The "new era" with the old government
Today, the Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev signed an order approving the new composition of the Cabinet of Ministers. It reassigned almost all members of the previous government.
At the same time, Justice Minister Fikret Mammadov and head of the State Committee for Work with Religious Structures Mubariz Gurbanli lost their positions in the new Cabinet of Ministers.
Deputy head of this department Azer Jafarov has been appointed Acting Minister of Justice, and Deputy head of the Department Sayyad Salahly (Aran) has been appointed interim head of the State Committee for Work with Religious Structures.
Politics
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Presidents of Azerbaijan and Ukraine met at the Economic Forum in Davos on 22 January.
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Ten international human rights organizations have called on members of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE) to confirm the termination of Azerbaijan's powers in the structure and establish clear criteria for their restoration.
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The New York-based ‘Committee to Protect Journalists’ (CPJ) condemned a decision by Azerbaijani authorities to bring six new charges against 'Toplum TV' journalists and the arrest of another 'Toplum TV' reporter.
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Iranian President Massoud Pezeshkian and Azerbaijani Deputy Prime Minister Shahin Mustafayev discussed strengthening bilateral relations in the economic sphere during a meeting in Tehran on 21 January.
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