On January 29 PACE session held in Strasbourg adopted a resolution on the situation in Europe with the freedom of the media and protection of journalists' rights. The document expressed the call to the Governments of the Council of Europe to take steps to ensure safe working conditions for journalists. The resolution noted separately unfavorable situation in Azerbaijan, in particular, the case of arrested journalist Khadija Ismailova, investigating corruption country's top leadership. The resolution calls on Baku to immediately release her and other journalists, and stop their pursuit.
Among the dead members of the press the names of journalists Elmar Huseynov and Rafiq Tagi were noted; the authorities have not found their murderers. PACE urges Baku to respect the presumption of innocence and freedom of expression. The document was prepared by a deputy Gvozhden Flego, from Croatia.-16D-
Politics
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Following statements about Western plots against Azerbaijan and the South Caucasus, Sergey Naryshkin, the head of Russia's Foreign Intelligence Service (FIS), has started to warn Central Asian countries of similar threats. Speaking at a meeting of the Council of Heads of Security Agencies of CIS countries in Astana, he claimed that "the West intends to use surviving terrorists from Ukraine to destabilize Eurasia."
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The board meeting of the "Musavat" party took place on October 7. According to the party's press service, the participation of “Musavat” Chairman Isa Gambar and the head of the organization's assembly, Arif Hajili, at the congress of the European Liberal-Democratic Party (ALDE) in Lisbon, Portugal, was highly appreciated, along with their meetings there. The meeting also discussed the socio-political situation in the country. It was noted that the murder of political emigrant Vidadi Iskanderli in France has raised serious concerns within society, and the relevant French authorities were called upon to conduct an objective investigation and find the perpetrators.
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On October 8, Russian President Vladimir Putin will hold separate bilateral meetings with Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev and Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan before the start of the meeting of the Council of Heads of State of the CIS, Yuri Ushakov, an assistant to the Russian president, as reported by the media. According to him, a trilateral meeting has not been scheduled at this time.
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From September 30 to October 6, a total of 73 anti-tank mines, 159 anti-personnel mines, and 415 pieces of unexploded ordnance (UXO) were reported by the Azerbaijan Mine Action Agency (ANAMA). According to the agency, an area of 2,945.1 hectares was cleared of mines during the previous week.
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