Президент Франции Эммануэль Макрон
Baku/24.04.18/Turan: French President Emmanuelle Macron congratulated Ilham Aliyev on his reelection as Azerbaijan's leader and wished him success in the name of well-being of Azerbaijan and his people. In his message, Macron stressed Paris's desire to develop bilateral ties with Baku. According to him, France is ready to make every effort to settle the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict by peaceful means. "As I noted in my letter on February 21 this year, I consider it important to have an exchange of views on these issues, and I wish to meet with you in Paris in the coming months," Macron said. -06D-
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The Observatory for the Protection of Human Rights Defenders (OPHRD), a joint program of the World Organization against Torture (OMCT) and the International Federation for Human Rights (FIDH), has called for the urgent release of activist Rufat Safarov from prison in Azerbaijan. It has launched a campaign in support of the Azerbaijani human rights defender. https://www.omct.org/en/resources/urgent-interventions/arbitrary-detention-and-judicial-harassment-against-rufat-safarov
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This year, the laureate of the annual Nargiz Prize, awarded for efforts in the fight for democracy, was Akif Gurbanov, chairman of the board of the Resplatforma (Platform of the III Republic) movement, who is under arrest.
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The U.S. will prohibit the issuing of visas for nearly a dozen more individuals responsible for undermining democracy in Georgia, bringing the total number to over 100, TURAN's Washington correspondent reports.
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The President of Azerbaijan, Ilham Aliyev, has expressed condolences to the President of Germany, Frank-Walter Steinmeier, following the tragic incident in the city of Magdeburg. "We are deeply shocked by the news of the deaths and injuries resulting from the tragic incident that took place at the Christmas market in Magdeburg," the message reads.
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