German Chancellor, Angela Merkel, President Ilham Aliyev has sent a congratulatory message on the occasion of the re-election to the post of President of Azerbaijan.
"With great optimism I look at the future development of good relations between our two countries. I am sure that Azerbaijan will be able to fully exploit the potential of close cooperation with the European Union in the framework of the "Eastern Partnership," the message says.
Merkel wishes Aliyev success in building a legal state and democratic society in Azerbaijan. "Germany is ready to be a reliable partner, as it has been so far, to support Azerbaijan on this way," said Merkel.
A congratulatory letter to President Aliyev was sent also by the German Joachim Gauk.—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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