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Day: May 18, 2024
Состоялась 79-я Генеральная ассамблея и конгресс CISM
В Дар-эс-Саламе (Танзания) состоялась 79-я Генеральная ассамблея и конгресс Международного совета военного спорта (CISM).
Азербайджан на этом мероприятии представляла делегация во главе с начальником Центрального спортивного клуба Армии Министерства обороны полковник-лейтенантом Рамигом Оруджевым.
На сессии под председательством президента CISM полковника Нилтона Ролима и с участием представителей 82 стран мира были обсуждены миссия oрганизации, ее цели, основные вопросы, направленные на развитие военного спорта в глобальном масштабе. Кроме того, были представлены подробные отчеты о деятельности и достижениях организации за прошедшие годы.
В рамках сессии также были обсуждены вопросы формирования спортивной политики CISM, утверждены спортивные календари на 2024, 2025 и 2026 годы, составлен комплексный 5-летний план, проведен обмен опытом совместной деятельности по развитию военного спорта.
Отметим, что Центральный спортивный клуб Армии Министерства обороны является активным членом CISM с 1995 года. Военнослужащие Азербайджанской Армии успешно выступают на Чемпионатах мира и Европы, проводимых этой организацией, завоевано 78 золотых, 66 серебряных и 103 бронзовых медалей.
Состоялась 79-я Генеральная ассамблея и конгресс CISM
79th CISM General Assembly Congress took place
Dar es Salaam, Tanzania, hosted the 79th General Assembly and Congress of the International Military Sports Council (CISM).
A delegation led by the Chief of the Central Army Sports Club of the Ministry of Defense Lieutenant Colonel Ramig Orujev represented Azerbaijan at the event.
The session, chaired by Colonel Nilton Rolim, CISM President, and with the participation of representatives from 82 countries, discussed the organization’s mission, its objectives, and the main issues aimed at the development of military sports on a global scale. In addition, detailed reports on the activities and achievements of the organization over the last years were presented.
As part of the session, the formation of the CISM Sports Policy, including the approval of the sports calendars for 2024, 2025 and 2026, and a comprehensive 5-year plan were worked out, and experience was exchanged on joint activities for the development of military sports.
It is worth mentioning that the Central Army Sports Club of the Defense Ministry has been an active member of CISM since 1995. The servicemen of the Azerbaijan Army successfully participated in the World and European championships held by this organization and took 78 gold, 66 silver and 103 bronze medals.
79th CISM General Assembly Congress took place
CISM-in 79-cu Baş Assambleyası və Konqresi keçirilib
Tanzaniyanın Dar əs-Salam şəhərində Beynəlxalq Hərbi İdman Şurasının (CISM) 79-cu Baş Assambleyası və Konqresi keçirilib.
Tədbirdə ölkəmizi Müdafiə Nazirliyinin Mərkəzi Ordu İdman Klubunun rəisi polkovnik-leytenant Ramiq Orucovun rəhbərlik etdiyi nümayəndə heyəti təmsil edib.
CISM-in prezidenti polkovnik Nilton Rolimin sədrliyi və dünyanın 82 ölkəsindən nümayəndələrin iştirakı ilə keçirilən sessiyada təşkilatın missiyası, məqsədləri, qlobal miqyasda hərbi idmanın inkişafına yönəlmiş əsas məsələlər müzakirə olunub. Bundan başqa, təşkilatın ötən illərdəki fəaliyyəti və nailiyyətləri haqqında ətraflı hesabatlar təqdim edilib.
Sessiya çərçivəsində, həmçinin CISM İdman Siyasətinin formalaşdırılması, o cümlədən 2024, 2025 və 2026-cı illər üçün idman təqvimlərinin təsdiqi və hərtərəfli 5 illik planı hazırlanıb, hərbi idmanın inkişaf etdirilməsi üçün birgə fəaliyyət haqqında təcrübə mübadiləsi aparılıb.
Qeyd edək ki, Müdafiə Nazirliyinin Mərkəzi Ordu İdman Klubu 1995-ci ildən CISM-in fəal üzvüdür. Azərbaycan Ordusunun hərbi qulluqçuları bu təşkilat tərəfindən keçirilən Dünya və Avropa çempionatlarında uğurla çıxış edərək 78 qızıl, 66 gümüş və 103 bürünc medal qazanıblar.
CISM-in 79-cu Baş Assambleyası və Konqresi keçirilib
According to the Iranian Ministry of Energy, the inauguration ceremony of “Gyzgalasy” and ‘”Khudaferin” dams will be held on Sunday with the participation of the Presidents of Iran and Azerbaijan.
Note that these facilities were built by Iran on the Araz River bordering Azerbaijan during the period when these lands…
In an open letter published on the website of the Trans-European Policy Studies Association (TEPSA), more than 120 European academics call on European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen, European Council President Charles Michel, and EU High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy Josep Borrell to take concrete measures amid the developments around the foreign agents law “before it is too late.” In particular, they recommend that EU leaders visit Tbilisi and reaffirm their support for the people who continue to protest against the law; send a clear message to the Georgian government that a large-scale pre-election observation mission will be organized in the country; suspend all direct budgetary support to Georgia and funding of government-led projects and instead explore other ways to support Georgia’s civil society; and propose targeted sanctions and travel bans against the leadership of Georgia’s ruling party.
The academics stress that by continuing to protest against the foreign agents law, the Georgian people are doing their utmost “to prevent the ruling party from establishing a Belarus-style regime that would enable Russia to regain control over the South Caucasus.”
Referring to GD patron Bidzina Ivanishvili’s “paranoid” anti-Western speech on April 29, in which he promised widespread repression, the academics note the police violence against the peaceful protesters and add: “The ruling party’s thugs are compiling lists of civil society activists, issuing personalised threats and beating people in front of their homes – all these are well-known steps from a beginner’s guide to building a dictatorship.”
The academics say that the EU’s pleas to the Georgian government to seize the historic opportunity of EU candidate status are in vain, since for the leaders of the GD “a democratic European future is not a priority”. They emphasize that the ruling party openly intends to stay in power “forever” and will try to rig the parliamentary elections and use as much violence as necessary. They believe that the foreign agents law is only part of the larger problem.
The academics take a positive view of the HRVP’s and the Commission’s calls for the withdrawal of the law, stressing that any modification of the law would be “futile, naive and excessively technocratic”. They stress the need for the EU institutions to fully understand the problem, i.e. the GD’s intentions, and “to draw the lessons of Belarus’ rigged elections of 2020, and to take relevant political action so that Georgia’s foretold disaster could still be averted.”
The academics warn that if the GD wins, Russia will achieve a significant blow to the credibility of the EU enlargement policy. They say: “The Commission needs to realize that in the enlargement context, it has a responsibility to help uphold democracy and the rule of law in the candidate countries so that the enlargement process does not fall hostage to uncooperative governments and vested interests.”
The recommendations:
- Building on the visit of parliamentarians from several EU Member States, members of the European Council and/or HRVP Borrell should visit Tbilisi still in May and clearly stand with the protesters, affirming the position expressed by the EU through published statements.
- An unambiguous message should be sent that a large-scale pre-election monitoring mission would be organised by the EU as a way to start overcoming Georgia’s political polarisation and returning it to the European path.
- The European Commission should suspend all direct budget support to Georgia and financing of government-led projects until the ‘foreign influence’ law is dropped and fair elections are held in October. The suspension and the possibility of resuming EU support should be clearly communicated. In parallel, the EU could explore other ways of supporting Georgian society.
- The HRVP and the Commission should heed, at long last, the repeated plea of the European Parliament, and propose targeted financial sanctions and travel bans against the leadership of ‘Georgian Dream’ and their families, unless the ‘foreign influence’ law is dropped and fair elections are held. Imposing sanctions would be an unorthodox step vis-à-vis the ruling party of an EU candidate country, but the EU’s long standing tactic of trying to persuade the ruling party without antagonising it has clearly proven ineffective.
“We appeal to you to take concrete political actions now, to stand with Georgia before it is too late,” the statement concludes.
In an open letter published on the website of the Trans-European Policy Studies Association (TEPSA), more than 120 European academics call on European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen, European Council President Charles Michel, and EU High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy Josep Borrell to take concrete measures amid the developments around the foreign agents law “before it is too late.” In particular, they recommend that EU leaders visit Tbilisi and reaffirm their support for the people who continue to protest against the law; send a clear message to the Georgian government that a large-scale pre-election observation mission will be organized in the country; suspend all direct budgetary support to Georgia and funding of government-led projects and instead explore other ways to support Georgia’s civil society; and propose targeted sanctions and travel bans against the leadership of Georgia’s ruling party.
The academics stress that by continuing to protest against the foreign agents law, the Georgian people are doing their utmost “to prevent the ruling party from establishing a Belarus-style regime that would enable Russia to regain control over the South Caucasus.”
Referring to GD patron Bidzina Ivanishvili’s “paranoid” anti-Western speech on April 29, in which he promised widespread repression, the academics note the police violence against the peaceful protesters and add: “The ruling party’s thugs are compiling lists of civil society activists, issuing personalised threats and beating people in front of their homes – all these are well-known steps from a beginner’s guide to building a dictatorship.”
The academics say that the EU’s pleas to the Georgian government to seize the historic opportunity of EU candidate status are in vain, since for the leaders of the GD “a democratic European future is not a priority”. They emphasize that the ruling party openly intends to stay in power “forever” and will try to rig the parliamentary elections and use as much violence as necessary. They believe that the foreign agents law is only part of the larger problem.
The academics take a positive view of the HRVP’s and the Commission’s calls for the withdrawal of the law, stressing that any modification of the law would be “futile, naive and excessively technocratic”. They stress the need for the EU institutions to fully understand the problem, i.e. the GD’s intentions, and “to draw the lessons of Belarus’ rigged elections of 2020, and to take relevant political action so that Georgia’s foretold disaster could still be averted.”
The academics warn that if the GD wins, Russia will achieve a significant blow to the credibility of the EU enlargement policy. They say: “The Commission needs to realize that in the enlargement context, it has a responsibility to help uphold democracy and the rule of law in the candidate countries so that the enlargement process does not fall hostage to uncooperative governments and vested interests.”
The recommendations:
- Building on the visit of parliamentarians from several EU Member States, members of the European Council and/or HRVP Borrell should visit Tbilisi still in May and clearly stand with the protesters, affirming the position expressed by the EU through published statements.
- An unambiguous message should be sent that a large-scale pre-election monitoring mission would be organised by the EU as a way to start overcoming Georgia’s political polarisation and returning it to the European path.
- The European Commission should suspend all direct budget support to Georgia and financing of government-led projects until the ‘foreign influence’ law is dropped and fair elections are held in October. The suspension and the possibility of resuming EU support should be clearly communicated. In parallel, the EU could explore other ways of supporting Georgian society.
- The HRVP and the Commission should heed, at long last, the repeated plea of the European Parliament, and propose targeted financial sanctions and travel bans against the leadership of ‘Georgian Dream’ and their families, unless the ‘foreign influence’ law is dropped and fair elections are held. Imposing sanctions would be an unorthodox step vis-à-vis the ruling party of an EU candidate country, but the EU’s long standing tactic of trying to persuade the ruling party without antagonising it has clearly proven ineffective.
“We appeal to you to take concrete political actions now, to stand with Georgia before it is too late,” the statement concludes.