On September 13, Ilham Aliyev met with Robert Smith, CEO of the major American investment firm Vista Equity Partners. The meeting focused on expanding cooperation between the Azerbaijan State Oil Fund and Vista. Robert Smith highlighted favorable opportunities for deepening this partnership and expressed confidence that the existing ties would strengthen in the future.
The announcement does not specify the details of the collaboration between Vista and the State Oil Fund of Azerbaijan. Vista Equity Partners is one of the world's largest private investment firms, known for acquiring struggling companies, financing and turning them profitable, and then selling them. The firm manages assets totaling $100 billion and has executed hundreds of investment projects worth $275 billion over its history.
It is possible that the Azerbaijan State Oil Fund will participate in some of Vista's deals as a partner, investing its capital in these ventures.
Politics
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At today’s meeting, the CEC reviewed the complaints filed by Wafa Nagi, a candidate for the 70th Neftchala electoral district and a public activist. She requested that the results of the vote at 23 polling stations be declared invalid due to serious violations and fraud. Wafa Nagi submitted 86 video recordings and photos of 49 protocols.
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On September 13, a representative from the Georgian Migration Service conducted a second interview with Afghan Sadygov, the founder of “Azel TV”, at the Tbilisi pretrial detention center, where he is seeking asylum. According to Sadygov's wife, Sevinc Sadygova, the interview lasted from 10:30 AM to 4:45 PM. She stated that the Migration Service and the Georgian government will announce their final decision on Afghan Sadygov's application by the end of September.
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On September 13, the Central Election Commission (CEC) of Azerbaijan declared the results of the parliamentary elections invalid at the 30th polling station of the 21st Nasimi-Binagadi district. This decision was made following a complaint from Gylagi Aslanli, a candidate from the Musavat party. As usual, this ruling did not affect the overall outcome in the district, where the leading candidate from the ruling party “Yeni Azerbaijan”, Malahat Ibragimgizi, is in the lead.
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PhD student Fazil Gasimov, who has been on hunger strike for 92 days in protest against his "unlawful detention," has requested a meeting with representatives from the UN and the International Red Cross. Today, his brother, Nazim Gasimov, visited him at the Medical Facility of the Penitentiary Service. According to Nazim, Fazil Gasimov's health is worsening daily.
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