A member of the US Congress, Bill Keating, condemned the Azerbaijani authorities for the closure of Radio "Azadlig" in Baku. The statement of the Congressman, published online radio, said: "I am extremely concerned about the attack by the Azerbaijani authorities on the US and international NGOs, as well as on independent media." Keating noted that the authorities closed IREX, NDI, Peace corps and others organizations that were engaged in helping the citizens of Azerbaijan.
"The final goal of the authorities was the Baku bureau of Radio "Azadlig"(Liberty.) This fact, as well as arrests of journalists and human rights defenders Khadija Ismailova Leyla Yunus casts doubt on the Azerbaijani authorities to partner with the United States and the West in general, " said Keating.
Congressman considers impossible such an attitude of the authorities to their own citizens and the media, and calls on the Obama administration to take adequate steps in a similar situation. -02D-
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Journalist Shamsad Aga was detained by police during the late hours, his brother Shahid Agayev reported to Voice of America.
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The Ministry of Transport of Azerbaijan reacted to the report of the Kazakh side on the crash of AZAL aircraft on 25 December, published on Tuesday 4 February.
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The Ministry of Transport of the Republic of Kazakhstan has published a preliminary report on the investigation of the crash of an Azerbaijan Airlines Embraer-190 aircraft, which occurred on December 25, 2024, near Aktau. The report is publicly available on the ministry's official website.
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Under the gray, expansive skies of Brussels, a beacon of administrative initiative at the European Commission sparked to life this month, heralding a renewed vigor in the European Union’s diplomatic outreach. The newly established Directorate General for Enlargement and the Eastern Neighborhood (DG ENEST) debuted on February 1st, setting a new course for EU interaction with its eastern neighbors and potential new members.
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