An expanded meeting of the board of the ruling New Azerbaijan Party (YAP) will be held on December 15, Trend reports. The meeting is expected to determine the ruling party's candidate for the extraordinary presidential election scheduled for February 7. Deputy Chairman of the party - head of the central apparatus Tahir Budagov on December 12 told reporters that YAP board meeting will be held. On December 7, President of the Republic of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev signed a decree on holding an extraordinary presidential election in Azerbaijan on February 7, 2024. Source: Trend News Agency Baku: Participants of the international conference on 'Neocolonialism: human rights, peace and security' organized by the Baku Initiative Group, have rallied against French colonialism before the UN headquarters in Geneva. The protestors from the former and present colonies of France brought the country's colonial policy to the attention of the international community. They said that they do not intend to give up until French colonialism becomes history. Source: Azerbaijan State News Agency