It is important that the press would represent all sectors of the Azerbaijani society , including government and civil society. Such an opinion on Wednesday in an interview with reporters expressed the U.S. Ambassador to Azerbaijan Richard Morningstar .
Asked to comment on the situation for Turan's correspondent in connection with threats to close the newspapers Yeni Musavat and Azadliq, Morningstar noted that he can not say anything specific about these two newspapers. However, he added: "But I would like to note the importance of having a the freedom of speech and the press, an independent media and free public access to the Internet at all levels».-03C06 -
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During the ongoing COP29 climate conference in Baku on November 14, a group of activists staged a protest condemning Russia's aggression against Ukraine. The activists also denounced countries that supply oil and weapons to nations waging aggressive wars. The protest featured placards with slogans such as: "From fossil fuels to peace!", "End war crimes!", "Punish the aggressor!", and "Phase out fossil fuel use to achieve peace!" among others.
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The United States and the European Union, which tried to position themselves as mediators in the Armenia-Azerbaijan conflict, have come up with nothing and merely copied Russia's ideas, distorting their essence in order to "hijack" the peace process for themselves. However, their true goal was to take control of the region, to insert themselves into it, and to push out Russia, as well as Iran and Türkiye, Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova stated at a briefing on November 13.
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The body of Vera Agasyan, a 70-year-old Armenian woman who passed away on October 20 in Khankendi, remains unclaimed after 15 days, as the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) has not provided an explanation for the delay, according to Azerbaijani media reports.
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At the venue of the COP29 conference in Baku, a group of activists held a protest under the slogan ‘Pay up’.
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