Baku / 03.10.18 / Turan: On October 3, President of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev accepted the credentials of the new Ambassador of the Czech Republic, Milan Ekert, the website of the head of state. Aliyev expressed satisfaction with the level of bilateral relations, and also noted the importance of this cooperation for the development of Azerbaijan-EU and Azerbaijan-NATO relations. According to Aliyev, contacts between individual government agencies, relations between parliaments and business communities will also contribute to the development of relations between the two countries.
Eckert assured Aliyev that during his diplomatic mission he would make every effort to expand all-round ties between Azerbaijan and the Czech Republic. -06D--
Politics
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Today, the trial of the disabled 1st group, paralyzed activist Famil Khalilov ended in the Baku Court of Serious Crimes.
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On February 6, pro-government media reported 6 that Azerbaijan is demanding the closure of the “Rossotrudnichestvo” representation in the country, as this organization is not registered in Azerbaijan. Requests from Turan agency to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Azerbaijan to confirm this information went unanswered.
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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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Shamshad Aga, editor of the "Argument.az" website, has been found guilty in the Meydan TV case of smuggling (Article 206.3.2 of the Criminal Code) and sentenced to two months and one day in detention. The decision was made on February 6 by the Khatai District Court of Baku, as reported by Turan, citing his lawyer, Shahla Humbatova.
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