"The United States does not recognize Nagorno-Karabakh as an independent sovereign state, and will not accept the results of the elections held on May 3, as the effect on the legal status of Nagorno-Karabakh," stated at press briefing on May 1 Jeff Rathke , the US State Department’s spokesman.
According to APA, Rathke noted that "in the context of a comprehensive settlement of the conflict, the United States recognizes that the people of Nagorno-Karabakh will play a role in the decision of their future." However, these "elections in no way prejudge the final status of Karabakh or the outcome of the ongoing negotiations for a peaceful settlement of the conflict," he said.-06D-
Politics
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The recent detentions of journalists in Azerbaijan have caused sharp criticism from the country's politicians and public figures.
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An official notification has been sent to the American side that USAID has no legal grounds to work in the country and that it should stop its activities.This was reported by Azerbaijani Foreign Ministry spokesman Aykhan Hajizadeh.
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The International Committee to Protect Journalists (ICPJ) condemned the arrest of Shamshad Agha, editor-in-chief of the independent news website 'Arqument.az', and called on the Azerbaijani authorities to release him and other imprisoned journalists.
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On the evening of February 5, it was reported that journalist Shahnaz Beylargizi had been arrested. She had been a presenter on the Toplum TV channel for several years. After a criminal case was initiated against the channel in March 2024 and nearly all of its staff were arrested, Beylargizi was questioned multiple times. According to relatives, the police conducted a search of her apartment.
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