Ministry of Defense of Azerbaijan and Georgia sign a cooperation plan for 2017
Defense Ministers of Azerbaijan and Georgia, signed on December 16 a plan of cooperation for 2017. During the ceremony, Azerbaijani Defense Minister Zakir Hasanov said that the military authorities of the two countries cooperate on a bilateral and trilateral basis, which contributes to regional security. In response, the Defense Minister of Georgia Levan Izoria, said that it was his first official visit to Azerbaijan commits, noting the importance of relations between the two countries. Izoria also said that next year Georgia is ready to take part in joint military exercises held by Azerbaijan and Turkey. -0-
Politics
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Azerbaijan plans to revise the rules for the temporary stay of Russian citizens within its territory in the near future, according to Ayhan Hajizade, spokesperson for Azerbaijan's Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
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Flights by Azimut Airlines from Mineralnye Vody to Baku and Ganja, as well as from Sochi to Baku, have been canceled due to a refusal by the Azerbaijani side. This was stated in a message from Azimut Airlines.
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On 28 December, the Baku Court for Serious Crimes presided over by Azad Mejidov sentenced Teymur Kerimov, founder of Internet TV ‘Kanal 11’, to 8 years of imprisonment. Istek Totiyeva, who was prosecuted together with him in the same case, was sentenced to a suspended sentence with a two-year probation period.
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On 28 December, at the trial of activist Bakhtiyar Hajiyev, the state prosecutor asked to sentence him to 11 years of imprisonment
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