Aliyev says no political prisoners in Azerbaijan

There are no political prisoners in Azerbaijan, President Ilham Aliyev said, speaking at a session of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe on June 24.

Azerbaijan is not a "perfect democracy" but the country provides all political freedoms, including the freedom of assembly and association, Aliyev said.

The country has free media, and over 70 percent of Azerbaijan's population has access to the Internet, Aliyev said.

On the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict with Armenia, Aliyev said his government would never agree to the establishment of a "second Armenian state on Azerbaijani territory".

President Aliyev's remarks were broadcast live on the Council of Europe's website.

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