Baku / 25.08.18 / Turan: German Chancellor Angela Merkel arrived in Baku early Saturday morning as part of her official visit to the countries of the South Caucasus. At the airport, she was met by First Deputy Prime Minister Yagub Eyyubov and Deputy Foreign Minister Khalaf Khalafov. From the airport, Merkel went to a meeting with the head of state Ilham Aliyev. -02D-
Politics
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The planned visit of Israeli President Isaac Herzog to the COP29 climate conference in Baku was canceled after Turkey refused to allow his plane to fly over its territory, sources in Azerbaijan and Israel reported on Sunday, November 17.
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The III Republic Platform (ResPlatforma), a political movement in Azerbaijan, issued a statement on Friday to mark National Revival Day, extending congratulations to the Azerbaijani nation and reflecting on the historical significance of the day.
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November 17 is celebrated in Azerbaijan as National Revival Day. On November 17, 1988 uninterrupted rallies began on the main square of Baku - "Azadliq" (former Lenin Square - ed.) with the demand to ensure the sovereignty over Karabakh. Later, the participants of the rally raised the question of Azerbaijan's independence.
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Norwegian Minister of International Development, Anne Beathe Tvinnereim, who traveled to Baku for COP29, met with political prisoner Gubad Ibadoglu, a professor at the London School of Economics and Dresden University of Technology, who is currently under police surveillance and under house arrest. Minister Tvinnereim, representing the Norwegian government, inquired about the restrictions imposed on Ibadoglu, his health condition, and the progress of the investigation into the charges against him.
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