Minister of Industry and Trade of the Czech Republic Jan Mládek will pay official visit to Baku on March 3. According to the Czech Embassy in Azerbaijan, during the talks with Shahin Mustafayev, the Minister of Economy of Azerbaijan and other members of the government the attention will be focused on further development of economic cooperation. Trade turnover between the two countries in 2014 amounted to EUR 1.5 billion, which is by 23% more than in 2013. Czech Republic buys in Azerbaijan mainly oil, and supplies industrial equipment and consumer goods. Czech banks over the past 10 years have provided loans to Azerbaijan in the amount of $ 1.5 billion. During the official visit will be organized business forum which will be attended by 32 Czech companies and banks. The event was organized by the Foundation for the Promotion of Export and Investments (AZPROMO), established by the Ministry of Economy and Industry of Azerbaijan. On the Czech side the organized by the Chamber for Economic Relations with CIS countries. -02D-
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Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev issued a decree on Thursday amending the list of classified information approved under a 2005 presidential order. The changes align with amendments to the country’s laws on "Accounting" and "State Secrets" passed by parliament on December 22, 2023.
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On January 23, the Baku Court of Appeal considered the complaint of Meydan TV journalist Natig Javadli against the refusal to transfer him to house arrest.
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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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