“It is disappointing that President Aliyev released only a small number of political prisoners among several hundred pardons he issued prior to Nowruz. OSCE participating States commit to respecting freedom of expression, including the freedom to exchange information and views without interference from public authorities.
Damascus said the Syrian air defense forces shot down an Israeli unmanned aerial vehicle above Quneitra city, Al Mayadeen TV reported, which, according to some information, is linked with Hezbollah. The Syrian side insists the UAV was downed after it breached the airspace.
“Due to Erdogan’s unbounded anger German citizen journalist Deniz Yucel currently faces a threat of death penalty. There is one thing to do, to show the limits to Erdogan,” the newspaper writes.
US Secretary of State Rex Tillerson will depart for Italy in April to meet the G7 foreign ministers, then he will visit Russia, the US State Department said, TASS reported.
“We are ready to discuss everything, including the Constitution, but we need to know who are going to take part in the Geneva talks, whether they are going to discuss the same document or not,” Assad said.
“The West, Azerbaijan, Belarus and Kazakhstan may draw conclusions from the statement. Karabakh provision is also crucial from the perspective that it expressed joint position of the presidents of Armenia and Russia on installation of security mechanisms. There is incorrect impression that Armenia and the US are interested in this issue,” Skakov said.