Minister of Defence Colonel General Zakir Hasanov paying visit to London met with Minister of Defence of the United Kingdom Mr. Michael Fallon. Particularly in the military field was discussed and the exchange of views on issues related to the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict resolution have been carried out at the official meeting, organized for the first time at the level of Defense Ministers of Azerbaijan and the United Kingdom.
At the same time the Azerbaijan's active participation in the events organized on a bilateral basis as well as within the framework of the NATO "Partnership for Peace" Programme including peacekeeping operations was also emphasized during the meeting.
The sides carried out wide exchange of views on military and military-technical cooperation between the two countries and discussed future prospects of cooperation. -02D-
Politics
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On February 5, President Ilham Aliyev signed a decree to provide humanitarian aid to Ukraine. According to the document, the Ministry of Energy has been allocated 1 million US dollars to purchase and send electrical equipment, manufactured in Azerbaijan, to Ukraine.
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The trial of Aziz Orudjev, the head of the online publication Kanal-13, continued on February 5 at the Sabail District Court.
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On 4 February, the Baku Court of Appeal released former Russian judge Yelena Khakhaleva, who was arrested in Azerbaijan at the request of the Russian Prosecutor's Office.
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Afgan Sadygov, the head of the Azerbaijani website Azel.TV, who has been on a dry hunger strike since February 2 in the Tbilisi detention center, lost consciousness on Tuesday evening, his wife Sevinc Sadygova told Turan.
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