On 18 December the President Ilham Aliyev arrived in the Swiss city of Bern, where a meeting with the President of Armenia with the mediation of the OSCE Minsk Group will take place on 19 December, according to the press service of the head of Azerbaijan. Previously, James Warlick, the US Co-Chair expressed the hope that the meeting will achieve a real step towards the settlement of the Karabakh conflict. In the last two weeks the situation on the line of contact between Armenian and Azerbaijani forces was very intense and was accompanied by shootings with artillery, mortars and armored vehicles. At least 15 people were killed from both sides , and injured even more. Observers hope that the meeting of the Presidents will reduce the tension.-02D-
Politics
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On February 15 and 18, 2025, the website Day.az published articles containing defamatory allegations about the activities of the Turan news agency. In these materials, the author attempts to portray the agency as dependent on Western funding and subordinated to the interests of foreign entities.
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The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Moldova has decided to unilaterally terminate the Moldovan-Russian agreement from 1998 on the creation and operation of cultural centers.
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By the order of the head of state, Rufat Mahmud has been appointed the new head of the historical and architectural reserve "Icheri Sheher" – the historic center of Baku.
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On February 13, the Appeal Court did not satisfy the defense's appeal against the decision of the Khatai Court regarding the arrest of journalist Shahnaz Beylargizi. According to the lawyer, the journalist herself did not participate in the trial due to poor health. The defense intends to submit a petition to replace the arrest with house arrest.
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