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U.S. Embassy Baku Press Statement
The U.S. Embassy is aware of recent local media reports attacking the U.S.-Azerbaijan relationship. Claims that the United States is working to overthrow the Azerbaijani government are patently false and do an injustice to more than two decades of close cooperation between our countries. The United States stood by Azerbaijan in the early days of its independence and took actions, including our support for the Contract of the Century, that helped secure Azerbaijan’s sovereignty and success.
Our cooperation has only broadened with time. America worked closely with Azerbaijan during its tenure on the UN Security Council. The United States has provided over $1.3 billion in assistance and humanitarian supplies to Azerbaijan since 1992. That assistance has included improvements to health care and sanitation; scholarships and training in the United States for over 5,000 Azerbaijanis; empowering Azerbaijani women in business and other roles: technical assistance to help farmers improve productivity and profits; and military cooperation that has enabled Azerbaijan to take on its meaningful role in global security and counterterrorism.
Our support for Azerbaijan comes from the highest levels of the U.S. government. Secretary Kerry has met and corresponded with President Aliyev to discuss ways to strengthen our partnership. There should be no doubt that the United States remains committed to partnering with Azerbaijan to achieve the most independent, stable, prosperous, democratic future possible.-02D-
Politics
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On 26 July "Platform III of the Republic" made a statement which drew attention to the unlawful seizure of electronic devices of underage children of the arrested head of this structure Akif Gurbanov.
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From 19 to 26 July, 24 automatic rifles, 1 machine gun, 9 rifles, 28 grenades, 441 shells, 3118 cartridges of different calibre and other ammunition were found in Khankendi, the Azerbaijani Interior Ministry reported. During the mentioned period, the police found 1 machine gun, 50 grenades, 7 fuses, 3 shells and 320 cartridges of different calibre in Shusha.
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President Ilham Aliyev has approved by decree the Azerbaijan-Kazakh intergovernmental agreement on cooperation in military intelligence defense sector. The document was signed in Baku on 7 June 2024.
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At the trial of the opposition politician Tofig Yagublu, the statement of Elnur Vaqifoglu, another accused, was heard at the Baku Serious Crimes Court.
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