Baku. Turbat Baghirova – APA. The Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Development of France has issued a statement on the release of journalist Khadija Ismayilova.
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“France welcomes the decision of Azerbaijan’s Supreme Court to release journalist Khadija Ismayilova on a suspended sentence,†said the statement, the French Embassy in Baku told APA.
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“It happened after the release of Leyla and Arif Yunus on April 19, 2016. France wishes Azerbaijan to make more progress in strengthening the rule of law,†the statement said.
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