Addresses by Georgian President Mikheil Saakashvili, European Commissioner for Enlargement and European Neighbourhood Policy Stefan Fule, and Italian Justice Minister Paola Severino (to be confirmed) are among highlights of the 2013 Winter Session of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE), taking place in Strasbourg from 21 to 25 January.
Other highlights include debates on the honouring of obligations and commitments by Azerbaijan and the follow-up to the issue of political prisoners in this country, the situation in Kosovo,* the state of media freedom in Europe and the humanitarian situation in the conflict- and war-affected areas of Georgia and Russia.
The Secretary General of the Council of Europe Thorbjorn Jagland will address the parliamentarians, and Andorran Foreign Minister Gilbert Saboya Sunye will present the Communication of the Committee of Ministers to the Assembly.
Also on the agenda: the forthcoming Council of Europe convention to combat trafficking in organs, tissues and cells of human origin; ensuring the viability of the Strasbourg Court, focusing on structural deficiencies in States Parties; and post-monitoring dialogue with Bulgaria.
On Wednesday 23 January the session will discuss two reports concerning Azerbaijan:
The honouring of obligations and commitments by Azerbaijan , and The follow-up to the issue of political prisoners in Azerbaijan. -02D-
Politics
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On 26 July "Platform III of the Republic" made a statement which drew attention to the unlawful seizure of electronic devices of underage children of the arrested head of this structure Akif Gurbanov.
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From 19 to 26 July, 24 automatic rifles, 1 machine gun, 9 rifles, 28 grenades, 441 shells, 3118 cartridges of different calibre and other ammunition were found in Khankendi, the Azerbaijani Interior Ministry reported. During the mentioned period, the police found 1 machine gun, 50 grenades, 7 fuses, 3 shells and 320 cartridges of different calibre in Shusha.
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President Ilham Aliyev has approved by decree the Azerbaijan-Kazakh intergovernmental agreement on cooperation in military intelligence defense sector. The document was signed in Baku on 7 June 2024.
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At the trial of the opposition politician Tofig Yagublu, the statement of Elnur Vaqifoglu, another accused, was heard at the Baku Serious Crimes Court.
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