The influential Shia figure Ayatollah Hussein Nuri Hamadani arrived in Baku at the invitation of Sheikh Pashazade Allashukur. According to the Office of Caucasus Muslims, Hamadi will stay in Azerbaijan until September 4. During this period he visited religious centers in Baku, Ganja and Shamakhi, where he will hold meetings with religious leaders. On September 1 guest will visit the central mosque of Taza-Pir country where the official ceremony of the meeting will take place, will make namaz, and then will be a reception in honor of Hamadani. On September 2 Hamadani will visit the oldest mosque in the Caucasus - the Juma Mosque in the city of Shamakhi. The next day, he will visit Ganja, where he will visit the main mosque of the city and the tomb of the medieval philosopher and poet Nizami.
Sources in the Office of Caucasus Muslims believe that this visit will serve to strengthening the spiritual and cultural relations between Azerbaijan and Iran, where the institution of religious authorities, the ayatollahs, play a very important role in shaping public opinion and foreign policy. -05D-
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On the eve of the closing of the COP29 climate conference in Baku, the Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) has drawn attention to the criminal cases of journalists detained in Azerbaijan.
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Negotiations at the 29th session of the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) in Baku have been extended until November 24, a source in the UNFCCC Secretariat told the Turan news agency. According to the source, participants aim to finalize and sign the concluding documents by that date.
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According to the Turkish newspaper Sabah, officials from the Istanbul Prosecutor's Office's Anti-Smuggling Unit have detained an Azerbaijani citizen with a large shipment of gold. The detention took place near the Vadi İstanbul shopping center in the Sarıyer district, where a taxi was stopped. During the search, 70 kg of gold was found. The Azerbaijani citizen in the vehicle claimed ownership of the cargo and also stated that he was a diplomat. The investigation by the prosecutor's office is ongoing, reports Sabah newspaper. The media outlet does not disclose the name of the "diplomat," only his initials – M.G.Ş. The Azerbaijani Ministry of Foreign Affairs has declined to comment on the situation.
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On November 22, Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan discussed negotiations with Azerbaijan regarding a peace treaty in an interview with Public TV. In particular, he emphasized that society should move away from certain stereotypes. “We are outraged when we hear the term ‘Western Azerbaijan.’ But we don’t think that when we say ‘Western Armenia,’ it also irritates anyone,” he stated.
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