President Ilham Aliyev called on German companies to actively cooperate with Azerbaijan. Speaking in Berlin today at the opening of the Azerbaijani-German economic forum, Aliyev said that his country pays special attention to the development of non-oil sector, diversifying export capacity. The priority development areas include: agriculture, ICT, transport. This year will be put into operation an international railway Baku-Tbilisi-Kars. With the launch of a new commercial port of Baku, Azerbaijan will become the biggest logistics center. "We want to see more German companies in Azerbaijan," Aliyev said, expressing hope that this forum will contribute to the strengthening of bilateral relations. In turn, Vice-Chancellor of Germany, Economy and Energy Minister Sigmar Garbriel stated the importance of the project "Southern Gas Corridor" implemented by Azerbaijan. He noted the strong ties between the two countries, and expressed the hope that this forum will give an additional impetus to the deepening of bilateral relations. –06В-
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The Observatory for the Protection of Human Rights Defenders (OPHRD), a joint program of the World Organization against Torture (OMCT) and the International Federation for Human Rights (FIDH), has called for the urgent release of activist Rufat Safarov from prison in Azerbaijan. It has launched a campaign in support of the Azerbaijani human rights defender. https://www.omct.org/en/resources/urgent-interventions/arbitrary-detention-and-judicial-harassment-against-rufat-safarov
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This year, the laureate of the annual Nargiz Prize, awarded for efforts in the fight for democracy, was Akif Gurbanov, chairman of the board of the Resplatforma (Platform of the III Republic) movement, who is under arrest.
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The U.S. will prohibit the issuing of visas for nearly a dozen more individuals responsible for undermining democracy in Georgia, bringing the total number to over 100, TURAN's Washington correspondent reports.
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The President of Azerbaijan, Ilham Aliyev, has expressed condolences to the President of Germany, Frank-Walter Steinmeier, following the tragic incident in the city of Magdeburg. "We are deeply shocked by the news of the deaths and injuries resulting from the tragic incident that took place at the Christmas market in Magdeburg," the message reads.
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