BAKU, JAN 15 – Paul Gosar, a member of the US House of Representatives, has made a statement on the 30th anniversary of the January 20 tragedy.The statement reads: “I rise today in remembrance of the 30th anniversary of the events in Azerbaijan culminating in what is now known as Black January. In January 1990, the former U.S.S.R. attempted to continue to suppress freedom and impose its political will on the people of Azerbaijan. At that time, however, the people of Azerbaijan decided that they had enough of Soviet control and resisted.
Ambassadors of Maldives, Italy and Brazil complete term in Pakistan
ISLAMABAD, JAN 15 (DNA) – Ambassadors of Maldives, Italy and Brazil are leaving Pakistan after completing their term. The diplomatic corps hosted a reception on Wednesday to bid their colleagues farewell.Ambassador of Maldives Ahmed Saleem spent an eventful tenure in Pakistan. Ambassador Saleem who is also former Secretary General of SAARC achieved many milestones during his tenure.
FM Qureshi to leave for Washington, New York on Jan 16
ISLAMABAD, JAN 15 – (DNA) – Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi will visit Washington on 16-17 January 2020. The Foreign Minister will also visit New York on 15 January 2020, where he will meet UN leadership including the Secretary General. While in Washington, the Foreign Minister will meet Secretary of State Mike Pompeo, National Security Advisor Robert O’ Brien and other senior Administration officials. The Foreign Minister will also have meetings on the Capitol Hill, besides engagements with the media, think tank community and the Pakistani Diaspora.
Chief of General Staff of Azerbaijani Armed Forces attends NATO meeting
BRUSSELS, – First Deputy Minister of Defense of Azerbaijan, Chief of the General Staff of the Armed Forces Najmeddin Sadikov has attended a meeting of the Military Committee of the North Atlantic Alliance within the format of “Resolute Support” that was held at the level of Chiefs of Staff at NATO Headquarters in Brussels, Belgium.During the meeting, the current state of the NATO-led Resolute Support Mission to train, support and advice the Afghan security forces and institutions was discussed and relevant decisions on the further development of the mission were made.
Union of OIC News Agencies portal highlights ongoing successful reforms in Azerbaijan
BAKU, JAN 14 – Union of OIC News Agencies’ (OIC-UNA) portal has published an article highlighting the successful implementation of ongoing reforms in Azerbaijan under President Ilham Aliyev’s leadership.The author citing Chairman of the Board of AZERTAC, OANA Vice-President Aslan Aslanov‘s article headlined “Ilham Aliyev. Reformer President feeling the people’s pulse” provides extensive analysis of the successes achieved in the country under President Ilham Aliyev`s leadership.
Corps commanders moot says no compromise on national security
RAWALPINDI, 14 (DNA) – 228th Corps Commanders’ Conference presided by General Qamar Javed Bajwa, Chief of Army Staff (COAS) held at GHQ.Forum reviewed geo strategic, regional and national security environment and discussed internal security, situation along borders, Line of Control (LOC) and Indian Occupied Jammu & Kashmir (IOJ&K). Forum reviewed evolving security situation in the Middle East with reference to US-Iran stand off and it’s implications on regional peace and stability.
FM Qureshi visits Oman to offer condolences over demise of Sultan Qaboos
ISLAMABAD, JAN 14 (DNA) – Foreign Minister Makhdoom Shah Mahmood Qureshi visited Muscat on 13-14 January to offer condolences over the sad demise of Sultan Qaboos bin Said Al Said.The Foreign Minister was granted an audience by Sultan Haitham bin Tariq bin Taimur to receive sincere and heartfelt condolences on behalf of the leadership, Government and people of Pakistan.The Foreign Minister conveyed special messages from the President and the Prime Minister of Pakistan, stressing that the Pakistani nation fully shared the grief and sorrow of the brotherly people of Oman on this irreparable loss.
Nearly 2,000 local and int’l monitors applied to observe parliamentary elections: CEC chairman
BAKU, JAN 14 – Azerbaijan’s Central Election Commission (CEC) has received requests from about 2,000 local and foreign observers in connection with the upcoming snap parliamentary elections in Azerbaijan, most of which have been positively processed, CEC Chairman Mazahir Panahov has told journalists.
China fears fallout from Indian citizenship law
NEW DELHI: India’s recently enacted citizenship law, which excludes Muslim and cherry-picks migrant communities from Pakistan, Afghanistan and Bangladesh for naturalisation, is fuelling anxiety in China, The Hindu said on Monday in a report from Beijing.It said a Chinese official who did not wish to be named told The Hindu that Beijing apprehends that the law, if it alienates Muslims in India, could have repercussions in Xinjiang — a vast strategically important border region, which has faced separatist violence.
President Ilham Aliyev greets President-elect of Croatia
BAKU, – President of the Republic of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev has sent a letter of congratulations to Zoran Milanović as he was elected President of Croatia.“I am pleased with the present level of relations between Azerbaijan and Croatia. I believe the bilateral and multilateral cooperation between our countries will develop and broaden further in line with the interests of our peoples,” the head of state said in his letter.
