Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev received the Vice President of the World Bank's Europe and Central Asia Laura Tak.
During the meeting they discussed issues of further optimization of the economic activity in Azerbaijan, wide-ranging reforms in the services sector, the important work carried out by "ASAN xidmət".
The WB for its part, is interested in supporting the economic reforms in Azerbaijan.
Today, President Aliyev received the head of the Asian Development Bank (ADB), Takehiko Nakao.
The guest expressed confidence that in 2015 Azerbaijan will participate at a high level 48th annual meeting of the ADB, which will be open to representatives of the private sector. -06D—
Politics
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On November 28, the Tbilisi City Court ruled to extradite Afgan Sadigov, the head of the website Azel.TV, to Azerbaijan. This was reported by his wife Sevinj Sadigova. The defense will appeal the court's decision.
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The leader of the Azerbaijan Popular Front Party (APFP), Ali Kerimli, has stated that his internet blockade has become more severe. “For almost five years, I have been under an internet blockade. But recently, it has taken on an openly blatant and shameless form,” Kerimli said during a press conference today.
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On November 27, an online hearing took place at the Khatai District Court regarding a petition from the defense for the release of Alaskar Mammadli, the founder of Toplum TV, under house arrest. Mammadli has been in custody at Baku’s Detention Center No. 1. The court denied the petition, Mammadli's brother, Nasimi Mammadli.
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On November 28, another hearing took place in the case of public activist Ilhamiz Guliyev. During the proceedings, the court reviewed a response from the 28th Police Station of the Yasamal District in Baku. At the previous hearing, the defense had requested that the court obtain footage from the surveillance cameras at this police station, where Guliyev was taken on December 4 of last year. However, the police response stated that the video footage had not been preserved.
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