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Tehran’s missile tests don’t violate nuclear deal, expert says
Tehran’s missile tests don’t violate the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA, aka nuclear deal), Dr. Ali Pishro, an expert in American and Canadian studies at the University of Birmingham, has told Trend.
President Aliyev appoints ADIF’s deputy executive director
Azerbaijan’s President Ilham Aliyev signed a decree Aug. 1 appointing Vugar Abdullayev as the deputy executive director of the Azerbaijan Deposit Insurance Fund (ADIF).
Free eye check-ups continue
In the first half of the year, over 700 people benefited from the services provided by Mobile Eye Clinic, supported by Azercell Telecom LLC, while around 500 of them were adults and over 200 of them were children. In January the doctors of mobile clinic examined 36 refugees and the deprived in Kurdamir district. As a result, some patients were assigned eyeglass prescriptions while others received various treatment. Moreover, the doctors also checked 58 people in the polyclinics No. 13 in Amirjan settlement and polyclinics No. 23 in Hovsan settlement. Additionally, with the support of Social Protection Fund in Sabunchu, 42 more people benefited from the service in the beginning of the year.
Azerbaijani MP: Russia should abandon pro-Armenian orientation
Russia should abandon the traditional pro-Armenian orientation so that everything goes smoothly in its South Caucasus policy, Yagub Mahmudov, Azerbaijani MP, director of the Institute of History at the Azerbaijan National Academy of Sciences (ANAS), told Trend.
Second Jordanian dies in shooting at Israeli embassy in Jordan
A second Jordanian died from wounds inflicted during a shooting incident on Sunday in the compound of the Israeli embassy that also injured two others including one Israeli, a security source said, Reuters reported.
Azerbaijani defense ministry: Armenia’s provocation prevented
The Azerbaijani army positions in Qaymagli, Kemerli villages of Qazakh district, as well as Kokhanebi, Aghbulag, Aghdam villages of Tovuz district of Azerbaijan underwent fire from the Armenian army positions located in the Berd and Noyemberyan districts of Armenia, the Azerbaijani Defense Ministry told Trend July 24.
Turkish–Azerbaijani relations take centre-stage
DEIK (Turkey’s Foreign Economic Relations Board) held a high-level event to discuss Turkish–Azerbaijani bilateral business and economic developments, bringing together representatives from the business communities of the two nations. The discussion was hosted at the Four Seasons Hotel Bosphorus in Istanbul. The sixth edition of this annual event was hosted by Selcuk Akat, Head, Turkish-Azerbaijani Business Committee, DEIK; Rena Rzaeva, The European Azerbaijan Society (TEAS) Turkey Representative; and Cenk Eynehan, General Manager, Pasha Bank Turkey. Presentations and speeches were given by all the hosts, highlighting the development of trade between the two countries to date, and future potential for the expansion of collaboration between the two economies.
Place of Azerbaijani, Armenian presidents’ meeting not determined
The place of the meeting of Azerbaijani and Armenian presidents, Ilham Aliyev and Serzh Sargsyan, has not been yet determined, Artem Kozhin, deputy director of the Russian Foreign Ministry's Information and Press Department, told a briefing on July 20.
Azerbaijan maintains strong counterterrorism co-op with US – report
Azerbaijan maintained its strong counterterrorism cooperation with the United States and actively opposed terrorist organizations seeking to move people, money, and materiel through the Caucasus region, says the “Country Reports on Terrorism 2016” of the US Department of State, posted on its website July 20.
The article of the director of The European Azerbaijan Society Lionel Zetter under the heading “HOW AZERBAIJAN HARNESSES SPORT AS AN INTEGRATION CATALYST FOR ITS REFUGEES AND INTERNALLY DISPLACED PERSON”
The article of the director of The European Azerbaijan Society Lionel Zetter under the heading “HOW AZERBAIJAN HARNESSES SPORT AS AN INTEGRATION CATALYST FOR ITS REFUGEES AND INTERNALLY DISPLACED PERSON” has been published at the website of “Peace and Sport” organization. The article is about the role of the sport in integration of the Azerbaijani refugees and displaced persons. Taking into account that the article is interesting to readers, we provide its translation. http://www.peace-sport.org/opinion/how-azerbaijan-harnesses-sport-as-an-integration-catalyst-for-its-refugees-and-internally-displaced-persons/
Turkish FM: Tripartite co-op mechanisms ensure regional stability
Tripartite mechanisms of cooperation ensure regional stability, Turkish media cited the country’s Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu as saying July 18. Cavusoglu made the remarks on the eve of his visit to Baku scheduled for July 19 as part of the meeting of the Azerbaijani, Turkish and Turkmen foreign ministers.
Azerbaijani company partakes in tender to build Bosnia highway section
Five companies, joint ventures and consortia from China, Turkey, Austria and Azerbaijan have submitted bids for the construction of a 100 million euros section of a north-to-south highway in Bosnia, Reuters reported.
Security of Azerbaijani civilians must be ensured – Bundestag member
The necessity of political compromises for the Armenia-Azerbaijan Nagorno-Karabakh conflict’s peaceful settlement – security guarantees for the population, living near the line of contact and the confidence building – has to be emphasized in all negotiations and bilateral meetings with the parties.
Anar Alakbarov: Terrorism is crime against mankind
Terrorism is a crime against all mankind no matter where it occurs, said Anar Alakbarov, assistant to the first vice-president of Azerbaijan, executive director of the Heydar Aliyev Foundation.
