On November 20-21, Alexander Lukashenko, President of Belarus will pay an official visit to Azerbaijan, according to the official website of the Belarusian leader. He will have one-on-one talks with Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev, and talks with the participation of delegations. The talks will likely end in signing several bilateral documents on cooperation in various fields.
Azerbaijan is an important trade partner for Belarus. Between 2006 and 2012, trade turnover between the two countries increased six-fold, and in the last year amounted to $223.3 million. From January to September of this year, trade turnover reached $216 million, with Belarusian exports increasing by 1.6 times. One of the most important areas of bilateral cooperation is equipment assembly. Azerbaijan assembles Belarusian tractors, trucks, municipal vehicles, optical equipment, fixtures, and lifts. - 16B –
Politics
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On 26 July "Platform III of the Republic" made a statement which drew attention to the unlawful seizure of electronic devices of underage children of the arrested head of this structure Akif Gurbanov.
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From 19 to 26 July, 24 automatic rifles, 1 machine gun, 9 rifles, 28 grenades, 441 shells, 3118 cartridges of different calibre and other ammunition were found in Khankendi, the Azerbaijani Interior Ministry reported. During the mentioned period, the police found 1 machine gun, 50 grenades, 7 fuses, 3 shells and 320 cartridges of different calibre in Shusha.
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President Ilham Aliyev has approved by decree the Azerbaijan-Kazakh intergovernmental agreement on cooperation in military intelligence defense sector. The document was signed in Baku on 7 June 2024.
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At the trial of the opposition politician Tofig Yagublu, the statement of Elnur Vaqifoglu, another accused, was heard at the Baku Serious Crimes Court.
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