Sheikhulislam Allahshukur Pashazade presided over the opening of a restored Mosque in Vladikafkaz, and met with the president of Ingushetia, Yunus Bek Vekurov
Armenian and Azerbaijani official sources stated that the two leaders discussed matters connected to the settlement of the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict, but gave no further details.
A UN source told the German DPA news agency on Monday that as many as 13,000 have been killed since 2014, of which 3,300 were civilians , in addition to 4,000 Ukrainian combatants and some 5,500 members of Russian backed militias.
After their quick but effective tete-a-tete in Dushambe, there is speculation whether Aliyev and Pashinyan will find a moment in Davos for another chat, as they try to untangle the conflict between their two countries.
On 20 January 26,000 Soviet troops entered Baku and massacred large numbers of civilians who were calling for the restoration of Azerbaijan independence. In Azerbaijan the day is often referred to as Black January.
A statement by the US Sixth Fleet, based in Naples, said the U.S. Navy routinely operates in the Black Sea consistent with the Montreux Convention and international law.