At the meeting of the Council of Heads of State of Shanhay Cooperation Organization (SCO) in Ufa, the Russian President said that a number of countries are interested in joining this organization. "Armenia, Azerbaijan, Cambodia, and Nepal would like to join the family of the SCO as dialogue partners," he said, opening a meeting of the Council of Heads of the SCO. According to Putin, there are other countries that wish to participate in the SCO. "Yet a number of countries have expressed interest in joining our organization in one form or another. We will carefully consider their applications taking into account relevant requirements," he said.
* The SCO includes six states - Russia, Kazakhstan, China, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan and Uzbekistan. The origins lie in the SCO military cooperation, but later the Organization has emphasized economic ties. The SCO was established in 2001. -02D-
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On February 15 and 18, 2025, the website Day.az published articles containing defamatory allegations about the activities of the Turan news agency. In these materials, the author attempts to portray the agency as dependent on Western funding and subordinated to the interests of foreign entities.
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The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Moldova has decided to unilaterally terminate the Moldovan-Russian agreement from 1998 on the creation and operation of cultural centers.
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By the order of the head of state, Rufat Mahmud has been appointed the new head of the historical and architectural reserve "Icheri Sheher" – the historic center of Baku.
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On February 13, the Appeal Court did not satisfy the defense's appeal against the decision of the Khatai Court regarding the arrest of journalist Shahnaz Beylargizi. According to the lawyer, the journalist herself did not participate in the trial due to poor health. The defense intends to submit a petition to replace the arrest with house arrest.
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