Baku/31.05.17/Turan: The Musavat Party called on the Azerbaijani authorities to immediately release independent journalist Afgan Mukhtarly, rejecting the version of the Azerbaijani authorities that he was allegedly detained while crossing the border illegally. "This absurd, hypocritical and unrealistic statement testifies to the operation of special services in the territory of Georgia," the statement said. At the same time, the party called on the Georgian government to seriously investigate the incident with Afghan Mukhtarly.-03D-
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President of the Council of the European Union Antonio Costa called the head of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev.
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Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan published a set of proposals on his Facebook page aimed at establishing long-term peace in the region. Among them, he suggested that Azerbaijan should abandon mutual claims against Armenia, including in international courts. Other proposals include: refraining from using belligerent rhetoric, continuing the demarcation of borders, signing a peace agreement that is 90% ready, mutually implementing arms control, creating a joint mechanism to investigate violations of the ceasefire regime, and dissolving the OSCE Minsk Group.
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The United States announced a new and final military aid package to Ukraine under President Joe Biden’s administration. U.S. Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin stated in Germany that the total amount of assistance will be $500 million.
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Baku is expected to see the construction of 10 new metro stations. President Ilham Aliyev discussed this during a meeting with journalists on January 7. The head of state noted that locations for the new metro stations have been selected, and investments will start being made this year.
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