'We Are Not Discouraged': U.S. Says, Will Continue to Support Civil Society In Azerbaijan, Despite Government Displeasure

As the United States under a second Trump Administration rolls out its ‘America First’ foreign policy, President Salome Zourabichvili, who represented Georgian people at this week's inauguration of Donald Trump in Washington D.C, says she picked up on the new U.S. leadership's vow to make their country stronger.

The tragic death of five Azerbaijani workers from poison gas poisoning at a repair yard on June 3 reminded of gross shortcomings in the labor protection of workers in the mining industry, despite official assurances from business leaders about guaranteeing social security of workers.

The "Rules of Ethical Behavior of Educators (təhsil verənlər)" adopted on May 15 at the board of the Ministry of Science and Education of Azerbaijan introduced new requirements for education workers that did not exist before. The title of the document is characteristic, expanding the scope of performers beyond the teaching circle.

Interview with Professor Zeki Kilicaslan, lecturer at the Chapa Faculty of Medicine at Istanbul University, President of the NGO Istanbul Tuberculosis Control Association, with Turan News Agency