Earle D. Litzenberger
Earle Litzenberger will be officially sworn in as U.S. ambassador to Azerbaijan today, February 19, filling a position that had been vacant for about 10 months, TURAN's U.S. correspondent reports.
David Hale, under secretary of state for political affairs, will officiate the swearing-in ceremony for the new ambassador, according to the State Department.
Litzenberger, who was confirmed as the new ambassador by the Senate later last year, has been characterized by his colleagues as "uniquely qualified" for the job.
He is expected to be in Baku "very soon", a State Department source told Turan.
A.Raufoglu
Washington D.C.
Politics
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On May 15, activist of the Popular Front Party of Azerbaijan Elkhan Aliyev announced a dry hunger strike in a new detention center in the village of Umbaki.
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On May 16, the European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) announced three rulings and decisions on Azerbaijan, the legal information website reports https://aihmaz.org /. In the case of “Azadlig” Newspaper and Ganimat Zahidov v. Azerbaijan, the complaint concerned a court decision against an opposition publication for publishing an article titled "The Secret of cheap meat in the Ministry of Defense."
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Today, the Ganja Court of Appeal has completed consideration of the complaint of Osman Narimanoglu (Rzayev), the head of the demokratik.az site on the sentence of imprisonment for 6.5 years. As Narimanoglu Arzu Rzayeva's wife told Turan, After a formal trial, the court announced the verdict in the absence of a lawyer, leaving the verdict of the first instance unchanged, Narimanoglu’s wife Arzu Rzayeva told Turan.
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The Main Medical Department of the Ministry of Justice informed about the results of Alesker Mammadli's tests, which were taken from him on April 26. "The letter indicates that the hormone level in Alesker Mammadli's blood is normal," lawyer Agil Laidj said. It is also claimed that a consultation was held with an oncologist and it was established that "the oncological process is not monitored."
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