Tbilisi/23.04.14/Turan-BSPRESS: The Iranian President Hassan Rouhani said that the entire region will benefit from development of the railway project linking Iran via Azerbaijan and Georgia, reads a press release published on the web page of the Iranian President. Currently a Kazvin-Rasht-Astara-Henzel, which is under construction will link Iran to Azerbaijan, and then with Russia and Georgia. At a meeting with the new Ambassador of Georgia to Iran, Joseph Chakhvashvili, Rouhani expressed readiness "to expand relations" with Georgia."
According to the administration of the Iranian president, Rouhani said he hoped that the new Ambassador of Georgia "will examine the soil to raise the level of bilateral cooperation in all areas." "Referring to the historical ties between the two countries, Rouhani said that the Islamic Republic of Iran wants to expand economic cooperation with Georgia." -02D-
Politics
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Aide to the President of Azerbaijan Hikmet Hajiyev is on a visit to Iran, where he met with Adviser to the President of the Islamic Republic Mehdi Sanayi.
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On January 31, the trial of opposition politician Tofig Yagublu continued at the Baku Serious Crimes Court, where the examination of documents resumed. Yagublu pointed out the falsification of the search protocols related to the search at his home. He drew attention to the fact that the protocol stated that on December 14, 2023, at 16:00, the investigator completed the questioning of the "victim" and decided to conduct a search.
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Elvin Zeynalov, a religious activist living in the village of Mashtaga, was detained on January 31 around noon by individuals in plain clothes outside a store near his home. According to his relatives, later in the evening, Zeynalov was brought back home by people in black clothing, who conducted a search. They took Zeynalov's pants from the wardrobe, put marijuana in the pocket, then "seized" the drugs, filmed the video, and then took the activist away again.
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During the winter session of PACE at the Palais de l'Europe in Strasbourg, a "parallel event" was held on January 30 dedicated to the "alarming human rights crisis in Azerbaijan." The hearings were organized by the Institute for Reporters' Freedom and Safety (IRFS) and PACE member, co-chair of the Group of Unified European Left (Group of the Unified European), Spanish parliamentarian Laura Castel Fort.
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