Today, only two international leaders - Turkish President and Prime Minister of Georgia announced their plans to come to Baku on 12 June, to attend the opening ceremony of the European Games.
On behalf of the President of Turkey made a statement the Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu in an interview with Azerbaijani journalists.
In turn, Prime Minister of Georgia Irakli Garibashvili said he plans to visit Baku.
The international human rights organizations strongly urge the leaders of European countries not to go to Baku for the opening games due to mass repressions of the authorities against civil society, human rights violations, and the presence of about 100 political prisoners in the country.
Such calls made leading human rights organizations that require leaders to demand from official Baku to release all political prisoners before the games.
Note that Erdogan and Garibashvili were the first leaders of countries who have confirmed their participation. None of the Western leaders have yet confirmed their participation. The arrival of a senior representative of Kremlin, as well as representatives from a number of Eastern European countries that depend on gas supplies from Azerbaijan and wishing to invest in Bakus expected.-02В-
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On December 9, 2024, the third round of political consultations was held in Riyadh between the foreign ministries of the Republic of Azerbaijan and the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Azerbaijan reported. The Azerbaijani delegation was led by Deputy Minister Yalchin Rafiev, while the Saudi Arabian delegation was headed by Deputy Foreign Minister Walid Al-Khereiji.
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On December 10, the Ganja Serious Crimes Court issued a verdict in the case of Sahib Mammadzade, head of the Dashkasan district organization of the Azerbaijan People's Front Party (APFP). The court found him guilty of the large-scale illegal trafficking of narcotics and sentenced him to 6.5 years in prison, his lawyer, Zabil Gahramanov reported. According to the lawyer, an appeal will be filed against the verdict. He emphasized that the court did not establish a clear link between Mammadzade and the drugs in question.
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On December 10, the Presidents of Türkiye and Azerbaijan discussed the situation in Syria, according to Haberturk, citing Erdogan's office. "President Recep Tayyip Erdogan held a phone conversation with Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev to discuss the latest events in Syria, as well as regional and global issues.
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