Zakir Həsənov və Bülent Turan
Baku/12.10.21/Turan: On Tuesday, Defense Minister Zakir Hasanov received the head of the Operational Command of NATO Allied Forces, Rear Admiral Bulent Turan. Hasanov informed the guest about the work done in the liberated territories, as well as about the current situation on the Armenian-Azerbaijani border, the press service of the Azerbaijani Defense Ministry reported.
Expressing satisfaction with the current state of cooperation with NATO and the positive results achieved in this area, Hasanov stressed the importance of further development of relations.
Rear Admiral Turan thanked the Azerbaijani military for their contribution to the Resolute Support non-combat mission in Afghanistan and stressed that he supports the further expansion of the existing military cooperation.
The parties exchanged views on joint activities carried out within the framework of partnership with NATO. — 16D-
Politics
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Voting in the early elections to the Milli Majlis of Azerbaijan began at 8:00. Voting is taking place at 6,478 polling stations throughout Azerbaijan, including the lands liberated from occupation. 990 candidates are competing for 125 seats in the unicameral parliament.
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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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