Baku / 02.05.19 / Turan: Before the World Press Day I would like to express my respect for your profession and for what you are doing. The United States believes that free media is necessary for any country, including Azerbaijan. We know that several journalists are currently under arrest. We hope they will be released and all journalists will have the opportunity to work freely. The free media zone will expand and one day Radio Liberty will return to Azerbaijan again," said George Kent, Deputy Assistant Secretary of State, at the briefing on Thursday in Baku.
Referring to the details of his visit, he said that he spent three days in Azerbaijan, meeting with officials, including the country's president and foreign minister.
It is noteworthy that Kent spent two days in the north of Azerbaijan in the Khachmaz region, where he was acquainted with USAID projects in agriculture and communicated with farmers. According to Kent, cooperation in the field of agriculture is one of the directions for strengthening ties between the United States and Azerbaijan.
According to him, the bet on the production of hazelnut in this zone is of great importance as a reliable source of income for farmers and an important export item for Azerbaijan, like fruits. -02B-
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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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