The OSCE Minsk Group is going to London for consultations on the Karabakh conflict settlement. The talks will be held in the British Foreign Office, James Warlick, the US co-chair James Warlick, US co-chair, wrote in his micro blog on Twitter. "We're going to London to have consultations with the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Great Britain," he wrote, without explaining what caused this need.
A few days ago the Karabakh settlement consultations were held in the US Congress. According to some reports, some new steps to intensify Western diplomacy to speed up the settlement process were discussed. -02D-
Politics
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On January 7, the head of state, Ilham Aliyev, gave an interview to local TV channels. As of 18:00, the content of the interview had not been published.
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In late December, the Nakhchivan Court for Serious Crimes concluded the trial of former Minister of Finance of the Nakhchivan Autonomous Republic (NAR), Rafael Aliyev, and former head of the Nakhchivan Customs Committee’s department, Mansur Askerov. Both were accused of embezzling state budget funds in collusion with others. In his testimony, Askerov revealed that illegal fees were being collected for cargo and from passengers. Sahat Habibbeyli, appointed head of Nakhchivan Customs in 2020, had instructed Askerov to include only a portion of the collected funds in the Transport and International Relations (TIR) program.
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The "Republican Alternative" Party (REAL) has proposed a program to reform local governance ahead of the municipal elections on January 29, aiming to expand opportunities for economic activity at the municipal level. The new program has been developed with consideration of the existing economic problems in the country. The government of Azerbaijan seeks to obtain external loans for its projects, the economic feasibility of which raises doubts.
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On January 7, the head of state signed a decree to raise the salaries of employees in a number of budgetary organizations by 15% starting from January 1.
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