EMDS: SOCIO-POLITICAL SITUATION IN AZERBAIJAN DOES NOT ALLOW TO HOLD FREE ELECTIONS EMDS: SOCIO-POLITICAL SITUATION IN AZERBAIJAN DOES NOT ALLOW TO HOLD FREE ELECTIONS

The U.S. State Department on Thursday released its annual Fiscal Transparency Report, a document that analyzes budget transparency of governments that receive U.S. assistance. The Department assessed Azerbaijan as not meeting the minimum requirements of fiscal transparency for 2024, and has not made significant progress toward it either, TURAN's Washington correspondent reports.

Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev attended the opening of the Karabakh University in the town of Khankendi on 20 September. Recall that this university was established by the decision of the head of state after Azerbaijan regained full control over Karabakh in September 2023.

The United States on Wednesday once again criticized Georgia for 'moving away' from the Euro-Atlantic path through anti-democratic actions, TURAN's Washington correspondent reports. The move came as the Georgian government early this week adopted a new law aiming to target vulnerable and marginalized people.

U.S. President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris, who is also the Democratic nominee for president, will separately host Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy at the White House next Thursday to discuss his victory plan and current state of war, TURAN's Washington correspondent reports.