Top US diplomat at the OSCE this week called for an "urgent solution" for the conflicts in Caucasus which have course large populations of IDPs in Georgia and Azerbaijan.
"Their [the IDPs'] struggle to rebuild secure and productive lives demonstrates the urgent need to resolve these conflicts," US ambassador to OSCE Daniel Baer stated, as TURAN's Washington correspondent was informed.
In his response to the UN High Commissioner for Refugees Ambassador Baer mentioned that whether they are refugees in a foreign land, migrants, or internally displaced people within their own country, persons uprooted from their homes "deserve to be treated with respect and humanity. "
To that end, Washington encourages all participating states to facilitate the safe and voluntary return of displaced persons, to find durable solutions for such persons, and to treat all persons with respect and in accordance with relevant obligations under international law.-0-
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On 4 February, the Baku Court of Appeal released former Russian judge Yelena Khakhaleva, who was arrested in Azerbaijan at the request of the Russian Prosecutor's Office.
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Lawyer Zibeyda Sadygova met with reporter Natig Javadly, arrested in the 'Meydan TV' case, on 4 February in Baku pre-trial detention centre-1.
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U.S. President Donald Trump on Tuesday welcomed his first international guest - Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to the White House at a critical juncture for the Middle East ceasefire. In a surprise move, the pair unveiled a surprise plan with Trump suggesting that the U.S. could take control of the Gaza Strip, TURAN's Washington correspondent reports from the White House.
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Journalist Shamsad Aga was detained by police during the late hours, his brother Shahid Agayev reported to Voice of America.
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