Azerbaijanis living in Russia.

"The delegation is discussing the issue in Moscow. The comprehensive solution to the problem will be discussed next month. I may take part in the discussions as well," he said.

Fuzuli Alakbarov said that the decision of Russia is not only applicable to Azerbaijanis.

"The condition of labor resources and demographic market is undesirable now. Russia's economic growth without Azerbaijani migrants is under question. Russia has an annual demand for one million migrants in order to maintain the economic growth rate at the current level. We will try to defend the rights of our nationals by honoring Russia laws and decisions," he said.

The Ministry doesn't rule out that Russia may fix a quota for migrants engaged in trading.

"The current quota was 40% up to April, but it was reduced to zero later on. Migrants are a very big problem in Russia. But, Russia is doomed to attract migrants gradually," he underscored.