Baku / 02.11.17 / Turan: If Armenia wants to join regional projects, in particular the Baku-Tbilisi-Kars railway (BTK), it should free the occupied territories of Azerbaijan, said the Azerbaijani Foreign Minister Elmar Mammadyarov answering the question from journalists about the possible connection of Armenia to the BTC. According to him, BTK will be managed by a joint operating company. "If Armenia wants to join the project, first of all it must release the occupied territories of Azerbaijan, and settle the conflict. The position of official Baku is clear and this should be taken into account by the management company," the minister said.-03C06--
Politics
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On February 3, the Central Election Commission (CEC) of Azerbaijan annulled the results of the municipal elections held on January 29 at six polling stations. In particular, the voting results were declared invalid due to violations identified at polling stations NN: 42, 43, 44, 45, 46 in the 81st Imishli constituency.
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The opposition party “Musavat” has demanded the release of all political prisoners and stated that the authorities are responsible for their health conditions, it was announced at a meeting of the party's Executive Board (Divan) on Monday. “Musavat” expressed concern over reports of health problems among many political prisoners, including civil society activists Anar Mamedli and Alekser Mamedli.
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The consideration of the lawsuit filed by Hafiz Babaly, the editor of the economics department at Turan news agency, against the online publication Qafqazinfo.az, is being unjustifiably delayed. Babaly had been arrested in connection with the Abzas Media case.
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By the order of the head of state, Rufat Azizov (born 1980) has been appointed the rector of the Azerbaijan State Oil and Industry University.
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