On June 27, parliament starts final (extraordinary) meeting of the spring session of Parliament. On the agenda there are 7 issues. Among these are changes in the law "On the Commissioner for Human Rights (Ombudsman) of the Republic of Azerbaijan." MPs will vote a second time for raising the salary of Elmira Suleymanova from 1,800 to 2,025 manats. Social, material and other provision of the Public Defender is guaranteed by article 16 of the law.
The agenda also includes the ratification of the treaty establishing the French Lyceum in Baku, the approval of the opening in Baku Embassy of Algeria, amendments to the Town Planning Code of the Republic of Azerbaijan and the law "On aquaculture." The village Niyazoba in Khachmaz is renamed into Niyazabad.
According to the regulations of the Milli Mejlis, the spring session of Parliament quits May 31. To convene an extraordinary session, the signatures of two thirds of the deputies must be collected. - 17D-
Economics
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On 21 December, Russian Transport Minister Roman Starovoit met with Azerbaijani Minister of Digital Development and Transport Rashad Nabiyev at the Russian Ministry of Transport.
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Hundreds of trucks are stuck in the Kazakh port of Kuryk, facing delays for several days while waiting for ferry transport to Azerbaijan, the Azakhstan portal reports lada.kz. The backlog is due to a combination of reduced ferry availability, adverse weather conditions, and an influx of cargo rerouted because of expanded sanctions on Russia.
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Members of the Association of Independent Industrialists and Businessmen (MÜSIAD) have invested 61.3 million manats in Azerbaijan's economy over the past three years, Rashad Jabirli, chairman of "MÜSIAD Azerbaijan," revealed during a media briefing.
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While the global economy faces persistent challenges, trade between China and Azerbaijan has defied downward trends, demonstrating significant growth. According to official statistics from Azerbaijan, bilateral trade in 2023 reached 3.1 billion US dollars. In just the first ten months of 2024, trade volume increased by 17.1% year-on-year, reaching 3.02 billion US dollars, putting the annual trade figure on track to hit a record high.
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