Commissar of European Union for Human Rights, Nils Muzhnieks, is arriving in Baku on Monday evening. Official meetings will begin on May 22. On Wednesday, he will meet with representatives of civil society in Azerbaijan.
During the visit he is to meet with officials - in the Presidential Administration, Ministry of Interior, Ministry of Justice, Ombudswoman, members of the Azerbaijani delegation to PACE, etc.
During the visit, which will end on May 25, Muzhnieks will visit Ismayilli region, where he will meet with local civil society activists, according to diplomatic sources. –06С-
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