Russia welcomes resumption of direct contacts between the leaders of Armenia and Azerbaijan. This was stated by Russian President Vladimir Putin at a briefing in Yerevan after talks with Armenian President Sargsyan.
" I was recently on a visit to Baku. We also talked with the Azerbaijani President in detail about the prospects of settlement. I am very pleased to note that the meeting, which was held in Vienna on November 19, was clearly positive. We hope for common sense and the desire to settle on both sides, and we will do everything to promote it within the framework of the OSCE Minsk Group," said Putin.
Asked about Russia's actions in the case of "aggression" by Azerbaijan against Nagorno-Karabakh, Putin said that he hoped that blood would be never shed in Nagorno-Karabakh - either by Armenians or by Azerbaijanis. "The more often to repeat the words aloud, the less will be the conditions for a peaceful settlement in the region. We would like no bloodshed forever in this region of the world, located so close to the Russian border, - no by Armenian citizens or citizens of the Republic of Azerbaijan," Putin said, calling "counterproductive" the talk about the alleged decisions in case of possible military action.
Putin reported further reduce in the gas prices for Armenia to 189 dollars per thousand cubic meters from the current $ 270. At the same time, Putin said that Russia sells gas to Europe for $ 500.
Another outcome of the negotiations and agreements with Putin in Yerevan was that Armenia will be able to buy Russian weapons for the inside Russian prices. Azerbaijan buys same weapons from Moscow at international prices that are 30-40% higher.
Note that for the first time in the history the Armenian opposition met the Russian President with street protests So a few hundred people organized protests in various parts of Yerevan, urging Putin to get out of Armenia and criticizing the country's authorities for refusing of European integration. -02D-
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On December 28 president of Ukrain called to the president of Azerbaijan İlham Aliyev.
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The preliminary investigation into the case of Russian oligarch and former "state minister" of the separatist regime of Nagorno-Karabakh, Ruben Vardanyan, has been completed. According to a joint statement by the Prosecutor General's Office and the State Security Service of Azerbaijan, Vardanyan has been charged under the following articles of the Azerbaijani Criminal Code: Article 100 (planning or waging aggressive war), Article 107 (deportation or coercion of the population), Article 109 (persecution), Article 112 (deprivation of liberty in violation of international law), Article 113 (torture), Article 114 (mercenary activities), Article 115 (violating laws and customs of war), Article 116 (violating laws and customs of war), Article 214 (terrorism), Article 214-1 (financing terrorism), Article 218 (organization of a criminal community), Article 228 (illegal trafficking in weapons), Article 270-1 (creating threats to aviation safety), Article 278 (violent seizure of power or violent retention of power, violent change of the constitutional order of the state), Article 279 (creation of illegal armed formations), Article 318 (illegal crossing of the Azerbaijani state border).
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On December 28, Russian President Vladimir Putin called Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev, as reported by the Kremlin's press service. During the conversation, the issues related to the crash of the AZAL passenger plane on December 25 near the city of Aktau were discussed in detail. "Vladimir Putin expressed his apologies for the tragic incident occurring in Russian airspace and once again conveyed his deep and sincere condolences to the families of the victims, wishing a speedy recovery to the injured," the statement emphasized.
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On December 28, the trial of Abzas Media began, with the prosecutor reading the indictment. At the start of the session at the Baku Serious Crimes Court, the accused, the chief editor of Abzas Media, Sevinc Vagifgizi, filed a motion to disqualify the court panel. She argued that the current composition of the judges could not conduct an impartial investigation, as two of the three judges had previously ruled on cases involving political prisoners.
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