Baku / 31.01.18 / Turan: On Wednesdsy the President of Turkmenistan Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov received the Azerbaijani delegation headed by Foreign Minister Elmar Mammadyarov. Berdimuhamedov noted that the visit of the Azerbaijani delegation to meetings with various structures of Turkmenistan "creates good opportunities for development of cooperation in the field of energy and transport," the press service of the Foreign Ministry said. Mammadyarov noted the role and possibilities of the new Baku-Tbilisi-Kars railway in the expansion of transport capabilities of the region. He also stressed that the development of bilateral relations between Ashgabat and Baku, as well as tripartite relations - Azerbaijan-Turkmenistan-Turkey, serve regional cooperation. Representatives of SOCAR, CJSC "Azerbaijan Railways", CJSC "Azerbaijan Caspian Shipping Company", CJSC "Baku International Sea Trade Port" are also part of the Azerbaijani delegation. -02D-
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On November 13, representatives of the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) and the Afghan Taliban held talks in Baku as part of the COP29 conference. According to a report by Turan correspondent, the discussions took place behind closed doors and lasted for over an hour. No statements were made to the press following the meeting. Furthermore, conference security prevented journalists from asking questions to the meeting participants.
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Kichikhanim Khalilova, the wife of arrested public activist and first-group disabled person, Famil Khalilov, reported being followed during her time at the COP29 conference on November 13. She had been accredited in the "Green Zone" as a civil rights activist. From the moment she entered the conference area, a young man began to follow her.
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The imprisoned journalists of Abzas Media have had their phone calls with relatives reduced from 15 minutes to just 2 minutes. This restriction is reportedly linked to the ongoing international climate conference COP29 in Baku.
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