Israeli Ambassador to Azerbaijan George Deek visited the Alley of Martyrs and made a touching entry on X account in connection with the anniversary of the January 1990 tragedy.
“On Jan 20th, Azerbaijan commemorates the tragic loss of 147 innocent lives due to the violence of aggressors bent on crushing Azerbaijan’s national aspirations. Despite the sorrow, the resilient Azerbaijani people persisted in their fight for freedom and self-determination
The people of Israel stand on this day, and on every day, with the people of Azerbaijan.
We know how that feels. On October 7th Hamas invaded Israel, murdered, raped, tortured and kidnapped Israelis in their homes. Hamas wished to destroy us and our national aspirations.
They failed. We are united, strong, and determined. Our victory will be the victory of life, of freedom and human dignity
As I paid my respect to the victims of #blackjanuary, I went to visit the graves of two Azerbaijani national heroes:
Albert Aqarunov, and Vahid Azizov, whose grandson was killed by Hamas on Oct 7th as he was defending the people of Israel.
Connected by generations of heroes…”
Politics
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On December 23, a meeting of the foreign ministers of Azerbaijan and Serbia took place in Belgrade. During the final press conference, Serbian Foreign Minister Marko Djuric reported that the discussions focused on the development of tourism. "We are strengthening efforts to open direct air routes, as well as economic development and energy," said Djuric. The minister expressed confidence that cooperation between Serbia and Azerbaijan would become even closer and more intensive in the near future.
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On Monday, hearings in the case of activist Bakhtiyar Hajiyev continued at the Baku Court for Serious Crimes. At the beginning of the session, Hajiyev drew attention to the unjustified criminal prosecution of activist Raheel Abbasov, who had previously organized public defense for Hajiyev.
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On December 23, the trial of the head of the YouTube resource "Kanal-11" Teymur Kerimov, accused of extortion by threats, continued in the Baku Court of Grave Crimes.
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The head of Mossad (Israel's foreign intelligence service) David Barnea recommended to the country's political leadership strike Iran, not the Houthis, Ynet reported on December 22.
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