The situation in Azerbaijan is concerning. This issue was raised at a meeting of the Bureau and will be discussed during the session, said at a press conference in Strasbourg, the PACE President Jean Claude Mignon, when asked whether he had received the appeal of the Azerbaijani opposition to withdraw rapporteurs of the Monitoring Committee on Azerbaijan, for their bias.
"I have not yet received such an appeal, but I am aware of the situation in the country. Such a situation in any country-member of the Organization, causes concern and will be considered.
First of all, the talk is about poor human rights situation," he said.
As for the request to revoke the speakers, this decision cannot be taken only by Mignon, this is a prerogative of the PACE monitoring committee, headed by Andres Herkel, added Mignon. -06В-
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As the Biden administration draws to a close, Secretary of State Antony Blinken is headed on an emergency trip to Brussels to discuss how to support Ukraine with European allies.
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The Prosecutor's Office is investigating the deaths of two people during the recent floods in Baku, Baku Mayor Eldar Azizov said commenting on the consequences of the flooding of tunnels in the capital during the heavy rains on October 22 to journalists. According to him, the sewer system could not handle the large volume of floodwater, which led to the drowning of two people in a tunnel in the Sabunchu district of Baku. The floods revealed vulnerabilities in Baku's water infrastructure.
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