Former and current leaders of "Musavat" party, Isa Gambar and Arif Hajili today were questioned in the Investigation Department for Serious Crimes Prosecutor General's Office of Azerbaijan. The reason for their summon is a kind of a criminal investigation into the issuance of false documents about the "Musavat" membership used to obtain political refugee status abroad. Hajili assessed the criminal case, as the pressure on the "Musavat". "In fact, summon to the prosecutor is message of the society, the pressure on the opposition. Authorities are concerned with creation of European coordination center "Musavat", actions demanding the release of political prisoners. By summoning us, the investigation is hopeful to influence the European Coordination Centre "Musavat"," said Hajili. According to him, in the criminal case are the names of the leaders and activists of the center.
In turn, Gambar said there are really facts issuing false documents to travel abroad. "We are interested in exposing the network. If prosecutors do it, it will be very good. However, instead, we feel the desire to put pressure on the party "Musavat". Apparently, the authorities are concerned about the intensification of party members in Azerbaijan and Musavat in Europe," said Gambar. On Saturday in the same case was questioned the head of "Musavat" apparatus Gulaga Aslanli. He noted that the allegations of issuing false documents were made even in 2015. Then Aslanli himself initiated legal proceedings against those who spread false information, and the court urged the defendant to refute it, and apologize.-03B-
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Armenia is not against the dissolution of the OSCE Minsk Group, but does not consider it appropriate to discuss this issue now. "In the context of peace, we consider it possible to make a decision on the dissolution of the OSCE Minsk Group. When peace is an established fact, the existence of such a format may raise questions," Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan said at a press conference today. "The whole question is about the timing, we need to understand how effectively and correctly to turn such topics into a subject of discussion right now," the Armenian Prime Minister added.
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He expressed his willingness to meet with Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev at the border between the two countries. "A meeting with Ilham Aliyev could take place at the Armenian-Azerbaijani border. I am open to such a format," Pashinyan said at a press conference today. According to Pashinyan, Armenia recently presented another proposal for a peace treaty to Azerbaijan.
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On August 31, Azerbaijan observes a "day of silence" before the Sunday’s early parliamentary elections for the unicameral Milli Majlis. All electoral campaigning is prohibited 24 hours before the voting. The early elections were initiated by the ruling Yeni Azerbaijan Party. This decision was motivated by the overlap of the scheduled elections in November with the global UN forum - the COP20 climate conference taking place in Baku.
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On August 30, at approximately 22:55, the Armenian Nuclear Power Plant in Metsamor was disconnected from the country's power grid, as reported by the Armenian Ministry of Territorial Administration and Infrastructure. The shutdown was caused by a lightning strike, which triggered the plant's safety systems to switch the station to a safe shutdown mode. Currently, the plant's staff is working on restarting the facility.
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