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-
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At the meeting of the heads of security services of the CIS countries held in Moscow on 26 November, 'the issues of cooperation of special services to ensure security of the CIS countries in the face of ‘multifaceted efforts of the West aimed at destabilising the situation in the CIS space’ were discussed.
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This year marks a significant milestone in Azerbaijan's relationship with NATO: the 30th anniversary of joining the "Partnership for Peace" (PfP) program. A commemorative conference in Baku on November 26 brought together prominent figures to reflect on the journey of cooperation, highlighting both achievements and challenges while charting a course for the future.
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On 26 November, a US- mediated ceasefire agreement was reached between Israel and 'Hezbollah' on the border between Lebanon and Israel. It came into force last night.
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The United States highly appreciates Azerbaijan's active role in the Partnership for Peace (PfP) programme and country's continued commitment to cooperation with the Alliance, the US Embassy said in a statement on the occasion of the 30th anniversary of Azerbaijan's joining the PfP.
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