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Published 22:08 10 May 2019 BST
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"The safety and security of all of our players is of paramount importance," an Arsenal spokesperson is quoted as saying by the BBC.
"We are seeking guarantees from Uefa that it will be safe for Henrikh Mkhitaryan to travel to Baku for the Europa League final, which both Arsenal and Micki require for him to be included within our squad.
"Acceptable guarantees have not been received yet, and we hope that Uefa will be able to supply these promptly.
"We are of course hugely concerned that the location of the final could lead to Micki not being able to play in a European final."
Tension between Armenia and Azerbaijan relates to a longstanding conflict over the disputed Nagorno-Karabakh region. As a result of this, there are no diplomatic relations between the two nations with Azerbaijan not usually allowing any foreign nationals of Armenian descent through its borders.
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