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Amendments to SFOPS bill propose increased funding for Armenia, end to Azerbaijan aid


Armenian Caucus Co-Chair, Rep. FrankPallone (D-NJ) has offered a bipartisan amendment with Rep. Nicole Malliotakis (R-NY) to the FY 2025 State and Foreign Operations (SFOPs) Appropriations Bill, which increases funding for the Republic of Armenia by $100,000,000 under the AEECA account, reports the Armenian Assembly of America.

This funding will support victims from Nagorno Karabakh currently residing in Armenia, who were forced to flee their ancestral homeland amid Azerbaijan’s full-scale attack in 2023.

Rep Mike Lawler (R-NY) has offered a bipartisan amendment to the FY25 SFOPS Bill, which prohibits funding to Azerbaijan until the President confirms to Congress that Azerbaijan has ceased offensive actions Armenians.


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UNGA 73rd session chair: COP29 success won’t only be Azerbaijan’s success


The success of the 29th session of the Conference of the Parties to the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change (COP29) will not only be the success of Azerbaijan, this event will generally strengthen confidence in the COP

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President: Addressing challenges faced by the Small Island Developing States will be among priority issues on our COP29 Presidency agenda


“Addressing the challenges faced by the Small Island Developing States, which are most impacted by the negative consequences of climate change, will be among priority issues on our COP29 Presidency agenda,” President Ilham Aliyev said in his message to th

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North Korea set to strengthen strategic cooperation with Russia, Kim Jong Un says


The Democratic People’s Republic of Korea is resolved to boost strategic cooperation with Russia further down the road

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Azerbaijani President: COP29 to be held in Baku will see the talks on agreeing upon a new collective quantified goal on climate finance post-2025


“For a long time, tackling climate change has remained among the top priority matters in the global agenda. Climate crisis and its consequences, a shared problem for humanity, have hampered countries’ sustainable development and prosperity, significantly

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North Korea-Russia relations are entering new period of prosperity, Kim Jong Un says


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Erdogan talks bilateral relations with Armenian PM – Hurriyet Daily News


Erdogan talks bilateral relations with Armenian PM  Hurriyet Daily News

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Swedish parliament approves defense agreement with USA


The Swedish parliament approved the defense agreement signed with the United States in 2023.

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President: Nizami Ganjavi International Center swiftly gained immense relevance and confidence in a short span of time


“The Nizami Ganjavi International Center (NGIC), which operates guided by the eminent Azerbaijani poet and thinker Nizami Ganjavi’s philosophical thought and progressive ideas, as well as by universal values and principles, has swiftly gained immense relevance and confidence and transformed into one of the world’s leading international institutions in a short span of time.”

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Baku hosts 29th High-Level Meeting themed Pathway to COP29: Sustainable and Resilient Future


The 29th High-Level Meeting themed “Pathway to COP29: Sustainable and Resilient Future” got underway on Wednesday here as a run-up to the 29th session of the Conference of the Parties to the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change (COP29) to be hosted by Azerbaijan.