{"id":109595,"date":"2026-07-29T17:01:10","date_gmt":"2026-07-29T17:01:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ch\/109595\/"},"modified":"2026-07-29T17:01:10","modified_gmt":"2026-07-29T17:01:10","slug":"azerbaijan-recalls-ambassador-to-austria-appoints-him-as-un-envoy-in-geneva","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ch\/109595\/","title":{"rendered":"Azerbaijan recalls ambassador to Austria, appoints him as UN envoy in Geneva"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>29 July 2026 20:08<\/p>\n<p>Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev has recalled the country&#8217;s ambassador to Austria and Slovenia and appointed him as Azerbaijan&#8217;s permanent representative to the United Nations Office in Geneva and other international organisations.<\/p>\n<p>According to presidential decrees, Rovshan Sadiqbayli has been recalled from his post as Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary to Austria, where he also served concurrently as ambassador to Slovenia, <a href=\"https:\/\/caliber.az\/en\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">Caliber.Az<\/a> reports via <a href=\"https:\/\/azertag.az\/xeber\/rnsadiqbeylinin_azerbaycan_respublikasinin_avstriya_respublikasinda_eyni_zamanda_sloveniya_respublikasinda_fovqelade_ve_selahiyyetli_sefiri_ve_azerbaycan_respublikasinin_bmt_nin_vyana_seherindeki_bolmesinde_avropada_tehlukesizlik_ve_emekdasliq_teskilati_bmt_nin_senaye_inkisafi_teskilati_nuve_enerjisi_uzre_beynelxalq_agentliyi_ve_nuve_sinaqlarinin_tamamile_qadagan_olunmasi_uzre_muqavile_teskilati_yaninda_daimi_numayendesi_vezifelerinden_geri_chagirilmasi_haqqinda__azerbaycan_respublikasi_prezidentinin_serencami-4343437\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">state media<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Sadiqbayli has also been relieved of his duties as Azerbaijan&#8217;s Permanent Representative to the United Nations Office in Vienna, the Organisation for Security and Co-operation in Europe (OSCE), the United Nations Industrial Development Organisation (UNIDO), the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), and the Comprehensive Nuclear-Test-Ban Treaty Organisation (CTBTO).<\/p>\n<p>In a separate decree, President Aliyev appointed Sadiqbayli as Azerbaijan&#8217;s Permanent Representative to the United Nations Office in Geneva and other international organisations based in the Swiss city.<\/p>\n<p>Additionally, Galib Malik oglu Israfilov has been <a style=\"color: rgb(53, 152, 219);\" href=\"https:\/\/azertag.az\/xeber\/qmisrafilovun_azerbaycan_respublikasinin_bmt_nin_cenevre_seherindeki_bolmesinde_ve_diger_beynelxalq_teskilatlar_yaninda_daimi_numayendesi_vezifesinden_geri_chagirilmasi_haqqinda__azerbaycan_respublikasi_prezidentinin_serencami-4343441\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">relieved <\/a>of his post as Permanent Representative of the Republic of Azerbaijan to the United Nations Office in Geneva and other international organisations.<\/p>\n<p>By Sabina Mammadli<\/p>\n<p>Caliber.Az<\/p>\n<p>Read more about the key topics in this news story.<\/p>\n<p>Views: 136<\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"29 July 2026 20:08 Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev has recalled the country&#8217;s ambassador to Austria and Slovenia 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