The presidents of Russia Vladimir Putin and of Turkey Recep Tayyip Erdogan agreed on telephone on Monday on the possibility of the meeting in Baku, the official website of the Kremlin, with reference to Yury Ushakov assistant of the Russian presidential. They talked on various aspects of bilateral cooperation, implementation of joint energy projects.
The parties have agreed today to work out the possible meeting of Putin and Erdogan in Baku within the framework of the participation of the two leaders at the opening ceremony of the European Games, Ushakov said.
Moscow and Ankara have agreed earlier on the gas pipeline project "Turkish Stream" through the bottom of the Black Sea from Russia to Turkey's border with Europe. However, after Putin's statements in Yerevan on the Armenian Genocide, Ankara said it does not want to implement this project. -02D-
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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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