It was my pleasure to host President of friendly Iran @drpezeshkian in Yerevan on the sidelines of @COP17_Arm2026. Reiterated our joint commitment to further strength 🇦🇲-🇮🇷 relations.
Turkish columnist Celal Çiftçi, who has been placed on Azerbaijan’s international wanted list, has publicly apologized to the Azerbaijani state and people for his publications.
According to Report, in a post on X, Çiftçi expressed regret that his posts had offended the Azerbaijani people.
“I regret that my posts caused hurt and disappointment among the brotherly Azerbaijani people. I openly and sincerely apologize to the Azerbaijani state and people for using expressions that went beyond what I intended to convey. I respectfully ask that my sincere apology be accepted.
I should have assessed more carefully the potential consequences of the language I used to express my views and expressed myself more clearly and cautiously.
I have never had, nor could I ever have, any intention of interfering in Azerbaijan’s internal affairs, inciting its people against the state, creating unrest in the country, calling for the forcible seizure of power or advocating the violent overthrow of the constitutional order.
Azerbaijan is a brotherly state, and the Azerbaijani people are our brothers. I fully respect the independence, sovereignty, territorial integrity and constitutional order of the Republic of Azerbaijan. I recognize that decisions concerning Azerbaijan’s future belong to the Azerbaijani people and the country’s own constitutional institutions.”
International Eurasia Prize award ceremony held in Moscow
Alena Arshinova, Chair of the Coordination Council of ANOEurasia, stressed that cooperation with 🇦🇲 is one of the organization’s priority areas. She also spoke about a humanitarian campaign in support of forcibly displaced people from Nagorno-Karabakh.
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Alena Arshinova, Chair of the Coordination Council of ANOEurasia, stressed that cooperation with 🇦🇲 is one of the organization’s priority areas. She also spoke about a humanitarian campaign in support of forcibly displaced people from Nagorno-Karabakh.
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Social media users in Abkhazia are sounding the alarm: the traditional harvest festival of Lykhnashta has turned into a food show. Video footage showing Russian tourists sweeping free food off the tables has sparked widespread outrage, verging on panic.
Lykhnashta is a traditional autumn harvest festival held in mid-October in a meadow of the same name in Abkhazia’s Gudauta district. Farmers showcase their produce and serve visitors traditional Abkhaz dishes. The festivities also feature folk celebrations, horse-riding competitions, archery and other traditional spectacles and activities.
The festival has a centuries-old history and holds great significance for Abkhaz people. However, in recent years, locals have increasingly complained that it has “mutated” into an all-you-can-eat buffet for greedy and ill-mannered tourists.
The authors of a popular blog about tourism say some travel agencies and unlicensed guides organise food tours on the day, advertising the food laid out on the tables as “free grub” without explaining the festival’s significance or the rules of behaviour to visitors.
As a result, tourists — mostly Russians, who make up the bulk of visitors to Abkhazia — sometimes do more than simply eat the food in unlimited quantities. They try to take as much as they can away with them, stuffing bags with anything they can reach and even stripping edible decorations from the displays.
Many locals now prefer to avoid the festival altogether rather than witness this disgraceful behaviour. Meanwhile, social media users are collectively trying to work out how to prevent the festival from being ruined for good. One proposal is to ban tourists from attending altogether.
ПProfessional event organiser Khibla Vozba believes such radical measures are unnecessary and that the problem lies not with the guests, but with the hosts. He says the festival has largely turned into a food event and that organisers need to restore its former, more culturally focused format.
“Why does the current format fail? Because if free food is the festival’s main attraction, it will draw people who come for the food. No amount of urging them to behave differently will change that. The structure needs to change.”
In his view, the emphasis should shift from food and hospitality to history. After all, the meadow where the festival takes place is a fascinating and sacred site where the Abkhaz people have gathered for centuries to discuss important issues collectively.
“I propose refocusing Lykhnashta on ethnography and history and turning it into Abkhazia’s biggest event, where visitors can discover our traditions, culture and rituals and learn about the people’s ancient history. Food will remain part of the festival, but it will no longer take centre stage,” Khibla Vozba writes.
In his view, the festival could centre on a theatrical performance featuring a historical re-enactment staged by professionals. Organisers could also offer something like an introduction to ethnography, explaining ancient customs and traditions.
Vozba acknowledges that this transformation will take more than a year and will not be easy, but believes it will be worth the effort.
“The first few years will bring resistance: both visitors and organisers will have to give up familiar habits. But the result will be an event that attracts a different audience, encourages different behaviour on site and projects a different image in the media. Lykhnashta will become a festival that people travel to Abkhazia for, including outside the summer season.”
He adds that each era has given the festival its own meaning, and that the task today is to restore Lykhnashta’s dignity and purpose.
The terminology, place names and views expressed in this article are those of the author and do not necessarily reflect the editorial position of this website.
Abkhazia’s harvest festival
Azərbaycanla Türkiyə arasında hicablı şagirdlərin məktəblərə buraxılmaması və Bakının İsraillə münasibətləri ətrafında mübahisələr davam edərkən Baş Prokurorluq Türkiyə vətəndaşı, jurnalist Cəlal Çiftçini beynəlxalq axtarışa verib. Türkiyənin hakim Ədalət və İnkişaf Partiyasının (AKP) sədr müavini Kürşad Zorlu isə iki ölkə arasındakı problemlərin “ailə daxilində” müzakirə oluna biləcəyini bildirib.
Baş Prokurorluğun oktyabrın 16-da yaydığı məlumata görə, Türkiyənin “Şanlıurfa Olay” qəzetinin köşə yazarı Cəlal Çiftçi Azərbaycanda hakimiyyətin zorla ələ keçirilməsinə, konstitusiya quruluşunun dəyişdirilməsinə və dini nifrətin qızışdırılmasına çağırış etməkdə ittiham olunur.
Prokurorluq bildirir ki, Nazirlər Kabinetinin sentyabrın 21-də məktəblərdə geyim qaydaları ilə bağlı qəbul etdiyi qərardan sonra sosial şəbəkələrdə dövlət çevrilişinə və dini nifrətə çağıran materiallar yayılıb. Qurumun iddiasına görə, bu materiallar arasında süni intellekt vasitəsilə hazırlananlar da var.
Oktyabrın 16-da Cinayət Məcəlləsinin 281.2 (hakimiyyətin zorla ələ keçirilməsinə və konstitusiya quruluşunun dəyişdirilməsinə açıq çağırışlar), 283.2.1 (zor tətbiq etməklə dini nifrət və düşmənçiliyin salınması) və 167-3.1-ci (dini ekstremizmə çağıran materialların hazırlanması, saxlanması və yayılması) maddələri ilə cinayət işi başlanıb.
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“Теперь бывший чиновник, супруг экс-сенаторши Ирины Рукавишниковой и рейдер Андрей Коровайко выступает как почетный спикер на “Форуме Свободной России” в Варшаве. Рассуждая о диктатуре Кремля и том, что бизнес у него отобрали из-за украинской фамилии. Что не сделаешь, чтобы получить статус политического и не быть экстрадированным на многострадальную родину”.
В Варшаве прошел пятнадцатый Форум свободной России. Скандал вызвало участие предпринимателя Андрея Коровайко, которого российские журналисты связывают с рейдерскими захватами предприятий. Критики форума задаются вопросом, как человек с такой репутацией оказался среди тех, кто обсуждает борьбу с диктатурой и будущее демократической России.
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