Anadolu
Baku/18.08.22/Turan: A meeting of the Presidents of Turkey Recep Tayyip Erdogan and Ukraine Vladimir Zelensky began in the Ukrainian city of Lvov. Negotiations are taking place at the Potocki Palace. The leaders' meeting began at 2:40 pm local time, Anadolu reported. Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan arrived in Lviv at the invitation of his Ukrainian counterpart Volodymyr Zelensky.
The head of the Turkish state flew to the Polish city of Rzeszow, and from there proceeded to Lviv by land transport. First, Recep Tayyip Erdogan will have one-on-one talks with Vladimir Zelensky. Then, there will be a trilateral meeting of the Presidents of Ukraine and Turkey and UN Secretary General António Guterres.
As a result of the consultations, a joint press conference of the leaders of Turkey, Ukraine and the UN Secretary General will be organized.
Politics
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On January 15, the Tbilisi Court of Appeals rejected the appeal of Afghan Sadigov, the founder of the Azel TV website, who had protested his extradition to Azerbaijan. Sadigov’s wife, Sevinj Sadigova, stated that this was the final judicial instance in Georgia making a decision on the case, Turan reported. On the other hand, lawyer Mariam Kvelashvili informed Turan that the defense would continue legal steps to prevent the extradition of Afghan Sadigov. According to his wife, Afghan has been on hunger strike for 117 days, and his health is critical.
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