Author: admin

On Tuesday, hot weather will continue in Baku and the Absheron Peninsula without precipitation, light fog is expected in some places at night and in the morning, a north-eastern wind will blow. Air temperature at night will be 23-26°, during the day – 35-38° of heat, the national hydro-meteorological service of the Ministry of Ecology reported.

In the regions of Azerbaijan, it will be mostly without precipitation. However, in the afternoon, short-term rains with thunderstorms and hail are probable in some mountainous areas.

Air temperature at night will be 20-25°, during the day – 35-40°, in the mountains at night-14-19°, during the day-23-28°.

Source: Turan News Agency

The US Ambassador to Armenia Lynn Tracy believes that the consequences of the recent war in Nagorno-Karabakh have not been overcome, and the conflict has not been resolved, since the status of Nagorno-Karabakh has not yet been determined, “Armenpress” agency reported this today. However, in the published quotations of the ambassador there are no words about the “status of Nagorno-Karabakh”.

“We will work as a co-chair of the Minsk Group, striving from these positions to reduce the escalation of the situation, eliminate incidents so that the remaining issues, the post-war situation and the final settlement of the remaining tasks can be considered,” the agency quotes the ambassador.

The ambassador, who is in the Syunik region of Armenia, also said, “In July I visited one of the border regions of the Gegharkunik region, where incidents were registered. I want to make it clear that we are calling for a de-escalation of the situation in order to end the violence as soon as possible,” said Lynn Tracy.

Two days earlier, the same agency published the response of the US State Department to the inquiry of “Armenpress” about the situation in the region, calling it “a statement of the State Department.”

“The United States calls for a return to substantive negotiations as soon as possible under the auspices of the OSCE Minsk Group Co-Chairs to achieve a long-term political settlement of the conflict,” said in response to an inquiry.

Source: Turan News Agency

Today a group of migrants from Afghanistan held a protest rally in the central park (“Winter Boulevard”) of Baku. They demanded from the representation of the office of the UN High Commissioner in Azerbaijan to enhance its attention to them. The police arrived at the scene and pushed the protesters out of the park.

According to the press service of the Ministry of Internal Affairs, the police held an explanatory conversation with the participants, following which they were removed from the territory. According to the Ministry of Internal Affairs, about 40 people took part in the action.

It has to be kept in mind that earlier the UNHCR office in Azerbaijan reported that there are 1,226 refugees from Afghanistan in the country who have no status but have access to health care, education, and the opportunity to work.

It should be noted that these persons arrived in Azerbaijan not attributable to the recent events but in previous years. Many of them arrived with the aim of further heading to Europe.

Source: Turan News Agency

At around 21:00 on Sunday, senior lieutenant of the Armenian Armed Forces Artur Borisovich Davidyan left the place of permanent deployment without the permission of the higher command. After a while, contact with him was lost. According to preliminary information, the senior lieutenant was lost in poor visibility and ended up on the Azerbaijani side, the message of the Ministry of Defense of Armenia.

With the mediation of the Russian side, steps are being taken to confirm the appearance of a military on the Azerbaijani side, the report said.

The Azerbaijani Defense Ministry has not yet commented on this message.

Source: Turan News Agency

“Crimean Platform” summit has started in Kiev, the capital of Ukraine. Representatives from more than 45 countries of the world (all EU and NATO countries) has attended the summit: fourteen leaders of states (10 presidents, 4 prime ministers), heads of parliaments and 13 foreign ministers, defense ministers, energy ministers and ambassadors flew to Ukraine; as well as representatives of NATO, the European Council, the European Commission and the Council of Europe. The Crimean platform will have to coordinate international efforts to de-occupy Crimea and return it to Ukraine.

The initiative to create the Crimean Platform in 2020 was launched by President Vladimir Zelensky. The Crimean Platform is a coordination mechanism for attracting the attention of the international community to the annexation of Crimea by Russia.

On August 19, Ukrainian Foreign Minister Dmitry Kuleba said that all states participating in the event, regardless of their level of participation in the summit, become the founders of the “Crimean Platform”.

Azerbaijan does not participate in the work of the Crimean platform, although during a telephone conversation on May 27, Azerbaijani Foreign Minister Jeyhun Bayramov discussed the Crimean Platform with his Ukrainian counterpart Dmitry Kuleba.

Some representatives of the Ukrainian government believe that the current position of Azerbaijan, which does not participate in the forum, is related to the role of Russia in the South Caucasus.

But how really? Why does Azerbaijan not participate in the summit of the “Crimean Platform”?

Rasim Musabekov, a member of the Milli Mejlis Committee on International Relations and Interparliamentary Relations, told Turan that the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Azerbaijan could give an answer to this question. “Someone from the Azerbaijani embassy could take part there. On the other hand, the Secretary General of GUAM Altai Efendiyev is an Azerbaijani diplomat, and he takes part in it. “

The MP noted that Azerbaijan is aware of this issue. “Of the 44 participating states, almost half are the heads of diplomatic missions located in Kiev. Neither prime ministers nor foreign ministers of all 44 countries are represented there.”

In his opinion, there is a problem of reciprocity. “When we had problems, and Ukraine did not have problems, did Ukraine provide support to Azerbaijan? No. It is just that when there was a vote, Ukraine voted for our territorial integrity. We do the same. That is, we can support Ukraine to the extent that it supported Azerbaijan with its conflict. Someone privately in Ukraine may express some thoughts about Azerbaijan, but officially, Ukraine’s support for Azerbaijan is much less, than the support provided to it by our country.”

The head of the “Atlas Research Center” Elkhan Shainoglu believes that not participating in the “Crimean Platform” was the wrong decision. “On the one hand, the head of state, Ilham Aliyev, says that Azerbaijan is pursuing an independent foreign policy. If we are pursuing an independent foreign policy, we must definitely participate in this platform at some level. It turns out that we are afraid of Russia, since our participation in this platform may displease the Kremlin.”

He said that Azerbaijan recognizes Crimea as Ukrainian territory. “We must also take into account that Ukraine was one of those states that supported Azerbaijan most of all during the war years. The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine also issued a statement in support of Azerbaijan. The support between partners is mutual. Even the ambassador of Azerbaijan to Ukraine does not participate in the event.”

The expert noted that Azerbaijan criticizes the policy of Russia. “The head of state is dissatisfied with the activities of the Russian military in Karabakh, the supply of Russian weapons to Armenia. In that case, why don’t we take part in the conference? If Russia sees that we are moving away from it, it will itself draw closer to us. Non-participation in the forum is contrary to the principles of an independent foreign policy. “

The political scientist stressed that today is the Flag Day in Ukraine. “Let there be a projection of the Ukrainian flag at the Heydar Aliyev Center today. If not, then this would also be a wrong decision, since on the Flag Day of various states their flags are projected onto the Heydar Aliyev Center. If any technical reasons are given for the impossibility of projecting the flag, then you should know that we are still avoiding Russia. ”

Source: Turan News Agency

Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev has signed an Order on the additional measures regarding the continuation of reconstruction works of highways in Baku’s Yasamal district, APA reports.

Source: Azeri-Press News Agency