The U.S. Congressman, Dana Rohrabacher, who urged Washington to support the struggle of the South Azerbaijanis for their independence, has arrived in Baku, according to a diplomatic source. Today and tomorrow the Congressman will have meetings with Azerbaijani officials, the same source reported.
In August, in his letter to the U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, the Congressman spoke of the need to support the fight for the independence of South Azerbaijan from Iran.
"The people of Azerbaijan has been geographically divided two hundred years ago, and many Azeris call for the unification of the motherland," said in the letter. The Congressman also noted that in Iran the number of ethnic Azerbaijanis is by two times more than in Azerbaijan.
"This country gained independence in 1991 after the collapse of the Soviet Union, and how it is a time when the Azerbaijanis of Iran also should win their freedom," said the Congressman.
"Support for the legitimate aspirations of the people of Azerbaijan in the struggle for independence is a noble cause in itself," reads the letter. -03В-
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Criminal charges have been filed against officials from the Ministry of Health for issuing fake certificates for plastic surgery, a joint statement from the General Prosecutor's Office and the Ministry of Health on December 27. Specifically, the officials were uncovered for accepting bribes and creating conditions for illegal medical activities.
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Despite the fact that the Russian air defense system mistakenly attacked the AZAL aircraft, Russia is responsible for this, stated the "Musavat" party today. It is "outrageous" that the Russian side did not allow the crew of the damaged aircraft to make an emergency landing in Grozny, Mineralnye Vody, or Makhachkala. Moreover, the aircraft's navigation system was disabled, causing Baku to lose communication with the captain of the plane for an extended period of time.
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AZAL has halted passenger flights from Baku to three more Russian cities – Nizhny Novgorod, Vladikavkaz, and Saratov, a statement from AZAL on December 27. Earlier, AZAL had announced the suspension of flights to Mineralnye Vody, Sochi, Volgograd, Ufa, Samara, Grozny, and Makhachkala.
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Armenia refuses to accept the body of an elderly Armenian woman who passed away in October in Khankendi. If the Armenian side does not accept the woman's body by the end of January, she will be buried in Azerbaijan. This was stated in a message from the State Commission of Azerbaijan on Prisoners of War, Hostages, and Missing Persons.
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