Baku to the Future?
blogs.timesofisrael.com -From the blog of Simon Schofield at The Times of Israel
Place
Baku
Baku is the capital and largest city of Azerbaijan, as well as the largest city on the Caspian Sea and of the Caucasus region. — Wikipedia
Baku Police Accused of ‘Revenge Operation’
www.rferl.org -Dozens of police officers raided a Baku neighborhood on June 8 and detained several people in an early morning operation that one rights activist described as a “revenge operation.”
Zarif’s Trip to Moscow, Baku Postponed
www.tehrantimes.com -TEHRAN — Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif’s planned trips to Russia and the Azerbaijan Republic have been postponed to a later date, according to Iran’s Foreign Ministry spokesman.
Armenia Claims Fighter Jet Shot Down by Turkey as Conflict With Azerbaijan Grows
www.independent.co.uk -Ankara and Baku deny downing of warplane
Azerbaijan-Armenia Clashes Over Karabakh Kill 23
www.dawn.com -Islamabad concerned over situation, reiterates support to Baku
High-Ranking Russian Delegation Visits Yerevan, Baku
www.rferl.org -Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov and Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu have met in Yerevan with Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinian to discuss the implementation of a Russian-brokered…
Fighting Displaces Half of Karabakh’s Population - Times of India
timesofindia.indiatimes.com -Europe News: Baku and Yerevan have for decades been locked in a simmering conflict over the ethnically Armenian region of Azerbaijan, which broke away from Baku in
Azerbaijani Police Detain Baku Residents in Neighborhood Crackdown
www.rferl.org -Riot police detained several people in the Yasamal neighborhood of Azerbaijan’s capital, Baku, early on June 8. The crackdown came a day after residents threw objects at a police car as a…
Baku Says Soldier Killed on Border With Armenia
www.rferl.org -Azerbaijan’s Defense Ministry has said that one of its soldiers was killed in a late-morning incident near the border with arch-foe Armenia.
Nagorno-Karabakh: Fighting Continues, Baku Issues Russia Warning
www.aljazeera.com -Armenia, Azerbaijan blame each other for continuation of the conflict as Aliyev warns Moscow not to get involved.
Azerbaijani President’s Assistant Hails Tehran-Baku ‘Strong’ Ties
www.tehrantimes.com -TEHRAN – Following a visit by a senior Iranian diplomat to Baku, a senior Azerbaijani official praised the “strong” relations between Iran and Azerbaijan.
Baku Ordered to Pay Compensation to Prominent Rights Defenders
www.rferl.org -The ECHR has ordered Azerbaijan to pay 40,000 euros as compensation to prominent rights activists Leyla Yunus and her husband, Arif Yunus.
Turkey’s Erdogan Arrives in Baku After Nagorno-Karabakh Truce
www.rferl.org -Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has arrived in the Azerbaijani capital, Baku, for a two-day visit with officials of Ankara’s close ally.