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Sargsyan's mother passes away on the day of his resignation

Tue, 24/04/2018 - 15:05
One of the reasons for Serzh Sargsyan's resignation from the post of Prime Minister of Armenia could be the death of his mother Nora Sargsyan.
Categories: Russia & CIS

Toronto van rampage suspect, 25, is IT student who 'doesn't drive or even know how steering wheel works'

Tue, 24/04/2018 - 13:58
Police have arrested a 25-year-old IT student over the Toronto van rampage that left ten people dead.
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Azerbaijani gymnasts secure bronze at AGF Junior Trophy

Tue, 24/04/2018 - 13:49
The Azerbaijan national gymnastics team have captured bronze medal at the AGF Junior Trophy in Baku.
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Cargoes for holding 2018 Formula 1 Azerbaijan Grand Prix arrive in Baku

Tue, 24/04/2018 - 13:21
Delivery of cargoes for holding 2018 Formula 1 Azerbaijan Grand Prix to the Heydar Aliyev International Airport in Baku has started.
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New medal established in Azerbaijan

Tue, 24/04/2018 - 13:02
A new medal "100th anniversary of the Azerbaijani justice (1918-2018)" has been established in Azerbaijan.
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Macron congratulates Ilham Aliyev

Tue, 24/04/2018 - 12:50
French President Emmanuel Macron congratulated Ilham Aliyev on his reelection as a president.
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Kremlin: Inappropriate to draw parallels between events in Armenia and Ukraine

Tue, 24/04/2018 - 12:20
The Kremlin spokesman said drawing parallels between the current events in Armenia and the past developments in Ukraine is inappropriate.
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Azerbaijani parliament discusses bill on employment

Tue, 24/04/2018 - 12:12
A bill “On employment” was tabled in the first reading at a meeting of the Azerbaijani Parliament on April 24, APA reports.
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US State Dept warns Turkey of possible sanctions over S-400 purchase

Thu, 19/04/2018 - 22:42
Turkey could face US sanctions if it goes ahead with plans to purchase S-400 missile defense systems from Russia, and it can also affect Ankara’s participation in the F-35 program, Assistant Secretary of State Wess Mitchell told the House Foreign Affairs Committee on Wednesday, APA reports citing Sputnik.
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Steven Seagal has no plans to visit Armenia and Nagorno Karabakh

Thu, 19/04/2018 - 21:31
The information spread by the Armenian media about Steven Seagal’s visit to Armenia and Nagorno-Karabakh is untrue, the actor posted on Instagram, Trend reports.
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Book on role of Baku's oil in Great Patriotic War published in Russia

Thu, 19/04/2018 - 21:22
During the Great Patriotic War, Azerbaijan's oil industry provided almost three-quarters of the USSR's entire oil production, and Azerbaijan's oil industry was one of the key industries that determined the defense capability of the country during that time, the Rossiyskaya Gazeta newspaper reported.
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OSCE/ODIHR director urges Armenian authorities to ensure right to freedom of peaceful assembly

Thu, 19/04/2018 - 20:30
Ingibjörg Sólrún Gísladóttir, Director of the OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR), today urged the authorities in Armenia to protect and ensure the right to freedom of peaceful assembly in the country, as protests there continue, news.am reports.
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Minister: Hosting Expo 2025 would cost 765mln euros

Thu, 19/04/2018 - 19:40
“We have experts working on financial issues relating to Azerbaijan hosting World Expo 2025,” Azerbaijan’s acting Minister of Finance Samir Sharifov told a press conference on the results of the visit to Baku of the Enquiry Mission from the Bureau International des Expositions (BIE), APA reported.
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Delegation of Azerbaijan makes statement on presidential elections at 1182nd Meeting of the Permanent Council

Thu, 19/04/2018 - 19:28
Statement by the Delegation of the Republic of Azerbaijan 1182nd Meeting of the Permanent Council, 19 April 2018 on presidential election in Azerbaijan
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MP: Armenian gov't led country to deadlock with its aggressive policy

Thu, 19/04/2018 - 18:17
Armenia's current leadership is a political force that supports terrorism and that came to power through terror, Azerbaijani MP Bakhtiyar Aliyev told Trend on April 19.
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Payments to families of dead, missing Azerbaijani servicemen to cover 8,800 people

Thu, 19/04/2018 - 18:06
Roughly 95-100 million manats will be required to pay benefits to the heirs of Azerbaijani servicemen who died for the territorial integrity of the country and those who went missing during military operations before August 2, 1997, according to the preliminary data.
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Zakharova: Relations with Azerbaijan a foreign policy priority for Russia

Thu, 19/04/2018 - 18:00
“Russia considers its relations with Azerbaijan as a foreign policy priority,” Russian Foreign Ministry spokesperson Maria Zakharova told a briefing on Thursday, APA’s Moscow correspondent reported.
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Baku hosts conference of International Association of University Presidents

Thu, 19/04/2018 - 17:14
A conference of the International Association of University Presidents (IAUP) has commenced in Baku under the theme “Globalization and New Dimensions in Higher Education”.
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Azerbaijan’s rocket and artillery units conduct tactical exercises - VİDEO

Thu, 19/04/2018 - 17:08
Rocket and artillery units of the Azerbaijani Army conducted tactical exercises in various firing ranges, the Defense Ministry told APA on April 19.
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NATO issues statement on Gerasimov-Scaparrotti meeting in Baku

Thu, 19/04/2018 - 17:05
NATO has released a statement about the Baku meeting between Valery Gerasimov, chief of the General Staff of the Russian Armed Forces, and Curtis Scaparrotti, Supreme Allied Commander Europe (SACEUR) of NATO Allied Command Operations.
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