The U.S. Department of State introduced the draft budget with amount of financial assistance to be provided to different countries in the new financial year.
The U.S. will allocate $12.7 million worth of financial aid to Azerbaijan in 2015, according to the official website of the Department of State.
Some $9.6 million of this sum will be allocated for economic support, $800,000 - for
International Narcotics Control and Law Enforcement; $600,000 for international military education and training and $1.7 million will be allocated as military financing.
According to the draft budget, in 2015 will the aid for Armenia will total $24.7 million, and to Georgia - $53.5 million. -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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