Visit of Foreign Minister of Austria
Foreign Ministry of Azerbaijan reports that be an official visit to Azerbaijan's Minister of Foreign Affairs and Integration Austria, Sebastian Kurz, will be on September 11-12. He will be received by the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Azerbaijan, Elmar Mammadyarov. After the meeting there will be a joint briefing.
Nothing is reported about the purposes and program of the visit. Kurtz makes a regional tour to the South Caucasus countries. According to the Armenian media, during his visit to Yerevan, Kurtz criticized the human rights situation and democracy in Azerbaijan. However, there is not yet reaction of the official Baku. -02D-
Politics
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