Today the President of Azerbaijan received a delegation led by a member of the French Senate inter-parliamentary friendship group "France-Caucasus" Jean-Marie Bockel. According to Aliyev, such visits are important in the development of inter-parliamentary relations, as well as political and economic relations between the two countries.
Marie Bockel said that his delegation members "are friends of Azerbaijan". Stressing that the delegation arrived on the eve of the anniversary of the Khojaly genocide, the French guest expressed his sorrow over the tragedy of the Azerbaijani people.
The sides touched upon the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict, stressed the importance of peaceful settlement through negotiations within the framework of international law. The sides also exchanged views on cooperation between Azerbaijan and the European structures.-06D--
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A travel ban has been imposed on Samira Gassimly, the wife of political scientist Azer Gassimly. She herself informed Turan about this. On November 30, she was not allowed to depart from Baku airport for an overseas business trip.
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On Friday, the State Security Service (SGB) issued an official statement confirming the arrest of Gahraman Mammadov, the assistant military attaché of Azerbaijan in the U.S., who was previously detained in Istanbul with 70 kg of gold. Mammadov is accused of smuggling in conspiracy with another Azerbaijani citizen, Anar Gassimov, and foreign nationals.
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Arrested journalists of 'Abzas Media' do not stop their investigations even in prison. They have already publicised the facts of physical pressures on prisoners in Baku SIZO-1. This time they drew attention to the harsh conditions of detention of prisoners, failure to provide them with food, clothes, bedding and hygiene products, which they are entitled to at the expense of the state.
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The 27 member states of the European Union will discuss the situation in Georgia, including the possibility of revoking the visa-free regime with this country, at the upcoming Foreign Affairs Council meeting on December 16, the EU Ambassador to Georgia, Pawel Herczynski, said on Friday.
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