Politics - 1993 August 25 (Wednesday)

New details of abuse of Abzas Media journalists Nargiz Absalamova, Sevinj Vagifgizi and Elnara Gasimova, who have been detained in Baku pre-trial detention centre for a year, have become known.

On November 17, Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev received a delegation from the U.S. House of Representatives led by Congressman August Pfluger. According to the President’s official website, the meeting addressed issues related to the agenda of the COP29 climate conference, which the U.S. congressmen attended.

Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev criticized Armenia's policy of militarization and arms build-up, describing it as a threat to regional peace and stability. "To sign a peace agreement, it is crucial to end the territorial claims against Azerbaijan enshrined in Armenia's Constitution," Aliyev said during a meeting on November 17 with a U.S. House of Representatives delegation led by Congressman August Pfluger.

The planned visit of Israeli President Isaac Herzog to the COP29 climate conference in Baku was canceled after Turkey refused to allow his plane to fly over its territory, sources in Azerbaijan and Israel reported on Sunday, November 17.