The participants of the event held yesterday at the headquarters of the "Musavat" party "The revolution in Ukraine and its influence on the post-Soviet space," issued a statement which called on the Azerbaijani Foreign Ministry to express attitude to these events.
Social and political forces of Azerbaijan condemn Russia's plans to dismember the Ukraine, and regard them contrary to international law.
The document's authors have expressed concern about inciting separatism in Crimea - an integral part of Ukraine.
It is moral duty of Azerbaijan which has separatism and external aggression to express support for allied Ukraine.
"At this crucial moment, the Azerbaijani Foreign Ministry should issue a statement of support of the territorial integrity , condemnation of separatism and intervention," reads the statement.
The new Ukrainian government, political circles and the public expect such a support from their partners, including the GUAM.-05D06-
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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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This year, the laureate of the annual Nargiz Prize, awarded for efforts in the fight for democracy, was Akif Gurbanov, chairman of the board of the Resplatforma (Platform of the III Republic) movement, who is under arrest.
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The U.S. will prohibit the issuing of visas for nearly a dozen more individuals responsible for undermining democracy in Georgia, bringing the total number to over 100, TURAN's Washington correspondent reports.
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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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