Ali Asadov was received only by the Vice president of Iran, and Khamenei criticized the Zangezur corridor at a meeting with Pashinyan
Ali Asadov was received only by the Vice president of Iran, and Khamenei criticized the Zangezur corridor at a meeting with Pashinyan
Azerbaijani Prime Minister Ali Asadov, who arrived in Tehran for the inauguration ceremony of the President of Iran, was received only by Vice President Mohammad Reza Arif. The parties discussed the development of bilateral relations, the press service of the Cabinet of Ministers said in a statement.
In turn, Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan was received by Iranian Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei and new Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian. At the meeting, Hamnei stated that "Iran regards the Zangezur corridor as harmful to Armenia and insists on it." In turn, Pashinyan replied that "Armenia does not recognize any non-regional route on its territory."
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The Observatory for the Protection of Human Rights Defenders (OPHRD), a joint program of the World Organization against Torture (OMCT) and the International Federation for Human Rights (FIDH), has called for the urgent release of activist Rufat Safarov from prison in Azerbaijan. It has launched a campaign in support of the Azerbaijani human rights defender. https://www.omct.org/en/resources/urgent-interventions/arbitrary-detention-and-judicial-harassment-against-rufat-safarov
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This year, the laureate of the annual Nargiz Prize, awarded for efforts in the fight for democracy, was Akif Gurbanov, chairman of the board of the Resplatforma (Platform of the III Republic) movement, who is under arrest.
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The U.S. will prohibit the issuing of visas for nearly a dozen more individuals responsible for undermining democracy in Georgia, bringing the total number to over 100, TURAN's Washington correspondent reports.
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The President of Azerbaijan, Ilham Aliyev, has expressed condolences to the President of Germany, Frank-Walter Steinmeier, following the tragic incident in the city of Magdeburg. "We are deeply shocked by the news of the deaths and injuries resulting from the tragic incident that took place at the Christmas market in Magdeburg," the message reads.
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