Baku/27.02.20/Turan: Georgia temporarily restricted overland entry and exit with Azerbaijan. The information was confirmed by the Azerbaijani Embassy in Georgia, Georgian media reported.
The restriction is planned for two weeks. The embassy also said that so far there is no information whether there are Azerbaijani citizens among those placed in the Tbilisi hospital with suspected coronavirus.
Last day in Georgia was recorded the first case of coronavirus infection by a 50-year-old Georgian citizen who returned from Iran through Azerbaijan. His health is assessed as stable. -02D-
Politics
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On the evening of February 5, it was reported that journalist Shahnaz Beylargizi had been arrested. She had been a presenter on the Toplum TV channel for several years. After a criminal case was initiated against the channel in March 2024 and nearly all of its staff were arrested, Beylargizi was questioned multiple times. According to relatives, the police conducted a search of her apartment.
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By a presidential decree dated February 5, Mukhtar Babaev has been appointed the presidential representative for climate issues.
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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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