Prezident İlham Əliyev.
Baku / 06.08.20 / Turan: On Thursday, August 6, President Ilham Aliyev held a video meeting with government members on measures to combat coronavirus and the socio-economic situation in the country.
As stated in a statement on the website of the President of the country, Aliyev noted the positive dynamics in the fight against coronavirus since July 16. Thanks to the measures taken, the situation was brought under control, he said.
Currently, patients with coronavirus are being treated in 46 hospitals, most of which were built or overhauled in recent years.
He also expressed satisfaction with the number of tests carried out and the number of test laboratories built.
“In a short time, we have increased the number of laboratories fivefold. In the near future, new laboratories will be acquired, and their number will reach 45, this will allow us to carry out even more tests,” he said.
To date, 9 mobile hospitals have been built. Four of them were put into operation on July 29 - in Gobustan, Ismayilli, Gabala and Sheki. In the near future, the number of mobile hospitals will be increased to 16 and 3200 patients with coronavirus will be able to treat them, Aliyev said.-02D-
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Armenia is not against the dissolution of the OSCE Minsk Group, but does not consider it appropriate to discuss this issue now. "In the context of peace, we consider it possible to make a decision on the dissolution of the OSCE Minsk Group. When peace is an established fact, the existence of such a format may raise questions," Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan said at a press conference today. "The whole question is about the timing, we need to understand how effectively and correctly to turn such topics into a subject of discussion right now," the Armenian Prime Minister added.
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He expressed his willingness to meet with Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev at the border between the two countries. "A meeting with Ilham Aliyev could take place at the Armenian-Azerbaijani border. I am open to such a format," Pashinyan said at a press conference today. According to Pashinyan, Armenia recently presented another proposal for a peace treaty to Azerbaijan.
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On August 31, Azerbaijan observes a "day of silence" before the Sunday’s early parliamentary elections for the unicameral Milli Majlis. All electoral campaigning is prohibited 24 hours before the voting. The early elections were initiated by the ruling Yeni Azerbaijan Party. This decision was motivated by the overlap of the scheduled elections in November with the global UN forum - the COP20 climate conference taking place in Baku.
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On August 30, at approximately 22:55, the Armenian Nuclear Power Plant in Metsamor was disconnected from the country's power grid, as reported by the Armenian Ministry of Territorial Administration and Infrastructure. The shutdown was caused by a lightning strike, which triggered the plant's safety systems to switch the station to a safe shutdown mode. Currently, the plant's staff is working on restarting the facility.
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