AGP Executive Report
Last update: an hour agoCulture Ministry Update: Azerbaijan appointed Hikmat Mustafayev as Chief of Staff and moved Mustafa Abbasbayli to adviser to the minister, signaling fresh reshuffles inside the Culture Ministry. Arts & Heritage: The Azerbaijan National Library opened a special book exhibition honoring scholar Kamil Veli Narimanoglu, while the National Library also launched an e-database dedicated to Khagani Shirvani. Sports & Youth: Azerbaijan’s team won three bronze medals at IOI 2026 in Tashkent (with Azercell support), and three wrestlers advanced to semifinals at the U20 World Wrestling Championships in Bratislava. International Culture Links: Azerbaijan’s Folklore Group “Gorgud” performed at Hungary’s 9th Great Hun Turkic Congress, and Azerbaijani journalists visited Uzbekistan’s Center of Islamic Civilization. Film Festival: Baku will host the 5th SALAM International Youth Film Festival (Aug 24–27). Public Life & Rights: An Azerbaijani activist, Nijad Ibrahim, reportedly cut his throat in protest over prison treatment, and another activist, Milad Balsini, was arrested in Tabriz. Diplomacy & Media Tensions: Azerbaijan issued international arrest warrants for three Russian media figures and summoned Russia’s ambassador after renewed hostile statements.
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