Photo from the US Embassy
Baku/09.11.18/Turan: U.S. Army General Stephen R. Lyons, Commander, U.S. Transportation Command, was in Baku on November 9 for meetings with top Azerbaijani government officials.
General Lyons met with President Ilham Aliyev and Colonel-General Najmaddin Sadikhov, Chief of the General Staff of the Armed Forces and Deputy Minister of Defense of the Republic of Azerbaijan, and afterwards toured the expanded facilities at the Baku International Sea Trade Port at Alat.
General Lyons reaffirmed U.S. appreciation for Azerbaijan"s contributions to international security and counterterrorism efforts, and the important role Azerbaijan plays in ensuring a secure and prosperous future for Afghanistan and the wider region.This is reported by the US Embassy.--0--
Politics
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On the evening of February 5, it was reported that journalist Shahnaz Beylargizi had been arrested. She had been a presenter on the Toplum TV channel for several years. After a criminal case was initiated against the channel in March 2024 and nearly all of its staff were arrested, Beylargizi was questioned multiple times. According to relatives, the police conducted a search of her apartment.
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By a presidential decree dated February 5, Mukhtar Babaev has been appointed the presidential representative for climate issues.
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On February 5, President Ilham Aliyev signed a decree to provide humanitarian aid to Ukraine. According to the document, the Ministry of Energy has been allocated 1 million US dollars to purchase and send electrical equipment, manufactured in Azerbaijan, to Ukraine.
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The trial of Aziz Orudjev, the head of the online publication Kanal-13, continued on February 5 at the Sabail District Court.
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