On September 9, Defense Minister Safar Abiyev received James Warlick, the new U.S. co-chair of the OSCE Minsk. According to a press release from the Defense Ministry, Abiyev noted during the meeting that the Minsk Group has not made effective initiatives to resolve the Karabakh conflict.
According to the Minister, "decisive and effective actions" must be taken to settle the conflict peacefully, and their absence may complicate the situation in the region.
The U.S. Co-Chair, James Warlick said that he will do his best to resolve the Karabakh conflict. He intends to work more intensely with Azerbaijan to solve this issue.
The U.S. Ambassador to Azerbaijan, Richard Morningstar, also attended the meeting. -16D04-
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French citizens, including those with dual nationality, are advised not to travel to Azerbaijan without a compelling reason, a notice from the French Ministry of Foreign Affairs dated September 4. "French citizens, including those with dual nationality, who are residing in or transiting through Azerbaijan, are at risk of arrest, arbitrary detention, and unfair judicial proceedings in Azerbaijan. This risk may particularly apply to individuals making a simple tourist visit or a business trip. In case of arrest or detention, respect for fundamental rights is not guaranteed.
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Armenian Deputy Foreign Minister Mnatsakan Safaryan confirmed that control over the security of transport communications through Armenia's Syunik Province (the Zangezur Corridor) could be transferred to private security agencies.
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Azerbaijan’s flawed snap parliamentary elections on Sunday delivered the predictable victory to the New Azerbaijan Party (YAP) of President Ilham Aliyev. At the same time, the other parties that qualified for seats in 125-seat Milli Majlis are puppet or pocket opposition groups. Also expected was the widespread evidence of fraud at dozens of polling stations under the same old methods that included multiple voting, ballot stuffing, and violence and pressure on independent and opposition observers. The country’s Parliament is a rubber-stamp body, as the real political power is tightly consolidated in the hands of President Aliyev, reads a statement by the Norüegian Helsinki Committe.
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“Platform III of the Republic” distributed a “Position Paper” on 4 September, where it provided an assessment of the early Parliamentary elections held in Azerbaijan on 1 September. It notes that the pre-election environment was unfair and not free, and the voting itself took place in an atmosphere of total falsifications.
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