The US Deputy Assistant Secretary for European and Eurasian Affairs Bridget Brink on the evening of November 22 met members of the Civil Society Platform (CSP) Mehriban Rahimli and Akif Gurbanov.
As stated in the press release of CSP, the meeting discussed the sociopolitical situation in Azerbaijan, the results of the constitutional referendum on September 26 and its expected consequences.
In addition, questions were raised on the state of civil society, the decision of the board of the international organization Extracting Industry Transparency Initiative to give the government another 4 months for measures to comply with the standards of this organization and the elimination of obstacles to the activities of NGOs, the situation with political freedoms, the issue of political prisoners, and Azerbaijan's relations with international organizations. -06D--
Politics
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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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By the order of the head of state, Vusal Aslanov has been appointed Chairman of the Baku Metro CJSC.
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