A group of two warships of the Russian Caspian Flotilla under the flag of the Commander Vice-Admiral Sergey Alekminsky came to the port of Baku on 12 August, the press service of the Southern Military District of the Russian Defense Ministry.
Two Russian warships – the missile ship Dagestan and the small artillery ship Volgodonsk entered the port of Baku yesterday on an unofficial visit for the development and strengthening of cooperation between the Azerbaijan and Russian Navy on the Caspian Sea.
Arrival of the Russian ships confined to the working visit of Russian President Vladimir Putin to Azerbaijan.
According to the results of the upcoming talks they will sign a package of bilateral documents, including the Comprehensive Plan for Cooperation between the Ministry of Emergency Situations of Russia and Azerbaijan. In addition, agreement could be signed in the field of transport and energy. -16V06-
Politics
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Ilham Aliyev congratulated Irakli Kobakhidze on the victory of the Georgian Dream party in the elections and wished him continued success. "The victory of your party is of particular significance for the entire South Caucasus, making it a more stable region, and we rejoice in this victory as your friends and brothers. We wish your government new successes in its work," said Aliyev during a joint briefing following talks and the signing of bilateral documents.
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On January 17, the Khatai District Court of Baku rejected the requests for house arrest for journalists Aynur Elgünesh and Natig Djavadly, employees of Meydan TV, their lawyers, Elchin Sadigov and Zibeyda Sadigova reported to Turan news agency. According to the lawyers, there are no legal or procedural grounds for keeping the journalists in detention. The journalists themselves stated that the criminal case against them had been fabricated to punish them for their professional activities. The defense intends to appeal the court's refusal to transfer the journalists to house arrest.
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Journalist Farid Ismayilov, who had been under police supervision in connection with the Toplum TV case, was detained on January 17 and brought to the Khatai District Court, his colleagues reported.
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The preliminary investigation in the case of the Toplum TV publication (journalists and activists) is coming to an end, reported Rasul Jafarov, the lawyer of the Institute for Democratic Initiatives, Ruslan Izzatli.
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