European Commission against Racism and Intolerance to prepare report on AzerbaijanOctober 6, 2010 - 18:06 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - The European Commission against Racism and Intolerance (ECRI) will provide a new report and recommendations to the Azerbaijani authorities on the situation in the field of combating racism, racial discrimination, xenophobia, antisemitism and intolerance, the organization said. The report will be prepared based on the results of five-day monitoring. An ECRI delegation visited Azerbaijan from Sept.27 to Oct.1, 2010 as the first step in the preparation of a monitoring report. During its visit, ECRI’s delegation gathered information on the implementation of the recommendations it made to the authorities in its previous report of 2007 and discussed new issues that have emerged since. The delegation held meetings in Baku and Lankaran with representatives of all relevant ministries, public officials, human rights NGOs and minority groups, Trend reported. Top stories Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev arrived in Moscow on April 22 to hold talks with Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin. Authorities said a total of 192 Azerbaijani troops were killed and 511 were wounded during Azerbaijan’s offensive. In 2023, the Azerbaijani government will increase the country’s defense budget by more than 1.1 billion manats ($650 million). The bill, published on Monday, is designed to "eliminate the shortcomings of an unreasonably broad interpretation of the key concept of "compatriot". Partner news | Exclusive access to all EURO 2024 games for Ucom subscribers This year once again Ucom stands as the primary partner of UEFA EURO 2024 in Armenia. Armenia, U.S. to upgrade Strategic Dialogue meeting to Strategic Partnership Commission The two governments have release a statement on the occasion of the U.S.-Armenia Strategic Dialogue Capstone meeting. Azerbaijan complains to Germany about Armenia's constitution Bayramov has complained about the Armenian constitution to his German counterpart Annalena Berbock. idcoin: New tool in IDBank’s loyalty system IDBank has announced the launch of idcoin, a new tool in the customer loyalty system. |