On 30 March Ilham Aliyev was received by the US Secretary of Commerce Penny Pritzker in Washington. According to the official report, the meeting discussed the economic situation in Azerbaijan, the elimination and prevention of unemployment measures, reforms in tax and customs areas, as well as the possibility of cooperation in the agricultural sector. The sides exchanged views on expanding cooperation in the energy sector and the activities of American companies in Azerbaijan. The same day Aliyev met with a group of members of Congress, where he discussed cooperation between the two countries in political, economic, energy and defense sectors. -02D-
Politics
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At the trial of the opposition politician Tofig Yagublu, the statement of Elnur Vaqifoglu, another accused, was heard at the Baku Serious Crimes Court.
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EU Reporter sadly announces the death from natural causes this week of its Political Editor Nick Powell, whilst attending the Global Media Forum in Susha, Azerbaijan.
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The health of economist Fazil Gasimov, who is on hunger strike for the 43rd day, has deteriorated sharply. On the night of July 26, he was transferred from the Baku pre-trial detention center-1 to a medical institution of the Penitentiary Service, the economist's brother Nazim Gasimov told Turan.
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On July 26, the trial of public activist Bakhtiyar Hajiyev continued in the Baku Serious Crimes Court. Three witnesses were heard. One of them said that she had once asked Hajiyev for help in obtaining a visa for a tour to the Czech Republic and had no other business with him. At the same time, the witness stressed that she did not personally transfer the money, but made a transfer for the service.
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