The U.S. Department of State issued a statement in connection with the arrest of the known civil society activist of Azerbaijan, head of the Electoral Monitoring and Democracy Training Center Anar Mammadli.
According to the Azerbaijani service of the Voice of America, the statement said: "We express our deep concern at the arrest of the chairman of the Election Monitoring and Democracy Training Center, Anar Mammadli. We call for the immediate release of Anar Mammadli during the period of the legal process. We have raised and will raise this issue with the senior officials of the Government of Azerbaijan. We continue to closely monitor the investigation of the Election Monitoring and Democracy Training Center and international cooperation of the Public Association of Volunteers.
We also keep track of scrutiny by the parliament of Azerbaijan of restrictive amendments to legislation aimed against NGOs. We continue to call on the Azerbaijani government to respect freedom of expression , assembly and association." -0 -
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Politics
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On December 23, Russian President Vladimir Putin sent a congratulatory message to Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev on the occasion of his birthday.
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The U.S. Embassy responded to the host of the "Həftə" ("Week") program, who once again accused the United States of pursuing an anti-Azerbaijani policy, using undiplomatic language.
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On Monday, Azerbaijani Foreign Minister Jeyhun Bayramov, who is currently on a working visit to Belgrade, was received by Serbian President Aleksandar Vučić. According to the Azerbaijani Ministry of Foreign Affairs press service, during the meeting, both sides expressed satisfaction with the "strategic partnership between the two countries" and emphasized the importance of mutual high-level visits.
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On December 23, a meeting of the foreign ministers of Azerbaijan and Serbia took place in Belgrade. During the final press conference, Serbian Foreign Minister Marko Djuric reported that the discussions focused on the development of tourism. "We are strengthening efforts to open direct air routes, as well as economic development and energy," said Djuric. The minister expressed confidence that cooperation between Serbia and Azerbaijan would become even closer and more intensive in the near future.
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