Baku / 07.07.19 / Turan: By the decision of the 43rd meeting of the World Heritage Committee in Baku, the Ecological Region "Mixed Forests of the Caspian Hyrcan" has been included on the World Heritage List.
This is an area of deciduous and mixed forests on an area of 55,000 square kilometers in the south of Azerbaijan and the Iranian coast of the Caspian Sea. These forests are recognized as possessing unique flora and fauna. In particular, it is only here that the famous Iron Tree grows under natural conditions - Damiragach.-02D-
Politics
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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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EU Reporter sadly announces the death from natural causes this week of its Political Editor Nick Powell, whilst attending the Global Media Forum in Susha, Azerbaijan.
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The health of economist Fazil Gasimov, who is on hunger strike for the 43rd day, has deteriorated sharply. On the night of July 26, he was transferred from the Baku pre-trial detention center-1 to a medical institution of the Penitentiary Service, the economist's brother Nazim Gasimov told Turan.
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On July 26, the trial of public activist Bakhtiyar Hajiyev continued in the Baku Serious Crimes Court. Three witnesses were heard. One of them said that she had once asked Hajiyev for help in obtaining a visa for a tour to the Czech Republic and had no other business with him. At the same time, the witness stressed that she did not personally transfer the money, but made a transfer for the service.
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