On April 12, President Ilham Aliyev received the representatives of the American Chamber of Commerce in Azerbaijan. Referring to the recent visit to the United States, Aliyev noted that at the meetings in Washington, among others, discussed the activities of American companies in Azerbaijan. Aliyev noted that the sharp drop in oil prices required to accelerate reforms. "Azerbaijan is determined to undertake serious economic reforms that will reduce dependence on oil and gas production, diversify the economy," he said. According to Aliyev, a priority to reduce dependence on imports, the expansion and promotion of local production. Serious measures are taken to stimulate exports. Further, Aliyev said that he would like to hear suggestions of the American Chamber of Commerce in Azerbaijan on the establishment of the export-oriented economy. The US Ambassador to Azerbaijan Robert Cekuta, as well as representatives of companies "Ernst and Young", "Societe Generale", "Holcim", LLC "Deloitte and Touche", "PWC" and BP presented their proposals. Ilham Aliyev said that he will summarize and examine all the proposals. He also said that there will be increased support for small and medium-sized businesses. In conclusion, he promised improvement of customs activities and said that the scope of "ASAN" service will be expanded. "There will be transparency, culture, zero corruption and bureaucracy", Aliyev said. -02D-
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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