Baku/19.08.22/Turan: The fight against forest fires continues in the northern and northwestern regions of the country, the Ministry of Emergency Situations reports. Extinguishing the fire is difficult because of the absence oidf due to the lack of precipitation, difficult mountainous terrain and wind. For this, aircraft and helicopters, more than 1,000 employees of the Ministry of Emergency Situations, Civil Defense, the Ministry of Ecology, the Ministry of Internal Affairs and other government departments, as well as 120 units of various equipment, were involved. The main sources of fire remain in the Shabran, Guba and Gabala regions. In Shabran, gas supply was cut off in nine villages located in the fire spread zone. -02D-
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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