OSCE HUAN DIMENSION MEETING DEMARCHE

C O N F I D E N T I A L BAKU 000598 SIPDIS DEPT FOR EUR/CARC, EUR/RPM, DRL E.O. 12958: DECL: 07/30/2019 TAGS: KDEM PREL PHUM OSCE AJ SUBJECT: OSCE HUAN DIMENSION MEETING DEMARCHE REF: SECSTATE 7827 Classified By: Charge Donald Lu, Reasons 1.4 and d. ¶1. (C) On July 30 the Charge delivered the demarche on the upcoming OSCE Human Dimension Implementation Meeting (reftel A) to Deputy Foreign Minister Mahmud Mammadguliyev. Mammadguliyev thanked the Embassy for sharing these points early in the process, and stated that he would study them, inform the relevant agencies within the GOAJ, and then discuss them further with the USG. He asked that the USG always give the GOAJ constructive criticism based on fact and tied to specific proposals for improvement. ¶2. (C) On the case of Emin Milli and Adnan Hajizade (reftel B),Mammadguliyev counseled patience. He stated that the preliminary investigation was ongoing, and would be conducted within the law. He added that the investigation may prove that there is nothing with which to charge the young men, and they would therefore be freed without a trial in court. LU