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Statement of the OSCE Minsk Group Co-Chairs

BAKU/YEREVAN/MOSCOW, 14 December 2020 – The Co-Chairs of the OSCE Minsk Group (Igor Popov of the Russian Federation, Stephane Visconti of France, and Andrew Schofer of the United States of America) released the following statement today: French Co-Chair Stephane Visconti and U.S. Co-Chair Andrew Schofer traveled to Baku 12 and 13 December and Yerevan 13 and 14 December. In Baku, they ...
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COVID-19 Information for Azerbaijan

Country-Specific Information:  Azerbaijan has acknowledged that community spread of the COVID-19 virus is occurring and that COVID-19 infections are present in all regions of Azerbaijan. All land and air traffic in and out of Azerbaijan remains closed. Special, private, and charter flights continue to operate, and can be booked by individual travelers through the airline. ...
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COVID-19 and Movement Restrictions Updates

COVID-19: Special Quarantine Regime Extended through January 31, 2021; Strict Quarantine Regime in Effect December 14, 2020 – January 18, 2021 On December 8, 2020, the Cabinet of Ministers of the Republic of Azerbaijan  announced  that the special quarantine regime to stop the spread of COVID-19 will remain in effect through January 31, 2021.   Due to the high ...
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Joint Statement by the Heads of Delegation of the OSCE Minsk Group Co-Chair Countries

TIRANA, December 3, 2020 – The Heads of Delegation of the OSCE Minsk Group Co-Chair countries – Foreign Minister of the Russian Federation Sergey Lavrov, Deputy Secretary of State of the United States Stephen E. Biegun, and Minister for European and Foreign Affairs of France Jean-Yves Le Drian – welcome the cessation of military activities in the area ...
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Security Alert – U.S. Embassy Baku, Azerbaijan

Event: During the holiday season, security measures in Azerbaijan remain heightened due to ongoing threats posed by transnational terrorist organizations and individuals inspired by violent extremist ideology throughout Europe. Violent extremists continue to focus on locations such as Christmas holiday markets, shopping malls, airports, clubs, restaurants, places of worship, transportation hubs, and other soft targets ...
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