Ceremony of bilateral documents took place after the one-on-one talks of the presidents of Azerbaijan and Iran, President Ilham Aliyev and Hassan Rouhani, and then in the board format on August 7, in Baku. In the presence of the leaders of the two countries were signed an intergovernmental protocol of intent on cooperation in the implementation of international transport corridor "North-South", according to state news agency reported. In addition other document have been signed: an intergovernmental agreement on cooperation in the sphere of protection and quarantine of plants, a memorandum of understanding on cooperation in the field of e-safety, a memorandum of understanding in the fields of standardization, metrology, conformity assessment and accreditation, a memorandum of understanding between the central banks and the cooperation program in the field of tourism 2016-2019 years. Rouhani arrived on an official visit to Baku on 7 August. A trilateral meeting between the presidents of Azerbaijan, Russia and Iran will take place on 8 August.—06D--
Politics
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Journalist Shamsad Aga was detained by police during the late hours, his brother Shahid Agayev reported to Voice of America.
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The Ministry of Transport of Azerbaijan reacted to the report of the Kazakh side on the crash of AZAL aircraft on 25 December, published on Tuesday 4 February.
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The Ministry of Transport of the Republic of Kazakhstan has published a preliminary report on the investigation of the crash of an Azerbaijan Airlines Embraer-190 aircraft, which occurred on December 25, 2024, near Aktau. The report is publicly available on the ministry's official website.
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Under the gray, expansive skies of Brussels, a beacon of administrative initiative at the European Commission sparked to life this month, heralding a renewed vigor in the European Union’s diplomatic outreach. The newly established Directorate General for Enlargement and the Eastern Neighborhood (DG ENEST) debuted on February 1st, setting a new course for EU interaction with its eastern neighbors and potential new members.
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