Pashinyan to Visit Karabakh First
Yerevan / 08.05.18 / Turan: The newly elected Prime Minister of Armenia Nikol Pashinyan intends to visit Nagorno-Karabakh on May 9. He stated this in an interview with journalists immediately after his election to parliament. He did not disclose the purposes of the visit, but made it clear that he would take part in the events of the anniversary of the occupation of the city of Shusha by Armenians.
Earlier, speaking to the parliamentarians, Pashinyan said Armenia is ready to negotiate with Azerbaijan again, provided that Karabakh also takes part in the talks. "We are ready for negotiations with the leader of Azerbaijan. But I want to note that the talks cannot be considered effective unless the leadership of Artsakh participates in them, as stipulated in the documents of the OSCE Minsk Group mediating in the negotiations," he said. -02D-
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Official Baku has condemned the visit of Polish President Andrzej Duda to the Azerbaijan-Armenia border during his official visit to Armenia. "The visit of Polish President Andrzej Duda to the to Armenia-Azerbaijan border area in the company of members of the EU Mission in Armenia (EUMA), unfortunately, is another demonstration of anti-Azerbaijani policy of different EU member countries and European institutions. We deeply regret that President of the country which is officially a “strategic partner” of Azerbaijan has participated in the unacceptable diplomatic “binocular show” leading to the aggravation of relations between Azerbaijan and Poland,”" reads the statement on the Azerbaijani Ministry of Foreign Affairs’ account on X (formerly Twitter).
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According to the “Times of India”, the first batch of “Pinaka” missile systems has been delivered to Armenia.
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The next municipal elections in Azerbaijan will take place on January 29, 2025, Mazahir Panahov, the head of the Central Election Commission (CEC), said at a meeting of the commission. It is worth noting that in recent years, there has been a policy of consolidating municipalities. Following changes to the legislation earlier this year, which provide for the consolidation of municipalities, their number has been reduced from 1,400 to 685.
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By the decree of the President of Azerbaijan, Siyavush Kerimi has been relieved of his duties as rector of the National Conservatory. By another decree from the head of state, Khamila Dadashzade has been appointed as the new rector of the institution. Previously, she headed the Department of Music History and Theory at the Azerbaijan State University of Culture and Arts. Dadashzade is a member of the Union of Composers of Azerbaijan.
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