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Baku/25.04.22/Turan: On Monday morning President Ilham Aliyev received an Israeli delegation headed by Finance Minister Avigdor Lieberman. No details from the meeting have yet been reported.
Note that on the eve of the visit to Baku the Israeli press reported that the main purpose of the visit is to get Baku's consent for delivery of large quantities of oil. Until now, the largest supplier of oil products to Israel was Russia, but now it was decided to reorient to Azerbaijan.
Also, Israel intends to purchase large quantities of urea in Azerbaijan. This chemical is used for diesel engines of trucks and buses in line with Euro-4 and Euro-5 standards.
Besides, Israel is seeking to replace the Russian wheat. So far, Russia and Ukraine have accounted for 30 percent of all grain imports into Israel. -02D-
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On the eve of the closing of the COP29 climate conference in Baku, the Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) has drawn attention to the criminal cases of journalists detained in Azerbaijan.
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Negotiations at the 29th session of the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) in Baku have been extended until November 24, a source in the UNFCCC Secretariat told the Turan news agency. According to the source, participants aim to finalize and sign the concluding documents by that date.
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According to the Turkish newspaper Sabah, officials from the Istanbul Prosecutor's Office's Anti-Smuggling Unit have detained an Azerbaijani citizen with a large shipment of gold. The detention took place near the Vadi İstanbul shopping center in the Sarıyer district, where a taxi was stopped. During the search, 70 kg of gold was found. The Azerbaijani citizen in the vehicle claimed ownership of the cargo and also stated that he was a diplomat. The investigation by the prosecutor's office is ongoing, reports Sabah newspaper. The media outlet does not disclose the name of the "diplomat," only his initials – M.G.Ş. The Azerbaijani Ministry of Foreign Affairs has declined to comment on the situation.
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On November 22, Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan discussed negotiations with Azerbaijan regarding a peace treaty in an interview with Public TV. In particular, he emphasized that society should move away from certain stereotypes. “We are outraged when we hear the term ‘Western Azerbaijan.’ But we don’t think that when we say ‘Western Armenia,’ it also irritates anyone,” he stated.
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