Embassy of Afghanistan will open in Azerbaijan, the Afghan Foreign Minister Zalmai Rassoul told in his interview with journalists in Baku. According to him, the ambassador has been appointed, and he arrived in Azerbaijan together with the Minister. However, the minister did not mention the name of the ambassador and the date of opening of the embassy.
Relations between Azerbaijan and Afghanistan have a deep history and are based on the traditions of mutual respect. "In the most difficult times Azerbaijan and Afghanistan supported each other, and there are close relations between our two peoples," he said.
Politics
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Georgia offers a trilateral cooperation initiative involving all three countries of the South Caucasus. This was stated by Georgian Prime Minister Irakli Kobakhidze on 17 January in Baku at the opening of the meeting of the intergovernmental commission on economic cooperation between Georgia and Azerbaijan.
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On 16 January, the European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) announced decisions on two appeals of the 'Musavat' Party. The complaint was filed in connection with the Azerbaijani authorities' ban on holding peaceful assemblies.
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Asker Agasoy, an activist of the Ordubad district branch of the Party of People's Front of Azerbaijan (PPFA), was administratively arrested for 30 days.
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A delegation of the Georgian government headed by Irakli Kobakhidze arrived in Azerbaijan on Friday.
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