Washington on Thursday expressed concern about the arrest of a prominent Azeri journalist who has been charged with spying for Armenia.
"We are following the reports of Rauf Mirgadirov, his deportation from Turkey and arrest in Azerbaijan, closely... We’re troubled by the – his sudden arrest upon arrival in Baku," State Department spokeswoman Jen Psaki stated during a daily press conference.
"We are also disturbed by allegations that his arrest may have been connected with his critical reporting about the Azerbaijani government or his participation in people-to-people programs aimed at easing tensions and building confidence in the region," she emphasized.-25D-
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Deputy Defense Minister of Azerbaijan and Commander of the Ground Forces, Colonel General Hikmet Mirzoyev, who is on an official visit to Turkey, met with the Chief of the General Staff of the Turkish Armed Forces, General Metin Gürak.
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The coldness in relations between Baku and Moscow, which arose after the crash of a civilian airplane, seems to be growing. Baku increasingly and more often makes it clear to Moscow that it will not allow the death of the plane and its citizens to be hushed up.
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U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio on Friday issued a directive suspending most existing foreign aid grants for 90 days, a move that stunned State Department officials and appeared to target funding for military aid to Ukraine, according to a report by Politico.
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Seyyed Jafar Aghaei Marian, Charge d'Affaires of the Iranian Embassy in Azerbaijan, was summoned to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, the Azerbaijani Foreign Ministry said in a report circulated on January 25.
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