Today, Azerbaijani Foreign Minister, Elmar Mammadyarov, received Thomas Melia, Deputy Assistant Secretary of State for Democracy, Human Rights and Labor.
During the meeting they discussed the developments in the region, issues of democracy, human rights and freedom of speech.
Melia expressed the interest of the USA in cooperating with Azerbaijan in the above areas, and noted the importance of continued cooperation in these fields.
Mammadyarov also informed the American diplomat about the situation at negotiations on settling the Karabakh conflict.
According to Azerbaijan’s Foreign Ministry’s press service, the Minister noted increasing efforts by the OSCE Minsk Group and on intensifying the negotiating process.—16D06--
Politics
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Head of the European Union Delegation to Azerbaijan Peter Michalko and EU Ambassadors visited Shehid Alley in Baku on 19 January to pay tribute to the victims of ‘Black January’ on the 35th anniversary of the tragic events.
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U.S. President-elect Donald Trump has instructed his team to organize a phone call with Russian President Vladimir Putin in the days following his inauguration on January 20. This was reported by CNN, citing sources familiar with the matter.
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It has been 35 years since the harrowing night of January 19-20, 1990, when a 35,000-strong army corps, following orders from the Soviet leadership, forcefully entered Baku. This invasive act resulted in numerous civilian casualties, marking a tragic chapter in the struggle for Azerbaijani independence. The Soviet army's incursion into Baku was orchestrated to quell the burgeoning national liberation movement, particularly to thwart the upcoming parliamentary elections scheduled for March 1990.
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A local activist of the Musavat Party, Alikram Khurshidov, was detained in the city of Shirvan last night.
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