Joint tactical exercises titled "AZIREX-2024" were conducted in the Iranian sector of the Caspian Sea, involving personnel and ships from the naval forces of Azerbaijan and Iran, the Azerbaijani Ministry of Defense reported on November 4.
The exercises, focused on "Search and Rescue at Sea," aimed to strengthen military cooperation between Azerbaijan and Iran. During the exercises, participants practiced conducting rescue and medical operations, as well as search and rescue missions in the event of shipwrecks and ensuring vessel safety.
The Ministry of Defense previously announced that two military ships and up to 100 personnel from Azerbaijan participated in the exercises.
Politics
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On November 4, the Sabail District Court of Baku considered the motion to transfer Talysh researcher Igbal Abilor to house arrest.
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The Musavat Party considers the arrests and persecution of innocent people unacceptable and demands the release of all political prisoners ahead of COP29. This was stated in a statement issued by the party on November 4.
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Afgan Sadigov, the head of the Azerbaijani website Azel TV, has been on a hunger strike for 45 days while imprisoned in Georgia. Today, his wife, Sevinc Sadigova, visited him in the prison hospital. "Afgan is getting worse and worse. He was brought to the meeting in a wheelchair. He is severely emaciated: his blood sugar is low, he has kidney problems, lethargy, dizziness, and nausea. Nevertheless, he continues his hunger strike, demanding the termination of the fabricated criminal case against him, even if it costs him his life," Sadigova said. According to her, Afgan refuses to eat and only drinks 300 grams of water during the day.
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U.S. President Joe Biden on Monday congratulated Maia Sandu on her historic reelection as the President of Moldova, TURAN's Washington correspondent reports.
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