Armenian armed forces shelled Azerbaijani positions in Nakhchivan and Gedabey

On July 23, Deputy Foreign Ministers of the Russian Federation and Azerbaijan V. Grushko and S. Sharifov met in Moscow. "The parties discussed the current situation in the South Caucasus and neighboring regions. An exchange of views was held on the issues of the EU and NATO, the situation in the OSCE and the regional activities of the Council of Europe. A number of bilateral and international topics of mutual interest were touched upon.

After the resumption of the activities of the Azerbaijani Embassy in Tehran, the head of the diplomatic mission, Ali Alizadeh, held meetings with the head of the Eurasian Department of the Iranian Foreign Ministry, Motjaba Demirchilu, and the head of the Consular Department, Alirza Mahmoudi. İssues of bilateral relations and other topics of mutual interest were discussed at the meetings, the message of the Azerbaijani Embassy.

Iqbal Abilov, a citizen of Azerbaijan, ethnic Talysh, who came from Belarus to Azerbaijan for a visit, was detained on 22 July in Bala Kolatan village of Masally region by officers of the State Security Service.

“On Azerbaijan's National Press Day, we pay tribute to this country's journalists and reiterate the importance of vibrant, independent media to a functioning democracy”, - reads a statement by the US Embassy to Azerbaijan.