The U.S. is deeply concerned about the detention and arrest of Azerbaijani opposition figures Bakhtiyar Hajiyev and Tofig Yagublu, U.S. State Department spokesman Ned Price said this at a briefing.
According to him, the U.S. calls on the Azerbaijani authorities to release them as a matter of urgency.
The US is committed to the progress of respect for human rights and fundamental freedoms, he added.
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