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Following the talks between the Presidents of Azerbaijan and Uzbekistan on August 23 in Tashkent, a package of bilateral documents was signed. The leaders of the two countries signed a Treaty on Allied Relations between Azerbaijan and Uzbekistan, as well as a Resolution from the first meeting of the Supreme Intergovernmental Council.
Additionally, the following documents were signed:
- An Action Plan for cooperation in the field of tourism for 2024-2026 and a Roadmap for cultural and humanitarian cooperation for the same period;
- A Protocol on cooperation in the field of preschool and general education;
- A cooperation program between the State Agency for Citizen Services and Social Innovations of Azerbaijan and the Ministry of Justice of Uzbekistan for 2024-2026;
- A Protocol on cooperation between the forensic agencies of the two countries;
- An Agreement on cooperation between the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Azerbaijan and the National Guard of Uzbekistan;
- An intergovernmental agreement on labor activities and the protection of labor rights of citizens temporarily working in each other’s territory;
- An Action Plan for expanding trade, economic, and investment cooperation for 2024-2025;
- A cooperation program between the Foreign Ministries of the two countries for 2025-2026;
- Documents on cooperation between the cities of Baku and Tashkent, Beylagan and Shahrisabz, Guba and Jizzakh;
- An Agreement on the main terms of cooperation between SOCAR and "Uzbekneftegaz."
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Journalist Imran Aliyev, held in the 1st Kurdakhany Detention Center near Baku, ended his hunger strike yesterday, which he had begun on November 18. The head of the website Məclis.info, Aliyev was protesting to demand his release, asserting that there was no criminal offense in his actions.
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Germany is trying to prevent the escalation of the military conflict in Europe and is making efforts to do so. Speaking on November 22 at a press conference in Baku, German Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock responded to a question about whether Berlin would provide "Taurus" missiles to Kyiv after Russia's use of ballistic missiles against Ukraine. "Therefore, this question cannot be answered with a simple 'yes'," she said.
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On 22 November, a group of international activists held a rally at COP29 in Baku under the slogan ‘Human rights are quietly dying!’
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The Advisor for Foreign Policy to the President of Azerbaijan posted on his account on platform X, where he responded to Senator Ed Markey's remarks at COP29 and after his return from Baku. According to Hajiyev, the senator presented the results of his trip "in a way that aligns with what the Armenian lobby wants to hear."
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