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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This year, the laureate of the annual Nargiz Prize, awarded for efforts in the fight for democracy, was Akif Gurbanov, chairman of the board of the Resplatforma (Platform of the III Republic) movement, who is under arrest.
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The U.S. will prohibit the issuing of visas for nearly a dozen more individuals responsible for undermining democracy in Georgia, bringing the total number to over 100, TURAN's Washington correspondent reports.
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The President of Azerbaijan, Ilham Aliyev, has expressed condolences to the President of Germany, Frank-Walter Steinmeier, following the tragic incident in the city of Magdeburg. "We are deeply shocked by the news of the deaths and injuries resulting from the tragic incident that took place at the Christmas market in Magdeburg," the message reads.
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By the order of the head of state, Vusal Aslanov has been appointed Chairman of the Baku Metro CJSC.
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