Russia is concerned about the serious deterioration of the situation in Nagorno-Karabakh, said today at a briefing Foreign Ministry spokesman Alexander Lukashevich. "The situation in the line of contact on the Armenian-Azerbaijani border is a very difficult. There is still large number of cases of ceasefire violation, frequent clashes intensify subversive activities subversive groups," quoted by ITAR-TASS Lukashevich.
Lukashevich said that, according to the OSCE monitoring mission, which is based on data from official sources, only in January of this year in the conflict zone died 12 people, and 18 wounded. "It is clear that the actual death toll could be much higher," he added. "We strongly urge the parties to take effective measures aimed at reducing tensions, urge to avoid steps that lead to the escalation of the conflict," said the Russian diplomat.-0—
Politics
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On October 10, at the trial of economist Fazil Gasimov, who has been on a hunger strike for 121 days, the defendant stated that he was subjected to moral and physical abuse in the Medical Institution of the Penitentiary Service.
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On October 10, the Baku Appeals Court rejected appeals to extend the detention of individuals involved in the “Toplum TV” case, including journalists Mushfig Jabbar and Ali Zeynalov, as well as activists Akif Gurbanov, Ruslan Izzetli, Ramil Babayev, and Ilkin Amrahov. The appeal from “Toplum TV's” founder, Alesker Mamedli, was not reviewed.
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On October 10, Russian President Vladimir Putin signed a decree allowing Georgian citizens to enter Russia for work or for a period of up to 90 days without a visa. The decree takes effect immediately. It’s important to note that there are no diplomatic relations between Georgia and Russia, as they were severed by Georgia in August 2008 following Russia's aggression and occupation of parts of Georgian territory -Abkhazia and South Ossetia.
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On October 10, the Baku Serious Crimes Court continued the proceedings in the case of public activist Rail Abbasov, who is accused of "fraud"
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