Baku / 28.09.18 / Turan: The summit of CIS leaders took place in Dushanbe with the participation of President Ilham Aliyev on Friday.
Presidents and heads of government discussed issues of cooperation in the economic and humanitarian spheres, and the interaction of law enforcement agencies.
The heads of Ukraine and Turkmenistan did not attend the meeting.
Following the meeting, a number of multilateral documents were signed to deepen cooperation in the humanitarian, law enforcement and military spheres.
In addition, a joint statement was signed on the occasion of the 70th anniversary of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights of 1948. -02D-
Politics
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The international organization "Women Press Freedom" condemned the arrest of journalist Shahnaz Beylergizi in Azerbaijan. A statement of the organization noted that this is the latest in a series of troubling state attacks on independent media in Azerbaijan. On the same day, another journalist, Shamshad Aga, was detained.
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On February 6, by the decree of Ilham Aliyev, the President of Azerbaijan, Sahil Babayev was relieved of his duties as Minister of Labor and Social Protection.
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