Laurent Koscielny has said Uefa should not be holding the Europa League final in Baku given the political disputes that will prevent Henrikh Mkhitaryan from travelling with the Arsenal squad next week.

Arsenal confirmed on Tuesday that Mkhitaryan will not be playing in the final against Chelsea due to fears over his and the club’s security.

There are no diplomatic relations between Armenia and Azerbaijan because of a longstanding conflict over the disputed Nagorno-Karabakh region.

Koscielny, the Arsenal captain, told BBC Radio 5 Live that countries with such conflicts should not be able to host European finals.

“I am not very happy,” Koscielny said. “First because we need to leave one player here, because he can’t play in the final.

“I think Uefa needs to know about the different problems they can have with the politics in the country. When one country has a problem with another they should not give the final to that country.

“For us it is difficult because we want to have Micki with us. He is an important player for us.”