Baku, 2011
One-on-one meeting of the President Ilham Aliyev with the European Commission President Jose Manuel Barroso, who is on a visit to Azerbaijan, took place on Saturday in the suburban residence "Zagulba." The parties stressed the successful development of relations between Azerbaijan and the European Union in the political and economic spheres, the website of the Azerbaijani President.
The sides noted that there are good prospects for expanding cooperation in the energy sphere.
The sides exchanged views on the current situation and prospects of relations between Azerbaijan and the European Union.
The agenda of the EU-Azerbaijan relations are energy security, stability, democracy and human rights, as well as further steps in the framework of the EU Eastern Partnership, Barroso said in an interview with Turan prior to his visit to Azerbaijan.
It is expected that the visit will result in signing an agreement on further cooperation between the EU and Azerbaijan. This is the second visit of the President of the European Commission in Azerbaijan. Barroso first visited Baku in January 2011. -0 -
Politics
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Journalist Farid Ismayilov, who had been under police supervision in connection with the Toplum TV case, was detained on January 17 and brought to the Khatai District Court, his colleagues reported.
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Ilham Aliyev congratulated Irakli Kobakhidze on the victory of the Georgian Dream party in the elections and wished him continued success. "The victory of your party is of particular significance for the entire South Caucasus, making it a more stable region, and we rejoice in this victory as your friends and brothers. We wish your government new successes in its work," said Aliyev during a joint briefing following talks and the signing of bilateral documents.
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On January 17, the Khatai District Court of Baku rejected the requests for house arrest for journalists Aynur Elgünesh and Natig Djavadly, employees of Meydan TV, their lawyers, Elchin Sadigov and Zibeyda Sadigova reported to Turan news agency. According to the lawyers, there are no legal or procedural grounds for keeping the journalists in detention. The journalists themselves stated that the criminal case against them had been fabricated to punish them for their professional activities. The defense intends to appeal the court's refusal to transfer the journalists to house arrest.
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The preliminary investigation in the case of the Toplum TV publication (journalists and activists) is coming to an end, reported Rasul Jafarov, the lawyer of the Institute for Democratic Initiatives, Ruslan Izzatli.
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