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Azerbaijan ruling party wins polls

Azerbaijan President Ilham Aliyev's party has won snap parliamentary elections, the poll commission announced Monday.

Aliyev had called Sunday's snap legislative election ahead of schedule to avoid the poll coinciding with the COP29 climate conference that Baku is to host on November 11-22.

The Summit of the European Political Community: Vučić met with numerous leaders VIDEO

It is about a new informal format, which was first mentioned by the President of France, Emmanuel Macron, and which will bring together, among others, the former EU member Great Britain, the decades-long candidate for accession - Turkey, but also the new candidate Ukraine, as well as candidates and those who are not from the Western Balkans.

Azeri president appoints wife as first-vice president

Azerbaijani President İlham Aliyev has appointed his wife, Mihriban Aliyeva, to the first vice-president post, state-run Anadolu Agency reported on Feb. 21.

The Azerbaijani Presidency said in a statement that Aliyeva was appointed to the first-vice presidential post according to the 103rd Article of the Azerbaijani constitution.

Vucic to pay official visit to Azerbaijan on Tuesday

BELGRADE - Serbian Prime Minister Aleksandar Vucic will start a two-day official visit to the Republic of Azerbaijan on Tuesday.

During the visit, Vucic will meet with Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev, Prime Minister Artur Rasizade, Parliament Speaker Oktay Asadov and Minister of Economy and Industry Shahin Mustafayev.