The Central Election Commission (CEC) stopped deputy powers of Asef Hajiyev due to appointment him as a Secretary General of the Black Sea Economic Cooperation (BSEC), based in Istanbul.
Hajiyev was a member of parliament since 1995. He also is a Head of the International Relations Department of the ruling party "Yeni Azerbaijan". At present, the Azerbaijani parliament has five vacant seats. The next parliamentary elections will be held in November 2015.
According to the law, the election for the vacant position are not held until the next elections if there is less than six months.
In practice, however, over the past 10 years no elect ion were conducted for the vacant places.-03B06-
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Economist Fazil Gasimov, who has been on hunger strike for 98 days, today requested the Baku Serious Crimes Court to dismiss the criminal charges against him. He stated that he is not involved with counterfeit money and that the case against him is politically motivated. His lawyer, Rovshan Rahimov, also petitioned for a change in his detention conditions, noting that Gasimov's health is severely deteriorating due to the prolonged hunger strike.
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In a resolution, MEPs want EU countries to lift current restrictions hindering Ukraine from using Western weapons systems against legitimate military targets in Russia.
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On September 19, President Ilham Aliyev visited the Agdam and Khojaly regions, as well as the city of Khankendi.
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Ukraine has expressed its readiness to cooperate with Azerbaijan in the field of cybersecurity, as stated by the Ambassador of Ukraine to Azerbaijan, Yuri Gusev. In his speech at the "Cybersecurity Days" conference in Baku, Gusev emphasized Ukraine's growing technological infrastructure and its crucial role in ensuring national security.
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