Package of Azerbaijani-Congolese agreements signed
A package of Azerbaijani-Congolese documents was signed in Baku today following talks between the leaders of the two countries, Ilham Aliyev and Denis Sassou Nguesso.
The heads of state signed the Declaration on Cooperation between the Republic of Azerbaijan and the Republic of Congo.
A memorandum of understanding on training was also signed between the State Oil Company of Azerbaijan and the National Oil Corporation of the Congo.
Besides, the oil companies of the two countries signed an agreement on terms and conditions to improve and expand the «Congolaise de Raffinage» refinery.
A protocol of intent on cooperation in the field of environment, sustainable management of natural resources and climate change was also signed between the Ministries of Ecology of the two countries.
Politics
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The Observatory for the Protection of Human Rights Defenders (OPHRD), a joint program of the World Organization against Torture (OMCT) and the International Federation for Human Rights (FIDH), has called for the urgent release of activist Rufat Safarov from prison in Azerbaijan. It has launched a campaign in support of the Azerbaijani human rights defender. https://www.omct.org/en/resources/urgent-interventions/arbitrary-detention-and-judicial-harassment-against-rufat-safarov
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This year, the laureate of the annual Nargiz Prize, awarded for efforts in the fight for democracy, was Akif Gurbanov, chairman of the board of the Resplatforma (Platform of the III Republic) movement, who is under arrest.
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The U.S. will prohibit the issuing of visas for nearly a dozen more individuals responsible for undermining democracy in Georgia, bringing the total number to over 100, TURAN's Washington correspondent reports.
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The President of Azerbaijan, Ilham Aliyev, has expressed condolences to the President of Germany, Frank-Walter Steinmeier, following the tragic incident in the city of Magdeburg. "We are deeply shocked by the news of the deaths and injuries resulting from the tragic incident that took place at the Christmas market in Magdeburg," the message reads.
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