Vladimir Putin was the most influential politician of the past year. This assessment of the President of the Russian Federation was given by the American magazine Foreign Policy (http://eurasia.foreignpolicy.com/posts/2013/01/02/the_world_s_most_powerful_people), the fresh issue which goes on sale today.
Notably, Putin took the second place in the list, and nobody was considered as the first place. The reason for this was the global concern and the inability of world leaders to agree on a single vector of global development.
In the third place (second in the list) of famous politicians, business people and community leaders the readers "appointed" the U.S. Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke. The German Chancellor Angela Merkel ranked in the fourth place.
They were followed by the U.S. President Barack Obama, the President of the European Central Bank, Mario Draghi, and the Secretary General of China Xi Jinping.
On the eighth and ninth positions were the Iranian Ayatollah Khamenei and the head of the International Monetary Fund Christine Lagarde. The ten was closed by the King of Saudi Arabia Abdullah bin Abdul Aziz Al Saud. -17D-
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Today, on November 8, the national flag of Azerbaijan was once again raised at Flag Square in Baku. This event marks an important moment, especially considering that the flag had already been raised at this location since its opening.
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On November 8, Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev emphasized the significance of Azerbaijan's victory in the 44-day Patriotic War and reaffirmed the nation's resolve in defending its territorial integrity and sovereignty. Speaking at the opening of the Victory Park in Baku, Aliyev described the war as a "glorious story" and a "brilliant victory" in which Azerbaijan restored its territorial integrity after decades of occupation.
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Mikail Hajiyev, a member of the Public Council of Talysh People of Azerbaijan (OSTA) and retired colonel, was unable to fly from Baku to Yekaterinburg on November 7, he reported this to Turan news agency.
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Baku's Khatai District Court on 7 November considered a petition to place 'Abzas Media' building director Ulvi Hasanli under house arrest. The hearing took place after the working day at 19.15, lawyer Zibeida Sadygova said. This was due to Hasanli's refusal to participate in the trial online, and he insisted on attending the trial.
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