Azerbaijani chess players have grabbed a silver and a bronze medal at the European Youth Chess Championship 2022 held in Antalya, Turkiye.
Azerbaijani U12 chess player Ahmad Khagan ranked 2nd, while U10 player Leyla Mirzaliyeva finished 3rd in the girls` event with 7 points, respectively.
The Swiss system championship brought together about 1000 chess players from 46 countries.
Source: Azerbaijan State News Agency
The opening ceremony of the first edition of the Global Media Congress, entitled “Shaping the future of media industry”, was held in Abu-Dhabi, the United Arab Emirates (UAE).
Organised by Abu Dhabi National Exhibitions Company (ADNEC Group) in cooperation Emirates News Agency (WAM) under the patronage of the Deputy Prime Minister Minister of the Presidential Court of the UAE, Sheikh Mansour bin Zayed Al Nahyan, the Congress brings together more than 1,200 media representatives, experts and journalists, as well as more than 200 heads of media agencies from all over the world.
As one of the media partners of the Global Media Congress, AZERTAC is represented with its own stand at the two-day event held at the Abu Dhabi National Exhibitions Centre (ADNEC).
More than 40 world known experts will speak at the event, as exhibitions, business negotiations and various platforms to discuss the news in the media industry will be organised. At the same time, training and seminars have also been added to the agenda.
During the sessions of the conferences within the Congress, discussions will be held around such topics as artificial intellect, improvement of skills, consumer behavior, content creation, leading media trends and forecasting.
Source: Azerbaijan State News Agency
The UK announced Monday that the country is ending troop deployment to the UN mission in Mali earlier than expected, with British Armed Forces Minister James Heappey saying that two coups in Mali in three years had “undermined” international efforts to maintain peace, according to Anadolu Agency.
“The Wagner Group is linked to mass human rights abuses, and the Malian government’s partnership with the Wagner Group is counterproductive to lasting stability and security in their region,” Heappey said in a statement to the House of Commons.
Since 2012, Mali has been battling growing violence orchestrated by militants in its northern and central regions targeting both soldiers and civilians.
The UN Security Council adopted a resolution in 2013 to establish a Multidimensional Integrated Stabilization Mission in Mali (MINUSMA) to support political processes in the country and carry out security-related tasks.
In 2014, the 12,000-strong UN Multidimensional Integrated Stabilization Mission in the Central African Republic (MINUSCA) peacekeeping force began deployment in the troubled country.
The UK’s decision came following an announcement by French President Emmanuel Macron in February that his country is shifting its troops from Mali to Niger.
Source: Azerbaijan State News Agency
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said that it was time to end the Russia-Ukraine conflict, but Kiev will not sign Minsk 3 agreements, according to TASS.
“I am convinced that now is the time when <…> [hostilities] must and can be stopped,” he said, speaking via video link to the participants of the G20 summit.
Zelenskyy added that Ukraine would not agree to sign agreements similar to Minsk-3. According to him, Kiev has its own plan to “implement the peace formula,” which consists of ten points. Among them are ensuring nuclear, food and energy security, an exchange of prisoners of war according to the “all for all” formula, and the restoration of Ukraine’s territorial integrity.
Zelenskyy recalled that Kiev insisted on international security guarantees and had drafted a corresponding document. He called on the G20 participants to “cement key element of the postwar security architecture in the Euro-Atlantic space”, adding that the main outcome, according to Kiev’s notion, should be the signing of a “Kiev security treaty.” According to the Ukrainian leader, Kiev is ready to hold this event at any time, “even this year.”
The Ukrainian president also recalled that Kiev wanted to achieve an international mechanism to compensate Ukraine for its losses from the hostilities at the expense of Russian assets.
Source: Azerbaijan State News Agency
Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Sen tested positive for the coronavirus upon his arrival in Bali, Indonesia, for the Group of 20 summit, according to NHK-World Japan.
Hun Sen is the chair of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations this year, and he was due to take part in the G20 summit that began on Tuesday.
The Cambodian government said that the prime minister arrived in Bali on Monday evening and tested positive for COVID-19 on Tuesday morning.
Hun Sen reportedly tested negative prior to his departure from Cambodia.
He is said to be fine. But, he has decided not to attend the summit and other meetings.
Hun Sen chaired a series of ASEAN conferences that wrapped up in Phnom Penh on Sunday. Japanese Prime Minister Kishida Fumio and US President Joe Biden were among other leaders taking part in those meetings.
Source: Azerbaijan State News Agency
Azerbaijan`s Defense Minister, Colonel General Zakir Hasanov, who is on an official visit to Georgia, has visited the David Agmashenebeli National Defense Academy in Gori city.
The Defense Minister met with Academy Rector Brigadier General Mamia Balakhadze. The sides discussed mutual exchange of experience in the field of military education, as well as prospects for the development of this area.
Colonel General Z. Hasanov signed the “Book of Honor” of the academy.
Having familiarized himself with the National Defense Academy, Minister Zakir Hasanov watched the sports competitions of the cadets.
In the end, the sides exchanged gifts.
Source: Azerbaijan State News Agency
