Today, at the 61, died a Chairman of the Supreme Majlis of Popular Front Party of Azerbaijan (PFPA) Hasan Kerimov. According to the deputy chairman of the Azerbaijan Popular Front Party Gёzal Bayramli, Kerimov felt ill in the street, and was taken to a nearby hospital, but it was not possible to save the life of a prominent member of the opposition. Kerimov was an active participant in the national democratic movement of the late 1980s and early 1990s.
In 1992-93. He led the Sabail district of Baku. He was actively engaged in the resolution the problems of the population; Kerimov was very respected by the inhabitants of the fishing zone of Bibi Heybat and "20th area". In the parliamentary elections of 2005, he won the most votes in the Sabail district, what was confirmed by the protocols from the polling stations. However, the victory was given to another candidate. In recent years, Kerimov suffered heart disease. His health deteriorated particularly after in June 2009 he lost his two sons, who died of a heart attack. Kerimov was a consistent advocate of democracy and human rights, he remained faithful to these ideals the rest of his life without changing his citizenship. Turan was expressed condolences to the relatives of the deceased. -03B-
Politics
-
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.
-
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.
-
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.
-
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.
Leave a review