Day: January 23, 2024

В Тбилиси, на улицу Кекелидзе, 23 января явились представители Исполнительной полиции с целью осуществить выселение одной из семей из квартиры. Жители поддерживающие семью собрались на месте, чтобы выразить им свою солидарность. Полиция попыталась выломать входную дверь. Несколько граждан собравшихся у дома были задержаны. Одного из снимавших видео происходящего, полицейские силой вытащили из машины и попытались […]

Threatening remarks by European Commission Vice-President and EU High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy Josep Borrell are a stark example of double standards, said Spokesperson for the Azerbaijani Foreign Ministry Aykhan Hajizada, according to Azerbaijan in Focus, reporting Trend.

“We categorically reject the baseless charges made against Azerbaijan by Josep Borrell, EU High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy and Vice-President of the European Commission, during the press conference following the Foreign Affairs Council on January 22, 2024. The EU High Representative’s apparent distortion of facts is an open contempt for Azerbaijan’s legitimate interests, and such threatening rhetoric is a clear example of double standards that exacerbates Azerbaijan-EU ties,” he said.

Hajizada emphasized that, while fully distorting the thoughts of Azerbaijan’s President about the historical facts related to the territories of Azerbaijan and Armenia, the High Representative is instigating militarization and aggressive policy towards Azerbaijan.

“Notwithstanding the fact that the international community has failed to make any effort to persuade Armenia to act in line with the norms and principles of international law, Azerbaijan has always been committed to negotiations, peace, and stability with Armenia. Azerbaijan’s measures ending aggression and separatism pave the way for concluding a peace agreement with Armenia,” the spokesperson said.

Furthermore, according to Hajizada, the EU Representative’s expressed solidarity with France about the expulsion of diplomats is tantamount to justifying the illegal actions of expelled French diplomats in Azerbaijan while being a clear intervention in the continuing legal investigation process.

“Such a biased statement, while ignoring baseless measures against Azerbaijan’s diplomats in France, demonstrates how this institution is negatively affected by certain countries, which openly neglect all the rules and guidelines of diplomatic conduct and refuse to conduct an investigation into the case. Azerbaijan, besides being committed to its international obligations and international law, will resolutely prevent attempts to legitimize any claims and threatening language against its national interest,” the MFA spokesperson added.

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President of the Republic of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev has received Deputy Prime Minister of the Russian Federation, co-chair of the Intergovernmental Commission Alexei Overchuk, according to Azerbaijan in Focus, reporting Trend.

During the meeting, the sides noted that the year 2023 was successful in terms of results related to the economic cooperation between the two countries. They recalled the contacts held between the Presidents of Azerbaijan and Russia as part of the informal meeting of the CIS heads of state in Saint Petersburg last December.

Emphasizing a broad agenda of economic cooperation, the parties pointed out the plans for new areas in this field. They evaluated the growth of the trade turnover by 17.5 percent, as well as the continuous growth of cargo and transit transportation as a good indicator of cooperation between the two countries. The sides emphasized the importance of signing the roadmap on the development of key areas of Azerbaijani-Russian cooperation for the years 2024-2026. They expressed hope that Alexei Overchuk’s visit would contribute to expanding relations between the two countries.

During the meeting, the two also exchanged views on issues related to transport and logistics, and the promotion of the North-South Transport Corridor.

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A strong magnitude 7.01 earthquake shook the area near the Kyrgyzstan-Xinjiang border on Tuesday, according to Azerbaijan in Focus, reporting Daily Sabah, citing the German Research Center for Geosciences (GFZ).

The quake was at a depth of 10 km (6.21 miles), GFZ said. The quake was registered just after 2:00 a.m. (1800 GMT Monday) at a depth of 27 kilometers (17 miles), the USGS said, in China’s Xinjiang region, about 140 kilometers west of the city of Aksu.

Local TV channels in the Indian capital New Delhi reported strong tremors in the city, about 1,400 kilometres away.

In nearby Kazakhstan, the emergency ministry reported the same earthquake with a magnitude of 6.7.

In Kazakhstan’s biggest city, Almaty, residents fled their houses and gathered outside despite cold weather, some dressed in pajamas and slippers. No damage has been reported.

The tremors, followed by aftershocks about 30 minutes later, were also felt in Uzbekistan.

Shortly after, three more earthquakes were recorded in the area, at magnitudes 5.5, 5.1 and 5.0.

The USGS said casualties were possible, though none had been immediately reported in the mountainous, rural area where the earthquake struck.

“Significant damage is likely and the disaster is potentially widespread,” its report said.

Tuesday’s quake came the day after a landslide buried dozens of people and killed at least eight in the southwest of China.

A December quake in the northwest of the country killed 148 people and displaced thousands in Gansu province.

That quake was China’s deadliest since 2014 when more than 600 people were killed in southwestern Yunnan province.

In the December earthquake, subzero temperatures made the aid operation launched in response even more challenging, with survivors huddled around outdoor fires to keep warm.

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Reuters:  The leader of Moldova’s pro-Russian separatist Transdniestria region called on its defence and intelligence institutions on Monday to maintain a “high level of military preparedness” and hold regular drills for that purpose.

Transdniestria broke away before the 1991 Soviet collapse and fought a brief war against the…