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Baku/07.12.22/Turan: On Wednesday, at a meeting in Baku, Ilham Aliyev and the Governor of the Astrakhan region of the Russian Federation Igor Babushkin discussed the issues of expanding cooperation between Azerbaijan and the Astrakhan region. According to Babushkin, over 9 months of this year the volume of cargo transportation between the parties has grown by four times. The meeting focused on the organization of cargo transportation along the North-South transport corridor
In particular, Babushkin proposed to combine the potential of the ports of special economic zones through the territory of which the North-South corridor passes and invited the Azerbaijani port of Alyat to join this initiative. According to Babushkin, Baku's reaction was positive. In addition, the prospects for cooperation in shipbuilding and, in particular, cooperation between the shipbuilders of Astrakhan and Baku were discussed.
The issues of cooperation in the field of agriculture were touched upon. These issues will be discussed on December 8 during a conference with the participation of farmers from both sides. ----02D---
Politics
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On December 4, human rights activist Rufat Safarov was charged at the Binagadi District Police Department.
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Hafiz Babaly, the investigative journalist arrested in the Abzas Media case, previously filed a complaint with the Ombudsman's Office regarding the lack of medical care for his varicose veins. The response he received stated that the Main Medical Department of the Ministry of Justice had replied to the Ombudsman's inquiry on this matter.
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Elnur Hasanov, an activist of the Azerbaijan Popular Front Party (APFP), who was sentenced to three years in prison on drug-related charges, began a hunger strike on December 3. According to the APFP, Hasanov is protesting against his failure to be transferred to a correctional facility and the denial of meetings with his relatives.
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On December 4, the Baku Court of Appeals rejected the appeal to release the founder of Toplum TV, Alesker Mamedli, under house arrest. This was reported by Nasimi Mamedli, the brother of Alesker Mamedli. Alesker Mamedli, who participated in the hearing, stated that there were no grounds for extending the detention and that there were legal reasons for his release under house arrest.
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