PPFA urged international organizations to condemn the pressure on the "Meydan TV"
Popular Front Party issued a statement condemning the arrest of brother-in –law of Emin Milli, the head of "Meydan" TV. PPFA believes that the arrest of Nazim Agabekova is a form of pressure on Emin Milli, and urged international organizations to take concrete steps to stop the lawlessness of the authorities of Azerbaijan. Agabeyov Nazim was arrested July 23 and accused of a crime related to drugs. PPFA believes the accusation is baseless and fabricated.
The statement authors remind of the arrest of three relatives of Ganimat Zahid, the head of the "Azerbaijan Saat", noting that the authorities carry out the operation of taking relatives hostage. This happened against many members of the Azerbaijan Popular Front Party, including party leader Ali Kerimli.
PPFA warned authorities that the fight against the freedom of speech is a futile, and an attempt to silence journalists by arresting their relatives is unthinkable. Such actions will not bring the authoritarian Aliyev regime longevity, or eternity. -03 / 04-
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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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