Baku / 14.05.18 / Turan: Azerbaijan has created the largest merchant marine fleet in the Caspian Sea, having 260 ships, the head of state Ilham Aliyev stated, speaking today at the opening of the new Baku International Sea Port.
He noted that in recent years a new shipbuilding plant was built in Baku, and the country itself can build various types of vessels, and is no longer dependent on foreign partners.
The currently implemented transport project "North-South" will allow in the future to unite all roads and communications from north to south and from south to west and they will all sail through Azerbaijan, he said. Aliyev reminded that Azerbaijan allocated a loan to Iran for $ 500 million to complete works on creating a corridor "North-South". -02D-
Politics
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On November 26, the Baku Court of Appeals reviewed the appeal of human rights defender Anar Mammadli, who contested the extension of his detention. Mammadli's lawyer, Javad Javadov, stated that Mammadli argued the extension of his pre-trial detention was unfounded and linked the criminal prosecution to his human rights activities, Turan reported.
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On November 26, a group of reserve officers from the Nakhchivan special forces held a protest near the Azerbaijani presidential administration. The protesters participated in the 44-day war and were discharged after sustaining injuries. They claim that the payments they are entitled to have not been provided.
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On November 26, the Baku Court of Appeals heard a complaint regarding the extension of the detention of former diplomat Emin Ibrahimov. During the hearing, the investigator requested that the complaint be rejected, while Ibrahimov's lawyer, Aghil Laidj, pointed out the lack of grounds for keeping Ibrahimov in custody.
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Arrested economist Fazil Gasimov has reportedly faced pressure after protesting the interruption of a phone call with his family on November 16. "The phone call was cut off, and Fazil demanded that the connection be restored. Then, Jalal Alizadeh, a detention center officer, along with his colleagues, forcibly removed Fazil from the phone room in the medical unit of the facility, tearing his jacket and dragging him across the floor before throwing him into a cell.
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