Baku /28.07.18 /Turan: Crews of warships of Azerbaijan, Kazakhstan, Russia and Iran have begun preparations for the international competition "Sea Cup-2018". On the training ground of the Navy of Azerbaijan, they conducted artillery fire to destroy sea mines and trained in mooring in various ways, the press service of the Azerbaijani Defense Ministry said. Further, the crews of the warships will conduct artillery fire at sea and air targets, will work out measures on the survivability of the ships.
The "Sea Cup-2018" competition with participation of military seamen of Azerbaijan, Russia, Kazakhstan and Iran will be held in Azerbaijani territorial waters from July 31 to August 10. The participation of the military seamen of Turkmenistan - the fifth coastal country - is not reported.
On August 12 in the Kazakh city of Aktau the signing by the heads of five Caspian littoral countries of the Convention on the legal status of the Caspian Sea is scheduled, which will put an end to the long-term disputes and conflicts in the Caspian Sea regarding the division of the seabed and natural resources, the laying of pipelines, etc.-02D-
Politics
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Due to significant violations, Members of the European Parliament (MEPs) have rejected the results of Georgia's recent parliamentary elections held on October 26 and are calling for the elections to be rerun within the year, a resolution adopted by the European lawmakers on Thursday.
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On November 27, it marked one year since the arrest of Kanal-13 editor Aziz Orudjev, who was detained just a week after the arrest of employees from another media outlet, Abzas Media. According to Orudjev’s family, his health has significantly deteriorated during his time in detention. Over 20 journalists are currently imprisoned in Azerbaijan.
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In Azerbaijan, the heads of several websites have been arrested on suspicion of extorting money from entrepreneurs, the Ministry of Internal Affairs (MIA) reported. Complaints were filed with the MIA's Main Department for Combating Organized Crime regarding the actions of the website owners: Seymur Mammadov of Aztvnews.az, Zaur Ahmedov of Qaynar-xett.az, Eldaniz Mejdanov of Postbaku.net, and Elvin Gurbanov of Aja.az. The investigation revealed that they were operating as an organized group, extorting money by threatening to publish defamatory information about the entrepreneurs.
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The "Pressure on Civil Society and Independent Media in Azerbaijan" will be discussed at a meeting of the European Parliament's Subcommittee on Human Rights on December 5. In a resolution adopted on October 24, the European Parliament condemned the crackdown on activists, journalists, and opposition leaders, which has notably intensified in Azerbaijan over the past year.
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