Ilham Aliyev in Nakhchivan

The international operational and tactical command and staff exercises "Birlestik-2024" have been completed in Kazakhstan. The military leadership of Azerbaijan, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Uzbekistan, and Tajikistan at Cape Tokmak in the Caspian Sea observed the latest episode of the exercises.

Doctoral student at Istanbul University of Economics, economist Fazil Gasimov has been on hunger strike for the 33rd day in Baku pre-trial detention center-1, his lawyer Rovshana Rahimova told Turan.  According to her, this week the preliminary investigation into the Gasimov case will be completed, next week it will be sent to the court for consideration.

On Wednesday, the board of the ruling “Yeni Azerbaijan” party announced the list of candidates for deputies from this organization in the early elections to the Milli Majlis on September 1. Most of the 68 deputies of the last convocation from this party are running for parliament again. Among those who dropped out of the previous list: former Speaker of Parliament (2005-2020) Oqtay Asadov; disgraced former head of the Supreme Mejlis of Nakhchivan Vasif Talibov; President of the National Academy of Sciences Isa Habibeyli; Agia Nakhchivanli - heads of the Committee on Family, Women and Children Affairs, as well as a relative of former SOCAR President Rovnag Abdullayev - Sadagat Velieva.

President of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev issued a decree on Tuesday amending the Law "On Public Service," aimed at refining the classification of administrative and support positions within the public sector.