On 16 July, U.S. Helsinki Commission held a briefing on Azerbaijan.
The event moderators were members of the secretariat of the Commission, Shelley Khan and Paul Carter, the Azerbaijani Embassy in the US told 1news.az.
Azerbaijani side in the briefing was attended by Ambassador of Azerbaijan to the United States Elin Suleymanov, head of the working group on Azerbaijan-US Inter-Parliamentary Relations, Head of the Committee on Foreign and Inter-parliamentary Relations of the Milli Majlis, Samad Seyidov, members of the working group on Azerbaijan-US Inter-Parliamentary Relations, MPs Asim Mollazade and Sevinj Fataliyeva.
The briefing was also attended by opposition figures Eldar Namazov (one of the leaders of the opposition National Council) and Erkin Gadirli (movement REAL).
Some media spread incorrect information that the event allegedly took place in the format of a hearing. In fact, there has only been a briefing being more informal. Briefings are conducted not by head of the commission, MPs, or members of the secretariat. No member of the commission participated in the briefing.
Speaking at the event, Azerbaijani Ambassador to U.S. Elin Suleymanov informed the attendees about the achievements of Azerbaijan in the sphere of building a democratic state, a free society and respect for human rights, achieved under the leadership of President Ilham Aliyev.
He also noted that the government of Azerbaijan held a series of activities aimed at holding the upcoming October presidential elections in a free and democratic atmosphere.
The ambassador stressed that the fate of the Azerbaijani state is in the hands of the Azerbaijani people.
Based on specific facts, Suleymanov denied baseless accusations concerning alleged violations of human rights in Azerbaijan. In this context, the Ambassador said that our country has formed an independent justice system, nearly 5,000 media outlets were officially registered, the people freely use the Internet, the society is developing dynamically and special attention is paid to the development of human capital.
The diplomat noted the Azerbaijani government's proactive steps to prevent corruption. In this context, particular attention was paid to the activities of the ASAN Service.
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