The Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev on January 24 signed a decree "On measures for the recovery of the Jojug Merjanly village liberated from occupation in the Jabrayil region".
This village situated on the bank of the Araz River along the Azerbaijani-Iranian border was completely liberated from the Armenian occupation as a result of the successful counter-offensive military operations of the Azerbaijani army, held in April of last year.
The Head of State ordered to allocate AZN 4 million (USD 2.1 million) from the President's Reserve Fund in the state budget of Azerbaijan for 2017 for the construction of 50 individual houses, school buildings and related infrastructure at the first stage. -06D--
Politics
-
Head of the External Relations and Security Service of the EU Josep Borrel rejected the accusations against him and European countries made by the head of Azerbaijan at the COP29 conference the previous day.
-
On Thursday, President Ilham Aliyev received the Secretary General of the Council of Europe, Alain Berset, who arrived to participate in the COP29 climate conference.
-
The European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) today issued five rulings on applications from Azerbaijan. The case of "Afgan Mammadov v. Azerbaijan" concerned the complainant's exclusion from the Bar Association. Mammadov was expelled based on a complaint filed by a colleague, which he considered unjust. The ECHR ruled that Mammadov's rights had been violated and ordered Azerbaijan to pay him €5,000 in compensation for moral damage and €1,000 to cover legal costs.
-
During the ongoing COP29 climate conference in Baku on November 14, a group of activists staged a protest condemning Russia's aggression against Ukraine. The activists also denounced countries that supply oil and weapons to nations waging aggressive wars. The protest featured placards with slogans such as: "From fossil fuels to peace!", "End war crimes!", "Punish the aggressor!", and "Phase out fossil fuel use to achieve peace!" among others.
Leave a review