Day: April 8, 2024

Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan hosted the Secretary General of the Council of Europe, Marija Pejčinović Burić.

The Prime Minister welcomed Mrs. Burić’s visit to Armenia and highlighted the importance of cooperation with the Council of Europe. At the meeting, reference was made to the implementation of the Council of Europe Action Plan for Armenia 2023-2026 and the steps aimed at implementing the agenda of democratic reforms in Armenia. In this context, Nikol Pashinyan emphasized the commitment and political will of the Armenian government. Referring to the rich agenda of cooperation with the Council of Europe, the Prime Minister highlighted the role of the Council of Europe in addressing the problems of people forcibly displaced from Nagorno Karabakh and in providing international support.

The Secretary General of the Council of Europe expressed gratitude for the warm hospitality and emphasized the close cooperation between the Council of Europe and the Government of the Republic of Armenia, including in the direction of the implementation of institutional reforms in the Republic of Armenia. According to Marija Pejčinović Burić, in a period full of challenges for Armenia, the Armenian government is effectively implementing reforms in various directions.

Reference was made to the developments taking place in the region, the normalization process Armenia-Azerbaijan relations, and the possibilities of unblocking regional transport infrastructures. Prime Minister Pashinyan presented the “Crossroads of Peace” project of the Armenian government and its principles. The Secretary General of the Council of Europe noted that the “Crossroads of Peace” project can become an important prerequisite for the Armenia-Azerbaijan peace process.

At the meeting, issues related to the humanitarian problems of people forcibly displaced from Nagorno-Karabakh, the further steps of assistance by the international community towards their solution were discussed.

As one of the largest taxpayers in the country, Azercell contributed 167 million AZN to the state budget in 2023, and over 27 years, it has paid approximately 2.4 billion manat of taxes in total.

118 years have passed since the publication of the first issue of the Molla Nasreddin magazine, the eight-page weekly, satirical magazine, which has played an invaluable role in the history of the Azerbaijani press, Azernews reports.

“The month of Ramadan is a blessed month that illuminates the hearts and minds of people and invites them to peace, unity, and moral purity. In this month, when our holy book, the Holy Quran, was revealed, Muslims get the opportunity to fulfill their moral duties and responsibilities before the Almighty and experience the joy of spiritual and moral enrichment,” President Ilham Aliyev said in his congratulatory message to the people of Azerbaijan on the occasion of Ramadan, Azernews reports.

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