The first meeting of the new parliament elected the Vice-Speakers. The First Vice-Speaker Ziyafat Askerov has remained in his position. The Vice-Speakers Bahar Muradova and Valeh Aleskerov have also remained in office.
Askerov and Muradova as well as the Speaker Ogtay Asadov, are members of the ruling party New Azerbaijan, while Aleskerov is nonpartisan. -06D--
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60-year-old Oktay Asadov was today re-elected Speaker of the Milli Mejlis (Parliament) of Azerbaijan. His candidacy was proposed by the ruling party New Azerbaijan at the first meeting of the new Parliament.
During the uncontested elections, by secret ballot, Asadov for the third time became the speaker of parliament.
He was elected to the post in 2005 and 2010. -06D-
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On February 7, 2025, a meeting of representatives of the State Commission on Prisoners of War, Hostages and Missing Persons of Azerbaijan and the Interdepartmental Commission on Prisoners of War, Detained and Missing Persons of Armenia took place at the state border of Azerbaijan and Armenia.
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An appeal has been filed against the arrest of journalist Shahnaz Beylergizi, her lawyer Bakhtiyar Hajiyev told the Turan agency on Friday.
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On February 6, Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan met with U.S. Vice President James Vance in Washington. "Prime Minister of the Republic of Armenia Nikol Pashinyan met with U.S. Vice President James Vance at the White House in Washington. During the meeting, issues related to bilateral relations as well as regional affairs were discussed," reported Pashinyan's press service.
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