Baku / 28.12.17 / Turan: Azerbaijan is ready to grant Nagorno-Karabakh wide autonomy and guarantee the rights of the local Armenian population, stated by Azerbaijani presidential aide for political and public affairs Ali Hasanov in an interview with the Israeli newspaper The Jerusalem Post. "We are ready for a certain compromise and a constructive solution to the problem," he said, in his view, the basis for a stable and just settlement of the conflict is the liberation of the occupied territories of Azerbaijan and the granting of a broad autonomy to the Nagorno-Karabakh region within Azerbaijan. Baku is ready to guarantee full providing socio-economic and cultural rights to the Armenian population residing there in accordance with the legislation of Azerbaijan and the norms of international law. Hasanov stressed that the settlement of the Karabakh conflict should be based on the norms of international law.--06D--
Politics
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On 23 November at the COP29 climate conference in Baku, eco-activists from different countries held a protest action against the failure of countries to agree on climate finance.
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On the eve of the closing of the COP29 climate conference in Baku, the Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) has drawn attention to the criminal cases of journalists detained in Azerbaijan.
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Negotiations at the 29th session of the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) in Baku have been extended until November 24, a source in the UNFCCC Secretariat told the Turan news agency. According to the source, participants aim to finalize and sign the concluding documents by that date.
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According to the Turkish newspaper Sabah, officials from the Istanbul Prosecutor's Office's Anti-Smuggling Unit have detained an Azerbaijani citizen with a large shipment of gold. The detention took place near the Vadi İstanbul shopping center in the Sarıyer district, where a taxi was stopped. During the search, 70 kg of gold was found. The Azerbaijani citizen in the vehicle claimed ownership of the cargo and also stated that he was a diplomat. The investigation by the prosecutor's office is ongoing, reports Sabah newspaper. The media outlet does not disclose the name of the "diplomat," only his initials – M.G.Ş. The Azerbaijani Ministry of Foreign Affairs has declined to comment on the situation.
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