Brussels, 05/07/2012 (Agence Europe) - European Council President Herman Van Rompuy called on Azerbaijan on Thursday 5 July to take “more steps” to improve civil liberties, it having been accused by NGOs of persecuting opponents and muzzling the media.
“The European Union and the region need a stable, progressive, and tolerant Azerbaijan committed to democratic reforms and modernisation”, he said in Baku, after his meeting with President Ilham Aliyev. Van Rompuy welcomed the...