"Azerbaijani Foreign Ministry follows the news about the death of Azerbaijanis in Syria. Earlier, the Azerbaijani embassy dealt with this issue very seriously. We have a list of all citizens, students and working in Syria, but they have already been evacuated," said the Foreign Minister Elmar Mammadyarov , responding to a question on the steps of official Baku in connection with the participation of citizens in the fighting in Syria.
At a joint press conference with Foreign Minister of the Netherlands, Frans Timmermans , Mammadyarov said that Baku is concerned about reports on the involvement of its citizens in the war in Syria, and will continue efforts to prevent this .
According to unofficial data, a few tens of Azerbaijanis were killed or wounded in the civil war in Syria. Total number of fighting volunteers is unknown. -02D-
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Mark Libby has concluded his diplomatic mission as the U.S. Ambassador to Azerbaijan, according to a statement posted on the U.S. Embassy's account on the social media platform X.
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A preparatory hearing in the case of former leaders of the Karabakh separatists began the day before at the Baku Court Complex. The case is being heard by a panel of judges chaired by Zeynal Agayev, the judge of the Baku Military Court.The accused were provided with lawyers and Armenian language interpreters, AZERTAC reported. Six prosecutors participated in the court session as state representatives.
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The gas pipeline from Russia to Iran will pass through Azerbaijan, its route has been agreed upon. Energy Minister Sergei Tsivilev told reporters, TASS reports.
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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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