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US ready to participate in the restoration of the liberated territories
Baku/27.01.21/Turan: Currently, a concept for the restoration of the territories of Azerbaijan liberated from the Armenian occupation is being developed, said the Minister of Economic Development of Azerbaijan Mikayil Jabbarov at a meeting with the US Ambassador to Azerbaijan Lee Litzenberger on January 27.
The concept implies wide participation of private and state-owned companies, as well as foreign investors in these works, stated in the press release of the Ministry.
The US Ambassador expressed satisfaction with the restoration of the territorial integrity of Azerbaijan, noting the importance of ensuring sustainable peace in the region.
Litzenberger also expressed the willingness of American companies to participate in projects for the restoration of the liberated territories, and primarily in projects for water management, construction of roads and other infrastructure, and digital technologies.
The parties exchanged views on the above issues.-03D-
Politics
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Voting in the early elections to the Milli Majlis of Azerbaijan began at 8:00. Voting is taking place at 6,478 polling stations throughout Azerbaijan, including the lands liberated from occupation. 990 candidates are competing for 125 seats in the unicameral parliament.
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Armenia is not against the dissolution of the OSCE Minsk Group, but does not consider it appropriate to discuss this issue now. "In the context of peace, we consider it possible to make a decision on the dissolution of the OSCE Minsk Group. When peace is an established fact, the existence of such a format may raise questions," Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan said at a press conference today. "The whole question is about the timing, we need to understand how effectively and correctly to turn such topics into a subject of discussion right now," the Armenian Prime Minister added.
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He expressed his willingness to meet with Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev at the border between the two countries. "A meeting with Ilham Aliyev could take place at the Armenian-Azerbaijani border. I am open to such a format," Pashinyan said at a press conference today. According to Pashinyan, Armenia recently presented another proposal for a peace treaty to Azerbaijan.
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On August 31, Azerbaijan observes a "day of silence" before the Sunday’s early parliamentary elections for the unicameral Milli Majlis. All electoral campaigning is prohibited 24 hours before the voting. The early elections were initiated by the ruling Yeni Azerbaijan Party. This decision was motivated by the overlap of the scheduled elections in November with the global UN forum - the COP20 climate conference taking place in Baku.
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