The US Ambassador to Azerbaijan Robert Cekuta visited on Friday in the region of Ismayilli (170 km north-west of Baku) the Female Leadership Initiatives Camp. The Embassy reports that this week's summer camp gathered 20 students of the 8-10 grades and teachers from the seven regions of the country: Agjabadi, Shamkir, Barda, Mingachevir, Oguz, Balakan and Zagatala. The purpose of the organization of the camp is legal enlightenment of young women to discuss issues of gender equality. The participants focused on topics of leadership, teamwork, stereotypes, community projects, the ability to allocate personal goals. Representatives of the US Embassy and USAID/ Azerbaijan visited the camp, taking part in an interactive discussion. -03D04-
Politics
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The health of economist Fazil Gasimov, who is on a hunger strike for 78 days, deteriorated in a prison hospital on August 30.
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On August 30, the British Ambassador to Azerbaijan, Fergus Old, visited the headquarters of the Musavat Party and met with the party leader, Isa Gambar. According to the party’s press service, the meeting covered several topics, including the snap parliamentary elections on September 1, the issue of political prisoners, Azerbaijan-UK relations, and other matters.
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Russia's Ambassador to Azerbaijan, Mikhail Evdokimov, emphasized the enduring strength of Russian-Azerbaijani relations in an interview with RIA Novosti on Friday. Evdokimov underscored that the bilateral ties, characterized by long-term friendship and respect between the two nations' presidents, continue to flourish despite the challenging global geopolitical landscape.
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On August 30, Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev received a delegation of the Turkish Grand National Assembly led by head of the Azerbaijani-Turkish inter-parliamentary friendship group Shamil Ayrim.
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