Baku/31.10.17/Turan: On November 1, Tehran will host a meeting of the presidents of Iran, Russia and Azerbaijan, the Kremlin press service reported. This will be preceded by bilateral meetings of the Russian president with the spiritual leader of Iran, Ayatollah Khamenei and Iranian President Ruhani.
The topic of the tripartite meeting is not disclosed, but this will be the second meeting in such a format. The first was held in Baku in 2016 and then the heads of the three states discussed the implementation of the North-South transport project. Apparently, in Tehran this topic will be continued. -02D-
Politics
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The recent detentions of journalists in Azerbaijan have caused sharp criticism from the country's politicians and public figures.
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An official notification has been sent to the American side that USAID has no legal grounds to work in the country and that it should stop its activities.This was reported by Azerbaijani Foreign Ministry spokesman Aykhan Hajizadeh.
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The International Committee to Protect Journalists (ICPJ) condemned the arrest of Shamshad Agha, editor-in-chief of the independent news website 'Arqument.az', and called on the Azerbaijani authorities to release him and other imprisoned journalists.
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On the evening of February 5, it was reported that journalist Shahnaz Beylargizi had been arrested. She had been a presenter on the Toplum TV channel for several years. After a criminal case was initiated against the channel in March 2024 and nearly all of its staff were arrested, Beylargizi was questioned multiple times. According to relatives, the police conducted a search of her apartment.
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