Memorandum on the development of cooperation between the regions of Azerbaijan and France has been signed today in Baku. The document was signed by Minister of Economy of Azerbaijan Shahin Mustafayev and authorized the French Foreign Ministry on the foreign operations of territorial entities, the Secretary General of the National Commission for Decentralized Cooperation Bertrand Faure.
According to the press service of the Economy Ministry, the Memorandum provides for the establishment of the Azerbaijani-French Commission for Cooperation between the territorial entities. Mustafayev said Azerbaijan is interested in cooperation with France and its individual regions.
At the same time he pointed to the opportunities for expansion of ties between the regions of the two countries in the field of wine making.-06D--
Politics
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On February 6, pro-government media reported 6 that Azerbaijan is demanding the closure of the “Rossotrudnichestvo” representation in the country, as this organization is not registered in Azerbaijan. Requests from Turan agency to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Azerbaijan to confirm this information went unanswered.
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The international organization "Women Press Freedom" condemned the arrest of journalist Shahnaz Beylergizi in Azerbaijan. A statement of the organization noted that this is the latest in a series of troubling state attacks on independent media in Azerbaijan. On the same day, another journalist, Shamshad Aga, was detained.
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Shamshad Aga, editor of the "Argument.az" website, has been found guilty in the Meydan TV case of smuggling (Article 206.3.2 of the Criminal Code) and sentenced to two months and one day in detention. The decision was made on February 6 by the Khatai District Court of Baku, as reported by Turan, citing his lawyer, Shahla Humbatova.
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On February 6, by the decree of Ilham Aliyev, the President of Azerbaijan, Sahil Babayev was relieved of his duties as Minister of Labor and Social Protection.
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