Azerbaijan 's upcoming chairmanship in the Committee of Ministers of the Council of Europe in May-November this year, a good opportunity to identify priorities in the settlement of the Karabakh conflict. On this, as special correspondent of Turan Strasbourg , said on January 27 at a press conference before the start of the winter session of PACE , the outgoing head of the Assembly Jean-Claude Mignon. However, Mignon expressed concern at the escalation of tensions in recent days on the frontline of Armenia and Azerbaijan.
While Mignon expressed support for the efforts of the OSCE Minsk Group.
Mignon also called on Armenia and Azerbaijan to follow the example of Germany and France, who signed 50 years ago a Elysee treaty that put an end to the eternal enmity and turned both countries into allies.
However, Mignon said that if he is elected Secretary General of the Council of Europe, one of his priorities will be settlement of the Karabakh conflict.
At the same time, Mignon evasively answered the question whether Azerbaijan to chair the Committee of Ministers of the Council of Europe with so many political prisoners.
"It is impossible to answer this question in a few minutes " - Mignon said , adding that Azerbaijan has committed to the CE and must comply with them. --16D06-
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Rashad Melikzade, the former head of the financial department at the Training and Education Center of the Ministry of Defense and a lieutenant colonel, has been sentenced to 10 years and 6 months in prison. The verdict was issued on Monday by the Baku Serious Crimes Court. The court also ordered the seizure of property belonging to Melikzade and his family, valued at 2 million manats, to compensate for the damage caused to the state.
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The Ministry of Science and Education has responded to a petition from a group of residents of the village of Boradigah in the Masally district regarding the emergency condition of the local School No. 1 named after Nizami Ganjavi. The response states that in 2021, a decision was made to carry out major repairs on the roof of the assembly and sports halls, which are located in a separate building.
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The Azerbaijani parliament has approved the formation of new municipalities through the consolidation of existing ones, aiming to enhance administrative efficiency and local governance. The move, based on amendments to the law on "Joint Activities, Mergers, Separation, and Dissolution of Municipalities," was sanctioned under Article 95 of the Constitution.
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Director of the Institute of Political Management, political scientist Azer Gasymly has been summoned to the Main Police Department of Baku at 16:00 today. He wrote about it in facebook.
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