The United States Department of State (DOS) issued statement on the decree of pardon in Azerbaijan.
The statement in official website of U.S. Department of State says that the United States welcomes the decree of pardon issued by Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev and the decision of the court on releasing the journalist Rauf Mirkadirov.
“We welcome the positive step by the Government of Azerbaijan to release more than a dozen individuals following a pardon decree issued by President Ilham Aliyev and we look forward to working with Azerbaijan on additional positive steps”, noted in the statement.
Note that Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev signed an order on March 17 pardoning 148 people.