British Minister for European Affairs to visit Baku
On November 22, British Minister for European Affairs Leo Docherty will arrive in Baku as part of a regional trip. He will also visit Yerevan and Tbilisi, according to diplomatic sources. The program of the visit is not reported.
On November 13, Docherty hosted Armenian Foreign Minister Ararat Mirzoyan in London. Following the meeting, he stated that "there is an urgent need for direct peace talks between Armenia and Azerbaijan to achieve long-term peace and stability."
The British Minister also noted that Armenia is a responsible player in the Caucasus and wants to develop a strategic partnership with the UK and this topic will be discussed during his visit to Armenia.
Politics
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Polad Aslanov, founder of the religious website xeberman.com, who went on hunger strike in the colony on 4 November, was forcibly transferred to the Penitentiary Service hospital in the evening of the same day. This was reported to Turan by his wife Gulmira Aslanov.
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The Embassy of Ukraine in the Republic of Azerbaijan is pleased to announce the preopening of the Ukrainian Center in Baku, scheduled for 9 November 2024 at 12 pm. The Ukrainian Center, originally established to promote Ukrainian culture, language, heritage and education in Azerbaijan, has been renovated and expanded to better serve its mission.
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The health condition of activist Nijat Ibrahim has sharply worsened while he remains in Baku's Detention Center No. 1, his wife Parvin Ibrahim told Turan news agency. According to her, Ibrahim called today to report severe back pain, and he can barely move. Recently, his blood pressure has also risen, and doctors have diagnosed him with hypertension.
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On Sunday, November 5, Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev arrived in Kyrgyzstan to participate in the 11th Summit of Heads of State of the Organization of Turkic States. Upon his arrival at Manas 2 International Airport in Bishkek, Aliyev was greeted with a ceremonial honor guard and welcomed by Kyrgyzstan’s Prime Minister and Chief of Staff, Akylbek Japarov, along with other officials.
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