August 15 the new U.S. Ambassador to Azerbaijan, Richard Morningstar, will make a presentation at a meeting of the US-Azerbaijan Chamber of Commerce on the current state of bilateral relations.
As the correspondent of Turan was informed, this will be his first public appearance as an Ambassador.
The arrival of the Ambassador in Baku had been postponed until late August, according to a source close to the Ambassador. However, the reasons for this were not mentioned.
Recall that Morningstar started his activities in Azerbaijan as Ambassador on July 20, when he received credentials from the Secretary of State Hillary Clinton. The Senate confirmed him in office on June 29. -25B-
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On the evening of February 5, it was reported that journalist Shahnaz Beylargizi had been arrested. She had been a presenter on the Toplum TV channel for several years. After a criminal case was initiated against the channel in March 2024 and nearly all of its staff were arrested, Beylargizi was questioned multiple times. According to relatives, the police conducted a search of her apartment.
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By a presidential decree dated February 5, Mukhtar Babaev has been appointed the presidential representative for climate issues.
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On February 5, President Ilham Aliyev signed a decree to provide humanitarian aid to Ukraine. According to the document, the Ministry of Energy has been allocated 1 million US dollars to purchase and send electrical equipment, manufactured in Azerbaijan, to Ukraine.
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The trial of Aziz Orudjev, the head of the online publication Kanal-13, continued on February 5 at the Sabail District Court.
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