European observers are creating "distrust" between Baku and Brussels, stated President Ilham Aliyev
European observers are creating "distrust" between Baku and Brussels, stated President Ilham Aliyev
European observers are creating "distrust" between Baku and Brussels, stated President Ilham Aliyev on Monday during the presentation of credentials by the new Belgian ambassador, Julien de Frepon. Aliyev emphasized that the "binocular diplomacy" of the European monitoring mission is unacceptable and contributes to distrust in Azerbaijan's relations with the European Union. He questioned the necessity of extending the mission and increasing its numbers without consulting Baku.
He condemned the behavior of the mission members, referring to the recent incident where observers from the Armenian side monitored Azerbaijani territory as unacceptable and beyond the norms of political culture.
Aliyev also criticized Yerevan's position, calling the proposal to sign agreed-upon provisions of a peace agreement "unrealistic." He stated that all points of the peace agreement are equally important and cannot be separated from one another. He described Yerevan's suggestion to sign some points now and leave others for later as "strange and unrealistic."
Politics
-
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!"
-
Arrested Abzas Media journalists were pressured in Baku pretrial detention center No. 1.
-
On November 15, the Tbilisi City Court heard the merits of the complaint filed by the head of the Azerbaijani website Azel.TV, Afgan Sadygov, against the denial of political asylum in Georgia.
-
The United States has been working with Azerbaijan for a long time on energy issues and fossil fuel emissions, particularly focusing on technologies that reduce carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions and help transition to clean energy, the U.S. Secretary of Energy Jennifer M. Granholm stated at a press conference on November 15 during COP29 in Baku, in response to a question from Turan about how the U.S. can assist Azerbaijan in its transition to renewable and green energy.
Leave a review