Arif Hajili , the head of the "Musavat" party is participating at the conference "The Future of the Eastern Partnership in a liberal democratic perspective" in Brussels at the invitation of the European Union.
According to the press service of "Musavat", in the framework of the visit Hajili met with government officials and politicians post-Soviet countries. In particular, with President of the European Liberal Union Guillaume Verhofstadt, coordinator of the European Parliament's Foreign Affairs Hans van Balen, the European Commissioner for Human Rights Vera Zhurova, former Finnish Prime Minister Anneli Yaaattenenmyaki, former Prime Minister Mikhail Kasyanov, head of the Russian party "Yabloko" Sergei Mitrokhin, a deputy of the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine Mykola Katerynchuk, former Georgian Foreign Minister Maya Panjikidze, and others.
The meeting participants discussed the issues on European integration of Azerbaijan and former Soviet countries, political reforms, the problem of political prisoners, Karabakh conflict, cooperation with European structures. The visit will last till the end of the week. -06D-
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Azerbaijani government sources have exclusively confirmed to Euronews on Thursday that a Russian surface-to-air missile caused the Azerbaijan Airlines plane crash in Aktau on Wednesday.
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CrashThe Secretary General of the Council of Europe, Alain Berset, has expressed his condolences and deep sadness over the tragic Azerbaijan Airlines crash in Kazakhstan with many fatalities.
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The crash of our plane in Aktau raises several questions that demand answers: 1. Many of the victims of this tragedy were people who previously traveled to the North Caucasus by train or car. These victims might not have existed if Azerbaijan hadn’t kept its land borders closed for several years.
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NATO expressed condolences regarding the crash of the Azerbaijan Airlines passenger plane near the city of Aktau in Kazakhstan, the Alliance's spokesperson, Farah Dalallah, said on her social media account.
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