The Department of the Ministry of Environment and the National Resources, published the results of monitoring of the state of pollution of border rivers Kura and Araz rivers and their tributaries. The press service of the Ministry of Information said that the amount of biogenic substances in the Kura River and its tributaries at times exceeds the norm. This is due to the fact that untreated household waste and industrial waste waters from Georgia and Armenia directly flock to the river. The norm of concentration of specific contaminants, particularly phenol I in the Shikhli exceeded by 3.5 times, in Agstafachay - by 3.7 times, in the reservoir Agstafachay – by 3.2 times. According to the results of monitoring conducted in the second decade of March, phenols exceeded the norm in the Araz River in Horadiz area – by 3.6 times, Shahsevan - by 3.4 times, Bahramtapa – by 3.3 times. The oxygen regime of water and copper connections to all points of the Kura and Araz changed within the norm.-0-
Economics
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Azerbaijan’s Milli Majlis ratified the second amendment to the agreement on the joint development of the Azeri-Chirag-Gunashli (ACG) oil and gas block during its plenary session on Wednesday. The bill was submitted to parliament as a legislative initiative by President Ilham Aliyev.
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The 104th meeting of the Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS) Economic Council was held in the Russian capital, with representatives from member states discussing enhanced economic collaboration and key regional initiatives. Azerbaijan was represented by First Deputy Prime Minister Yagub Eyyubov.
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Azerbaijan’s Information and Communication Technologies Agency (IKTA) reported significant improvements in the quality of internet and telecommunications services in the first half of 2024, driven by a comprehensive assessment framework and enhanced regulatory measures.
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In 2024, Azerbaijan will double its gas supply to Bulgaria, which not only uses this gas for its own needs but also partially sends it to its Balkan Gas Hub and, by agreement with SOCAR, organizes the transit of various volumes to its neighbors.
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