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Baku/17.11.21/Turan: Inter-Ministerial consultations on the cooperation of the CIS member states in multilateral international organizations were held at the CIS headquarters in Minsk.
Representatives of Azerbaijan (as observer), Armenia, Belarus, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Russia, Tajikistan, Uzbekistan and the CIS Executive Committee attended consultations, the CIS Eexecutive Committee reported.
During the meeting, representatives of the Foreign Ministries of the Commonwealth discussed issues of cooperation in the OSCE. Particularly, an emphasis was laid on general priorities and coordination of positions for the OSCE Ministerial Council meeting in Stockholm on December 2-3, 2021, and the effectiveness of the OSCE project and field activities in the CIS member states.
The participants also discussed topics of interaction with the EU and NATO, including the progress in the implementation of the Eastern Partnership program, relations of Central Asian states and Russia with the European Union.
Politics
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On the eve of the closing of the COP29 climate conference in Baku, the Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) has drawn attention to the criminal cases of journalists detained in Azerbaijan.
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Negotiations at the 29th session of the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) in Baku have been extended until November 24, a source in the UNFCCC Secretariat told the Turan news agency. According to the source, participants aim to finalize and sign the concluding documents by that date.
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According to the Turkish newspaper Sabah, officials from the Istanbul Prosecutor's Office's Anti-Smuggling Unit have detained an Azerbaijani citizen with a large shipment of gold. The detention took place near the Vadi İstanbul shopping center in the Sarıyer district, where a taxi was stopped. During the search, 70 kg of gold was found. The Azerbaijani citizen in the vehicle claimed ownership of the cargo and also stated that he was a diplomat. The investigation by the prosecutor's office is ongoing, reports Sabah newspaper. The media outlet does not disclose the name of the "diplomat," only his initials – M.G.Ş. The Azerbaijani Ministry of Foreign Affairs has declined to comment on the situation.
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On November 22, Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan discussed negotiations with Azerbaijan regarding a peace treaty in an interview with Public TV. In particular, he emphasized that society should move away from certain stereotypes. “We are outraged when we hear the term ‘Western Azerbaijan.’ But we don’t think that when we say ‘Western Armenia,’ it also irritates anyone,” he stated.
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