The Foreign Minister Elmar Mammadyarov received the Chairman of the Standing Committee on European Affairs of the Italian Parliament Vanino Kitty and members of his delegation.
As stated by the press service of the Foreign Ministry, the meeting discussed a wide range of issues concerning the bilateral relations and contacts between the European Union and Azerbaijan, and the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict.
Senator Kitty called Azerbaijan an important partner for Italy and the European Union as a whole. The energy projects TANAP and TAP, as well as the Southern Gas Corridor as a whole, have strategic importance for Italy and the European Union, he said.
The meeting also touched upon other issues of mutual interest. -02D-
Politics
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Today, the trial of the disabled 1st group, paralyzed activist Famil Khalilov ended in the Baku Court of Serious Crimes.
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On February 6, pro-government media reported 6 that Azerbaijan is demanding the closure of the “Rossotrudnichestvo” representation in the country, as this organization is not registered in Azerbaijan. Requests from Turan agency to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Azerbaijan to confirm this information went unanswered.
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The international organization "Women Press Freedom" condemned the arrest of journalist Shahnaz Beylergizi in Azerbaijan. A statement of the organization noted that this is the latest in a series of troubling state attacks on independent media in Azerbaijan. On the same day, another journalist, Shamshad Aga, was detained.
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Shamshad Aga, editor of the "Argument.az" website, has been found guilty in the Meydan TV case of smuggling (Article 206.3.2 of the Criminal Code) and sentenced to two months and one day in detention. The decision was made on February 6 by the Khatai District Court of Baku, as reported by Turan, citing his lawyer, Shahla Humbatova.
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