A group of three Navy warships from Azerbaijan arrived on a friendly visit to Astrakhan, Russia. The Fleet Commander, Vice Admiral Shahin Sultanov, met with Governor Alexander Zhilkin and then invited the head of the region on board, the press service of the Governor stated.
Alexander Zhilkin reported that in November, he will arrive in Azerbaijan to attend the opening ceremony of the Baku and Astrakhan Friendship Park.
In early October, Astrakhan will be the capital of the Russian-Azerbaijani Youth Forum, said Zhilkin .
This is a return visit for the warships of Azerbaijan. In August, a detachment of the Caspian flotilla led by the Russian missile ship Dagestan visited the Baku port. The ship was visited by the Presidents Vladimir Putin and Ilham Aliyev. -16B–
Politics
-
The court sentenced Akhsan Nuruzade to 2 months of administrative arrest, said lawyer Fakhraddin Mekhtiyev. At the same time, two days were deducted taking into account the time spent in custody.
-
Ahead of COP29, the Classical Popular Front Party has urged the Azerbaijani authorities to release imprisoned critics of the government, including journalists and social activists. "In recent years, the arrest of prominent public and political figures, experts, and media representatives who hold critical positions - many of whom are not even granted house arrest - has raised significant concerns in society.
-
The account of Iran's spiritual leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, in Azerbaijani on the social network "X" (@az_Khamenei) was blocked. After some time, the page was unblocked, but all followers were removed, leaving only three subscribers. In contrast, Khamenei's Persian-language page has 1.3 million followers.
-
On Saturday 26 October, Georgian citizens voted in Parliamentary elections. The EU has been following the developments leading to the parliamentary elections closely. Over the past months, the people of Georgia have demonstrated their attachment to democratic values and their country's EU path.
Leave a review