"We call on and warn citizens of Azerbaijan about unsafe traveling to Iran," said Elman Abdullayev, a Foreign Ministry Spokesman. Abdullayev was speaking at today's press briefing, commenting on the situation around the two Azerbaijani poets, held in Iran since May 2.
Abdullayev noted that Azerbaijani citizens are not allowed even to meet with the consul of their country. The Azerbaijani side has sent five notes to Iran on the subject, but no answers have been received.
In addition, the Foreign Minister of Azerbaijan brought these issues up at meetings with the Iranian Ambassador and the Minister of Education. However, the only response was that the position of Baku would be presented to the government of his country.
The Iranian side spreads information that the citizens of Azerbaijan either committed a crime, or attempted to do so. Abdullayev said that the Azerbaijani government will always protect the rights of its citizens.—03B06--
Politics
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On November 14, the House of Commons of the UK Parliament held a hearing on "Academic Freedom and Corruption in Azerbaijan's Energy Sector," focusing on the issue of political prisoners in Azerbaijan. The event, organized in collaboration with Global Witness and the Global Magnitsky Justice Campaign, was moderated by Joe Powell, head of the All-Party Parliamentary Group on Anti-Corruption.
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Head of the External Relations and Security Service of the EU Josep Borrel rejected the accusations against him and European countries made by the head of Azerbaijan at the COP29 conference the previous day.
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On Thursday, President Ilham Aliyev received the Secretary General of the Council of Europe, Alain Berset, who arrived to participate in the COP29 climate conference.
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The European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) today issued five rulings on applications from Azerbaijan. The case of "Afgan Mammadov v. Azerbaijan" concerned the complainant's exclusion from the Bar Association. Mammadov was expelled based on a complaint filed by a colleague, which he considered unjust. The ECHR ruled that Mammadov's rights had been violated and ordered Azerbaijan to pay him €5,000 in compensation for moral damage and €1,000 to cover legal costs.
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