"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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At the trial of the opposition politician Tofig Yagublu, the statement of Elnur Vaqifoglu, another accused, was heard at the Baku Serious Crimes Court.
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EU Reporter sadly announces the death from natural causes this week of its Political Editor Nick Powell, whilst attending the Global Media Forum in Susha, Azerbaijan.
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The health of economist Fazil Gasimov, who is on hunger strike for the 43rd day, has deteriorated sharply. On the night of July 26, he was transferred from the Baku pre-trial detention center-1 to a medical institution of the Penitentiary Service, the economist's brother Nazim Gasimov told Turan.
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On July 26, the trial of public activist Bakhtiyar Hajiyev continued in the Baku Serious Crimes Court. Three witnesses were heard. One of them said that she had once asked Hajiyev for help in obtaining a visa for a tour to the Czech Republic and had no other business with him. At the same time, the witness stressed that she did not personally transfer the money, but made a transfer for the service.
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