Washington/14/09/12/:TURAN's US correspondent was selected a participant of the 2012-2013 Young Professionals Network (YPN), launched by the Eurasia Foundation, a Washington, DC-based non-profit organization that promotes democracy and market economies in the Newly Independent States of the former Soviet Union.
The YPN is part of the Foundation's efforts to cultivate the next generation of professionals working in the US capital on the Eurasia region.
"This inaugural class includes a diverse group of 32 outstanding participants from a variety of backgrounds in government, non-profits, the private sector, media, academia, and the US military", according to the Foundation's press release.
"The Network was created to offer an opportunity for young professionals in Washington to engage in thoughtful conversations on developments in the Eurasia region and hear from policy experts and experienced practitioners", the press-release said.
Leading policy experts, officials and practitioners will drive the monthly discussions and provide career guidance to the group. -25D-
Politics
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On 4 February, the Baku Court of Appeal released former Russian judge Yelena Khakhaleva, who was arrested in Azerbaijan at the request of the Russian Prosecutor's Office.
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Afgan Sadygov, the head of the Azerbaijani website Azel.TV, who has been on a dry hunger strike since February 2 in the Tbilisi detention center, lost consciousness on Tuesday evening, his wife Sevinc Sadygova told Turan.
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On February 5, a preparatory hearing was held in the Baku Court for Serious Crimes, chaired by Vugar Ibrahimov, in the case of former diplomat Emin Ibrahimov. The main hearings are scheduled for February 12.
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The report on the investigation into the AZAL plane crash, published by the Ministry of Transport of Kazakhstan, is "preliminary and does not contain conclusions about the causes of the incident," a message from “Rosaviatsiya” – the Federal Air Transport Agency of Russia. “Rosaviatsiya” noted that the work of the commission will continue, and conclusions about the incident will be presented in the final report.
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