Azerbaijan was officially admitted to the Council of Europe
Azerbaijan was officially admitted to the Council of Europe
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Azerbaijan was officially admitted to the Council of Europe. Azerbaijani President Heymar Aliyev said, "today's event is the result of the efforts made by the people of Azerbaijan over the past two centuries". Among Azerbaijan's achievements he listed the freedom of speech, the death penalty ban and it economic and political reforms.
— SOURCES
- (Sources: Interfax news agency monitored by BBC, 25/01/2001)
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