Moscow / 05.07.17 / Turan: On Wednesday the State Duma Committee on CIS affairs and relations with compatriots on Wednesday supported the candidacy of Georgy Zuev for the post of RF Ambassador to Azerbaijan. "The committee today supported Zuyev's candidacy for the post of our ambassador to Azerbaijan," the Interfax news agency reported, citing an informed source.
Zuyev currently holds the post of deputy director of the human resources department of the Russian Foreign Ministry. It is not reported when he will take up his duties. -71D-
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At the trial of the opposition politician Tofig Yagublu, the statement of Elnur Vaqifoglu, another accused, was heard at the Baku Serious Crimes Court.
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EU Reporter sadly announces the death from natural causes this week of its Political Editor Nick Powell, whilst attending the Global Media Forum in Susha, Azerbaijan.
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The health of economist Fazil Gasimov, who is on hunger strike for the 43rd day, has deteriorated sharply. On the night of July 26, he was transferred from the Baku pre-trial detention center-1 to a medical institution of the Penitentiary Service, the economist's brother Nazim Gasimov told Turan.
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On July 26, the trial of public activist Bakhtiyar Hajiyev continued in the Baku Serious Crimes Court. Three witnesses were heard. One of them said that she had once asked Hajiyev for help in obtaining a visa for a tour to the Czech Republic and had no other business with him. At the same time, the witness stressed that she did not personally transfer the money, but made a transfer for the service.
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