Baku / 30.10.17 / Turan: The Baku-Tbilisi-Kars railway will become a new Eurasian bridge and will change the economic realities of the region, strengthen its transport and trade status, Prime Minister of Georgia Grigory Kvirikashvili stated at the opening ceremony of the BTK.
He drew attention to the fact that in addition to cargo transportation, BTK will serve up to 1 million passengers annually, which will give impetus to the development of tourism, create new jobs.
In his view, BTK's success is predetermined by the growth of economic ties with China.
Container trains departing from the PRC for BTK, will reach the addressee in Europe in just 8 days, said the Georgian prime minister. He also said that the summit of the countries of the "Silk Road" will be held in Tbilisi on November 28-29. -06D-
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In Azerbaijan, the heads of several websites have been arrested on suspicion of extorting money from entrepreneurs, the Ministry of Internal Affairs (MIA) reported. Complaints were filed with the MIA's Main Department for Combating Organized Crime regarding the actions of the website owners: Seymur Mammadov of Aztvnews.az, Zaur Ahmedov of Qaynar-xett.az, Eldaniz Mejdanov of Postbaku.net, and Elvin Gurbanov of Aja.az. The investigation revealed that they were operating as an organized group, extorting money by threatening to publish defamatory information about the entrepreneurs.
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The "Pressure on Civil Society and Independent Media in Azerbaijan" will be discussed at a meeting of the European Parliament's Subcommittee on Human Rights on December 5. In a resolution adopted on October 24, the European Parliament condemned the crackdown on activists, journalists, and opposition leaders, which has notably intensified in Azerbaijan over the past year.
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The European Platform for Democratic Elections (EPDE) has published a report titled "How Democrats Deal with Autocrats: The Elections in Azerbaijan Were Rigged with International Assistance."
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With the participation of the President of Azerbaijan, Ilham Aliyev, the reopening of the Central Botanical Garden in Baku took place today after reconstruction, according to the website of the head of state. As a result of major reconstruction and restoration works, the area of the Central Botanical Garden has been expanded from 39 to 45 hectares.
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