Ilham Aliyev issued a decree on granting compensation to the families of 10 oil workers who died on December 15 in the collapse of the overpass on NGDU named after Narimanov. The amount of compensation is not named in the document. SOCAR entrusted to determine the degree of damage to infrastructure in the disaster area and find its further usefulness.
SOCAR is also obliged to investigate compliance with the rules and regulations of safety facilities and equipment operation located on its balance, to eliminate the revealed shortcomings. The President recommended the Prosecutor General to immediately investigate the incident.
The poor state of the large maritime infrastructure has been spoken about for many years. However, the authorities and the leadership of SOCAR has never responded not these warnings. As a result, in recent years the number of dead oil industry workers has reached 50. -71D-
Politics
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On 23 November at the COP29 climate conference in Baku, eco-activists from different countries held a protest action against the failure of countries to agree on climate finance.
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On the eve of the closing of the COP29 climate conference in Baku, the Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) has drawn attention to the criminal cases of journalists detained in Azerbaijan.
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Negotiations at the 29th session of the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) in Baku have been extended until November 24, a source in the UNFCCC Secretariat told the Turan news agency. According to the source, participants aim to finalize and sign the concluding documents by that date.
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According to the Turkish newspaper Sabah, officials from the Istanbul Prosecutor's Office's Anti-Smuggling Unit have detained an Azerbaijani citizen with a large shipment of gold. The detention took place near the Vadi İstanbul shopping center in the Sarıyer district, where a taxi was stopped. During the search, 70 kg of gold was found. The Azerbaijani citizen in the vehicle claimed ownership of the cargo and also stated that he was a diplomat. The investigation by the prosecutor's office is ongoing, reports Sabah newspaper. The media outlet does not disclose the name of the "diplomat," only his initials – M.G.Ş. The Azerbaijani Ministry of Foreign Affairs has declined to comment on the situation.
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