OSCE CIO URGED AZERI PRESIDENT TO STOP PERSECUTION OF MEDIA

PanARMENIAN.Net
06.06.2007 14:23 GMT+04:00

/PanARMENIAN.Net/ During a visit to Baku OSCE Chairman-in-Office
Miguel Angel Moratinos urged the Azerbaijani President to put an end
to persecution of media.

The OSCE is ready to put efforts for normalization of situation
in Azerbaijan. The OSCE Baku office plans to implement a number of
projects targeted at improvement of freedom of speech and creation
of a new generation of journalists.

Earlier Miklos Haraszti, the OSCE representative for the freedom of
the media voiced concern over the arrest of 7 reporters in Azerbaijan
and called to the authorities to release them.

When speaking of the forthcoming presidential election Mr Moratinos
said the OSCE will do its utmost to assist in holding free and
democratic election, Zerkalo (mirror) newspaper reports.