Presidents of Azerbaijan and Austria - Ilham Aliyev and Heinz Fischer on Monday after talks in Vienna signed the Declaration on relations of friendship and partnership between the two countries.
As noted in the press release of Foreign Ministry, the paper highlights the importance of peaceful settlement of the Armenian-Azerbaijani Nagorno-Karabakh conflict on the basis of the norms and principles of international law and UN Security Council resolutions and the sovereignty, territorial integrity and inviolability of borders.
In addition, the parties taking into account the value of bonds in the energy sector intend to encourage the deepening of cooperation between oil and gas companies of Azerbaijan and Austria in the production, transportation and diversification of transit routes and the development of alternative energy sources. --- 06B –
Politics
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An appeal has been filed against the arrest of journalist Shahnaz Beylergizi, her lawyer Bakhtiyar Hajiyev told the Turan agency on Friday.
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On February 6, Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan met with U.S. Vice President James Vance in Washington. "Prime Minister of the Republic of Armenia Nikol Pashinyan met with U.S. Vice President James Vance at the White House in Washington. During the meeting, issues related to bilateral relations as well as regional affairs were discussed," reported Pashinyan's press service.
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By a decree of the head of state dated February 7, Anar Aliyev was appointed as the Minister of Labor and Social Protection. Prior to this, he held the position of Deputy Minister.
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Afghan Sadygov, the head of the Azerbaijani website Azel.TV, who was arrested in Georgia at the request of Baku, ended his dry hunger strike on February 6, which he had started on February 2. However, he is still refusing food and is only drinking water. His hunger strike has now lasted 142 days, said his wife, Sevinc Sadygova, in an interview with the Turan agency on February 7. The Georgian Center for Social Justice (CSJ), which defends Afghan Sadygov's rights, issued a statement expressing concern about his condition.
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