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Bundestag member from CDU Olav Gutting made a statement
In his response to an enquiry by the Berlin office of The European Azerbaijan Society regarding the killing of Sahiba Guliyeva and her two-year-old granddaughter Zahra Guliyeva due to Armenian shelling of the civilian population of the Alkhanly village in the Fuzuli district, Bundestag member from CDU Olav Gutting made a statement. «We have received with grave consternation the sad news of the deaths of Sahiba Guliyeva (50) and her two year old granddaughter Zahra Guliyeva in the Azerbaijani region Fizuli. Both became victims of heavy mortar attacks by Armenian forces, which yet again launched strikes against the Azerbaijani civilian population out of the illegaly occupied territories around Nagorno-Karabakh. Furthermore, civilians on the Azerbaijani side have been severly wounded. These escalations are extremely worrisome and threaten the very important peaceful negotiation process.
In his response to an enquiry by the French office of The European
Azerbaijan Society regarding the killing of Sahiba Guliyeva and her two-year-old granddaughter Zahra Guliyeva due to Armenian shelling of the civilian population of the Alkhanly village in the Fuzuli district, Senator André Reichardt, Chairman of the France-Caucasus Friendship Groupin the French Senate made a statement. "I deeply saddened by the death of innocent civilians who have nothing to do with this conflict, and especially with the death of this child, which makes me particularly sad. I offer my deepest condolences to the families and to the authorities of the Republic of Azerbaijan.
CIVILIANS – OLD AND VERY YOUNG – TARGETED IN LATEST ATROCITY
On the evening of 4 July, as much of the world was celebrating American Independence Day, Armenian armed forces illegally located in the occupied territories of Azerbaijan deliberately targeted Azerbaijani civilians in the Fizuli region with heavy mortars and grenade launchers. Sahiba Guliyeva (50) and her two-year-old granddaughter Zahra Guliyeva were killed, and other civilians were severely wounded. Azerbaijani armed forces evacuated the casualties, but could not save the two Guliyevas.
Internal management at Azerbaijani universities undergoes changes
By granting the status of public legal entity to universities, the process of changing legal-organizational form and bringing it into line with the country’s law is underway, Education MinisterMikayil Jabbarov said on Thursday,APA reported.
Children who can’t enter lyceums and gymnasiums to be admitted to other schools in Azerbaijan
The admission process in some schools in Azerbaijan is over, the head of the Baku City Education Department, Mahabbat Valiyeva, told APA on Thursday. “Parents preferred their children to study at lyceums and gymnasiums. If they have not chosen to have their children study at regular schools, I understand their subsequent concern. But, unfortunately, this process has been entirely left to society. I think that children who can not be admitted to the school of their choice will be admitted to other schools in the area,” Veliyeva said commenting on public concern as to whether children who fail the exam for the first-grade at lyceums and gymnasiums will be admitted to schools later or not.
Baku Zoo to undergo reconstruction
On the initiative of Vice-President of the Heydar Aliyev Foundation, founder and head of IDEA Public Union Leyla Aliyeva, Baku Zoological Park, which was created 80 years ago, will begin to be reconstructed.
The story of Garabagh FC comes to Stamford Bridge
Football and sports are great levellers. Regardless of ethnicity, religious confession, nationality or culture, the rules of sports are understood across the world. However, sometimes sports can be a casualty of conflict, and that was the case with Garabagh FC. Located in Aghdam, its home ground came under fire from Armenian invading forces in 1993 as they occupied Nagorno-Karabakh and the seven surrounding regions. Chief coach Allahverdi Bagirov was blown up by a landmine, and the whole team eventually decamped to the Azerbaijani national stadium, named after Tofig Bahramov, the so-called ‘Russian linesman’, whose decision to award a penalty to the England team during the 1966 World Cup Final resulted in the historic win over West Germany.
Azerbaijan’s refugee and IDP pain highlighted in the heart of Paris
Paris, 21 June 2017: As part of a series of events organised in the margins of UN World Refugee Day throughout the world, the French office of The European Azerbaijan Society (TEAS) organised a landmark conference entitled The Consequences of a Forgotten Conflict for France: The Current Situation and Prospects for Refugees and IDPs in the long-term – Azerbaijan as a case study, hosted in the Palais du Luxembourg, home of the French Senate. The event was organised in conjunction with the Robert Schumann Institute for Europe (IRSE) and the Paris-based regional association of the Higher Institute for Defence Studies (IHEDN). It took place under the patronage of André Reichardt, Senator for the Bas-Rhin region and President of the France-Caucasus Friendship Group in the French Senate, and was attended by over 50 people, including diplomats, senators, athletes, UNESCO representatives and civil society.
Alexander Lapshin’s trial scheduled for June 30
A trial on Alexander Lapshin, detained in Azerbaijan, is scheduled for June 30. This decision was made in the Baku Grave Crimes Court June 22, where a hearing on Lapshin’s case was held. The hearing was held under chairmanship of Judge Alovsat Abbasov.
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Belgian senator may become persona non grata in Azerbaijan
Belgian senator, member of the Flemish Parliament Joris Poschet may be included in the Azerbaijani Foreign Ministry’s list of people declared personae non gratae, for illegally visiting the Azerbaijani territories occupied by Armenia, said Spokesman for the Foreign Ministry Hikmat Hajiyev.
PACE co-rapporteurs issue statement after their visit to Azerbaijan
The co-rapporteurs for the monitoring of Azerbaijan by the Parliamentary Assembly of theCouncil of Europe (PACE), Stefan Schennach and Cezar Florin Preda have issued a statement on the outcomes of their visit to Baku from 12 to 14 June 2017.
Justice Ministry: Doctors are closely following Lapshin’s health condition
Doctors and medical experts are closely following the health condition of blogger Alexander Lapshin, who is under arrest in Azerbaijan, the head of the Justice Ministry’s human rights and public affairs department, Faig Gurbanov, told
Mehmet Akarca: Turkey wants all countries to enjoy friendly relations
Turkey, most of all, wants all countries to enjoy friendly relations and live in peace, said Mehmet Akarca, head of the Turkish Prime Ministry's Directorate General of Press and Information.