The North Atlantic Council and NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg arrived on Wednesday in Georgia with two day visit. On the same day took place a meeting of the NATO-Georgia Commission with the participation of Prime Minister Giorgi Kvirikashvili. On Tuesday Stoltenberg will hold talks with President of Georgia Giorgi Margvelashvili, Defense Minister Levan Izoria and Chairman of Parliament David Usupashvili. NATO Secretary General will also speak to students in the parliament building in Tbilisi, RIA-Novosti reported.
This is Stoltenberg's second visit as NATO Secretary General to Georgia; last time he visited the country in August 2015. The decision to hold in Georgia, the session of the North Atlantic Council was made at the Warsaw summit of the alliance. The delegation except for the secretary general, also include the ambassadors of NATO member countries.
The Georgian authorities openly declare their desire to join NATO. In April 2008, in Bucharest, at the summit of NATO member countries, it was confirmed that the Georgia in the future may become a member of NATO if it meets NATO standards. After that the Russian aggression and the occupation of Abkhazia and South Ossetia was carried out in August. At the NATO summit in Wales, a package of measures was approved in September 2014, contributing to Georgia’s will to membership in the alliance. -02В-
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The United States said on Friday it's hoping that Azerbaijan and Azerbaijan could finalize a peace agreement by COP29, the United Nations annual climate conference, which will take place in Baku this fall, TURAN's Washington correspondent reports.
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On Friday, the Baku Serious Crimes Court continued the proceedings in the case of opposition politician Tofiq Yagublu. Yagublu's lawyers requested the summons of additional witnesses, including members of the National Council of Democratic Forces, opposition activists, and Yagublu’s wife, Maya Yagublu. Contrary to the prosecution's claims that Yagublu was involved in handing over money to facilitate a visa for Elshan Huseynov in the Zabrat settlement, his lawyers argued that he was actually attending a National Council meeting in the Pirshaghi settlement at that time. Witnesses can confirm this. The court partially granted the request, deciding to call four additional witnesses. The next court session is scheduled for October 18.
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Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan stated that peace between Armenia and Azerbaijan is not only possible but also within reach. He made this declaration during his address at the UN General Assembly. Pashinyan emphasized that both countries recognize each other's territorial integrity and the inviolability of borders established during the Soviet era.
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According to reports from "Abzas Media," the inmate in the Baku pre-trial detention facility-, Maleyka Bekirova was allegedly beaten on September 23 by the facility's warden, Adalat Gurbanov, when she attempted to make a phone call. The report claims that Gurbanov took Bekirova from her cell number 35 to an illegally established "punishment cell" and assaulted her. Witnesses allegedly described Gurbanov choking Bekirova and slapping her before throwing her onto a bunk, leaving marks on her face and chest.
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