Lee Lizenberger. Photo TURAN.
US wants to see Azerbaijan ready to be invited to Democracy Forum - Lee Litzenberger
Baku/16.02.22/Turan: The selection of participants in the Democracy Forum was carried out with consideration of the state of democracy in a particular country. “We hope that in the future Azerbaijan will be among the participants, but this requires some progress on issues such as fundamental freedoms, opportunities for civil society, respect for human rights,” US Ambassador to Azerbaijan Lee Litzenberger said at a briefing on Wednesday.
When asked why Armenia was invited to the forum and Azerbaijan was not invited, the diplomat noted that the invitation depended on the availability of certain democratic reforms. This did not depend on the country's membership in a particular military or political organization. -02B-
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Aziz Orujev, the health of the head of “Kanal-13” Internet TV, who is under arrest, has deteriorated, his lawyer Bahruz Bayramov told Turan. According to him, the journalist suffers from panic attacks. "His hands are shaking, his general condition is deteriorating dramatically," the lawyer said. Orujev is currently being treated at the Prison Service hospital.
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On May 1, the former head of the International Bank of Azerbaijan (IBA), Jahangir Hajiyev, announced a hunger strike in prison N13 in protest against the absence of effective medical care and conditions of detention, his lawyer Hajiyev Fahraddin Mehdiyev, who met with his client on May 2, said Turan. According to him, Hajiyev suffers from thyroid disease, cardiac arrhythmia and hypertension. However, despite repeated appeals, he is not being transferred either to the Medical Institution of the penitentiary service or the medical and sanitary part of the colony, Mehdiyev said.
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Parliamentary elections in Azerbaijan are due to be held in November, but their dates may be postponed to an earlier date, the head of the CEC Mazahir Panahov stated at a meeting of this structure. The next parliamentary elections in November coincide with the COP29 climate conference, Panahov noted. "For this reason, a decision may be made to postpone the elections to an earlier period," he said.
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President Ilham Aliyev signed an order on the payment of a one-time allowance to veterans of the Second World War. Thus, the participants in the war will receive 2,000 thousand manats (about $ 1,200) each.
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