Baku 29.11.19 / Turan: By an order of the head of state, the State Oil Fund’s Executive Director, Shahmar Movsumov, was appointed assistant to the President of Azerbaijan, announced the head of state Ilham Aliyev, taking today the new head of the State Oil Fund Israfil Mammadov.
During the conversation, Aliyev listened to Mammadov’s report on the work of the Fund, appreciating it positively, and gave his instructions. -02D-
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Russian Ambassador to Azerbaijan Mikhail Yevdokimov was invited to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs on 28 January.
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After the Second Karabakh War, the transport project proposed by Azerbaijan – the Zangezur Corridor – was included in the international agenda, President Ilham Aliyev stated on Tuesday during a meeting on transportation.
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On January 28, another hearing took place in the Baku Serious Crimes Court regarding the case of activist Mohiyaddin Orudjev. During the session, a police officer who was involved in Orudjev's detention testified as a witness.
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On January 27, during the winter session of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE) in Strasbourg, a debate was held on the state of affairs in member states in 2024. As a result, Resolution No. 2580 was adopted, stating that PACE highly appreciates the work of the Monitoring Committee, which oversees the situation in 14 countries. The document expresses concern about the backsliding of democracy and human rights violations in several countries, including Azerbaijan and Georgia.
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