A meeting of foreign ministers of the OSCE Ministerial Council took place on December 8 in Hamburg. Opening the meeting of the OSCE Chairman, German Foreign Minister Walter Steinmeier, referring to unresolved conflicts, among others, referred to Nagorno-Karabakh. He noted the need to continue negotiations for the solution of this problem, which could once again escalate. The EU representative for security and foreign affairs Federica Mogherini also called for intensification of the negotiations for a peaceful settlement. The US Secretary of State John Kerry said that the conflict cannot be solved for a long time, causing concern of the OSCE member countries.
Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said that the problem should be solved taking into account the interests of all parties, under the current format. Foreign Ministers of Azerbaijan and Armenia are also present at the meeting. As expected, Elmar Mammadyarov and Edward Nalbandian will hold a separate meeting in Hamburg. -16D-
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Journalist Shamsad Aga was detained by police during the late hours, his brother Shahid Agayev reported to Voice of America.
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The Ministry of Transport of Azerbaijan reacted to the report of the Kazakh side on the crash of AZAL aircraft on 25 December, published on Tuesday 4 February.
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The Ministry of Transport of the Republic of Kazakhstan has published a preliminary report on the investigation of the crash of an Azerbaijan Airlines Embraer-190 aircraft, which occurred on December 25, 2024, near Aktau. The report is publicly available on the ministry's official website.
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Under the gray, expansive skies of Brussels, a beacon of administrative initiative at the European Commission sparked to life this month, heralding a renewed vigor in the European Union’s diplomatic outreach. The newly established Directorate General for Enlargement and the Eastern Neighborhood (DG ENEST) debuted on February 1st, setting a new course for EU interaction with its eastern neighbors and potential new members.
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