Azerbaijan, Baku / Trend corr. A.Gasimova / the imprisoned journalists may be released soon , Oktay Asadov, the Speaker of the Azerbaijani Parliament, stated after the meetings in Strasburg in the Council of Europe.
Seven journalists are still imprisoned in Azerbaijan.
The current state of freedom of speech in Azerbaijan is being discussed in the autumn session of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE). Andreas Herkel , PACE co-rapporteur on the issue of Azerbaijan, delivered a report at the session. No progress on the issue freedom of speech in the Republic of Azerbaijan, Andreas said to the Trend Agency.
Azerbaijani Speaker discussed the problems concerning freedom of speech in Azerbaijan with the PACE President Rene van der Linden.
Azerbaijan is interested in releasing the journalists, Asadov said.
Meanwhile discussions are being held on the issue.