25 years of independence showed that the country achieved freedom of the press and other freedoms, said Ilham Aliyev on Wednesday at the opening of the V World Congress of news agencies in Baku.
The event is attended by about 200 guests from 80 countries, representing more than a hundred news agencies.
The Head of State said Azerbaijan is a modern, dynamic country and has a positive international image that was proven a few years ago, when Azerbaijan was elected a non-permanent member of the UN Security Council.
"It was the support of Azerbaijan, as a responsible and reliable partner," he said. He believes Azerbaijan is of the few countries that are both members of the Council of Europe and the Organization of Islamic Cooperation.
“In 2008 Azerbaijan organized a meeting of Ministers of Culture of European and Islamic countries in Baku. It was a historic achievement, and then it got the name Baku Process.”
Speaking of multiculturalism in Azerbaijan, Ilham Aliyev recalled the recent visit of Pope Francis to Baku.
Further, Aliyev spoke about the conflict with Armenia, the four resolutions of the UN Security Council, and the destruction of monuments in the occupied territories.
“The Nagorno-Karabakh conflict should be resolved within the territorial integrity of Azerbaijan. The territorial integrity of our country is valuable as the territorial integrity of other countries,” he said. -71D-
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An online meeting of civil society activists focused on the human rights situation in Azerbaijan, convened on the initiative of the Justice Solidarity Committee, highlighted significant concerns over the detention of journalists, political activists, and opponents of the war. The gathering, held on August 30, coincided with the International Day of Remembrance of the Missing and underscored the ongoing challenges facing both Azerbaijani and Armenian societies in the wake of the Karabakh conflicts.
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No precipitation is expected in Baku and on the Absheron Peninsula; the northwestern wind will change to a southeastern wind during the day. Air temperatures will range from 21-26°C at night and 33-38°C during the day, according to the National Hydrometeorology Service of the Ministry of Ecology.
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A fire has erupted at the Experimental and Testing Production of the Scientific Research Institute of SOCAR (the state oil company) in the Surakhani district of Baku, the Ministry of Emergency Situations reported. "Thanks to the urgent and necessary measures taken by the Ministry of Emergency Situations, the spread of the fire to neighboring areas, including nearby residential buildings, has been prevented," the statement reads. Efforts to extinguish the fire are still ongoing.
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In September, the average monthly air temperature in Azerbaijan is expected to be close to the climatic norm. Precipitation levels will also be near the norm, but in some areas, they will exceed it, according to the September forecast from the National Hydrometeorological Service.
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