In Basel, Switzerland, December 4 opened a two-day meeting of the Council of Foreign Ministers (CFM) of the OSCE.
Participants representing 57 member countries and states partners were welcomed by the OSCE Chairman, Head of the Federal Department of Foreign Affairs of Switzerland Didier Burkhalter.
The Ministerial Council will assess the progress of the previous steps and take decisions on new commitments to ensure the political, military, economic, environmental and human security.
One of the important topics of the meeting will be a crisis that has developed in the European security architecture in connection with the situation in Ukraine.
The central event of the summit is talks between the foreign ministers of Russia and the United States, John Kerry and Sergei Lavrov.
In the press center of the summit the Azerbaijani and Armenian journalists pay more attention to the planned meeting of the foreign ministers of Armenia and Azerbaijan, Elmar Mammadyarov and Edward Nalbandian in the framework of the Minsk peace format. -0-
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Ahead of COP29, the Classical Popular Front Party has urged the Azerbaijani authorities to release imprisoned critics of the government, including journalists and social activists. "In recent years, the arrest of prominent public and political figures, experts, and media representatives who hold critical positions - many of whom are not even granted house arrest - has raised significant concerns in society.
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The account of Iran's spiritual leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, in Azerbaijani on the social network "X" (@az_Khamenei) was blocked. After some time, the page was unblocked, but all followers were removed, leaving only three subscribers. In contrast, Khamenei's Persian-language page has 1.3 million followers.
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On Saturday 26 October, Georgian citizens voted in Parliamentary elections. The EU has been following the developments leading to the parliamentary elections closely. Over the past months, the people of Georgia have demonstrated their attachment to democratic values and their country's EU path.
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