Turan`s correspondent - participant of Eurasia Foundation Network
Washington/14/09/12/:TURAN's US correspondent was selected a participant of the 2012-2013 Young Professionals Network (YPN), launched by the Eurasia Foundation, a Washington, DC-based non-profit organization that promotes democracy and market economies in the Newly Independent States of the former Soviet Union.
The YPN is part of the Foundation's efforts to cultivate the next generation of professionals working in the US capital on the Eurasia region.
"This inaugural class includes a diverse group of 32 outstanding participants from a variety of backgrounds in government, non-profits, the private sector, media, academia, and the US military", according to the Foundation's press release.
"The Network was created to offer an opportunity for young professionals in Washington to engage in thoughtful conversations on developments in the Eurasia region and hear from policy experts and experienced practitioners", the press-release said.
Leading policy experts, officials and practitioners will drive the monthly discussions and provide career guidance to the group. -25D-
Politics
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During the ongoing COP29 climate conference in Baku on November 14, a group of activists staged a protest condemning Russia's aggression against Ukraine. The activists also denounced countries that supply oil and weapons to nations waging aggressive wars. The protest featured placards with slogans such as: "From fossil fuels to peace!", "End war crimes!", "Punish the aggressor!", and "Phase out fossil fuel use to achieve peace!" among others.
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The United States and the European Union, which tried to position themselves as mediators in the Armenia-Azerbaijan conflict, have come up with nothing and merely copied Russia's ideas, distorting their essence in order to "hijack" the peace process for themselves. However, their true goal was to take control of the region, to insert themselves into it, and to push out Russia, as well as Iran and Türkiye, Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova stated at a briefing on November 13.
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The body of Vera Agasyan, a 70-year-old Armenian woman who passed away on October 20 in Khankendi, remains unclaimed after 15 days, as the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) has not provided an explanation for the delay, according to Azerbaijani media reports.
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At the venue of the COP29 conference in Baku, a group of activists held a protest under the slogan ‘Pay up’.
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