The Azerbaijani authorities ignore the decisions of the European Court on political prisoners. The case of Ilgar Mammadov is a vivid example. What is the estimate of the US? For America, democracy and human rights issues have always been a priority and America continues to support them. These issues were raised during the meeting with representatives of Azerbaijani civil society. This was said at a briefing by the Deputy Assistant Secretary of State, Bridget Brink at the US Embassy in Baku on June 24.
On the issue of the Armenian-Azerbaijani conflict, she said Washington "strongly supports the peaceful and sustainable settlement."
“Azerbaijan is an important partner of the US and we will continue our cooperation in the fields of security, energy, economy and democracy," Brink said.
According to her, during the meetings with the leadership of the country, they discussed the development and strengthening of cooperation between the two countries. -02B-
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Armenia is not against the dissolution of the OSCE Minsk Group, but does not consider it appropriate to discuss this issue now. "In the context of peace, we consider it possible to make a decision on the dissolution of the OSCE Minsk Group. When peace is an established fact, the existence of such a format may raise questions," Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan said at a press conference today. "The whole question is about the timing, we need to understand how effectively and correctly to turn such topics into a subject of discussion right now," the Armenian Prime Minister added.
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He expressed his willingness to meet with Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev at the border between the two countries. "A meeting with Ilham Aliyev could take place at the Armenian-Azerbaijani border. I am open to such a format," Pashinyan said at a press conference today. According to Pashinyan, Armenia recently presented another proposal for a peace treaty to Azerbaijan.
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On August 31, Azerbaijan observes a "day of silence" before the Sunday’s early parliamentary elections for the unicameral Milli Majlis. All electoral campaigning is prohibited 24 hours before the voting. The early elections were initiated by the ruling Yeni Azerbaijan Party. This decision was motivated by the overlap of the scheduled elections in November with the global UN forum - the COP20 climate conference taking place in Baku.
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On August 30, at approximately 22:55, the Armenian Nuclear Power Plant in Metsamor was disconnected from the country's power grid, as reported by the Armenian Ministry of Territorial Administration and Infrastructure. The shutdown was caused by a lightning strike, which triggered the plant's safety systems to switch the station to a safe shutdown mode. Currently, the plant's staff is working on restarting the facility.
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