According to the results of the top fifth meeting of the Strategic Cooperation Council between Azerbaijan and Turkey, held on March 15 in Ankara under the chairmanship of President Ilham Aliyev and Recep Tayyip Erdogan, six documents have been signed. Among them: the protocol of the fifth session of the Intergovernmental protocol on exchange of military/civilian staff in the cultural and social purposes, the Agreement on the gainful employment of family members of employees of diplomatic missions and consulates, the Agreement on cooperation in the field of forensics, the Agreement on mutual recognition of driving licenses, the Protocol on technical cooperation.-06D-
Politics
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The human rights organization Freedom Now has joined calls to end the pressure on independent media in Azerbaijan.
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The press freedom organization Reporters Without Borders (RSF) condemned the arrests of Meydan TV employees. A statement of the organization on RSF’s X (formerly Twitter) account said: "Reporters Without Borders condemns these new arrests and calls for their immediate release, as well as the release of 13 other journalists held in disgraceful conditions on trumped-up charges."
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"I was deeply concerned to learn of the arrest of journalists working with Meydan TV. A free and independent press is a vital component of any democracy. Journalists must be able to report on issues without the fear of arrest, intimidation, or violence." This statement was posted by the UK Ambassador to Azerbaijan, Fergus Auld, on his X (formerly Twitter) account on Saturday.
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The New York-based Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) has condemned the arrest of six journalists and media workers in Azerbaijan, including five staff members of Meydan TV and one freelance journalist. "At around noon, independent journalist Ramin Jebrailzadeh (also known as Ramin Deko) was detained at Baku airport upon his arrival from neighboring Georgia, where he had been covering pro-European protests. At the same time, law enforcement officers in different parts of the city detained Natig Javadhli, Khayala Agaeva, Aytac Tapdyg, Aynur Elgunesh, and Aysel Umudova, who work with the Germany-based independent media outlet Meydan TV," the CPJ statement reads.
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