Washington / 25.04.17 / Turan: President of the United States Donald Trump intends to drastically reduce aid to developing countries, and also to unite the State Department with the Agency for International Development, reported the publication Foreign Policy, which received at its disposal the text of a 15-page document on the State Department budget.
These reductions are planned for the 2018 fiscal year. Thus, financial assistance to Armenia will be reduced by 77.3% - up to $ 4 million. Assistance to Azerbaijan (7 million) and Belarus will be reduced by 100%, and Georgia by 41.1%, Ukraine - by 68.8%. It should be noted that the assistance of the US government was provided to state institutions. -02D
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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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