State Border Guard Service reports on its activities in May
In May, 126 border violators were detained in Azerbaijan.
Among them 83 citizens of Azerbaijan, 30 citizens of Pakistan, 5 citizens of Iraq, 3 citizens of Iran, 3 citizens of Afghanistan, 1 citizen of Nepal and 1 citizen of Russia, the State Border Guard Service (SBGS) reports.
Also, 16 people were detained as a part of the struggle against illegal migration while trying to cross the state border with false documents.
In addition, 809 people were detained for violating the rules of the border regime.
As a part of measures to combat crime, 316 people declared wanted by the law enforcement agencies of Azerbaijan were detained.
Border guards stopped 419 persons banned from leaving Azerbaijan and prevented 23 persons banned from entering the country.
Additionally, border guards seized 178kg 146g of drugs and 225 potent pills from illegal circulation.
Smuggling of goods, including medicines, alcoholic beverages, tobacco products worth 2 million 16, 964 manats was also stopped.
Politics
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During the ongoing COP29 climate conference in Baku on November 14, a group of activists staged a protest condemning Russia's aggression against Ukraine. The activists also denounced countries that supply oil and weapons to nations waging aggressive wars. The protest featured placards with slogans such as: "From fossil fuels to peace!", "End war crimes!", "Punish the aggressor!", and "Phase out fossil fuel use to achieve peace!" among others.
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The United States and the European Union, which tried to position themselves as mediators in the Armenia-Azerbaijan conflict, have come up with nothing and merely copied Russia's ideas, distorting their essence in order to "hijack" the peace process for themselves. However, their true goal was to take control of the region, to insert themselves into it, and to push out Russia, as well as Iran and Türkiye, Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova stated at a briefing on November 13.
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The body of Vera Agasyan, a 70-year-old Armenian woman who passed away on October 20 in Khankendi, remains unclaimed after 15 days, as the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) has not provided an explanation for the delay, according to Azerbaijani media reports.
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At the venue of the COP29 conference in Baku, a group of activists held a protest under the slogan ‘Pay up’.
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