Baku/18.09.23/Turan: The Minister of Defense of the Republic of Azerbaijan, Colonel General Zakir Hasanov met with the delegation led by Israel Defense Ministry’s Director General Mr. Eyal Zamir, who is on an official visit to Azerbaijan.
Colonel General Z. Hasanov expressed his satisfaction with the current high level of Azerbaijani-Israeli relations.
Mr. E. Zamir thanked the Azerbaijani side for the warm reception, and emphasized the importance of such meetings and mutual visits in terms of further expansion of existing cooperation.
During the meeting, the sides exchanged views on defense cooperation between Azerbaijan and Israel.
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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