Italy has invited Azerbaijan to a meeting of G7 environment ministers
Today, President Ilham Aliyev received Italian Minister of Environment and Energy Security Gilberto Piketto-Fratina, who is on a visit to Azerbaijan. According to the website of the head of state, during the meeting, the guest noted that this year his country is acting as chairman of the G7.
In this regard, the Italian Minister stressed the importance of the participation of the Azerbaijani side hosting COP29 at the special meeting of the Ministers of Ecology and Mineral Resources of the G7 countries. He extended an invitation to Azerbaijan to participate in this ministerial meeting.
The parties discussed economic ties between the two countries, and noted with satisfaction the cooperation with Azerbaijan of many Italian companies, including Ansaldi, Leonardo, Maire Tecnimont and others. The activities of Italian companies in the Azerbaijani territories liberated from occupation were discussed and an exchange of views on further prospects for cooperation took place.
Politics
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The Observatory for the Protection of Human Rights Defenders (OPHRD), a joint program of the World Organization against Torture (OMCT) and the International Federation for Human Rights (FIDH), has called for the urgent release of activist Rufat Safarov from prison in Azerbaijan. It has launched a campaign in support of the Azerbaijani human rights defender. https://www.omct.org/en/resources/urgent-interventions/arbitrary-detention-and-judicial-harassment-against-rufat-safarov
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This year, the laureate of the annual Nargiz Prize, awarded for efforts in the fight for democracy, was Akif Gurbanov, chairman of the board of the Resplatforma (Platform of the III Republic) movement, who is under arrest.
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The U.S. will prohibit the issuing of visas for nearly a dozen more individuals responsible for undermining democracy in Georgia, bringing the total number to over 100, TURAN's Washington correspondent reports.
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The President of Azerbaijan, Ilham Aliyev, has expressed condolences to the President of Germany, Frank-Walter Steinmeier, following the tragic incident in the city of Magdeburg. "We are deeply shocked by the news of the deaths and injuries resulting from the tragic incident that took place at the Christmas market in Magdeburg," the message reads.
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