U.S. Ambassador to Azerbaijan Richard Morningstar visited Ganja on September 21-22, 2013. The ambassador met with Ganja Executive Committee Chairman Elmar Valiyev, representatives from the Ganja Constituency Election Commission, and local nongovernmental organizations to discuss the pre-election environment in Azerbaijan. He also met with local U.S. Peace Corps volunteers to learn about their work with Azerbaijani partners in the region.
Ambassador Morningstar and his spouse, Ms. Faith Morningstar, also attended a women’s leadership conference and toured a newly built settlement for internally displaced persons.
U.S. Mission to Azerbaijan Public Affairs Officer Stephen Guice accompanied the ambassador to Ganja. Mr. Guice also visited Tovuz and Sheki where he met with local media outlets and discussed exchange and cultural program opportunities and the American Centers program, reads US Embassy`s press release. -0-
Politics
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Members of the monitoring group of human rights organizations of Azerbaijan sent an appeal to the country's President Ilham Aliyev, in which they expressed deep concern about the health of the arrested journalist Shahnaz Beylargizi.
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On Friday, 7 February, a memorial event was held in Aktau in memory of the victims of the Azerbaijan Airlines (AZAL) plane crash on 25 December 2024, 'Tengrinews.kz' reports.
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On 7 February the Baku court of appeal considered an appeal against the administrative arrest of public activist Jalal Javadov.
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On 7 February, the trial of Karabakh separatist leaders continued in Baku court complex. During the session the reading of the indictment was continued.
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