Category: General

The return of former internally displaced persons to Azerbaijan’s Lachin district continues within the framework of the ‘Great Return’ program in accordance with the instruction of the President of the Republic of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev, Trend reports.

Another group of displaced persons arrived in the Lachin district on June 25.

Residents of Lachin expressed gratitude to the President of the Republic of Azerbaijan, Victorious Supreme Commander-in-Chief Ilham Aliyev and First Vice President Mehriban Aliyeva for comprehensive state care, as well as to the valiant Azerbaijani army, heroic soldiers and officers who liberated Azerbaijani lands from Armenian occupation. They also paid tribute to the memory of the martyrs of Azerbaijan.

Thus, a total of 70 families, that is, 266 people, are provided with permanent residence in the Lachin district.

Meanwhile, the resettled families will live in the houses in which they lived before the occupation, their houses were restored or reconstructed on the instructions of the president after the liberation of Azerbaijani lands.

Following the liberation of its territories from Armenian occupation in 2020, Azerbaijan initiated the long-awaited ‘Great Return’ program, which envisions the return of internally displaced persons (IDPs) to their native lands.

Source: TREND News Agency

On the Day of the Armed Forces, June 26, Azerbaijani military personnel held marches accompanied by military bands along various streets of Baku, as well as in the cities of Barda and Shusha, APA reports citing Azerbaijan’s Ministry of Defense.

First, a minute of silence was held in memory of the Great Leader Heydar Aliyev and those who died for the freedom of Azerbaijan. The State Anthem of the Republic of Azerbaijan was played.

During the march, military bands played patriotic war songs.

The military marches aroused great interest among Azerbaijani citizens.

Source: Azeri-Press News Agency

Talks between the foreign ministers of Azerbaijan and Armenia in the US will continue through June 29,US State Department Spokesman Matthew Miller said during a briefing, APA reports.

“We expect the talks will commence tomorrow, on Tuesday and continue through Thursday of this week, as Secretary Blinken will meet with the foreign ministers from both Azerbaijan and Armenia. We’ll have more details as the week progresses. We continue to believe that peace is within reach and direct dialogue is the key to resolving the remaining issues and reaching a durable and dignified peace,” he said.

On June 26, Azerbaijani Foreign Minister Jeyhun Bayramov, at the invitation of US Secretary of State Antony Blinken, went on a working visit to the US.

During the visit, bilateral meeting with US Secretary of State Blinken, as well as another round of negotiations between the Foreign Ministers of Azerbaijan and Armenia on the draft peace agreement are scheduled.

Spokesman for the Azerbaijani Foreign Ministry Aykhan Hajizada told Trend that the talks may last several days.

“The meeting will start tomorrow. There is a possibility that the negotiations will continue for several days. The main topic is the peace agreement,” he said.

Source: Azeri-Press News Agency

A fire has broken out at Rostov-on-Don zoo, rescuers were rushed to the scene, the press service of the emergencies ministry’s directorate for the Rostov Region reports, APA reports.

“A fire occurred in the territory of the zoo in Rostov-on-Don, rescuers headed to the scene,” the report said.

The zoo in Rostov-on-Don is one of the largest in Russia and Europe boasting one of the best collections of animals in the country. The entire territory is a unique recreational area within the city boundary with a total area of 56.97 hectares.

There is no danger that the fire will spread. No casualties have been reported, the press service specified. Earlier reports said the blaze had engulfed an area of 300 square meters.

Source: Azeri-Press News Agency

On the occasion of the Day of the Armed Forces of Azerbaijan, a wreath was placed in front of the “Eternal Torch” in Paris, and the National Anthem of Azerbaijan was played, Azerbaijani ambassador to France Leyla Abdullayeva wrote on Twitter, APA reports.

“On the occasion of the Day of the Armed Forces of Azerbaijan, a wreath was placed in front of the “Eternal Torch” under the Arc de Triomphe in the Champs Elysées of Paris, and the National Anthem of Azerbaijan was played. Long live the Victorious Armed Forces of Azerbaijan,” the tweet says.

Source: Azeri-Press News Agency

Yevgeny Prigozhin, head of the Wagner private military group, has denied trying to overthrow the Russian government when his forces marched on Moscow over the weekend, APA reports citing Financial Times.

In an 11-minute voice recording on Telegram, Prigozhin said he had instead intended to signal his objection to a recent decision to disband the mercenary group and to demonstrate the weakness of Moscow’s domestic defences. “We didn’t have the goal of toppling the existing regime, which is lawfully elected, as we have said many times,” Prigozhin said. “Our decision to turn around came from two important factors,” he said. “The first was that we did not want to spill Russian blood. The second, we were marching to demonstrate our protest, not to unseat the government.” “The goal was to prevent the destruction of the Wagner [private military company] and to hold to account those who, with their unprofessional actions, made a huge amount of mistakes during the special military operation,” he added, using the official Russian euphemism for the full-scale invasion of Ukraine.

Source: Azeri-Press News Agency