Council of National Unity of European Azerbaijanis (CNUEA) called on the Azerbaijani immigrants in Europe to support a single presidential candidate from the National Council, Rustam Ibrahimbayov, and to return with him on August 2.
The authors of the statement believe that such step would draw the world's attention to the tyranny and injustice in Azerbaijan, and would help in ensuring democratic and transparent presidential elections in Azerbaijan.
"This appeal is addressed to all those who has been in exile for political reasons. We urge each of you to support this call, and together with Rustam Ibrahimbayov to return to Azerbaijan on August 2. It is our right to live freely in our homeland. No threats of evil forces, including threat of death can deprive us of this right," reads the statement.
According to various estimates, there are several thousand Azerbaijanis citizens in political exile in different countries. -03D06-
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Armenia is not against the dissolution of the OSCE Minsk Group, but does not consider it appropriate to discuss this issue now. "In the context of peace, we consider it possible to make a decision on the dissolution of the OSCE Minsk Group. When peace is an established fact, the existence of such a format may raise questions," Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan said at a press conference today. "The whole question is about the timing, we need to understand how effectively and correctly to turn such topics into a subject of discussion right now," the Armenian Prime Minister added.
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He expressed his willingness to meet with Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev at the border between the two countries. "A meeting with Ilham Aliyev could take place at the Armenian-Azerbaijani border. I am open to such a format," Pashinyan said at a press conference today. According to Pashinyan, Armenia recently presented another proposal for a peace treaty to Azerbaijan.
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On August 31, Azerbaijan observes a "day of silence" before the Sunday’s early parliamentary elections for the unicameral Milli Majlis. All electoral campaigning is prohibited 24 hours before the voting. The early elections were initiated by the ruling Yeni Azerbaijan Party. This decision was motivated by the overlap of the scheduled elections in November with the global UN forum - the COP20 climate conference taking place in Baku.
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On August 30, at approximately 22:55, the Armenian Nuclear Power Plant in Metsamor was disconnected from the country's power grid, as reported by the Armenian Ministry of Territorial Administration and Infrastructure. The shutdown was caused by a lightning strike, which triggered the plant's safety systems to switch the station to a safe shutdown mode. Currently, the plant's staff is working on restarting the facility.
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