
Rapporteurs of the PACE Monitoring Committee to visit
Stefan Schennach (Austria, SOC) and Cezar Florin Preda (Romania, EPP/CD), PACE co-rapporteurs for the monitoring of Azerbaijan, will visit the country to further assess the honoring of its obligations and commitments to the Council of Europe.
Visit of the rapporteurs is carried out against the background of the publication of the international NGO European Stability Initiative (ESI) report on "Caviar Diplomacy-2", which contains the facts of bribery by some members of the Azerbaijani delegation to PACE, members of the Assembly. Official Baku has not commented on these condemns.–06D--
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- Economics
- 6 January 2017 15:11
Politics
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The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Moldova has decided to unilaterally terminate the Moldovan-Russian agreement from 1998 on the creation and operation of cultural centers.
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By the order of the head of state, Rufat Mahmud has been appointed the new head of the historical and architectural reserve "Icheri Sheher" – the historic center of Baku.
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On February 13, the Appeal Court did not satisfy the defense's appeal against the decision of the Khatai Court regarding the arrest of journalist Shahnaz Beylargizi. According to the lawyer, the journalist herself did not participate in the trial due to poor health. The defense intends to submit a petition to replace the arrest with house arrest.
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Azerbaijan will limit 'Sputnik Azerbaijan' and 'BBC News Azərbaycanca' editorial offices. This was reported by the country's pro-government media on 13 February, citing an informed source.
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