Day: January 25, 2024
Mixing hydrogen and all relevant technical processes will certainly remain a key part of the future development of the Interconnector Greece-Bulgaria (ICGB), in line with the development of the market’s evolution and in close cooperation with adjacent transmission system operators (TSOs). According to Azernews, this was informed by the ICGB, the pipeline operator.
The Georgian Minister of Education, Science, and Youth, Giorgi Amilakhvari, has been on a visit to Azerbaijan since January 24. Within the framework of the visit, Giorgi Amilakhvari met with Rector Hafiz Pashayev at ADA University, Azernews reports, citing State Agency for Science and Higher Education
Президент Украины Владимир Зеленский заявил о необходимости повести расследование крушения российского самолета Ил-76 24 января. «Необходимо четко установить все факты. Настолько, насколько это возможно, учитывая, что падение самолета произошло на российской территории – вне нашего контроля», – сказал украинский президент. Он отметил, что россияне играют с жизнями украинских пленных, с чувствами родственников и с эмоциями […]
Высший совет юстиции Грузии начинает процедуру отбора кандидатов для представления в парламент Грузии на должность судьи Верховного суда Грузии. Это решение принял Высший совет юстиции. По информации Высшего совета юстиции, заявления на три вакансии судей Верховного суда будут приниматься в электронной форме с 25 января по 15 февраля 2024 года.
On January 24, the parliamentary delegation of Azerbaijan to the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE) made a statement at the organization’s headquarters in Strasbourg, according to Azerbaijan in Focus, reporting AzerTac.
The statement reads as follows:
“The Republic of Azerbaijan is a proud, independent, sovereign, democratic and multicultural nation. Democracy is our conscious choice and we have made tremendous progress in upholding human rights and rule of law in Azerbaijan since gaining our independence in 1991.
The primary objective of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE) is to provide a platform for dialogue between parliamentarians from different countries, based on the mutual respect and equal footing.
When Azerbaijan acceded to the Council of Europe in 2001, it was with the genuine hope and expectation that this organization designed to defend the human rights and the rule of law, would help Azerbaijan to restore the rights of hundreds of thousands Azerbaijanis violated as a result of the military aggression and the occupation of a part of its internationally recognized territories by Armenia, and consequently, the justice would be served for the sake of reaching the lasting peace in the region.
During 19 years, from 2001 to 2020, the PACE failed to hold the aggressor state Armenia accountable for its actions contradicting the core values and principles of the Council of Europe. It concerns in particular the blatant disregard for the human rights of the Azerbaijani refugees and IDPs subjected to ethnic cleansing.
After Azerbaijan’s historic victory over the aggression, the occupation and the violent separatism, and the restoration of its territorial integrity and sovereignty, we face an orchestrated smear campaign to denigrate Azerbaijan, and cast shadow on its achievement to restore the justice denied for so long to the people of Azerbaijan. During almost 20 years when Azerbaijani delegation was raising grave consequences of Armenian occupation, we were told that the PACE is not a right format to discuss conflict-related issues. But now, the same PACE and the same MPs say quite the opposite and don’t miss any opportunity to attack Azerbaijan. Selective interpretation of international law and different treatment of issues pertaining to territorial integrity and sovereignty of states, demonstrate the cynical and hypocritical nature of the authors of this shameful proposal.
Unfortunately, the PACE is being used as a platform to target some member states. Core principles of the PACE are exploited by certain biased groups to advance their narrow interests. Political corruption, discrimination, ethnic and religious hatred, double standards, arrogance, chauvinism have become prevailing practice in the PACE.
We see the initiative on challenging the credentials of the delegation of Azerbaijan to the PACE as a part of this vicious campaign. We also consider this initiative as a deliberate and unacceptable attempt to unduly interfere with the ongoing electoral process in Azerbaijan and vivid example of insidious actions to undermine the functioning of democratic institutions in our country. The proposed refusal to ratify the credentials of our delegation will be a serious blow to the credibility and impartiality of the Council of Europe as a whole, and the responsibility for its grave and irreversible consequences will entirely lie with its initiators.
Nobody in the world, including those sitting in this hall can speak with Azerbaijan in the language of threat and blackmailing. Never before in the history of the PACE, this organization behaved in such disgraceful manner.
In the face of current unbearable atmosphere of racism, Azerbaijanophobia and Islamophobia in the PACE, the delegation of Azerbaijan decides to cease its engagement with and presence at the PACE until further notice.”
After making the statement, the delegation departed from the venue.
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A military transport plane Ilyushin-76 crashed in the Belgorod Region on Wednesday morning, according to Azerbaijan in Focus, reporting AzerTac, citing the Russian Defense Ministry.
The plane was carrying 65 Ukrainian prisoners of war, six crew and three escorts.
“On January 24 this year an Ilyushin-76 transport plane crashed in the Belgorod Region during a scheduled flight at about 11 a.m. Moscow time (8 a.m. GMT). There were 65 Ukrainian prisoners of war who were being moved to the Belgorod Region for an exchange, and three escorts on board,” the Defense Ministry said.
The Aerospace Force has dispatched a panel of inquiry to probe into the incident.
Earlier, the governor of the Belgorod Region, said on his Telegram channel the incident occurred in the Korocha district. He did not elaborate. A team of investigators and Emergency Ministry personnel are working at the site of the crash.
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“The remarks made by Minister of Foreign Affairs of Armenia Ararat Mirzoyan during the press conference confirm the existence of accurate maps of mines planted in the territories of Azerbaijan during the occupation and that they were not provided to our country in order to intentionally kill people,” said the country’s Commissioner for Human Rights (Ombudsman) Sabina Aliyeva, according to Azerbaijan in Focus, reporting AzerTac.
Ombudsperson Sabina Aliyeva mentioned that the mine terrorism committed by Armenia hinders building and construction works in Azerbaijan’s liberated territories, jeopardizes the lives and health of civilians, and delays the safe return of the population to their ancestral homes. “Since the First Karabakh war, more than 3400 Azerbaijanis, including 357 children and 38 women fell victim to landmine explosions in the liberated territories. Consequently, the norms and principles of international humanitarian law were grossly violated by Armenia,” Sabina Aliyeva mentioned.
“Despite the repeated appeals, Armenia has denied the existence of accurate maps of minefields and has not handed them over to our country, and the accuracy rate of minefield maps provided until today is only 25 percent. The recent admission by the Foreign Minister of Armenia once again confirms that this country has committed war crimes and engaged in mine terrorism against Azerbaijan,” the Ombudsperson underscored.
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