The country has worked with the Friedlander Group since February 2023, paying the firm $41,666 per month to “enhance US-Azerbaijan relations,” according to FARA records.
Don’t bring your human rights concerns to Azerbaijan for COP29, one of the country’s top officials declared as criticism mounts of his government’s domestic record ahead of the annual climate summit.
Damming, over-extraction, pollution and, increasingly, the human-caused climate crisis are driving the decline of the Caspian Sea. Some experts fear it’s being pushed to the point of no return.
Chief Adviser Prof Muhammad Yunus is expected to join the COP29 Summit at the Azerbaijan capital in November, where at least 32,000 people will get together to mainly discuss the thorny issue of ...