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'Pushes us closer to the abyss': Former Azerbaijani oil executive to head COP29

Azerbaijan's ecology minister and former oil executive Mukhtar Babayev was on Friday appointed to lead the United Nations' annual climate talks in a move that has sparked concern among NGOs and environmentalists who voiced similar worries over last year’s COP28 chair Sultan Al Jaber, chief of the United Arab Emirates’…

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Azerbaijan names former oil executive to head Cop29 climate talks

Mukhtar Babayev, Azerbaijan’s Minister of Ecology and Natural Resources, has been named as president-designate of the Cop29 climate conference. He will be the second oil executive in a row to head the global environmental summit after UAE's Sultan Al Jaber in 2023.

Radio France Internationale

Azerbaijan names a former oil executive to lead 2024 climate talks

Mukhtar Babayev, has been named to lead the United Nations' annual climate talks later this year, prompting concern from some climate activists over his former ties to the state oil company.

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Azerbaijan's Ecology Minister Faces Concerns Over UN Climate Talks

Mukhtar Babayev, Azerbaijan's ecology minister, has been appointed to lead the United Nations' annual climate talks. This has raised some concern among cli...

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Azerbaijan names a former oil exec to lead climate talks. Activists have concerns

Azerbaijan’s ecology minister has been named to lead the United Nations’ annual climate talks later this year

The Independent UK

Oil industry veteran to lead next round of Cop climate change summit

Mukhtar Babayev is named president-in-waiting of UN climate summit to be held in November

The Guardian - UK

US Puts Azerbaijan On Religious Freedom Watchlist

The United States on Thursday added Azerbaijan to a watchlist on religious freedom, following fears for Christian heritage after the country seized back an ethnic Armenian enclave.

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France expels two Azerbaijan diplomats in 'reciprocity' move

France has declared two employees of Azerbaijan's embassy persona non grata in a move of "reciprocity", the Foreign Ministry said on Wednesday.

France 24

Azerbaijan close to peace agreement with Armenia, officials say

Azerbaijani president Ilham Aliyev has met Armenian PM Nikol Pashinyan for bilateral talks in St Petersburg

The Guardian - UK

Karabakh Refugees Hold Little Hope For Azerbaijan Peace

Before fleeing the advancing Azerbaijani troops for Armenia, Suren Martirosyan glanced back one last time at his fruit garden in Nagorno-Karabakh, and the momentary vision has haunted him ever since.

International Business Times

Azerbaijan expels two French diplomats

Azerbaijan's foreign ministry said Tuesday that two French diplomats had been ordered to leave over actions "incompatible with their diplomatic status."

Radio France Internationale

Karabakh Dissolution Not Valid, Says Separatist Leader

The leader of Armenian separatists, who were ousted from the Nagorno-Karabakh region of Azerbaijan this year, on Friday said his previous decree ordering the dissolution of separatist institutions was not valid.

International Business Times

Armenia and Azerbaijan exchange POWs in line with agreement announced last week

Armenia and Azerbaijan have exchanged prisoners of war, a move that was announced last week in a joint statement that also promised the two countries would work towards a peace treaty

The Independent UK

Armenia and Azerbaijan exchange prisoners in step towards normalisation

Azerbaijan releases 32 Armenians, most of whom were held since 2020, in exchange for two soldiers held since April.

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Armenia, Azerbaijan Exchange War Prisoners

Armenia and Azerbaijan on Wednesday swapped prisoners of war, a first step towards normalising relations since Baku retook control of the long-disputed Nagorno-Karabakh region in a one-day autumn offensive.

The Independent UK

Baku to the future: After stalemate, UN climate talks will be in Azerbaijan in 2024

For years, climate change has been a factor — not the only one — in wars and conflicts, but now for the first time it’s part of a peace deal

The Guardian - UK

Azerbaijan chosen to host Cop29 after fraught negotiations

Climate activists likely to be concerned by another fossil fuel-reliant country taking over summit presidency

Latin Times

Armenia, Azerbaijan Agree To Take Steps Towards Normalization

The Caucasus neighbors have long fought over the Nagorno-Karabakh region, which Azerbaijan reclaimed after a lightning offensive against Armenian separatists in September.

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Armenia, Azerbaijan agree to take steps towards normalisation

EU, US welcome statement in which two sides agree to exchange prisoners of war and Armenia backs Azerbaijan COP29 bid.

International Business Times

Armenia, Azerbaijan Agree To Take Steps Towards Normalisation

Arch-foes Armenia and Azerbaijan said Thursday they would exchange prisoners of war and work towards normalising their relations, in a joint statement hailed by the EU as a "breakthrough".

The Independent UK

Armenia and Azerbaijan announce deal to exchange POWs and work toward peace treaty

Armenia and Azerbaijan have agreed to exchange prisoners of war and work toward signing a peace treaty in what the European Union is hailing as a major step toward peace in the long-troubled region

Al Jazeera

Azerbaijan’s Aliyev calls snap presidential elections for February

The president of Azerbaijan, Ilham Aliyev, has ordered elections to be held earlier than scheduled.

Radio France Internationale

Iran leader to visit Turkey as rapprochement continues over Gaza war

The Iranian president's visit to Turkey this week comes amid deeply strained bilateral tensions as a result of regional rivalries. However, Israel's assault on Gaza stands to alleviate those problems as Tehran and Ankara find common ground in condemning Israel, with Turkey also seeking to position itself as a mediator…

Radio France Internationale

Azerbaijan accuses France of stoking 'new wars' in Caucasus

President Ilham Aliyev on Tuesday accused France of inciting conflicts in the Caucasus by arming Azerbaijan's longtime rival Armenia, with which it has fought two wars.

The Hindu

Belgium's Romelu Lukaku scores 4 goals to set Euro qualifiers record

Romelu Lukaku scored a record-breaking four goals in a 5-0 win over 10-man Azerbaijan, Serbia drew 2-2 with Bulgaria to qualify, and Ferran Torres scored one goal after setting up Robin Le Normand's opener in Spain's 3-1 win over Georgia. Lukaku leads the qualifiers with 14 goals, four more than…

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