Charles Michel.
Baku /09.09.22/Turan: The United States welcomes the release of 5 Armenian servicemen by Azerbaijan, US State Department spokesman Ned Price said.
“We welcome reports of the return of Armenian detainees home, which is positive for the peace process between Armenia and Azerbaijan.
We hope that all the other detainees will also return home, and Azerbaijan and Armenia will continue steps to strengthen trust and resolve the remaining differences," Price wrote on his Twitter page.
Charles Michel, President of the EU Council, also expressed satisfaction with the release of five Armenian soldiers.
"We welcome the release of five more Armenian prisoners by Baku after discussions on August 31 in Brussels.
The transfer of persons is taking place on a bilateral basis for the first time and this is the merit of both sides," Michel wrote on his Twitter account.
The release of the Armenians was also welcomed by the EU Special Representative for the South Caucasus Toivo Klaar.
"We welcome the news about the release of five Armenian prisoners by Azerbaijan after the leaders' meeting in Brussels on August 31. An important humanitarian gesture that took place without intermediaries," Klaar said on Twitter. -16D-
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Aide to the President of Azerbaijan Hikmet Hajiyev is on a visit to Iran, where he met with Adviser to the President of the Islamic Republic Mehdi Sanayi.
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On January 31, the trial of opposition politician Tofig Yagublu continued at the Baku Serious Crimes Court, where the examination of documents resumed. Yagublu pointed out the falsification of the search protocols related to the search at his home. He drew attention to the fact that the protocol stated that on December 14, 2023, at 16:00, the investigator completed the questioning of the "victim" and decided to conduct a search.
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Elvin Zeynalov, a religious activist living in the village of Mashtaga, was detained on January 31 around noon by individuals in plain clothes outside a store near his home. According to his relatives, later in the evening, Zeynalov was brought back home by people in black clothing, who conducted a search. They took Zeynalov's pants from the wardrobe, put marijuana in the pocket, then "seized" the drugs, filmed the video, and then took the activist away again.
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During the winter session of PACE at the Palais de l'Europe in Strasbourg, a "parallel event" was held on January 30 dedicated to the "alarming human rights crisis in Azerbaijan." The hearings were organized by the Institute for Reporters' Freedom and Safety (IRFS) and PACE member, co-chair of the Group of Unified European Left (Group of the Unified European), Spanish parliamentarian Laura Castel Fort.
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