On 2 July a telephone conversation between Minister of Foreign Affairs Lavrov and US Secretary of State Kerry at the US initiative. The ways to overcome the Syrian conflict, including the possibility of Russian-American cooperation in the fight against terrorist groups were discussed, press service of the Foreign Ministry; next steps of the OSCE Minsk Group on the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict to the development outcome of the meeting of the presidents of Russia, Armenia and Azerbaijan in St. Petersburg on June 20 were considered. The conversation took place on the eve of a trip Kerry’s trip to Tbilisi, and Lavrov’s trip to Yerevan. -02D-
Politics
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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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