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Other News - Azerbaijan - gab
Other News - Azerbaijan UNE TRENTAINE DE COMBATTANTS ISLAMISTES AZERIS TUES AU SEIN DES GROUPES ARMES D'OPPOSITION EN SYRIE /Aug 2/armenews.com/ Selon l'agence officielle de presse azérie APA, près de 60 combattants Azéris se trouveraient actuellement parmi les forces d'opposition au régime syrien. Elle précise qu'a ce jour, depuis le début de l'insurrection en Syrie, une trentaine d'e combattants Azéris enrôles au sein des groupes armes de l'opposition y a trouve la mort. Ces Azéris, venus d'Azerbaïdjan, d'Afghanistan ou du Sud Caucase, pour la plupart proche du groupe islamiste Djïl Al-Mouhajirin al-Ansar. Dans une vidéo diffusée sur internet, ces islamistes Azéris appellent leurs frères d'Azerbaïdjan a venir prendre part a la lutte contre le président syrien Bachar Al-Assad. Il y a quelques mois, la présence de rebelles azéris était signalée près d'un quartier arménien d'Alep. Montserrat Caballe, Albano Carrisi, Konstantin Zatulin and Peter Semneby on Azerbaijan's "black list" /Aug 3/ARMINFO/by Emmanuil Mkrtchyan/ ArmInfo-Turan. The Foreign Ministry of Azerbaijan has published the list of the people who have visited "the country's occupied territories." Turan reports that there are 335 people on the list, including a US senator, parliamentarians from Germany, Slovakia, Iran, Russia, Australia, Austria, France and the United Kingdom, journalists, students, artists, representatives of international organizations. Here you will find Spanish opera singer Montserrat Caballe, Italian pop singer Albano Carrisi, Russian MP Konstantin Zatulin and the EU's former special representative to the South Caucasus Peter Semneby. All of them have been declared personae non grata in Azerbaijan. To remind, the Azerbaijani authorities insist that all foreigners wishing to visit Nagorno-Karabakh and "other occupied territories" request them for permission. For the full list see http://mfa.gov.az/files/file/Arzuolunmaz%20Shexslerin%20Siyahisi-2013.pdf. MORE THAN 15 THOUSAND AZERBAIJANI RECEIVE TURKISH CITIZENSHIP /Aug 8/Panorama.am/ 15,604 Azerbaijani citizens were granted Turkish citizenship over the last decade, reports Azerbaijani "Haqqin.az" website. According to the data of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Turkey, 124 thousand foreigners were granted an ID of a Turkish citizen in the time period of 2003-2012. In fact, the majority of applicants for the citizenship were residents of Bulgaria - more than 44 thousand. Also, around 8,197 individuals were deprived of Turkish citizenship for various reasons during the same time period. US Ambassador urges Azerbaijan to ensure fair elections /Aug 5/news.am/ U.S. Ambassador to Azerbaijan Richard Morningstar has issued a statement on upcoming presidential elections in the country, urging Azerbaijani government to ensure a free and fair electoral process. `Now that the active stage of the election season has begun, we call on the government of Azerbaijan to ensure a free and fair electoral process that reflects the will of the people,' the statement reads. He said to guarantee an unbiased pre-election environment, the government of Azerbaijan should make sure all political parties and interested groups have equal access to the media, the freedom to register their candidates, and the freedom to hold campaign events and regular party meetings in venues across the country without interference. Ambassador called to accelerate fair resolution of the legal proceedings against youth activists, journalists, and political leaders, including Ilgar Mammadov and Tofig Yagublu. In his statement Morningstar noted that Azerbaijani authorities `should register domestic election observers and permit them to monitor election activities freely throughout the country.' More than 15 thousand Azerbaijani receive Turkish citizenship /Aug 9/Panorama.am/ 15,604 Azerbaijani citizens were granted Turkish citizenship over the last decade, reports Azerbaijani `Haqqin.az' website. According to the data of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Turkey, 124 thousand foreigners were granted an ID of a Turkish citizen in the time period of 2003-2012. In fact, the majority of applicants for the citizenship were residents of Bulgaria - more than 44 thousand. Also, around 8,197 individuals were deprived of Turkish citizenship for various reasons during the same time period. Azerbaijani flag ignored during the meeting of Iranian President and Speaker of Azerbaijani Parliament /Aug 9/Panorama.am/ Another curious incident happened with the flag of Azerbaijan. The newlyelected Iranian president Hassan Rouhani took part in a number of meetings with the heads of foreign delegations right after his inauguration. The Azerbaijani flag was not displayed during the meeting of the Iranian President Hassan Rouhani and the Chairman of Azerbaijani Parliament Octay Asadov. And this is not the first such incident. The Azerbaijani flag was flying upside down during the official visit of the Azerbaijani Minister of Defense Safar Abiyev to Islamic Republic of Iran last year. The scene was quickly captured by the Iranian media lenses. Moreover, a similar attitude to the state symbols of Azerbaijan was recorded in other countries as well. During the 48th Munich Security Conference in early February of 2012, more specifically at the meeting of the US Secretary of State Hilary Clinton and the President of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev, the colors of the raised flag did not match those of the corresponding Azerbaijani state symbol. While the flag raised in Munich was composed of blue, red, and baby blue color lines, the correct colors of the official Azerbaijani flag are blue, red, and green. The flag colors were also misplaced earlier, at the meeting of Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev and President of the European Commission José Manuel Barroso. DEPUIS 20 ANS, L'AZERBAIDJAN A ACQUIS 321 CHARS, 400 SYSTEMES D'ARTILLERIE, 64 AVIONS DE COMBAT /Aug 12/armenews.com/ Entre les années 1992-2012, l’Azerbaïdjan a acheté des différents pays 321 chars, 264 véhicules de combat, 400 systèmes d’artillerie et 21 295 missiles et lanceurs de roquette, selon le registre des armes classiques de l’ONU selon l’agence de presse azérie APA. Dans cette période l’aviation a obtenu 64 avions de formation et de combat et 24 hélicoptères de combat. La liste ne comprend pas des systèmes, d’artillerie, des drones achetées par l’Azerbaïdjan au cours des dernières années à Israël et à la Turquie, ainsi que des chars et des véhicules de combat, dont l’importation a commencé au début de 2013 en vertu de la signature d’un contrat avec la Russie. Selon le registre, dans la période de référence, l’Ukraine a vendu le plus grand nombre de véhicules militaires à l’Azerbaïdjan. Bakou aurait acquis de ce pays 198 chars de combat (y compris des T-72 et T-55), 173 transporteurs blindés, 294 systèmes d’artillerie, 37 avions de combat et de formation, 12 hélicoptères, 95 systèmes de missiles. La deuxième place dans la liste est la Russie. Depuis 20 ans, ce pays a vendu à l’Azerbaïdjan 62 chars, 24 véhicules blindés, 18 unités d’obusiers, 12 hélicoptères et 1.200 missiles. La liste ne comprend pas deux divisions de systèmes S -300 PMU-2 Favorit, ainsi qu’entre 2008-2012, des hélicoptères de transport Ka-32 et Mi-17V, achetés par l’Azerbaïdjan à la Russie. SCORES OF AZERIS FIGHTING AMONG REBELS IN SYRIA AND ELSEWHERE /Aug 15/asbarez.com/ Azeri fighters are members of a sabotage unit called Jaish al-Muhajireen wal-Ansar BAKU-The number of Azeris known to be fighting in the armed opposition against Syrian president Bashar al-Assad was revealed on August 1. Azeri news sources, citing Syrian opposition Web sites, report that there are 60 Azerbaijanis among the ranks of the many different armed rebel groups battling the Syrian government army. The sources also reported that some 30 Azeris have been killed during clashes. Furthermore, fighters have come not only from Azerbaijan, but also from Afghanistan (from among the fighting ranks of the Taliban), Russia (from the Northern Caucasus), and other countries. According to the same source, the great majority of the Azerbaijani fighters are members of a sabotage unit called Jaish al-Muhajireen walAnsar, whose leader is probably an Azerbaijani, Abu Yahan. All the same, conflict analyst Arif Yunus revealed back on July 11 that there are more than 300 Azerbaijani fighters in Syria, Afghanistan and Pakistan, from which 100 are in Syria. News sources in Azerbaijan with an oppositionist slant wrote in the middle of July, "There are 400 Azerbaijanis fighting among the terrorist groups in Syria, Afghanistan, and Pakistan, of which 3 are women."