The foreign ministers of Turkey and Azerbaijan, Elmar Mammadyarov and Ahmet Davutoglu, held one-on- one talks today in Baku, and then with the participation of delegations.
At the briefing, they reported that had discussed a wide range of issues of bilateral relations, as well as the settlement of the Karabakh problem. Among the economic issues they touched upon the process of construction of the Baku-Tbilisi-Kars railway.
The sides noted the need to speed up the construction of this road, said Mammadyarov.
Davutoglu said that next meeting of the Board on bilateral high-level strategic cooperation will be held in November in Baku.
"We have big plans for the development of cooperation, and there are its practical results", said the Turkish minister.—16/06D-
Politics
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On November 28, the Tbilisi City Court ruled to extradite Afgan Sadigov, the head of the website Azel.TV, to Azerbaijan. This was reported by his wife Sevinj Sadigova. The defense will appeal the court's decision.
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The leader of the Azerbaijan Popular Front Party (APFP), Ali Kerimli, has stated that his internet blockade has become more severe. “For almost five years, I have been under an internet blockade. But recently, it has taken on an openly blatant and shameless form,” Kerimli said during a press conference today.
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On November 27, an online hearing took place at the Khatai District Court regarding a petition from the defense for the release of Alaskar Mammadli, the founder of Toplum TV, under house arrest. Mammadli has been in custody at Baku’s Detention Center No. 1. The court denied the petition, Mammadli's brother, Nasimi Mammadli.
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On November 28, another hearing took place in the case of public activist Ilhamiz Guliyev. During the proceedings, the court reviewed a response from the 28th Police Station of the Yasamal District in Baku. At the previous hearing, the defense had requested that the court obtain footage from the surveillance cameras at this police station, where Guliyev was taken on December 4 of last year. However, the police response stated that the video footage had not been preserved.
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