President Ilham Aliyev received Francois Oka, the President of French ASTRIUM company, and Jean-Pierre Talimoni, the Director of International Relations of European Aeronautic Defense.
According the president’s site, Pascal Monnier, the French Ambassador to Azerbaijan, who participated in the meeting, praised the launch into orbit of the first artificial satellite of Azerbaijan, and said that Paris would continue to support the space program in Azerbaijan.
Francois Ok reported about the projects implemented by ASTRIUM, one of the largest companies in Europe.
Qualifying the launch into orbit of the first artificial satellite of Azerbaijan as the beginning of a new stage in the development of space industry in Azerbaijan, Aliyev expressed his gratitude for the support of the French companies. He hopes that the cooperation in the field of information and communication technology and space technology will continue.—06D-
Politics
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On February 15 and 18, 2025, the website Day.az published articles containing defamatory allegations about the activities of the Turan news agency. In these materials, the author attempts to portray the agency as dependent on Western funding and subordinated to the interests of foreign entities.
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The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Moldova has decided to unilaterally terminate the Moldovan-Russian agreement from 1998 on the creation and operation of cultural centers.
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By the order of the head of state, Rufat Mahmud has been appointed the new head of the historical and architectural reserve "Icheri Sheher" – the historic center of Baku.
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On February 13, the Appeal Court did not satisfy the defense's appeal against the decision of the Khatai Court regarding the arrest of journalist Shahnaz Beylargizi. According to the lawyer, the journalist herself did not participate in the trial due to poor health. The defense intends to submit a petition to replace the arrest with house arrest.
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