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Baku/15.08.22/Turan: President Ilham Aliyev and Deputy Prime Minister opf Kirgizstan Bakyt Torobayev discussed issues of developing cooperation between Azerbaijan and Kyrgyzstan. Aliyev noted that the extensive transport infrastructure and potential of Azerbaijan are of increasing interest to other countries, including the countries of Central Asia. Work is underway to create new railway networks in the Central Asian region, leading to the Caspian basin.
Bakyt Torobaev, in turn, noted the interest in cooperation in the field of energy, agriculture, investment, and education. These issues are to be discussed at the upcoming meeting in Baku of the joint intergovernmental commission on economic and humanitarian cooperation between Azerbaijan and Kyrgyzstan. Torobayev also invited Aliyev to pay an official visit to Kyrgyzstan. -02D-
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On the evening of February 5, it was reported that journalist Shahnaz Beylargizi had been arrested. She had been a presenter on the Toplum TV channel for several years. After a criminal case was initiated against the channel in March 2024 and nearly all of its staff were arrested, Beylargizi was questioned multiple times. According to relatives, the police conducted a search of her apartment.
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By a presidential decree dated February 5, Mukhtar Babaev has been appointed the presidential representative for climate issues.
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On February 5, President Ilham Aliyev signed a decree to provide humanitarian aid to Ukraine. According to the document, the Ministry of Energy has been allocated 1 million US dollars to purchase and send electrical equipment, manufactured in Azerbaijan, to Ukraine.
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The trial of Aziz Orudjev, the head of the online publication Kanal-13, continued on February 5 at the Sabail District Court.
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