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Baku/18.01.23/Turan: President of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev held a series of meetings with the heads of major international corporations as part of his participation in the World Economic Forum in Davos.
During the meeting with Andrew Forest, head of "Fortesque Future Industries", issues of implementation of alternative energy projects in Azerbaijan were discussed.
According to an agreement signed between the Ministry of Energy of Azerbaijan and "Fortesque Future Industries" in late 2022, a project for production of 12,000 megawatts of wind and solar energy is expected.
The creation of new facilities will allow Azerbaijan to export green energy to European countries.
At that, Aliyev emphasized the importance of signing in Bucharest an "Agreement on Strategic Partnership for the Development and Transmission of Green Energy between the Governments of the Republic of Azerbaijan, Georgia, Romania and Hungary".
Note that memoranda of understanding, as well as agreements signed by Azerbaijan with international energy companies will enable the country to produce up to 22,000 megawatts of wind and solar energy.
Also, a meeting between Aliyev and CISCO Vice-President for Global Innovation Guy Diederich discussed the implementation of digitalization projects in Azerbaijan.
As part of cooperation with CISCO, the digitalization will cover hundreds of schools.
The projects "Smart City" and "Smart Village" in Zangilan region are being implemented with the participation of CISCO.
During the talks the sides discussed the application of CISCO technology in water resources of Azerbaijan, as well as prospects of cooperation in the field of education and cybersecurity.
Within the framework of the forum, the President of Azerbaijan also met with Arnaut Damen, CEO and shareholder of Dutch company "Damen Shipyards Group", Jared Cohen, President of "The Goldman Sachs Group Inc. for Global Affairs", Rafiq Khanbali, CEO of "Kromatix SA", Eric Rondolat, CEO of "Signify" (former "Philips Lighting"), Kees t'Hart, CEO of "Carlsberg Group". -16В06-
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Official Baku has condemned the visit of Polish President Andrzej Duda to the Azerbaijan-Armenia border during his official visit to Armenia. "The visit of Polish President Andrzej Duda to the to Armenia-Azerbaijan border area in the company of members of the EU Mission in Armenia (EUMA), unfortunately, is another demonstration of anti-Azerbaijani policy of different EU member countries and European institutions. We deeply regret that President of the country which is officially a “strategic partner” of Azerbaijan has participated in the unacceptable diplomatic “binocular show” leading to the aggravation of relations between Azerbaijan and Poland,”" reads the statement on the Azerbaijani Ministry of Foreign Affairs’ account on X (formerly Twitter).
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According to the “Times of India”, the first batch of “Pinaka” missile systems has been delivered to Armenia.
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The next municipal elections in Azerbaijan will take place on January 29, 2025, Mazahir Panahov, the head of the Central Election Commission (CEC), said at a meeting of the commission. It is worth noting that in recent years, there has been a policy of consolidating municipalities. Following changes to the legislation earlier this year, which provide for the consolidation of municipalities, their number has been reduced from 1,400 to 685.
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By the decree of the President of Azerbaijan, Siyavush Kerimi has been relieved of his duties as rector of the National Conservatory. By another decree from the head of state, Khamila Dadashzade has been appointed as the new rector of the institution. Previously, she headed the Department of Music History and Theory at the Azerbaijan State University of Culture and Arts. Dadashzade is a member of the Union of Composers of Azerbaijan.
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