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EU and Schengen zone close borders for a month
Baku/17.03.20/Turan: The European Union and the Schengen zone are closing borders because of the coronavirus from March 17 for 30 days, French President Emmanuel Macron said in a televised address to the nation. Trips between non-European countries and the European Union are also suspended for this period. Macron said that European leaders made such a decision on March 16.
France also imposed restrictions on the movement of people. From March 17 to 15 days any movement of people, meetings, family and friendly meetings are limited. The President urged the French to abolish street walks, retaining only the most necessary movements, and to comply with sanitary standards.
Interior Minister Christoph Castaner said that more than 100 thousand police officers would monitor compliance with the regime on the streets. From March 17, only movement to the place of work is allowed, for shopping. At the request of the police, it is necessary to present a document substantiating a job visit and the impossibility of remote work. In case of violation of the ban, a fine of 38 euros is imposed, and in case of repeated violation - 135 euros. -02D-
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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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On August 30, at approximately 22:55, the Armenian Nuclear Power Plant in Metsamor was disconnected from the country's power grid, as reported by the Armenian Ministry of Territorial Administration and Infrastructure. The shutdown was caused by a lightning strike, which triggered the plant's safety systems to switch the station to a safe shutdown mode. Currently, the plant's staff is working on restarting the facility.
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