On September 1 the Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov arrived in Baku. He had talks with President Ilham Aliyev. During the conversation, Lavrov praised the cooperation between the two countries within the UN, OSCE, Council of Europe and other international organizations. Referring to the various spheres of bilateral relations, the Russian Foreign Minister said: "Thank you for the excellent organization of the visit of three warships of the Caspian flotilla in Azerbaijan in August. We hope that our Azerbaijani friends will take part in the exhibition of military-technical products, which will be held in the Sverdlovsk region in September this year."
Speaking about the issues of economic cooperation, Russian Foreign Minister said that despite the international situation he is pleased to emphasize the growth of the supply of Azerbaijani agricultural products in Russia. Sergei Lavrov said that the decisions taken by the Azerbaijani side also serve as an increase in international cargo transportation by Russian transport companies, and appreciated it.
Noting that the meeting provided a good opportunity to discuss the terms of bilateral relations, situation in the region, the Armenian-Azerbaijani Nagorno-Karabakh conflict, Lavrov expressed hope for some progress in resolving this conflict, said the press service of the prezident.-0 -
Politics
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Voting in the early elections to the Milli Majlis of Azerbaijan began at 8:00. Voting is taking place at 6,478 polling stations throughout Azerbaijan, including the lands liberated from occupation. 990 candidates are competing for 125 seats in the unicameral parliament.
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Armenia is not against the dissolution of the OSCE Minsk Group, but does not consider it appropriate to discuss this issue now. "In the context of peace, we consider it possible to make a decision on the dissolution of the OSCE Minsk Group. When peace is an established fact, the existence of such a format may raise questions," Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan said at a press conference today. "The whole question is about the timing, we need to understand how effectively and correctly to turn such topics into a subject of discussion right now," the Armenian Prime Minister added.
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He expressed his willingness to meet with Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev at the border between the two countries. "A meeting with Ilham Aliyev could take place at the Armenian-Azerbaijani border. I am open to such a format," Pashinyan said at a press conference today. According to Pashinyan, Armenia recently presented another proposal for a peace treaty to Azerbaijan.
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On August 31, Azerbaijan observes a "day of silence" before the Sunday’s early parliamentary elections for the unicameral Milli Majlis. All electoral campaigning is prohibited 24 hours before the voting. The early elections were initiated by the ruling Yeni Azerbaijan Party. This decision was motivated by the overlap of the scheduled elections in November with the global UN forum - the COP20 climate conference taking place in Baku.
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