President Ilham Aliyev signed orders to withdraw Tofig Abdullayev from his positions of Ambassador of Azerbaijan to Saudi Arabia, Oman, Yemen and Bahrain, and Permanent Representative to the Organization of Islamic Cooperation, and on his appointment as Ambassador to Qatar.
Eldar Salimov was recalled from the post of Ambassador to Qatar. Rasim Rzayev was appointed Ambassador to Saudi Arabia and awarded a diplomatic rank of Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary.
Another order of the President appointed Tarik Aliyev as Ambassador to Morocco.
In the past, he served as Ambassador of Azerbaijan to France.-0--
Politics
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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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