Baku/25.09.23/Turan: There must be an international presence in Nagorno-Karabakh to assess whether Azerbaijan is fulfilling its obligations. According to Armenian media, this was stated on Monday by the head of the US Agency for International Development (USAID) Samantha Power at a press conference in Yerevan.
“We call on Azerbaijan to respect the ceasefire and take concrete steps to protect the rights of civilians in Nagorno-Karabakh. President Aliyev promised to guarantee the rights of ethnic Armenians, Azerbaijan must fulfill this promise,” Power said.
According to her, Azerbaijan should allow an international presence in Karabakh to assess the humanitarian situation, to check whether Azerbaijan is fulfilling its obligations, and report to the international community, Power said. According to her, USAID should be among such organizations. -0-
Politics
-
On the evening of February 5, it was reported that journalist Shahnaz Beylargizi had been arrested. She had been a presenter on the Toplum TV channel for several years. After a criminal case was initiated against the channel in March 2024 and nearly all of its staff were arrested, Beylargizi was questioned multiple times. According to relatives, the police conducted a search of her apartment.
-
By a presidential decree dated February 5, Mukhtar Babaev has been appointed the presidential representative for climate issues.
-
On February 5, President Ilham Aliyev signed a decree to provide humanitarian aid to Ukraine. According to the document, the Ministry of Energy has been allocated 1 million US dollars to purchase and send electrical equipment, manufactured in Azerbaijan, to Ukraine.
-
The trial of Aziz Orudjev, the head of the online publication Kanal-13, continued on February 5 at the Sabail District Court.
Leave a review