On September 27, within the UN General Assembly, the Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov held a meeting with the Co-chairmen of the OSCE Minsk Group J. Warlick (USA), P. Andre (France) and I.V. Popov (Russia), as well Personal Representative of the OSCE Chairman on Nagorno-Karabakh A. Kasprzyk.
As the press service of the Foreign Ministry said, the sides discussed topical issues of the Karabakh settlement and the current situation in the Armenian-Azerbaijani border and the line of contact.
"I am very pleased that an opportunity has appeared to compare our notes and make sure we can do more in addition to the steps already taken to move forward in the process of Nagorno-Karabakh conflict settlement," Lavrov said, opening the meeting.
"Each of the co-chairing countries is committed to this process, whether we're talking about the French or the American initiative in this direction, or the efforts of Russia, taking into account our relations with Armenia and Azerbaijan," Lavrov is quoted by ITAR-TASS. -16D-
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On January 23, the Deputy Commander of the Azerbaijani Ground Forces, Ilgar Latifov, met with a Pakistani delegation headed by the Director General of Military Operations, Abdullah Kashif. The parties discussed the state and prospects for the development of military cooperation between Azerbaijan and Pakistan, as well as the importance of increasing the intensity of joint exercises.
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The announcement of 2025 as the "Year of the Constitution and Sovereignty" in Azerbaijan has sparked rumors and speculation about the government's plans to hold a constitutional referendum this year. Today's statement in the Milli Majlis by the head of the parliamentary committee on human rights and concurrently the director of the Center for Humanitarian Studies, Zahid Oruj, confirmed that these expectations are not groundless.
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As part of the peace process with Azerbaijan, Armenia has proposed solutions to all agenda issues, stated Armen Grigoryan, Secretary of Armenia's Security Council, on January 23. "We are not asking for peace, we are offering peaceful solutions to all existing issues. For the two unresolved points, we have sent proposals and are waiting for a response from the Azerbaijani side. We hope that we will find solutions," Grigoryan said, according to Armenian media. Meanwhile, the press service of Azerbaijan's Ministry of Foreign Affairs told Turan that "negotiations on the text of the peace agreement are ongoing."
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On January 23, Hilal Mammadov, a member of the Board of the Public Council of Talysh of Azerbaijan (OSTA), was interrogated by the State Security Service (SGB) as a witness in the case of researcher Igbal Abilov, who is accused of treason. As reported by Turan, Mammadov was questioned about Abilov's activities, scientific works, and publications.
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