Baku / 02.04.18 / Turan: Mikhail Bocharnikov's candidacy for the post of Russia's Ambassador to Azerbaijan was approved on Monday by the State Duma's Main Committee on CIS Affairs, Eurasian Integration and Relations with Compatriots, Tass reports.
"The committee supported the candidacy of our former Ambassador to Kazakhstan Bocharnikov for appointment as Russia's Ambassador to Azerbaijan," the source said.
70-year-old Bocharnikov career diplomat, worked in the embassies of the USSR in Ethiopia and Zimbabwe and was the Russian Ambassador in Zambia (1992-1996), Greece (1999-2003), and Kazakhstan (2003-2006) .- 06d--
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Director of the Institute of Political Management, political scientist Azer Gasymly has been summoned to the Main Police Department of Baku at 16:00 today. He wrote about it in facebook.
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On Monday, the Baku Appeals Court considered the appeal of Talysh researcher Iqbal Abilov against the extension of his detention for another four months. The defense argued that the decision to extend Abilov's detention was unjustified, lawyer Fariz Namazly told reporters.
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