Category: General

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Azerbaijan (MFA) has informed international organizations about the torture against an Azerbaijani soldier taken prisoner by Armenia, Trend reports.

According to the MFA, Azerbaijani Army soldiers Agshin Babirov, born in 2004, and Huseyn Akhundov, born in 2003, went missing a few days ago on the territory of the Shahbuz district of the Nakhchivan Autonomous Republic bordering Armenia, were captured by Armenia.

“One of the videos published on social networks depicts physical torture and inhuman treatment against captured Huseyn Akhundov. The relevant international organizations were informed about the incident, which is another example of ethnic violence by Armenia,” said the statement.

The ministry noted this violence used by Armenia against prisoners of war is a gross violation of the Geneva Conventions of 1949, the International Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Racial Discrimination (ICERD), international humanitarian and other obligations.

“The relevant international organizations should investigate and give a proper assessment of this fact of violence, as well as the facts of violence by Armenia against Azerbaijani prisoners of war and civilians, and 3,890 Azerbaijanis missing during the conflict over the past 30 years,” the MFA said.

Source: Trend News Agency

Minister of Energy of Azerbaijan Parviz Shahbazov intends to take part in the ministerial meeting of the countries-initiators of the ‘Ring of Solidarity’ project on April 25-26 in Sofia (Bulgaria), Bulgarian sources told Turan.

The meeting is expected to sign an appropriate memorandum on this project, which is important for the countries of Southern and Central Europe.

Bulgarian Minister of Energy Rosen Hristov announced on April 12 that the event will be attended by representatives of six states, including Azerbaijan, and the project is aimed at expanding the gas infrastructure with the participation of Bulgaria, Turkey, Romania, Slovakia, Hungary and Azerbaijan.

Hristov believes that the document will open the way for additional gas from Azerbaijan through Bulgaria to Central Europe.

An informed source in SOCAR told Turan that the memorandum would not be binding on the Azerbaijani side.

It is worth reminding that the ‘Ring of Solidarity project to a large extent looks like a competitor and an alternative to the expansion of the Southern Gas Corridor, which is a priority for Azerbaijan. But it has the right to exist and can be implemented if the necessary conditions are met,’ said a representative of SOCAR, which, by the way, was the initiator of the invitation of the Turkish delegation to attend the meeting in Sofia.

It ough to be noted that on the eve of the meeting on the Ring of Solidarity, the head of the Hungarian Foreign Ministry in Moscow enlisted support from Gazprom for the supply of additional volumes of Russian gas to Hungary using the existing infrastructure.

At that, Bulgaria received the first batch of liquefied natural gas (LNG) from the American Cheniere through the Turkish Marmara Ereglisi terminal (in January 2023, Bulgaria signed a contract with Turkey on access to the capacities of 5 Turkish terminals for 13 years in the amount of up to 1.5 billion cubic meters).

Thus, the European countries are seeking to achieve a guaranteed energy supply.

The EU does not yet accept the Ring of Solidarity project in the list of projects of common interest, and it is not clear whether this crude project has a future

Source Turan News Agency

After winning the Asian Championship, Aisuluu Tynybekova thanked the people of Kyrgyzstan for their support on Facebook.

«Another gold medal to my collection. I am happy and proud. It was a long and very difficult path to success, but what can I say, this year was a difficult test for me … But I am grateful to everyone who supported and believed in me. This gold medal is not only my victory, but also our common victory! Thank you very much!» the five-time champion of Asia wrote.

Recall, Aisuluu Tynybekova defeated the athlete from Mongolia Orkhon Purevdorzhd with a score 9-5 in the fight for the first place.

Source: 24.kg News Agency

“Head of the European Union (EU) Delegation to Azerbaijan Peter Michalko commented on the torture to the Azerbaijani soldier detained by Armenians, Peter Michalko wrote on his Twitter page,” APA reports.

“I saw a video showing violent treatment of a detained Azerbaijani soldier. Indeed deplorable. Important that all prisoners are treated in line with international humanitarian law,” he noted.

Note that two soldiers of the Ministry of Defense of the Republic of Azerbaijan – Babirov Agshin, born in 2004, and Akhundov Huseyn, born in 2003, went missing due to limited visibility in the adverse weather conditions on the border area of Shahbuz district with Armenia. In one of the videos spread on social media, cases of physical torture and inhuman treatment against the captured Huseyn Akhundov were depicted.

Source: Azeri-Press News Agency

A commercial space startup in Japan on Wednesday said its Hakuto-R Mission 1 Lunar Lander is expected to touch surface of the moon late April, making it the first private company in the world to reach the celestial body, according to Anadolu Agency. The lander took off from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida in the US aboard a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket in December, and is orbiting the moon since March, capturing its images. If the mission goes as planned, the spacecraft will touch down at around 1.40 a.m. (1640 GMT) on April 26, Japan Standard Time, Ispace said in a statement. ‘What we have accomplished so far is already a great achievement, and we are already applying lessons learned from this flight to our future missions … The stage is set. I am looking forward to witnessing this historic day, marking the beginning of a new era of commercial lunar missions,” said Takeshi Hakamada, founder and CEO of Ispace. A live-streaming broadcast from Tokyo is being planned for the landing day, the company said, adding that more details will be announced soon.

Source: AZERTAC, Azerbaijan State News Agency

BAKU, Azerbaijan, April 12. Azerbaijan is increasing the import of towing vehicles and trailers, Trend reports via Azerbaijan’s Ministry of Digital Development and Transport.

The development of international road transport, and measures taken to increase the market share of national carriers, have led to new investments in this area. This is evidenced by a sharp increase in the number of tractor units (TIR) and trailers imported to Azerbaijan.

According to the ministry’s statistics, the number of tractor units imported into the country in the first quarter of 2023 equaled 1,229, whereas the trailers and semi-trailers – 1,208. In comparison to the same period last year, the volume of imported towing vehicles increased by 93 percentand that of trailers and semi-trailers increased by 125 percent.

In general, in the first quarter of 2022, 420 tractor units, 371 trailers, and semi-trailers were imported into the country.

Source: TREND News Agency