France deplores the arrest of a known conflict expert Arif Yunus, the spouse of the human rights activist Leyla Yunus, the Foreign Ministry press service of France stated.
The statement released to Turan from the French Embassy in Baku also notes that France has always been committed to human rights and respects them.
* Arif Yunus was arrested Aug. 5 on charges of treason and fraud on a large scale. The court sanctioned his arrest for 3 months. -16D-
Politics
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On December 24, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan called Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev to congratulate him on his birthday. According to the Azerbaijani president’s website, Erdogan also congratulated Aliyev on Azerbaijan’s election as a member of the Organization for Economic Cooperation of eight developing countries (D-8). In turn, Aliyev expressed gratitude to Turkey for its support of Azerbaijan in this matter.
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The President of Georgia, Salome Zurabishvili, announced the creation of a council that, according to her, will focus on preparing for new parliamentary elections. "A document is already being prepared, which will outline all the conditions for holding the elections, which will take place very soon," Zurabishvili was quoted by Georgian media.
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Azerbaijan’s President Ilham Aliyev, who also serves as the President of the National Olympic Committee, praised the country’s athletes for their exceptional performance in 2024 during a ceremony dedicated to the year’s sports achievements.
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Ural historians and archivists have prepared an exhibition of unique documents about the contribution of the Azerbaijan SSR to the achievement of Victory in the Great Patriotic War. This includes, in particular, the combat path of the 77th Mountain Rifle Division, which was formed in Azerbaijan and, after the Victory, was stationed in Sverdlovsk Region.
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