Baku / 04.24.19 / Turan: Baku is hosting the next round of talks between Azerbaijan and the EU on a new partnership agreement. The EU delegation at the talks, which began on April 23, is headed by Petros Sremelis, the representative of the European Commission on trade issues. At the current negotiations, trade issues are being discussed, the deputy head of the EU delegation in Azerbaijan, Denis Daniilidis, told Turan. Earlier, Azerbaijani Foreign Minister Elmar Mammadyarov said that 90 percent of the document"s questions have already been agreed. The EU High Representative for the Common Foreign and Security Policy Federica Mogherini also noted that the work on the agreement is close to completion. -06D--
Politics
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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.
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By a presidential decree dated February 5, Mukhtar Babaev has been appointed the presidential representative for climate issues.
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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.
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The trial of Aziz Orudjev, the head of the online publication Kanal-13, continued on February 5 at the Sabail District Court.
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