“The United States is deeply concerned by the incarceration of all of those detained in connection with exercising their fundamental freedoms, including journalist Khadija Ismayilova, and we have called for their release. We urge the Government of Azerbaijan to respect the universal rights of its citizens to ensure they are afforded all the fair trial guarantees to which all citizens are entitled and to allow them to freely express their views.” This was stated by the Department of State spokesman Jeff Rathke at a press briefing in Washington D.C. on May 5. -16D04-
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Azerbaijani government sources have exclusively confirmed to Euronews on Thursday that a Russian surface-to-air missile caused the Azerbaijan Airlines plane crash in Aktau on Wednesday.
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CrashThe Secretary General of the Council of Europe, Alain Berset, has expressed his condolences and deep sadness over the tragic Azerbaijan Airlines crash in Kazakhstan with many fatalities.
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The crash of our plane in Aktau raises several questions that demand answers: 1. Many of the victims of this tragedy were people who previously traveled to the North Caucasus by train or car. These victims might not have existed if Azerbaijan hadn’t kept its land borders closed for several years.
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NATO expressed condolences regarding the crash of the Azerbaijan Airlines passenger plane near the city of Aktau in Kazakhstan, the Alliance's spokesperson, Farah Dalallah, said on her social media account.
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