Day: April 3, 2026

Russia Warns Armenia: No Balancing Between Moscow and Brussels  Caspian Post

Meeting of the Organization of Turkic States Held in Baku  The Times Of Central Asia

Meeting of the Organization of Turkic States Held in Baku  timesca.com

Azerbaijan’s Deputy Minister of Defense Industry, Hidayat Azimov, has met with a delegation led by Hakan Karataş, Deputy Chairman of Presidency of Defense Industries, during the latter’s business visit to Azerbaijan, AzerNEWS reports.

Azerbaijani boxers made a strong start at the Great Silk Road International Boxing Tournament in Baku, with four athletes advancing to the quarterfinals on the opening day, AzerNEWS reports.

Persons who distinguished themselves in the field of mine clearance have been awarded the medal “For Services in the Field of Mine Clearance”, AzerNEWS reports.

No opposition in Abkhazia’s new Public Chamber: what could it mean?  JAMnews

A new composition of Abkhazia’s Public Chamber has been formed, with no representatives of the opposition included — opposition candidates failed to pass the selection process.

Under the established procedure, one third of the chamber’s members are appointed by the president. Another third is delegated by local authorities — city and district assemblies. The remaining third is then selected by the newly appointed members themselves through a рейтингового voting process, choosing from candidates nominated by civil society organisations.

The opposition media outlet Respublika points out that, formally, more than 90% of the “new” chamber consists of the same members as before. In effect, they voted themselves back in.

According to Respublika, responsibility for the absence of representatives from opposition-linked public organisations lies both with the chamber’s members and with the executive authorities, including the president.

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“If a significant part of society is not represented in such institutions, the question arises: what is their purpose?

[Political] crises grow out of decisions like this — when, instead of a platform for diverse views, the Public Chamber turns into a closed club where members vote for one another,” Respublika writes.

The outlet predicts that if tensions between the authorities and the opposition rise again — as they did in November 2024, leading to the early resignation of the then president — no member of the Public Chamber will be able to act as a mediator to resolve the conflict.

“You create the conditions for crises yourselves, and then call for peace and calm with innocent faces,” Respublika concludes.

Abkhazia protests against a controversial investment deal with Russia, demand president’s resignation. 15-16 November, 2024

It is considered exploitative for Abkhazia and is ironically referred to as “benefits for oligarchs”

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No opposition in Abkhazia’s Public Chamber

In January of this year, Azerbaijan imported 230 tons of frozen sturgeon worth $472,000, AzerNEWS reports, citing the State Statistical Committee.