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Armenians disseminate false information about situation on front line again

News.Az - Sat, 06/06/2015 - 06:20
The recent Armenian media reports that the Azerbaijani side allegedly refused to lead the OSCE observer mission to its frontline during the monitoring conducted on the line of contact near Garadagli village of Agdam district on June 5 are false, the Azerbaijani Defense Ministry told APA.
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Azerbaijani Foreign Ministry issues note on closure of OSCE coordinator office

News.Az - Sat, 06/06/2015 - 06:17
Azerbaijani Foreign Ministry has issued a note on the closure of the OSCE coordinator’s office in Baku, OSCE Baku Office told Trend June 5.
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Hopes for Minsk Deal Success Wane Amid Renewed Donbass Tensions – Kremlin

RIA Novosty / Russia - Sat, 06/06/2015 - 06:16
Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said that the recent ceasefire violations in southeastern Ukraine raise doubts about the possibility of establishing long-lasting peace in the region.






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Two dead, over 100 injured after explosions at milestone rally of Turkey's HDP

News.Az - Sat, 06/06/2015 - 06:12
Two people have been killed and over 100 have been injured in two explosions ahead of the Kurdish problem-focused Peoples' Democratic Party's (HDP) rally in the southeastern Turkish province of Diyarbakır.
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Baku 2015: delegations of 6 more countries arrive in Azerbaijan

News.Az - Sat, 06/06/2015 - 06:07
The delegations of Great Britain, Sweden, Ireland, Bulgaria, France and Slovenia arrived in Azerbaijan to participate in the upcoming Baku 2015- the first ever European Games, APA reports.
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Russia Puts Military-Purpose Satellite Into Orbit

RIA Novosty / Russia - Fri, 05/06/2015 - 21:11
A spokesman for Russia's Aerospace Defense Forces says that a Russian military satellite has reached its designated orbit and established stable contact with ground control services.






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Angara Rocket to Launch First Manned Spacecraft From Vostochny in 2023

RIA Novosty / Russia - Fri, 05/06/2015 - 18:06
The first launch of a new manned spacecraft on an Angara heavy rocket carrier from Russia's Vostochny Space Center is scheduled for 2023, the head of Russia’s space agency Roscosmos said Friday.






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Russia Launches Soyuz Carrier Rocket With Military Satellite

RIA Novosty / Russia - Fri, 05/06/2015 - 17:33
The Russian military launched on Friday a Soyuz-2.1a space rocket carrying a military satellite, a spokesman for Russia's Aerospace Defense Forces said.






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Merkel Follows US Course, Seeks to Further Isolate Russia

RIA Novosty / Russia - Fri, 05/06/2015 - 16:12
German Chancellor Angela Merkel is continuing to follow Washington guidelines. Russia should thus remain isolated, Deutsche Wirtschafts Nachrichten reported.






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Russian Student Accused of Sponsoring ISIL Militants

RIA Novosty / Russia - Fri, 05/06/2015 - 15:58
A Russian student who collected money within the alleged charity event to support Muslim orphans was detained and charged with sponsoring the Islamic State militant group, the student's lawyer said Friday.






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Russian student feared recruited by Islamic State detained in Turkey

News.Az - Fri, 05/06/2015 - 15:22
Varvara Karaulova was detained in the city of Kilis while trying to cross the Turkish-Syrian border.
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British gymnast: European Games major sport event for athletes from Europe

News.Az - Fri, 05/06/2015 - 14:57
The first European Games to be held in Azerbaijan is a major event for athletes from all over Europe, British gymnast Brinn Bevan said, the British Gymnastics reported.
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Provocative collaboration disclosed of EU delegation to Baku, Greek embassy

News.Az - Fri, 05/06/2015 - 14:15
The content of a misleading letter sent by the Greek ambassador to Azerbaijan to his country’s foreign ministry has been discovered.
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G7 Summit Without Russia: Problem for the West, But Not for the Kremlin

RIA Novosty / Russia - Fri, 05/06/2015 - 13:34
Moscow’s absence at the G7 summit in Germany does not mean that Russia is politically isolated in the world. Moreover, it helps the Kremlin to pursue a more independent policy, die Zeit wrote.






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Lithuanian news portal etaplius.lt posts article on first European Games

News.Az - Fri, 05/06/2015 - 11:39
Lithuanian news portal etaplius.lt has posted an article on the first European Games Baku-2015, AzerTag reports.
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Monitoring held on front line

News.Az - Fri, 05/06/2015 - 11:15
A monitoring was held on the contact line of Azerbaijani and Armenian troops.
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Missing Russian Student Detained in Turkey Allegedly on Way to Join ISIL

RIA Novosty / Russia - Fri, 05/06/2015 - 11:06
A Russian student, who went missing last week and is believed to have been recruited by the Islamic State jihadist group, was detained in Turkey while attempting to cross into Syria, her father said Friday.






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French Ambassador: Bako Sahakyan’s visit to France was informal

News.Az - Fri, 05/06/2015 - 10:54
“We have expressed our position to Azerbaijani FM Elmar Mammadyarov”
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Ilham Aliyev attends opening of new facilities

News.Az - Fri, 05/06/2015 - 10:49
Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev and his spouse Mehriban Aliyeva have attended the opening of administrative building of Azerbaijan Boxing Federation and Qafqaz Baku Sport Hotel, APA reports.
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Azerbaijan, Australia: greater potential for political, economic cooperation

News.Az - Fri, 05/06/2015 - 10:47
Speaker of the Milli Majlis of the Republic of Azerbaijan Ogtay Asadov has met a delegation of Australian parliamentarians.
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