Declaration following the meeting of the Foreign Ministers of Azerbaijan, Turkey and Iran
Baku/20.12.17/Turan: Azerbaijan, Turkey and Iran are determined to strengthen cooperation in countering various forms and manifestations of terrorism, separatism, violent extremism, transnational organized crime, illegal migration, reads the joint declaration by the Foreign Minister of Azerbaijan, Turkey and Iran, adopted at the end of the trilateral meeting in Baku. The foreign ministers of Azerbaijan, Turkey and Iran have resolutely declared that they do not allow the use of the territories of their countries for the threat of security against each other, have sharply condemned the support from outside of separatism.
Baku, Ankara and Tehran also agreed to take steps to implement new joint projects in energy, transport, banking, telecommunications, industry, agriculture, tourism and the environment, strengthening economic and trade cooperation and investment. The ministers also expressed their readiness to expand commercial cooperation in the oil and gas and petrochemical sectors. -06B-
Politics
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On November 14, the House of Commons of the UK Parliament held a hearing on "Academic Freedom and Corruption in Azerbaijan's Energy Sector," focusing on the issue of political prisoners in Azerbaijan. The event, organized in collaboration with Global Witness and the Global Magnitsky Justice Campaign, was moderated by Joe Powell, head of the All-Party Parliamentary Group on Anti-Corruption.
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Head of the External Relations and Security Service of the EU Josep Borrel rejected the accusations against him and European countries made by the head of Azerbaijan at the COP29 conference the previous day.
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On Thursday, President Ilham Aliyev received the Secretary General of the Council of Europe, Alain Berset, who arrived to participate in the COP29 climate conference.
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The European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) today issued five rulings on applications from Azerbaijan. The case of "Afgan Mammadov v. Azerbaijan" concerned the complainant's exclusion from the Bar Association. Mammadov was expelled based on a complaint filed by a colleague, which he considered unjust. The ECHR ruled that Mammadov's rights had been violated and ordered Azerbaijan to pay him €5,000 in compensation for moral damage and €1,000 to cover legal costs.
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