Ruben Vardanyan
Baku/06.01.23/Turan: De facto leader of the Karabakh separatists, "state minister" Ruben Vardanian says that he does not accept Baku's demand to recognise Azerbaijan's sovereignty over Karabakh.
In his Christmas address to Karabakh Armenians today, he said: "No blockade, no pressure, no threat can break the spirit, the will and the determination of the people of Artsakh to live in their native land.
There have been much more difficult periods in our history. Those who wanted to conquer our homeland have come and gone, while we have continued to live in our holy land for millennia and will continue to do so."
As for the situation on the Lachin road, where the action of civil activists of Azerbaijan continues for the 25th day, there have been no particular changes. During the day several trucks of the Russian peacekeepers passed in both directions without any problems.
Azerbaijani activists continue to control the road passage, demanding that representatives of official Baku be allowed to the mines in the former Mardakert region to monitor the ecological situation. -02D-
Politics
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Ilham Aliyev congratulated Irakli Kobakhidze on the victory of the Georgian Dream party in the elections and wished him continued success. "The victory of your party is of particular significance for the entire South Caucasus, making it a more stable region, and we rejoice in this victory as your friends and brothers. We wish your government new successes in its work," said Aliyev during a joint briefing following talks and the signing of bilateral documents.
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On January 17, the Khatai District Court of Baku rejected the requests for house arrest for journalists Aynur Elgünesh and Natig Djavadly, employees of Meydan TV, their lawyers, Elchin Sadigov and Zibeyda Sadigova reported to Turan news agency. According to the lawyers, there are no legal or procedural grounds for keeping the journalists in detention. The journalists themselves stated that the criminal case against them had been fabricated to punish them for their professional activities. The defense intends to appeal the court's refusal to transfer the journalists to house arrest.
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Journalist Farid Ismayilov, who had been under police supervision in connection with the Toplum TV case, was detained on January 17 and brought to the Khatai District Court, his colleagues reported.
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The preliminary investigation in the case of the Toplum TV publication (journalists and activists) is coming to an end, reported Rasul Jafarov, the lawyer of the Institute for Democratic Initiatives, Ruslan Izzatli.
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