Baku / 24.11.18 / Turan: On January 24 president of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev continued meetings with representatives of political and business circles at the World Davos Economic Forum. In particular, the head of state held talks with the vice-president of the European Commission on energy issues Maros Shevchovich. In addition, Aliyev received BP CEO Robert Dudley, IBM Chief Executive Officer Ginny Rometti, co-founder and CEO of Carlyle Group David Rubinstein. The forum will be over on January 26. -05D06-
Politics
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This year, the laureate of the annual Nargiz Prize, awarded for efforts in the fight for democracy, was Akif Gurbanov, chairman of the board of the Resplatforma (Platform of the III Republic) movement, who is under arrest.
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The U.S. will prohibit the issuing of visas for nearly a dozen more individuals responsible for undermining democracy in Georgia, bringing the total number to over 100, TURAN's Washington correspondent reports.
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The President of Azerbaijan, Ilham Aliyev, has expressed condolences to the President of Germany, Frank-Walter Steinmeier, following the tragic incident in the city of Magdeburg. "We are deeply shocked by the news of the deaths and injuries resulting from the tragic incident that took place at the Christmas market in Magdeburg," the message reads.
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By the order of the head of state, Vusal Aslanov has been appointed Chairman of the Baku Metro CJSC.
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