Today, Azerbaijani Foreign Minister, Elmar Mammadyarov, received the new U.S. Ambassador to Azerbaijan, Richard Morningstar. During the meeting, in addition to bilateral issues, they also discussed the Karabakh theme.
Mammadyarov informed about the current state of negotiations to resolve the conflict between Armenia and Azerbaijan. He stressed that the protraction of the conflict strikes peace and stability in the region.
Conflict can be resolved within the territorial integrity of Azerbaijan, Mammadyarov said. He noted the need for the withdrawal of Armenian armed forces from the occupied Azerbaijani territories and the return of displaced persons to their homes.
Mammadyarov also said that in a telephone conversation with U.S. Assistant Secretary of State William Burns, expressed misunderstanding by Azerbaijan the State Department's position on the extradition and release the officer Ramil Safarov.
He stressed that they should approach the case of Safarov in the context of Armenia's aggression against Azerbaijan and ethnic cleansing against Azerbaijani people.-06D--
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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