Baku / 12.06.18 / Turan: The President of Azerbaijan, Ilham Aliyev, arrived in Ankara today to participate in the ceremony of launching the Trans-Anatolian Gas Pipeline (TANAP).
Heads of a number of neighboring countries have been invited to take part in the celebrations in Turkey.
It should be reminded that the strategic gas pipeline TANAP is intended for transporting gas from the Azerbaijani Shah Deniz field through Georgia to Turkey and further to Europe.
In the future, another gas pipeline will be built, Trans-Adriatic Pipeline (TAP), through which gas will go to Greece, Albania, and Italy.
All these pipelines are elements of the Southern Gas Corridor with a total value of 40 billion US dollars.
The maximum capacity of TANAP will be 31 billion cubic meters per year. Part of this gas will be used by Turkey, and most of the fuel will go to Europe. -02D-
Politics
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A candidate in the municipal elections for the 23rd Nasimi-Sabail electoral district, activist Djamila Alisheva, has reported administrative barriers in conducting her campaign. She claims that the district election commission is refusing to provide the necessary forms for her authorized representatives.
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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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Jamil Hajiyev, a member of the National Council of Democratic Forces, has reported continued pressure from the police. On January 10, during the trial of opposition figure Tofig Yagublu at the Baku Serious Crimes Court, Hajiyev unfurled a banner reading "Freedom for Political Prisoners!"
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On January 15, the Yasamal District Court rejected the motion to change the detention measure for Azer Gasymly, the director of the Institute of Political Management, his lawyer, Agyl Laidj, to Turan. "Azer Gasymly stated during the trial that the charges against him were fabricated and related to his socio-political activities," the lawyer said. An appeal will be filed against the court's decision.
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