The South Caucasus peace initiative called Tekali process will organize in the near future civil proceedings in Tbilisi on "The South Caucasus Union: Pros and Cons" by request of Khamis Masimov from Azerbaijan.
The report's author put forward the following theses:
- The countries of the South Caucasus should not be included in any international union and should pursue a policy of non-alignment.
- They themselves have to create the South Caucasus Union, dismiss the military and sign an agreement to protect the interests of all the three countries, visa-free border crossing and an agreement on friendship and cooperation.
This is stated in the message by the South Caucasus Peacekeeping Initiative headed by the Armenian director George Vanian.
Applications from those wishing to become co-rapporteurs / opponents from Armenia and Georgia are accepted at teqali@southcaucasus.com
Please indicate the abstract in the application, revealing your vision themes. The deadline is February 1, 2014; phone +995 599 75-37-54 (Georgia) .
Recall that in the framework of the peace process in Tekali, where the borders of the three countries meet, public debates are regularly held on current political , economic and cultural issues for Georgia, Armenia and Azerbaijan. -02D-
Politics
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Aide to the President of Azerbaijan Hikmet Hajiyev is on a visit to Iran, where he met with Adviser to the President of the Islamic Republic Mehdi Sanayi.
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On January 31, the trial of opposition politician Tofig Yagublu continued at the Baku Serious Crimes Court, where the examination of documents resumed. Yagublu pointed out the falsification of the search protocols related to the search at his home. He drew attention to the fact that the protocol stated that on December 14, 2023, at 16:00, the investigator completed the questioning of the "victim" and decided to conduct a search.
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Elvin Zeynalov, a religious activist living in the village of Mashtaga, was detained on January 31 around noon by individuals in plain clothes outside a store near his home. According to his relatives, later in the evening, Zeynalov was brought back home by people in black clothing, who conducted a search. They took Zeynalov's pants from the wardrobe, put marijuana in the pocket, then "seized" the drugs, filmed the video, and then took the activist away again.
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During the winter session of PACE at the Palais de l'Europe in Strasbourg, a "parallel event" was held on January 30 dedicated to the "alarming human rights crisis in Azerbaijan." The hearings were organized by the Institute for Reporters' Freedom and Safety (IRFS) and PACE member, co-chair of the Group of Unified European Left (Group of the Unified European), Spanish parliamentarian Laura Castel Fort.
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