Ilham Aliyev and Vladimir Putin.
Baku/31.05.22/Turan: At the initiative of the Azerbaijani side, Vladimir Putin had a telephone conversation with President of the Republic of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev, the Kremlin press service reported today.
The implementation of the agreements between the leaders of Russia, Azerbaijan and Armenia dated November 9, 2020, January 11 and November 26, 2021 was considered with an emphasis on resolving specific issues related to establishing a peaceful life in the region and strengthening stability, unblocking economic ties and transport communications. in a press release.
Ilham Aliyev informed about the meeting held in Brussels on May 22 with the Prime Minister of the Republic of Armenia Nikol Pashinyan and President of the European Council Charles Michel.
Some topical aspects of bilateral cooperation in the trade and economic field were discussed. “The mutual intention to further deepen the Russian-Azerbaijani strategic partnership was confirmed, including taking into account the results of the official visit of the President of Azerbaijan to Moscow in February 2022. It was agreed to continue regular contacts at various levels,” the press service of the Russian president concludes. --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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