Day: October 3, 2024

Pashinyan meets Macron in France  Armenpress

Wrestlers from Georgia at the tournament in Vladikavkaz

Georgian freestyle wrestlers participated in a tournament in Vladikavkaz (North Ossetia), where athletes from Abkhazia and South Ossetia, as well as from occupied Crimea, also participated as representatives of independent countries.

This tournament was held on October 1-2 by the Russian Wrestling Federation and was named after the Khadartsev brothers. The participation of wrestlers from Georgia has been confirmed by various video materials.

According to the statement from the Federation, representatives from 20 countries participated in the tournament, which took place on October 1-2.

The list of participants includes: occupied Abkhazia, Azerbaijan, Armenia, Belarus, Bulgaria, Hungary, Greece, Georgia, Italy, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Moldova, Mongolia, Romania, Serbia, Slovakia, Tajikistan, Uzbekistan, and occupied South Ossetia.

From Georgia, the following athletes participated in the tournament: in the weight category up to 70 kg – S. Kobakhidze, in the category up to 65 kg – N. Beshiidze, and in the category up to 97 kg – L. Bazadze.

From occupied Abkhazia: in the category up to 70 kg – M. Kokoskoria, L. Dzukia, in the category up to 65 kg – I. Ketiia, and from the occupied Tskhinvali region: in the category up to 97 kg – S. Djagaev, in the category up to 92 kg – G. Chertkoev.

“Georgia admits mistakes” – Russian propaganda media on the statement by the Mayor of Tbilisi

“Georgia admitted to making mistakes regarding Abkhazia and South Ossetia” — headlines in pro-Kremlin media

The Wrestling Federation of Georgia stated that they were not informed about the participation of Georgian athletes in the tournament.

“The Federation did not send anyone. No one informed the Federation. It is likely that a few athletes went on their own initiative. We are also looking into this,” the public relations department told the Formula TV channel.

President of the Republic of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev attended the inauguration of the “Sarigishlag” Hydroelectric Power Station operated by “Azerenerji” OJSC in the Zangilan district, Azernews ​reports.

The Naz-Nazi Mugham ensemble has given a spectacular concert at the Ganja State Philharmonic Hall under the baton of tar player, People’s Artist Malik Mansurov, Azernews reports.

Those who sit on the other side of the world and make groundless accusations against Azerbaijan should get their hands off us. Let the #SouthCaucasus, this region, which has been a place of fighting, wars and bloody clashes for centuries, breathe easy. We have had enough!

— GH (@guliahhhhh) October 3, 2024

NATO’s new chief Mark Rutte visited Kyiv on Thursday, a major show of support for Ukraine in his maiden trip in the role, Report informs via AFP.

President Ilham Aliyev inspected construction progress at Zangilan Recreation Complex  AzerNews.Az

President of the Republic of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev examined ongoing construction work at the Zangilan Recreation Complex, Azernews ​reports.

The Baku Initiative Group (BIG) is considering cooperation with African organizations in the fight against colonialism

At the conference “Progress on Methane: Advancing Global Methane Reduction” during Baku Climate Action Week, Bakhtiyar Aslanbayli, bp’s Vice President for the Caspian Region, highlighted the collaborative efforts between bp and SOCAR on methane emissions technology and reporting, Azernews reports.