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US SUPPORTS AZERBAIJAN's TERRITORIAL INTEGRITY
The US State Department spokesman Richard Boucher said in a news briefing in Washington on August 30 that USA supports Azerbaijan's territorial integrity.
"We don't recognize Upper Garabagh as an independent state. The future status of the region is a talking point within the OSCE Minsk Group. We don't believe that the elections to be held in the self-proclaimed region could reverse the peace process. We have the mandate to broker solution to the Garabagh conflict together with other Minsk Group co-chairs, Russia and France, and will keep working toward this goal with all the parties involved", he said.
RELIGIOUS EXTREMISTS EXPOSED
The Ministry of National Security has launched a massive manhunt for an Uzbek national Abdulrasul Abdulrahimov by publishing his photos in national newspapers Thursday.
The notice says that as a result of operative search by the Ministry, a branch office of a religious extremist organization "Hizbut-Tahrir" has been exposed in Baku. The organization is blamed for anti-Azerbaijan activities.
A. Abdulrahimov is believed to be one of the organization's activists. The Ministry is asking people knowing about the wanted man's whereabouts to call on 95 04 87 and 95 04 91. Anonymity of all callers is guaranteed.
CLASHES IN IRAN UNDERWAY
Clashes in Iran's Sabzavar city between the population and the law-enforcement have been ongoing for six days. Some 1,000 people have been arrested, hundreds wounded and 7 killed, including 2 children. Another child is in critical condition, the Union for Integral Azerbaijan said in a statement Monday.
The clashes follow public discontent as people demand that Sabzavar be granted the status of a center, which, in turn, would allow opening of new jobs and improving social welfare of the population.
The statement also says that over 3 million Turks residents of the province are not involved in the clashes.
NEW PAKISTANI AMBASSADOR VISITS MOD
Defense Minister Colonel-General Safar Abiyev received a new Pakistani ambassador Mr. Faiz Muhammad Khoso Monday. Touching upon the Pakistani-Azeri relations, the ambassador said the recent visit by an Azeri MOD delegation to Pakistan received positive feedback in Pakistan.
"That visit gave an impetus to the development of bilateral military cooperation and laid groundwork for further partnership. Pakistan considers Azerbaijan a fraternal country and will do its utmost to boost relations with it", the diplomat said.
US EMBASSY FUNDING LEGAL AWARENESS OF JOURNALISTS
The Union of Young Lawyers presented the "Legal awareness of journalists" project in a ceremony at the Press Club of Baku Thursday. The project is being implemented with the financial support of the US embassy in Baku. A brochure for journalists had been published prior to the presentation in 1,000 copies.
As part of the project, training workshops on local and international media legislation will be held in September. The seminars will be attended by journalistic organizations, news agencies, newspapers, TV and Radio companies, as well as active members of the Union of Young Lawyers and representatives of the US embassy.
The project, valued at $2,700, will last from July till October.
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Issue No.N36 (218), 2001
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