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Russian President Vladimir Putin has received Ali Larijani, Secretary of the Iranian Security Council, who is on a visit to this country. Elchi.az reports with reference to TASS that this was announced by Russian President’s Press Secretary Dmitry Peskov. No information was provided about the topics of discussion at the meeting held in the Kremlin. […]

A high-level diplomatic briefing on the 13th session of the World Urban Forum (WUF13) was held at the United Nations (UN) Headquarters in New York. Elchi.az reports that the briefing, held in partnership between UN-Habitat and the Government of Azerbaijan, was attended by representatives of member states, high-level UN officials and representatives of partner organizations. […]

The US Treasury Department’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) has announced the imposition of new sanctions against Iran’s Minister of Internal Affairs, Eskandar Momeni, and a number of other officials of the country. Elchi.az reports that the US Treasury Department has released information about this. The sanctions list also includes Iranian investor Babak Zanjani. […]

UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has stated that the UN faces an imminent financial collapse due to non-payment of membership fees and a budget rule requiring the return of unspent funds. Elchi.az reports that Reuters reported this with reference to sources. According to Guterres’ letter obtained by the agency, the deepening crisis in the organization threatens […]