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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Germany's Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock, who arrived in Baku today, held a press conference at the COP29 climate conference. When asked about the arrested climate activists and opposition figures in Azerbaijan, she stated that Germany advocates for the release of government critics and that she would raise this issue during her meeting with Azerbaijan's Foreign Minister. She specifically mentioned the name of Professor Gubad Ibadoglu, a doctor from Dresden University.
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On November 21, climate activists held a series of protests at the COP29 climate conference in Baku. The main themes of the protests included nuclear weapons testing, animal killings, protection of rivers and water bodies, and environmental pollution.
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The General Assembly of the Eastern Partnership Civil Society Forum (EaP CSF) adopted a resolution on Friday reaffirming its commitment to democratic reforms, regional stability, and European integration amidst escalating geopolitical tensions driven by Russia's ongoing aggression in Ukraine.
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Activist Nijat Ibrahim, who was detained in Baku pre-trial detention center-1, inflicted numerous wounds on himself on November 20 in protest against unjustified criminal prosecution, his wife Parvin Ibrahim told Turan. According to her, on November 21, her husband called her and informed her that the day before he had inflicted incised wounds on himself with a piece of mirror. In particular, he cut his throat and ears.
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