Baku/02.11.18/Turan: The US Treasury Department lifted sanctions from Turkish Interior Minister Suleiman Soilu and the Minister of Justice Abdulhamid Gul, the Anadolu news agency reported. Ankara responded with a similar step, announcing the lifting of restrictions on two members of the US government. "Sanctions against US Attorney General Jeff Sessions and Homeland Security Minister Kirsten Nielsen were lifted as a response to the decision of the US Treasury Department," said Turkish Foreign Ministry spokesman Hami Aksoy.
Aksoy recalled that Turkey imposed sanctions on members of the US government as a "mirror step" against the decision of the US Treasury on August 1 of this year. Tension in the relations of the two countries was connected with the case of the American pastor Edrew Craig Branson, accused in Turkey of links with terrorists. -02D-
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On February 15 and 18, 2025, the website Day.az published articles containing defamatory allegations about the activities of the Turan news agency. In these materials, the author attempts to portray the agency as dependent on Western funding and subordinated to the interests of foreign entities.
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The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Moldova has decided to unilaterally terminate the Moldovan-Russian agreement from 1998 on the creation and operation of cultural centers.
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By the order of the head of state, Rufat Mahmud has been appointed the new head of the historical and architectural reserve "Icheri Sheher" – the historic center of Baku.
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On February 13, the Appeal Court did not satisfy the defense's appeal against the decision of the Khatai Court regarding the arrest of journalist Shahnaz Beylargizi. According to the lawyer, the journalist herself did not participate in the trial due to poor health. The defense intends to submit a petition to replace the arrest with house arrest.
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