Baku / 10.16.18 / Turan: On the evening on October 16, Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan intends to resign in order to bring extraordinary parliamentary elections closer. "We must complete the velvet revolution that began in the spring. I will make a more specific statement tonight," Pashinyan said at a government meeting. Initially, the parliamentary opposition in the person of the former ruling Republican Party sabotaged the holding of early elections. However, later Pashiyan managed to win over the deputies from the Prosperous Armenia Party to his side. Assurances were also received from the Dashnak party that they do not sabotage the government"s actions, and will not obstruct Pashinyan"s re-election. If the plan works, the early parliamentary elections will be held in Armenia on December 9-10. -02D-
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On the evening of February 5, it was reported that journalist Shahnaz Beylargizi had been arrested. She had been a presenter on the Toplum TV channel for several years. After a criminal case was initiated against the channel in March 2024 and nearly all of its staff were arrested, Beylargizi was questioned multiple times. According to relatives, the police conducted a search of her apartment.
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By a presidential decree dated February 5, Mukhtar Babaev has been appointed the presidential representative for climate issues.
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On February 5, President Ilham Aliyev signed a decree to provide humanitarian aid to Ukraine. According to the document, the Ministry of Energy has been allocated 1 million US dollars to purchase and send electrical equipment, manufactured in Azerbaijan, to Ukraine.
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The trial of Aziz Orudjev, the head of the online publication Kanal-13, continued on February 5 at the Sabail District Court.
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