On March 6 Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev was received by the head of the Catholic Church Pope Francis in the Vatican.
During the meeting, they discussed the bilateral relations and touched upon the implementation of various cultural projects implemented by the Heydar Aliyev Foundation in the Vatican in recent years.
Note that the Heydar Aliyev Foundation provides financial assistance to the Vatican Library.
A carpet was presented to the Pope. -0-
Politics
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An appeal has been filed against the arrest of journalist Shahnaz Beylergizi, her lawyer Bakhtiyar Hajiyev told the Turan agency on Friday.
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On February 6, Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan met with U.S. Vice President James Vance in Washington. "Prime Minister of the Republic of Armenia Nikol Pashinyan met with U.S. Vice President James Vance at the White House in Washington. During the meeting, issues related to bilateral relations as well as regional affairs were discussed," reported Pashinyan's press service.
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By a decree of the head of state dated February 7, Anar Aliyev was appointed as the Minister of Labor and Social Protection. Prior to this, he held the position of Deputy Minister.
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Afghan Sadygov, the head of the Azerbaijani website Azel.TV, who was arrested in Georgia at the request of Baku, ended his dry hunger strike on February 6, which he had started on February 2. However, he is still refusing food and is only drinking water. His hunger strike has now lasted 142 days, said his wife, Sevinc Sadygova, in an interview with the Turan agency on February 7. The Georgian Center for Social Justice (CSJ), which defends Afghan Sadygov's rights, issued a statement expressing concern about his condition.
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