Tbilisi is to host a meeting of Azerbaijani and Armenian experts to discuss the Karabakh settlement on November 3-4. The Azerbaijani side will be represented by the staff of the Centre for Strategic Studies (CSS) under the President, Heydar Mirza, Fuad Chiragov and Ariz Huseynov. The Armenian side will be represented by the Analytical Center on Globalization and Regional Cooperation, which initiated the meeting.
The purpose of the debate is discussion of the current state of the Karabakh conflict and possible progress towards a peaceful settlement. It is also expected to discuss possible scenarios for post-conflict development in the region, according to the press service of the CSS.
According to the same source, the event is sponsored by a number of Georgian NGOs with the assistance of the Federal Department for Foreign Affairs of Switzerland. -06D-
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As part of the peace process with Azerbaijan, Armenia has proposed solutions to all agenda issues, stated Armen Grigoryan, Secretary of Armenia's Security Council, on January 23. "We are not asking for peace, we are offering peaceful solutions to all existing issues. For the two unresolved points, we have sent proposals and are waiting for a response from the Azerbaijani side. We hope that we will find solutions," Grigoryan said, according to Armenian media. Meanwhile, the press service of Azerbaijan's Ministry of Foreign Affairs told Turan that "negotiations on the text of the peace agreement are ongoing."
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On January 23, Hilal Mammadov, a member of the Board of the Public Council of Talysh of Azerbaijan (OSTA), was interrogated by the State Security Service (SGB) as a witness in the case of researcher Igbal Abilov, who is accused of treason. As reported by Turan, Mammadov was questioned about Abilov's activities, scientific works, and publications.
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On 23 January, the Khatai district court of Baku did not satisfy a petition to transfer 'Meydan TV' journalist Aytaj Tapdyg under house arrest. This was reported to Turan by lawyer Javad Javadov.
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The next trilateral meeting of Transport Ministers of Azerbaijan, Iran and Russia will be held in Moscow on 28 January. This was announced by Iranian Minister of Roads and Urban Development Farzana Sadig at the 16th session of Iran-Azerbaijan Joint Economic Commission in Tehran.
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