Jamil Hasanli, the recent presidential candidate of the united opposition of Azerbaijan, is on a visit to the United States. On Friday November 15, he met with U.S. congressman Jim Moran, Northern Virginia Democrat.
According to Azeri Report website, Jamil Hasanli discussed with Congressman Moran, the post-presidential election situation in Azerbaijan, the problems with political freedoms and human rights in the country. Jim Moran expressed his support for the cause of democracy in Azerbaijan. Jamil Hasanli noted that political freedom in Azerbaijan is on a steady decline and the least the international community could do under these conditions would be to put enough pressure on the Azerbaijani government to achieve the release of the political prisoners in the country. -025D-
2013 November 18 (Monday) 12:20:04
The former presidential candidate of the National Council, Jamil Hasanli, is visiting the United States.
During the visit, which will last 10 days, he will meet with U.S. officials and representatives of public organizations. The themes of the meetings and talks will include the presidential elections in Azerbaijan, the current political situation and its prospects, and the activities of the National Council. -03D04-
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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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