The US Ambassador to Azerbaijan Robert Secuta called for the release of Dilgam Askerov and Shahbaz Guliyev convicted by the Karabakh separatists on charges of sabotage and espionage.
In an interview with reporters Secuta stressed that a similar appeal was made by US Assistant Secretary Victoria Nuland and the US co-chair of OSCE Minsk Group James Warlick in Yerevan last month.
According to the Ambassador, the US, along with other co-MG calls for an early peaceful settlement of the conflict. One of the ways to resolve the conflict is humanitarian gestures, including the release of prisoners.
When asked what steps the United States take in connection with the bad situation of democracy and human rights in Azerbaijan, and in particular in connection with the closing of the Bureau of Radio Azadlig, Secuta said that discussions are held with the authorities on these issues.
"We are currently working on these issues and we should continue to work in this direction with the government of Azerbaijan," said the Ambassador, not answering the part of the question about the situation around Radio Azadlig. -03B-
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