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Poland bids farewell to President Lech Kaczynski
A farewell ceremony is being held at the presidential palace for Polish President Lech Kaczynski and his wife, who were killed in the plane crash in Smolensk.
13.04.10 APA reports that Maria Kaczynska’s coffin was brought from Moscow to Warsaw in the afternoon.
Court considers appeal of disinformer about terrorist attack against Rail Rzayev
The Baku Appeal Court considered the appeal of former staff member of the Azerbaijan National Academy of Sciences and the Ministry of Taxes Mirseyfaddin Mamadov, who misinformed the law-enforcement bodies about the terrorist attack against Major-General Rail Rzayev.
13.04.10 According to APA, the court rejected his appeal and kept the first instance court’s decision in force.
Mirseyfaddin Mammadov was sentenced by the Court of Grave Crimes to 7 years of imprisonment.
Romania, Azerbaijan and Georgia sign memorandum for carrying natural gas
Romania, Georgia and Azerbaijan Tuesday signed a deal in Bucharest for gas transport through the Azerbaijan-Georgia-Romania-Interconnection project, known as Agri, which might be completed sooner than Nabucco, Romania’s Economy Minister Adriean Videanu said, APA reports quoting news agency Mediafax.
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Azerbaijan Press Council announces 7 newspapers and one magazine more “racketeer”
Azerbaijan Press Council’s commission on prevention of “racketeering journalism” chaired by Vugar Rahimzadeh held its regular meeting on Tuesday.
13.04.10 Rahimzadeh said the commission has received more than 20 complaints since the beginning of the year and informed about the materials collected in the wake of those complaints, the Press Council sources told APA. 7 newspapers and one magazine were declared as “racketeering publications” and one newspaper got a serious notice. The commission will continue investigation. The Press Council’s secretariat was urged to prepare report to the Council’s Board.
Azerbaijan will not adopt law on alternative service
Azerbaijan will not fulfill one of the commitments undertaken at the Council of Europe – adoption of law on alternative service because of non-solution of Nagorno Karabakh problem.
13.04.10 Azerbaijan is at war and therefore it doesn’t intend to adopt this document.
Turkish Foreign Minister Ahmet Davutoghlu: It is unquestionable for Turkey to leave Azerbaijan out of the cycle in the South Caucasus in any manner
“The liberation of the occupied Azerbaijani territories was one of the goals of the Turkish-Armenian protocols” “We will not let anyone put pressure on Turkey over issues on which we can give no concessions”
13.04.10 APA’s Washington correspondent’s interview with Turkish Foreign Minister Ahmet Davutoghlu
Hearing on mass killing in Azerbaijan State Oil Academy scheduled for April 21
The preliminary hearing was held on the criminal case related to the mass killing at the Azerbaijan State Oil Academy.
13.04.10 The judge Ramella Allahverdiyeva presided over the hearing.
Safar Abiyev: “Azerbaijan will not be reconciled with occupation of its lands and aggressor Armenia must understand that”
Defense Minister of Azerbaijan Colonel-General Safar Abiyev received the delegations headed by the chairman of the NATO PA Political Committee’s subcommittee for NATO partnership Rainer Stinner.
13.04.10 According to the Defense Ministry’s press service, Abiyev informed the guests about the economic, political and defense achievements of Azerbaijan in recent years and said Azerbaijan attached serious importance to the integration into European institutions and NATO partnership and the development towards this would be shown brighter.
Dmitry Medvedev: If a strike is performed on Iran, the people would go to Azerbaijan
“If a strike is performed on Iran, then you can expect anything, including use of nuclear weapons.
13.04.10 And nuclear strikes in the Middle East, this means a global catastrophe,” said Russian President Dmitry Medvedev in his interview to ABC News, APA reports.
Polish president’s plane crew didn’t fulfill dispatcher orders
The crew members of the Polish president’s plane crashed in Smolensk region of Russia on Saturday didn’t fulfill orders given by the ground dispatcher service, said deputy chief of general staff of Russian Air Force Alexander Alyoshin.
10.04.10 He said Tu-154 crew missed the orders given by the Smolensk airport dispatcher about the flight direction.
Polish president and first lady among 132 dead in presidential plane crash in Russia
Polish President Lech Kaczynski and his wife were killed when the presidential plane crashed near an airport in western Russia
10.04.10 A total of 132 people were on board the Tupolev 154 aircraft, according to the Russian Investigation Committee.
Initial causes of Polish President’s plane crash
Initial causes of the crash of Polish President’s Tu-154 aircraft in Smolensk Oblast of Russia have been announced.
10.04.10 The cause of the plane crash was apparently an error by the crew during the approach to landing.
EU Commissioner denies Armenian newspapers
“How good conditions the internally displaced persons live, it can not replace returning home for them”, EU Commissioner for Enlargement and European Neighborhood Policy Stefan Fule said at a briefing in Baku after the meeting with IDPs APA reports.
9.04.10 Fule said all internally displaced persons should return to their homeland. “We come here not to discuss politics, but to meet with the people. We are discussing relations and future prospects”.
Ilham Aliyev: “Another Armenian state cannot be established in Azerbaijani lands”
Armenians have already established their state in the territory of Azerbaijan and another Armenian state cannot be established in our lands, said Azerbaijan’s President Ilham Aliyev in his speech at the Foreign Ministry of Estonia in Tallinn.
10.04.10 The President said Azerbaijan would never agree with that and it would never happen. “The sooner Armenian side understands this, the better it will be for them and for us. So, in this way the problem can be solved, and then the peace can be established in the Caucasus.
