Ilham Aliyev, President of Azerbaijan will stay in office until at least, 2020. This follows from the interview of Ali Hasanov, the head of the social-political department of the Presidential Administration of Azerbaijan, according to AzerTaj agency.
Asking the question on the upcoming presidential elections in 2013, Hasanov confidently predicted the victory of Aliyev. His belief is based on the fact that "from 2003 up to date, the president justified the confidence, expectations, dreams and desires of the people."
"Studies by independent centers of public opinion polls show that his policy and systemic measures should continued, the concept of "Azerbaijan 2020" intended for 10 years has been implemented. Taking into account the realities, it can be stated that in the coming years under the leadership of President Ilham Aliyev, the people of Azerbaijan will continue to move to new victories," Hasanov believes.—06D—
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Armenia is not against the dissolution of the OSCE Minsk Group, but does not consider it appropriate to discuss this issue now. "In the context of peace, we consider it possible to make a decision on the dissolution of the OSCE Minsk Group. When peace is an established fact, the existence of such a format may raise questions," Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan said at a press conference today. "The whole question is about the timing, we need to understand how effectively and correctly to turn such topics into a subject of discussion right now," the Armenian Prime Minister added.
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He expressed his willingness to meet with Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev at the border between the two countries. "A meeting with Ilham Aliyev could take place at the Armenian-Azerbaijani border. I am open to such a format," Pashinyan said at a press conference today. According to Pashinyan, Armenia recently presented another proposal for a peace treaty to Azerbaijan.
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On August 31, Azerbaijan observes a "day of silence" before the Sunday’s early parliamentary elections for the unicameral Milli Majlis. All electoral campaigning is prohibited 24 hours before the voting. The early elections were initiated by the ruling Yeni Azerbaijan Party. This decision was motivated by the overlap of the scheduled elections in November with the global UN forum - the COP20 climate conference taking place in Baku.
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On August 30, at approximately 22:55, the Armenian Nuclear Power Plant in Metsamor was disconnected from the country's power grid, as reported by the Armenian Ministry of Territorial Administration and Infrastructure. The shutdown was caused by a lightning strike, which triggered the plant's safety systems to switch the station to a safe shutdown mode. Currently, the plant's staff is working on restarting the facility.
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