US Embassy in Azerbaijan disagrees with Ramiz Mehtiyev

Jonathan Henick, chief of PR Department of the US Embassy in Azerbaijan, stated to the reporter of “Kavkazskiy uzel”, that mentioning by President Bush of Azerbaijan among countries with the highest numbers of convicted journalists is based on concrete facts and is true.

“These figures refer to 2007. By the end of that year some of journalists were released and situation now is relatively different. That’s why the assessment of the US President for year 2007 is correct”, stressed Henick.

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