President Ilham Aliyev awarded the Minister of National Security Eldar Mahmudov the highest military rank of Colonel-General.
In addition , the President signed a decree conferring the title of Lieutenant-General to Hilal Asadov and Ali Shafiyev.
Colonel Tarverdi Mamedov was awarded the rank of Major-General.
The President of Azerbaijan also signed a decree on awarding the MNS officers orders and medals. Among the recipients is the Secretary of State Commission on Prisoners of War, Hostages and Missing, Colonel Shahin Sayilov. He was awarded the Order "For Service to the Fatherland" of the first degree.
Aliyev's orders are confined to the professional holiday of employees of national security. -06D-
Politics
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Head of the External Relations and Security Service of the EU Josep Borrel rejected the accusations against him and European countries made by the head of Azerbaijan at the COP29 conference the previous day.
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On Thursday, President Ilham Aliyev received the Secretary General of the Council of Europe, Alain Berset, who arrived to participate in the COP29 climate conference.
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The European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) today issued five rulings on applications from Azerbaijan. The case of "Afgan Mammadov v. Azerbaijan" concerned the complainant's exclusion from the Bar Association. Mammadov was expelled based on a complaint filed by a colleague, which he considered unjust. The ECHR ruled that Mammadov's rights had been violated and ordered Azerbaijan to pay him €5,000 in compensation for moral damage and €1,000 to cover legal costs.
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During the ongoing COP29 climate conference in Baku on November 14, a group of activists staged a protest condemning Russia's aggression against Ukraine. The activists also denounced countries that supply oil and weapons to nations waging aggressive wars. The protest featured placards with slogans such as: "From fossil fuels to peace!", "End war crimes!", "Punish the aggressor!", and "Phase out fossil fuel use to achieve peace!" among others.
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