Baku / 26.09.18 / Turan: the Russian President Vladimir Putin will pay a visit to Azerbaijan on September 27, the press secretary of the Russian leader Dmitry Peskov said. According to him, Putin will fly to Baku early in the morning on Thursday, where he will take part in the 9th Russian-Azerbaijani Forum of Regions. "The two heads of state Putin and Aliyev will talk with the heads of regions, speak before them, but before that the president will also visit some competitions within the framework of the World Judo Championships, which is now held in Baku," TASS quoted Peskov.-06D--
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On November 14, the House of Commons of the UK Parliament held a hearing on "Academic Freedom and Corruption in Azerbaijan's Energy Sector," focusing on the issue of political prisoners in Azerbaijan. The event, organized in collaboration with Global Witness and the Global Magnitsky Justice Campaign, was moderated by Joe Powell, head of the All-Party Parliamentary Group on Anti-Corruption.
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Head of the External Relations and Security Service of the EU Josep Borrel rejected the accusations against him and European countries made by the head of Azerbaijan at the COP29 conference the previous day.
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On Thursday, President Ilham Aliyev received the Secretary General of the Council of Europe, Alain Berset, who arrived to participate in the COP29 climate conference.
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The European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) today issued five rulings on applications from Azerbaijan. The case of "Afgan Mammadov v. Azerbaijan" concerned the complainant's exclusion from the Bar Association. Mammadov was expelled based on a complaint filed by a colleague, which he considered unjust. The ECHR ruled that Mammadov's rights had been violated and ordered Azerbaijan to pay him €5,000 in compensation for moral damage and €1,000 to cover legal costs.
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