Baku/25.05.21/Turan: At today's plenary session, the Milli Majlis adopted the draft law in the first reading “About the cultural capital of Azerbaijan – the city of Shusha". The bill consists of 15 articles.
According to the project, the Shusha State Reserve will be created within the administrative borders of the cultural capital of Azerbaijan - the city of Shusha.
The draft law will regulate the main directions of state policy in Shusha, legal regulation in Shusha and its protected area, restoration, protection, study, use and promotion of monuments, environmental protection, construction, architectural and urban planning activities in the city, organization of transport, housing management, business, advertising, tourism and other activities, as well as holding international events in Shusha and a number of other important issues. -03-
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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