Baku/29.03.18/Turan: The Azerbaijani Defense Minister Zakir Hasanov, who was on a visit from Turkey, was received on Wednesday by the country's president Erdogan. According to the official message, during the meeting issues of strengthening bilateral relations in the military sphere were discussed. On the same day Hasanov met with his Turkish counterpart Nurettin Janikli. According to the press service of the Defense Ministry, the meetings touched upon the development of military cooperation between Azerbaijan and Turkey on a bilateral basis, and within the framework of NATO programs. Issues of regional security, development of cooperation in military-technical, military-educational, military-medical spheres, as well as joint military exercises were also touched upon. -02D-
Politics
-
On the evening of February 5, it was reported that journalist Shahnaz Beylargizi had been arrested. She had been a presenter on the Toplum TV channel for several years. After a criminal case was initiated against the channel in March 2024 and nearly all of its staff were arrested, Beylargizi was questioned multiple times. According to relatives, the police conducted a search of her apartment.
-
By a presidential decree dated February 5, Mukhtar Babaev has been appointed the presidential representative for climate issues.
-
On February 5, President Ilham Aliyev signed a decree to provide humanitarian aid to Ukraine. According to the document, the Ministry of Energy has been allocated 1 million US dollars to purchase and send electrical equipment, manufactured in Azerbaijan, to Ukraine.
-
The trial of Aziz Orudjev, the head of the online publication Kanal-13, continued on February 5 at the Sabail District Court.
Leave a review