The service "BBC Monitoring" closes its office in Baku and will move to Tbilisi, reports RIA Novosti, citing informed sources.
Closing the office will occur within six months, the reasons for the closure were not disclosed.
The office of BBC Monitoring BBC refused to comment on the information, as well as the headquarters of the BBC in London.
The "BBC Monitoring" is a unit of BBC responsible for preparation of monitoring TV, print and online sources around the world. The structure worked in Azerbaijan for over 20 years, and its staff , up to 10 employees, includes most of local citizens. -02В-
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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