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Baku/04.10.23 /Turan: On October 3, the Embassy of Germany in Azerbaijan organized a solemn reception on the occasion of the national holiday of this country, the Day of German Unity.
In his welcoming speech, German Ambassador Ralf Horleman touched upon Berlin's policy towards Azerbaijan and the South Caucasus. He noted the importance of achieving peace in the region. "Germany and the EU are striving to achieve peace in the South Caucasus. We believe in the peaceful future of the region," the Ambassador said. He also pointed to the development of friendly relations between Azerbaijan and Germany.
In turn, Deputy Minister of Energy Elnur Soltanov noted that Azerbaijan attaches great importance to the development of bilateral relations between Azerbaijan and Germany. Relations between the two countries are based on mutual trust and respect. According to him, more than 200 German companies are currently working in various sectors of the economy in Azerbaijan. He noted that the trade turnover between the two reached 1.1 billion US dollars. ---16B06---
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- 4 October 2023 15:49
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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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