Baku / 27.08.18 / Turan: Moscow and Baku are preparing a package of documents to expand economic cooperation between the two countries, Russian ambassador to Azerbaijan Mikhail Bocharnikov said last week. According to him, Moscow also expects the creation of joint ventures with Russian participation, the agency RIA reported.
According to the Ministry of Economy of Azerbaijan, from January to June 2018, exports to the Russian Federation totaled $ 349.23 million, up 5.76% over the same period in the first half of 2017. The volume of imports of products from Russia to Azerbaijan, in turn, amounted to 788.21 million dollars, which is by 0.29% higher than over the same period of the first six months of 2017.
Earlier sources in Moscow and Baku reported that an official visit by Ilham Aliyev to Moscow was scheduled for August 30. Apparently, within the framework of the visit, a number of bilateral documents on cooperation in the economic and commercial sphere will be signed. -02D-
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Countries around the world must reduce emissions by 9% annually throughout this decade to limit global warming to 1.5 degrees Celsius, UN Secretary-General António Guterres stated on November 19 at the G20 Summit in Rio de Janeiro.
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On November 19, the Sabail District Court of Baku granted the prosecution's request to extend the pretrial detention of Talysh researcher Iqbal Abilov for another four months, his lawyer, Rovshan Rahimov reported. According to the lawyer, the defense considers Abilov’s detention to be unjustified and disputes the charges brought against him. Abilov himself also rejected the accusations. The defense plans to file an appeal against the court's decision.
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On November 19, a debate titled "No Climate Justice Without Space and Meaningful Participation" took place as part of COP29. The event was organized by Human Rights Watch, Amnesty International, and a number of other human rights organizations.
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