Baku / 10.07.18 / Turan: Turkey constantly supports Azerbaijan in the Karabakh issue, stated the Azerbaijani President IlhamAliyev at a joint press conference with his Turkish counterpart RecepTayyip Erdogan.Aliyev said that Armenia should withdraw troops from the occupied territories in pursuance of the resolutions of the UN Security Council. He stressed that Turkey's position in the Karabakh issue fully complies with international law, and Azerbaijan constantly supports Turkey, Aliyev said.He also pointed out that the Turkish army is the strongest in the world.Aliyev noted that Azerbaijan buys from Turkey the most modern weapons and some of them were recently shown at the military parade in Baku."This year, with the participation of the military Azerbaijan and Turkey, seven joint exercises were planned. Three of these exercises have already taken place, and four will be held,"Aliyev said. -05D-
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On January 23, the Deputy Commander of the Azerbaijani Ground Forces, Ilgar Latifov, met with a Pakistani delegation headed by the Director General of Military Operations, Abdullah Kashif. The parties discussed the state and prospects for the development of military cooperation between Azerbaijan and Pakistan, as well as the importance of increasing the intensity of joint exercises.
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The announcement of 2025 as the "Year of the Constitution and Sovereignty" in Azerbaijan has sparked rumors and speculation about the government's plans to hold a constitutional referendum this year. Today's statement in the Milli Majlis by the head of the parliamentary committee on human rights and concurrently the director of the Center for Humanitarian Studies, Zahid Oruj, confirmed that these expectations are not groundless.
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As part of the peace process with Azerbaijan, Armenia has proposed solutions to all agenda issues, stated Armen Grigoryan, Secretary of Armenia's Security Council, on January 23. "We are not asking for peace, we are offering peaceful solutions to all existing issues. For the two unresolved points, we have sent proposals and are waiting for a response from the Azerbaijani side. We hope that we will find solutions," Grigoryan said, according to Armenian media. Meanwhile, the press service of Azerbaijan's Ministry of Foreign Affairs told Turan that "negotiations on the text of the peace agreement are ongoing."
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On January 23, Hilal Mammadov, a member of the Board of the Public Council of Talysh of Azerbaijan (OSTA), was interrogated by the State Security Service (SGB) as a witness in the case of researcher Igbal Abilov, who is accused of treason. As reported by Turan, Mammadov was questioned about Abilov's activities, scientific works, and publications.
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