The spokespersons of Catherine Ashton, High Representative of the Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy and Vice President of the Commission, and Štefan Fule, European Commissioner for Enlargement and Neighbourhood Policy, issued the following statement on December 20:
"The High Representative and the Commissioner are very concerned at the arrest of Mr. Anar Mammadli, Chairman of the Election Monitoring and Democracy Studies Centre, on 16 December and by the Court's decision to sentence Mr. Mammadli to three months' pre-trial detention in the absence of his lawyer.
The High Representative and Commissioner Fule call upon the Azerbaijan authorities to ensure a speedy, fair, transparent and independent investigation of the charges against Mr. Mammadli, free of political influence and prejudice while fully respecting due process.
The EU will closely monitor the case of Mr. Mammadli as well as other ongoing legal procedures in Azerbaijan involving civil society organisations and individuals." -0-
Politics
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Magdalena Grono, former diplomatic adviser to President Charles Michel, has been appointed the new EU representative in the South Caucasus, replacing Toivo Klaar, who has been appointed EU Ambassador to Uzbekistan.
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On July 16, Azerbaijani Energy Minister Parviz Shahbazov received David Amsalem, Israeli Minister for Regional Cooperation
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The international operational and tactical command and staff exercises "Birlestik-2024" have been completed in Kazakhstan. The military leadership of Azerbaijan, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Uzbekistan, and Tajikistan at Cape Tokmak in the Caspian Sea observed the latest episode of the exercises.
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Doctoral student at Istanbul University of Economics, economist Fazil Gasimov has been on hunger strike for the 33rd day in Baku pre-trial detention center-1, his lawyer Rovshana Rahimova told Turan. According to her, this week the preliminary investigation into the Gasimov case will be completed, next week it will be sent to the court for consideration.
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