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Top stories in Azerbaijan, Armenia, and Georgia from 30 June-4 July, 2025
JAMnews
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July 4, 2025
● The Azerbaijani Ambassador to Russia, Rakhman Mustafayev, officially delivered a note of protest to the Russian Foreign Ministry over severe violations in Yekaterinburg, where ethnic Azerbaijanis—including both Azerbaijani and Russian...
President Aliyev welcomes world leaders to Khankendi, showcasing Azerbaijan’s transformation
AzerNews
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July 4, 2025
When talking about the liberation of the occupied Azerbaijani lands, some did not take this topic seriously, but now, in those lands, especially today, we witnessed that world leaders have come together in Khankendi to discuss the economic and...
Azerbaijan Summons Russian Ambassador Over Yekaterinburg Incident
Mezha
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July 2, 2025
On July 2, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Azerbaijan summoned the Russian ambassador in Baku, Mikhail Yevdokimov, regarding the incident that occurred on June 27 in Yekaterinburg, which resulted in the deaths of two Azerbaijanis. This was...
Azerbaijan bars consular access to arrested Russians — diplomat
TASS
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July 2, 2025
MOSCOW, July 2. /TASS/. At this time, Azerbaijan has not granted consular access to arrested Russian citizens, including Russian journalists, Russian Foreign Ministry Spokeswoman Maria Zakharova said at a briefing. She noted that the Russian side...
Baku opened a criminal case against Moscow over killings of Azerbaijanis; separately, evidence shows Russia shot down Azerbaijani plane
JAMnews
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July 2, 2025
Criminal case from Baku against Moscow Relations between Azerbaijan and Russia have entered the most tense phase in recent years. The killing of two Azerbaijanis by Russian special forces in Yekaterinburg and the brutal violence against several...
Azerbaijani and Russian Investigators in ‘Constant Contact’ Amid Diplomatic Crisis
The Moscow Times
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July 2, 2025
The Kremlin said Wednesday that Russia’s top investigative official is in regular contact with Azerbaijan’s prosecutor general as tensions rise over the arrests of each country's citizens in recent weeks. “Chairman of the Investigative Committee...
Presidents Japarov and Aliev open Aikol Manas school in Azerbaijan built by Kyrgyzstan Kyrgyzstan | foreign policy |
AKIpress News Agency
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Presidents Japarov and Aliev open Aikol Manas school in Azerbaijan built by Kyrgyzstan AKIPRESS.COM - President Sadyr Japarov and Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliev participated in the opening ceremony of the Aikol Manas school in Khydyrly village,...
Azerbaijan Summoned Russian Ambassador Again
Charter 97
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Second time this week. Russian Ambassador Mikhail Yevdokimov was summoned to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Azerbaijan for the second time in a week in connection with the conflict caused by forceful detention of Azerbaijanis in Yekaterinburg....
Baku summons Russian envoy, lodges protest over unfriendly actions
News.Az
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Russian Ambassador to Baku Mikhail Yevdokimov was summoned to Azerbaijan’s Foreign Ministry on Wednesday. During the meeting with Azerbaijani Deputy Foreign Minister Araz Azimov, Ambassador Evdokimov was presented with a formal protest concerning...
Azerbaijan summons Russian ambassador, protests Yekaterinburg deaths and hostile rhetoric
AzerNews
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July 2, 2025
On July 2, 2025, the Ambassador of the Russian Federation to Azerbaijan, Mikhail Yevdokimov, was summoned to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in Baku, Azernews reports. The meeting was held with Deputy Foreign Minister Araz Azimov, during which...
Azerbaijani media releases ‘evidence’ of Russia shooting down AZAL plane amidst rising tensions
Open Caucasus Media
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July 2, 2025
On Tuesday, the pro-government Azerbaijani media outlet Minval released purported recordings of Russian officer Dmitry Paliduchuk receiving orders to open fire on the Azerbaijan Airlines passenger jet that crashed in Kazakhstan in December 2024,...
Azerbaijan arrests Russian journalists as Yekaterinburg victims' bodies return home for fresh autopsy
BNE Intellinews
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Azerbaijan arrested two Russian journalists on June 30 and ordered fresh autopsies on two Azerbaijani brothers killed by the Russian Federal Security Service (FSB) in Yekaterinburg, escalating diplomatic tensions with Moscow as both sides traded...
Azerbaijan to step up efforts in prosecuting all guilty parties in Yekaterinburg crimes
News.Az
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To ensure an objective investigation of the committed crime in Russia’s Yekaterinburg city and to identify and hold all guilty parties criminally accountable, Azerbaijan will intensify its efforts by establishing mutual contact with Russia’s...
Media: Azerbaijan Wants To Close All Russian-language Schools
Charter 97
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The idea is going to be realized in stages. Azerbaijan plans to close all Russian-language schools. According to preliminary data, this idea is going to be implemented in stages. This is reported by parents of pupils who received relevant messages...
Azerbaijan defines new requirements for foreign media outlets
APA
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After the branches and representative offices of foreign media entities in the Republic of Azerbaijan are registered with the state, the authority (institution) determined by the relevant executive body must inform the authority (institution)...
Azerbaijan reveals reason for investigation into events in Yekaterinburg
APA
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July 2, 2025
Clarification has been made regarding the investigation being conducted in Azerbaijan related to the events in Yekaterinburg, APA reports. Ilgar Safarov, the Senior Assistant to the Prosecutor General on special assignments, said in response to...
Azerbaijan to fine print media entities operating without being registered in the Media Registry
APA
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July 2, 2025
Print media entities operating without being registered in the Media Registry will be fined up to AZN 5,000, APA reports. This is reflected in the new proposed Article 381.15 of the Code of the Republic of Azerbaijan on administrative offenses,...
Azerbaijan defines new requirements for news agencies
APA
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July 2, 2025
New requirements are being defined for news agencies, APA reports. This was reflected in the proposed amendment to the Law "on Media" discussed at yesterday's meeting of the Human Rights Committee of the Milli Majlis. According to the draft, an...
Baku, Moscow exchange protests as tensions escalate
Sun Online International
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Azerbaijan and Russia have exchanged formal diplomatic protests, as tensions flared following a police raid in the Russian city of Yekaterinburg that resulted in the deaths of two Azerbaijani nationals in custody. Russia’s Foreign Ministry said it...
Azerbaijan's Actions Against Sputnik Are Politically Motivated - Russian Foreign Ministry
Sputnik News
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July 2, 2025
https://sputnikglobe.com/20250702/azerbaijans-actions-against-sputnik-are-politically-motivated---russian-foreign-ministry-1122376938.html Azerbaijan's Actions Against Sputnik Are Politically Motivated - Russian Foreign Ministry Azerbaijan's...