A special Vatican envoy for the South Caucasus, the nuncio Marek Solchinski was in Azerbaijan on 15-17 May to discuss the program and agenda of the forthcoming visit of the Pope Francis to Baku. This was reported by a representative of the Roman Catholic Church Vladimir Fekete. In particular, Solchinski met with the head of the Caucasus Muslims Department Allahshukur Pashazade, and the officials of Azerbaijan, discussed the program of the visit, which is scheduled for October 2nd. -03D-
Politics
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The Russian side must apologize for the air defense attack on the Azerbaijani civilian aircraft, said Azerbaijani MP Rasim Musabeyov.
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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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