The persecution of Alexander Lapshin, his extradition to Azerbaijan is a gross violation of human rights and fundamental freedoms of speech and movement, which once again demonstrates the existing gap between dictatorship and democracy.

Twelve grant agreements, totalling slightly less than HRK 575 million, were signed in Zagreb on Wednesday to improve the profitability of and access to day hospitals and surgeries across Croatia.

On February 6, Kriangsak Kittichaisaree, newly appointed Ambassador of the Kingdom of Thailand to Armenia (residence in Moscow), presented the copies of his credentials to Edward Nalbandian, Minister of Foreign Affairs of Armenia.

On February 8, Prime Minister of Ukraine Volodymyr Groysman will hold talks with Prime Minister of the Hellenic Republic Alexis Tsipras, who will pay a working visit to Ukraine through February 8-9.

A national organizing committee for the 26 th annual session of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe has been set up in Belarus.