”Azerbaijan is an important partner for the United States”, said Reuben Jeffery, US Under Secretary for Economic, Energy and Agricultural Affairs, who is on a visit to Baku, APA reports.

“Kosovo should not be seen as a precedence case at all and especially not for Nagorno-Karabakh,” Peter Schieder, honorary president of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe told APA.

The report covers political prisoners and freedom of speech and press. “Ago” group stressed the importance of amendments to the Electoral Code and added that the work with Venice Commission in this direction was underway. The group took into account of problems of NGOs with freedom of assembly and called Azerbaijani Government to adopt this decision soon. “Ago” Group is anxious about hunger strike gone by imprisoned journalists and called Azerbaijani Government to be sensitive on the freedom of speech. Moreover, the document envisages independence of National Television and Radio Council. “Ago” Group estimated reforms taken on personnel in Court system.