Baku/05.11.13/Turan : Deputy Minister of Defence , Lieutenant-General, Chingiz Mamedov, has written a letter of resignation, according to an unofficial source . It is expected that a relevant decision will be made in the near future.
The same source reports that deputy chief of the press service in the Defense Ministry , Major Teymur Abdullayev, has also written a letter of resignation. Pressure was placed on him by the leadership, which caused his hospitalization and subsequent report of resignation.
Staff changes have begun after the dismissal of Defense Minister, Safar Abiyev, and the appointment of Zakir Hasanov. So far, several high officials have been dismissed and re-appointments made.-05B04-
Politics
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A parliamentary meeting organised by the Inter-Parliamentary Union together with the Milli Majlis of Azerbaijan opened on 16 November within the framework of the COP29 climate conference in Baku.
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Israel's President and a number of Israeli Ministers will arrive in Baku on 19 November to attend the UN climate conference COP29.
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On November 15, a grand ceremony was held in London, the capital of the United Kingdom, where Jale Bayramova, the daughter of Professor Gubad Ibadoglu, was honored with the Global Magnitsky Human Rights Award. She received the “Outstanding Young Human Rights Defender” award for her advocacy on behalf of her father. Jale Bayramova is the first Azerbaijani to receive the Global Magnitsky Award.
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On November 15, animal rights activist Kamran Mammadli was detained while staging a protest at the COP29 climate conference. Mammadli was protesting the shooting of street dogs in Azerbaijan. He raised a sign above his head that read: "Azerbaijani authorities are shooting dogs on the streets!" He also shouted: "Resign those who teach youth to be sycophants under the guise of volunteerism!"
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