Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev awarded a group of employees of the diplomatic service awards and medals. The Order for Service to Motherland III degree was awarded to the constant Representative of Azerbaijan to the UN Agshin Mehdiyev, Ambassador to Mexico Ilgar Mukhtar, Ambassador to Pakistan Dashgin Shikarov, Ambassador to Argentina Mammad Ahmadzadeh and permanent representative to NATO, Khazar Ibrahim.
Another four diplomats, including the head of the press service Elman Abdullaev, were awarded the medal for merits in the diplomatic service.
In addition, Parvin Mirzazadeh was conferred a diplomatic rank Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, and Elkhan Azaev and Masim Hajiyev were awarded the rank of Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary 2nd class. -06D -
Politics
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This year, the laureate of the annual Nargiz Prize, awarded for efforts in the fight for democracy, was Akif Gurbanov, chairman of the board of the Resplatforma (Platform of the III Republic) movement, who is under arrest.
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The U.S. will prohibit the issuing of visas for nearly a dozen more individuals responsible for undermining democracy in Georgia, bringing the total number to over 100, TURAN's Washington correspondent reports.
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The President of Azerbaijan, Ilham Aliyev, has expressed condolences to the President of Germany, Frank-Walter Steinmeier, following the tragic incident in the city of Magdeburg. "We are deeply shocked by the news of the deaths and injuries resulting from the tragic incident that took place at the Christmas market in Magdeburg," the message reads.
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By the order of the head of state, Vusal Aslanov has been appointed Chairman of the Baku Metro CJSC.
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