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Polish president wants NATO nukes for deterring Russia


DefenseNews: Polish authorities are in talks with the United States about the possibility of including the Polish Air Force in NATO’s nuclear sharing program, according to Polish President Andrzej Duda.

“This has been a topic of Polish-American talks for some time now. I have held talks on this issue several…


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Indigenous groups gathering in Brazil’s capital to protest president’s land grant decisions


AP:  Thousands of Indigenous people began gathering in Brazil’s capital on Monday for what was expected to become a protest against President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva‘s unfulfilled promises to create reserves and expel illegal miners and land-grabbers from their territories.

Holding Lula’s government to account appeared to be…


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President: Azerbaijan has close partnership relationship with all EU-member countries except Armenia


“It’s true that we have been invited to participate in some of the events of the Eurasian Economic Union at the level of President and at the level of Prime Minister,” said President Ilham Aliyev as he addressed the international forum themed “COP29 and Green Vision for Azerbaijan” organized by ADA University, Azernews reports.

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Czech FM Jan Lipavsky welcomes Azerbaijan’s Bayramov


Azerbaijani Foreign Minister Jeyhun Bayramov met with his Czech counterpart Jan Lipavsky, Azernews reports, citing the post shared by Azerbaijan’s foreign Ministry on its official “X” account.

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Azerbaijan’s economy demonstrates sustainable growth even in period of crisis, says President


“Azerbaijan’s economy is actually a self-sufficient economy and it demonstrates sustainable growth even in the period of crisis,” said President Ilham Aliyev as he addressed the international forum themed “COP29 and Green Vision for Azerbaijan” organized by ADA University, Azernews reports.

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Azerbaijan sees increase in number of visitors


In January-March of this year, 513.5 thousand people from 171 countries came to Azerbaijan, or 39.2% more foreigners and stateless persons compared to the same period last year, Azernews reports, citing the State Statistics Committee.

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Budget transfers from customs authorities down by 5% in Azerbaijan


In the first quarter of 2024, the budget transfers from the State Customs Committee (SCC) amounted to 1,469,900,000 manats ($864.18 million) or 15.9% of the total budget transfers, Report informs, citing the Ministry of Finance.

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Middle Corridor company may begin operations later this year


Middle Corridor Multimodal Ltd., a joint venture between Azerbaijan, Kazakhstan and Georgia, may begin operations later this year

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Ambassador: ‘New US arms aid could be delivered to Ukraine by end of April’


New US arms aid can be delivered to Ukraine by the end of April, Oksana Markarova, Ukraine’s ambassador to the US, said in an interview with European Pravda, Report informs.