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Baku/31.07.23/Turan: A meeting between Baku and Khankendi representatives was supposed to be held on 1 August in Bratislava. At least, such a meeting was lobbied by Western circles.
However, as Turan has learnt from informed sources, the Azerbaijani authorities refused to meet with the separatists.
It is to remind that earlier, Baku twice invited representatives of Karabakh Armenians for a dialogue on reintegration to the Azerbaijani capital. However, the Armenians ignored these invitations, after which President Ilham Aliyev said that they would not be invited to negotiations anymore and that they should disband the separatist structures and obey the laws of Azerbaijan. Only in this case they can count on amnesty. -06В-
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2023 July 31 (Monday) 11:55:53
A meeting between Baku and representatives of Khankendi may take place in a European country
Baku/31.07.23/Turan: "A potential meeting between Baku and representatives of Khankendi is being organized in one of the European countries, possibly in Bulgaria, as historian Arif Yunusov, who lives in the Netherlands, told Turan. According to Yunusov's sources in European organizations, American mediators are playing a significant, albeit lesser-known role in the Karabakh process, insisting on a meeting on neutral ground. While the Azerbaijani side is reportedly unhappy with the prospect of the meeting, they find it challenging to overtly decline the American mediators' involvement.
The United States has been using various levers to exert pressure on Baku and even suggested the idea of a road through Aghdam. Notably, they have encouraged Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan to fulfill Baku's requirements. However, the meeting's success remains uncertain due to potential stumbling blocks.
Yunusov points out that the Armenians now have a convenient excuse to avoid negotiations with Baku. The recent arrest of Vagif Harutyunyan in Lachin has complicated matters, as Harutyunyan has close ties with Samvel Babayan, whom Azerbaijani media considers to be in favor of a peaceful resolution to the conflict with Baku. Harutyunyan's previous support to Babayan adds complexity to the situation.
Chairman of the United Motherland Party (Khankendi), Samvel Babayan, has been vocal about accepting the consequences of defeat in the 2020 war. However, during the first Karabakh war of 1991-1994, he led illegal armed groups of Karabakh Armenians that engaged with the which together with the Armed Forces Armenia in actions that resulted in the destruction of Azerbaijani settlements, violence, and ethnic cleansing."
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On January 23, the Deputy Commander of the Azerbaijani Ground Forces, Ilgar Latifov, met with a Pakistani delegation headed by the Director General of Military Operations, Abdullah Kashif. The parties discussed the state and prospects for the development of military cooperation between Azerbaijan and Pakistan, as well as the importance of increasing the intensity of joint exercises.
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The announcement of 2025 as the "Year of the Constitution and Sovereignty" in Azerbaijan has sparked rumors and speculation about the government's plans to hold a constitutional referendum this year. Today's statement in the Milli Majlis by the head of the parliamentary committee on human rights and concurrently the director of the Center for Humanitarian Studies, Zahid Oruj, confirmed that these expectations are not groundless.
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As part of the peace process with Azerbaijan, Armenia has proposed solutions to all agenda issues, stated Armen Grigoryan, Secretary of Armenia's Security Council, on January 23. "We are not asking for peace, we are offering peaceful solutions to all existing issues. For the two unresolved points, we have sent proposals and are waiting for a response from the Azerbaijani side. We hope that we will find solutions," Grigoryan said, according to Armenian media. Meanwhile, the press service of Azerbaijan's Ministry of Foreign Affairs told Turan that "negotiations on the text of the peace agreement are ongoing."
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On January 23, Hilal Mammadov, a member of the Board of the Public Council of Talysh of Azerbaijan (OSTA), was interrogated by the State Security Service (SGB) as a witness in the case of researcher Igbal Abilov, who is accused of treason. As reported by Turan, Mammadov was questioned about Abilov's activities, scientific works, and publications.
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