Moscow / 27.07.18 / Turan: The official visit of President of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev to Russia will take place on September 1, the press service of the Ministry of Economic Development of the Russian Federation reported. Earlier in Moscow, a meeting was held between the co-chairman of the Azerbaijan-Russia intergovernmental commission for economic cooperation, the Russian Minister of Economic Development Maxim Oreshkin and the minister of economy of Azerbaijan Shahin Mustafayev.
During the talks, the upcoming events of the two sides were discussed in the light of the official visit of the Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev to Moscow on September 1. In particular, the parties discussed a package of bilateral documents, which are planned to be signed during this visit. Also, the meeting participants discussed issues related to the holding of the 9th Russian-Azerbaijani interregional forum in Ganja in September. At present, the program of the event is being formed and the date of its holding is determined, the report says. -02D-
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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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