The ceasefire on the contact line in the Nagorno-Karabakh is unstable, fragile, existing status-quo is unacceptable, said on Tuesday the President of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev at the joint press conference with German Chancellor Angela Merkel, according to RIA Novosti. "On the demarcation line are constant violations, the ceasefire regime is unstable and fragile. Today's status quo is unacceptable, since April Armenia has continued armed provocations against us," said Aliyev.
At the same time Aliyev praised Russia's mediation. "We have a very constructive, very friendly relations with Russia ... We see Russia as a strategic partner, Russia's behavior fully corresponds to this,"- said the President of Azerbaijan. He pointed out that Russia's role as co-chair of the Minsk Group on the Nagorno Karabakh settlement is "very positive".
Today in Berlin, speaking at the Azerbaijani-German economic forum, Aliyev also spoke about Karabakh, recalling that the UN Security Council adopted four resolutions, which demand "the withdrawal of all occupation forces from the territory of Azerbaijan", but Armenia does not comply with these resolutions. "Azerbaijan is faced with a policy of double standards, since in some cases, resolutions are carried out within a few days, while in the case of Azerbaijan, they are not followed for more than 20 years. In spite of this, no sanctions are introduced against the Armenian authorities," according to the press-service of Aliyev.-06D--
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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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