Journalists, permanently accredited in the Council of Europe in Strasbourg on January 27 at the press conference of the PACE president, Jean-Claude Mignon, staged a protest. According to the special correspondent of Turan, they put on them signs saying "Press".
According to the interview of Kayhan Garaja with Turan correspondent, human rights, democracy, rule of law, freedom of the media are the values of the Council of Europe.
However, according to Karaja , lately the Council of Europe does not pay attention to the freedom of media. Due to the economic crisis, the CE reduced budget for media covering his work.
Karaja also stressed that room for accredited journalists were also presented thank to joint efforts of journalists. In addition , the Council of Europe, because of the crisis, restricted inviting journalists from Eastern Europe and the former Soviet Union to the PACE session.--16D-
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The preliminary investigation against economist Fazil Gasymov, who has been on a hunger strike for 35 days in the pre-trial detention centre, has been completed. At present, Gasymov and his lawyers are familiarising themselves with the seven-volume criminal case, his defender Rovshana Rahimova told Turan.
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Amendments have been made to the "Rules on the Form, Content, and Submission of Annual Financial Reports of Non-Governmental Organizations."
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Azerbaijan and the European Union have established a strategic partnership in the energy sector, and it provides for doubling Azerbaijani gas supplies to Europe by the end of 2027. This was stated by Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev on July 18 in his speech at the round table on "Energy and Communications" held within the framework of the 4th Summit of the European Political Community in Oxford.
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Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev and German Chancellor Olaf Scholz met on 18 July within the framework of the European Political Community summit in Oxford to discuss the normalization process between Baku and Yerevan.
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