Azerbaijan and Qatar agreed to establish an intergovernmental commission on cooperation in trade, economic and technical fields.
"The Agreement to establish a joint economic, commercial and technical commission between the governments of Azerbaijan and Qatar" was signed in Baku on March 8 after the negotiations of the Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev and the Emir of Qatar Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani.
The parties also signed seven documents. They include "The Memorandum of Understanding on cooperation between the State Customs Committee of Azerbaijan and the General Directorate of Customs of Qatar in the field of vocational training and skills development"; "The Memorandum of Understanding on Cooperation between the Ministry of Transport of Azerbaijan and the Ministry of Transport and Communications of Qatar in the field of transport"; "The Memorandum of Understanding between the Ministry of Finance of Azerbaijan and the Ministry of Finance of Qatar on cooperation in matters of budget and finance"; "The Memorandum of Understanding on cooperation between the governments of Azerbaijan and Qatar in the field of agriculture"; "The Memorandum of Understanding on cooperation between the governments of Azerbaijan and Qatar in the field of education, higher education and scientific research"; "The Agreement on Cooperation between the Ministry of Justice and the Ministry of Justice of Qatar in the legal field" and "The Protocol amending the Agreement between the governments of Azerbaijan and Qatar on the abolition of visa requirements for persons with diplomatic and special passports." -0-
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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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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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