In the framework of the official visit of the Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev had talks with the Belarusian president Alexander Lukashenko within the frameworks of the official visit to Minsk. "We have no restrictions on cooperation with Belarus. In all areas we see a very positive trend and results," according to BELTA. He noted that Belarus is on the path of rapid economic growth, and issues of social welfare are actively solved in the country. "The time is not easy for either country, but, nevertheless, Belarus retains positive development, political stability is provided. We are all susceptible to the economic crisis, however, Belarus is a country that is least susceptible to this phenomenon. "
President of Azerbaijan stressed that he will be very happy to receive Alexander Lukashenko next year. "Each visit is another confirmation of the strategic political nature of our relations," Aliyev said.
President of Belarus, in turn, drew attention to the fact that even in difficult times in terms of economy the two countries maintain turnover at the same level, despite a significant decline in trade with other countries. "We have created a good foundation for our relations," said the head of state.
He stressed that Belarus and Azerbaijan have not suspicion and closed topics. "If someone does not like it, that's their problem. We do not have banned topics. So you can always count on Belarus," said Lukashenko.- 0-
2015 November 27 (Friday) 23:32:37
The Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev paid an official visit to Belarus. According to BELTA, the program of the visit, which will last till November 28 provides talks of the Belarusian president Alexander Lukashenko and the Azerbaijani president Ilham Aliyev in the narrow and expanded formats, as well as the signing of international documents. It is expected that Ilham Aliyev will laid a wreath to the Victory Monument in Minsk, will visit the Belarusian State Museum of the Great Patriotic War.-06D—
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Armenia is not against the dissolution of the OSCE Minsk Group, but does not consider it appropriate to discuss this issue now. "In the context of peace, we consider it possible to make a decision on the dissolution of the OSCE Minsk Group. When peace is an established fact, the existence of such a format may raise questions," Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan said at a press conference today. "The whole question is about the timing, we need to understand how effectively and correctly to turn such topics into a subject of discussion right now," the Armenian Prime Minister added.
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He expressed his willingness to meet with Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev at the border between the two countries. "A meeting with Ilham Aliyev could take place at the Armenian-Azerbaijani border. I am open to such a format," Pashinyan said at a press conference today. According to Pashinyan, Armenia recently presented another proposal for a peace treaty to Azerbaijan.
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On August 31, Azerbaijan observes a "day of silence" before the Sunday’s early parliamentary elections for the unicameral Milli Majlis. All electoral campaigning is prohibited 24 hours before the voting. The early elections were initiated by the ruling Yeni Azerbaijan Party. This decision was motivated by the overlap of the scheduled elections in November with the global UN forum - the COP20 climate conference taking place in Baku.
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On August 30, at approximately 22:55, the Armenian Nuclear Power Plant in Metsamor was disconnected from the country's power grid, as reported by the Armenian Ministry of Territorial Administration and Infrastructure. The shutdown was caused by a lightning strike, which triggered the plant's safety systems to switch the station to a safe shutdown mode. Currently, the plant's staff is working on restarting the facility.
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