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Azerbaijan protests against Norway and Germany

17 November 2009 07:48 (UTC +04:00)

They met with Deputy Foreign Minister Vagif Sadigov. The topic of discussion was the statement issued by Norwegian embassy in Azerbaijan on November 11 and press release issued by German embassy in Azerbaijan on November 12 concerning the judgment passed by Sabail district court on Emin Abdullayev and Adnan Hajizadeh.

Sadigov told the diplomats that Azerbaijan was surprised and regretted about the statements issued by the embassies. It was noted that the court hearing had been held in accordance with the legislation and procedural rules of Azerbaijan Republic, the transparency of the courtâ€™s activity was ensured and all conditions had been created to cover it in media.

It was noted that the views expressed in the embassiesâ€™ documents were completely groundless, contradicted the level of the relations between the two countries, could impact the development of the relations, were attempts to interfere in the internal affairs of Azerbaijan and were unacceptable.

Both diplomats said they would inform their official bodies about the position of Azerbaijan on the issue.