On Thursday the President Ilham Aliyev received the Ambassador of Israel to Azerbaijan, Michael Lavon-Lotem, due to completion of his diplomatic mission in Azerbaijan.
The parties noted successful development of bilateral cooperation and expressed confidence in further deepening relations between Azerbaijan and Israel.
According to the Israeli press, Israel's new ambassador to Azerbaijan will be Rafi Arpaz, Director of First Economic Department of Israeli Foreign Minister (North and South America, Africa.) he has been on diplomatic service for over 20 years, worked in Washington, Sweden, Switzerland and in Côte d'Ivoire. It is expected he will arrive in the country in the end of August.—06D-
Politics
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On the evening of February 5, it was reported that journalist Shahnaz Beylargizi had been arrested. She had been a presenter on the Toplum TV channel for several years. After a criminal case was initiated against the channel in March 2024 and nearly all of its staff were arrested, Beylargizi was questioned multiple times. According to relatives, the police conducted a search of her apartment.
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By a presidential decree dated February 5, Mukhtar Babaev has been appointed the presidential representative for climate issues.
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On February 5, President Ilham Aliyev signed a decree to provide humanitarian aid to Ukraine. According to the document, the Ministry of Energy has been allocated 1 million US dollars to purchase and send electrical equipment, manufactured in Azerbaijan, to Ukraine.
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The trial of Aziz Orudjev, the head of the online publication Kanal-13, continued on February 5 at the Sabail District Court.
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