The Azerbaijani government is considering reducing the cost of the diplomatic missions abroad, said Azerbaijani Foreign Ministry spokesman Hikmat Hajiyev.
However, the closure of embassies is not necessary. "In order to save money and streamline the work, the reduction of activity of diplomatic missions in accordance with the existing realities or reducing staff units is considered," said Hajiyev.
Thus, he denied reports of a number of media outlets on closing the embassies of Azerbaijan in a number of Latin American countries, as well as honorary consulates.
Honorary consulates are self-financing and funds for their maintenance are not allocated from the state budget, he said.
Azerbaijan has more than 70 diplomatic missions abroad - embassies, consulate generals, consulates and missions to international organizations. -06B-
Politics
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On 26 July "Platform III of the Republic" made a statement which drew attention to the unlawful seizure of electronic devices of underage children of the arrested head of this structure Akif Gurbanov.
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From 19 to 26 July, 24 automatic rifles, 1 machine gun, 9 rifles, 28 grenades, 441 shells, 3118 cartridges of different calibre and other ammunition were found in Khankendi, the Azerbaijani Interior Ministry reported. During the mentioned period, the police found 1 machine gun, 50 grenades, 7 fuses, 3 shells and 320 cartridges of different calibre in Shusha.
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President Ilham Aliyev has approved by decree the Azerbaijan-Kazakh intergovernmental agreement on cooperation in military intelligence defense sector. The document was signed in Baku on 7 June 2024.
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At the trial of the opposition politician Tofig Yagublu, the statement of Elnur Vaqifoglu, another accused, was heard at the Baku Serious Crimes Court.
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