Securing the pipeline between the oil fields of the Caspian Sea and Europe will be one of the major directions of further cooperation between NATO and Azerbaijan said NATO Secretary General Anders Fogh Rasmussen and the President of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev at a joint press conference in Brussels on Wednesday, 15 January.
It should be noted that from Azerbaijan in the European direction has already been formed gas pipeline infrastructure that goes through Georgia and Turkey, through which it is pumped about 5 billion cubic meters of gas per year.
It will be extended to 2018 for the transportation of gas from Shah Deniz field in the amount of up to 30 billion cubic meters per year. -0 -
Politics
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Presidents of Azerbaijan and Ukraine met at the Economic Forum in Davos on 22 January.
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Ten international human rights organizations have called on members of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE) to confirm the termination of Azerbaijan's powers in the structure and establish clear criteria for their restoration.
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The New York-based ‘Committee to Protect Journalists’ (CPJ) condemned a decision by Azerbaijani authorities to bring six new charges against 'Toplum TV' journalists and the arrest of another 'Toplum TV' reporter.
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Iranian President Massoud Pezeshkian and Azerbaijani Deputy Prime Minister Shahin Mustafayev discussed strengthening bilateral relations in the economic sphere during a meeting in Tehran on 21 January.
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