President of Northern Cyprus Arrives in Azerbaijan for OTS Summit
President Ersin Tatar of the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus arrived in the Fuzuli region on July 5 to participate in the unofficial summit of the heads of state of the Organization of Turkic States (OTS), set to be held in Shusha.
President Tatar was greeted at the Fuzuli International Airport by high-ranking Azerbaijani officials, including First Deputy Prime Minister Yagub Eyyubov, the special representative of the president in the Agdam, Fuzuli, and Khojavand regions, Emin Huseynov, and Deputy Foreign Minister Samir Sharifov. The welcoming ceremony highlighted the significance of the summit and the solidarity among Turkic states.
The summit in Shusha, a city of cultural and historical significance for Azerbaijan, serves as a platform for the leaders of Turkic states to discuss mutual interests, regional cooperation, and strategies to enhance economic and cultural ties. The informal nature of the meeting allows for open dialogue and the fostering of stronger relationships among the member states.
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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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