The U.S. Ambassador to Azerbaijan, Richard Morningstar, denied accusations against the U.S. National Democratic Institute (NDI)distributed in the Azerbaijani media. Being asked by journalists to comment on reports of alleged lawsuit against this structure, the Ambassador recommended to appeal to the prosecutor office.
"Accusations in different media against NDI are wrong, untrue, and nonsense. We believe that the NDI operated in Azerbaijan in accordance with the legislation," said Morningstar.
However, the ambassador said that he does not have any comment on the "final status of the NDI in Azerbaijan."
A year ago the Azerbaijani authorities accused the NDI of funding opposition youth organizations in order to prepare the revolution in Azerbaijan. However, the official presentation of any charges have been reported. The NDI, in turn, denied the allegations, and stated the transparency of its operations. However, the authorities did not let in Baku a representative of the NDI, Alex Grigorevs, and began to put pressure on other U.S. NGOs and their partners in Azerbaijan. As a result of this whole policy, the authorities prohibited local NGOs receiving grants from American donors that virtually paralyzed democratic, independent part of civil society of the country.-16D06-
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During the 11th meeting of the border delimitation commissions between Azerbaijan and Armenia on January 16, the directions for the delimitation process were determined, the State Commission of Azerbaijan on Border Delimitation and Demarcation with Armenia reported. The meeting was chaired by Deputy Prime Ministers Shahin Mustafayev of Azerbaijan and Mher Grigoryan of Armenia.
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On July 1, 2024, USAID's activities in Azerbaijan were officially terminated, Azerbaijan's Foreign Minister, Jeyhun Bayramov, announced during today's press conference.
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Azerbaijan and Georgia have always been advocates of peace and stability in the region, said Georgia's Foreign Minister Maka Bochorishvili during a joint press conference with Azerbaijan's Foreign Minister, Jeyhun Bayramov, on Thursday. Azerbaijan and Georgia are cooperating intensively on many issues, she stated, and thanked Azerbaijan for "its support to Georgia in various formats." The relationship between Azerbaijan and Georgia plays a very important role in the region, she continued, highlighting Azerbaijan’s role as a major economic partner of Georgia.
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Ramil Eynaliev, an activist from the Lankaran branch of the Popular Front Party of Azerbaijan (PPFA), has been administratively arrested for 30 days on charges of "disobeying the police." According to the PPFA, Eynaliev was detained the day before and taken to the third police station of the Khazar district in Baku. The party believes that the true reason for his arrest is a critical comment he made on social media.
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