U.S. President-elect Donald Trump is reportedly set to select Sen. Marco Rubio as his Secretary of State, a transfer that can make the Floridan senator the primary Latino to function the nation’s high diplomat, TURAN’s Washington correspondent reviews.
The 53-year-old Rubio has lengthy warned of the risk posed to the U.S. by its international adversaries, together with Iran, China and others. He’s additionally recognized for his longtime marketing campaign calling consideration to political prisoners worldwide, together with in Azerbaijan.
In 2017, Rubio despatched a letter to President Ilham Aliyev, concerning the political concentrating on of journalists within the nation. “The federal government of Azerbaijan ought to instantly launch distinguished journalist Mehman Aliyev,” he tweeted in August of that 12 months in protection of then-jailed TURAN director.
Most lately, Rubio has been a vocal critic of the arrest of Dr. Gubad Ibadoghlu in Azerbaijan, tweeting final 12 months that the distinguished economist had been charged on baseless prison expenses and detained with out entry to medical care. “Mr. Ibadoghlu’s solely crime has been to talk the reality. He ought to be instantly launched,” he famous final August.
In one other followup tweet this Might, Rubio famous: “As Azerbaijani opposition chief Dr. Gubad Ibadoghlu faces trial on Might twentieth, we’re reminded of the mindless persecution people worldwide face as they courageously advocate for liberty and prosperity.”
