Baku/18.10.19/TURAN: On October 18, Azerbaijan marks the Day of State Independence. Exactly 28 years ago - on 18 October 1991, the Azerbaijani parliament adopted the Constitutional Act on the restoration of the state independence of Azerbaijan.
With this document the Republic of Azerbaijan was declared the successor of the Azerbaijan Democratic Republic of 1918-20, which collapsed as a result of the occupation of Azerbaijan by Bolshevik Russia.
According to the Constitution Act, all citizens are guaranteed full equality, regardless of nationality and religion. Until 2006, October 18 was celebrated as a festive day off. However, in 2006, Parliament amended the legislation, excluding the day of 18 October from the list of public holidays. -06D-
Politics
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A member of the National Council of Democratic Forces (NCDF) Jamil Hajiyev was detained at about 5:00 p.m. on Friday in front of the Baku Court of Grave Crimes.
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The United States Friday announced its largest sanctions yet on Russia’s energy sector targeting oil and LNG exports, aiming to cost Moscow billions monthly that Biden administration officials said will limit money available for the Kremlin's war in Ukraine, and giving Kyiv more leverage for negotiations, TURAN's Washington correspondent reports.
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The identity card of renowned economist and political activist Gubad Ibadoglu has been invalidated, further restricting his rights after his release under house arrest. Ibadoglu himself informed Turan about this.
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BP-Azerbaijan has suspended operations at its offshore Alpha platform at the Shah Deniz gas condensate field due to a technical fault in a subsea gas pipeline used to transport gas condensate, company spokesperson Tamam Bayatly said on Friday.
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