Russia is doing everything it can to normalize the Armenian-Azerbaijani relations and facilitate the signing of a peace treaty between Yerevan and Baku, Russian President Vladimir Putin said on Tuesday during a ceremony for the presentation of credentials by foreign ambassadors.
"In this spirit, our cooperation with Armenia and Azerbaijan is being built. We have been and are doing everything we can to normalize Azerbaijani-Armenian relations and ensure lasting peace in the South Caucasus. We will continue to assist in working on the peace treaty, delimiting the state border, and unblocking economic and transport links in line with the well-known trilateral agreements of 2020-2022," Putin said.
The Russian president also noted the productive conversation between the leaders of Armenia and Azerbaijan at the BRICS summit held in Kazan in October. "I cannot fail to express my satisfaction that the leaders of Azerbaijan and Armenia used the BRICS summit platform in Kazan to have a productive discussion on key issues related to achieving lasting peace and interethnic harmony in the region," he emphasized.
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U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken on Wednesday issued a statement on escalating crackdown on Azerbaijani civil society and media, urging authorities in Baku to release all those unjustly detained, cease its crackdown, and fulfill the commitments, TURAN's Washington correspondent reports.
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A charter flight operated by Enter Air departed from Yerevan to Baku on Wednesday evening, according to Armenian media citing data from Flightradar24. At Yerevan’s Zvartnots Airport, Sputnik Armenia reported that this was a charter flight.
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On Wednesday, a group of famous footballers arrived in Baku. Lionel Messi, Luis Suárez, Sergio Busquets, and Jordi Alba visited several public and cultural sites in the capital and took part in a meeting with football fans at the Crystal Hall.
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On Wednesday, the trial of activist and veteran of the First Karabakh War, Rza Safarsoy, accused of illegal possession of firearms, concluded at the Khazar District Court. The prosecutor recommended a sentence of 3 years in prison for him. The defense requested Safarsoy's acquittal, arguing that his guilt had not been proven during the trial.
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