On Tuesday the plenary session of the Parliament of Azerbaijan discussed mainly bilateral cooperation with Turkey (cultural heritage, joint ventures, search and rescue), the UK (flights), Belarus (fighting crime and leasing), Argentina (trade cooperation). In addition, simplified rules of crossing the border by residents of surrounding communities of Azerbaijan (including Nakhchivan) and Iran, should be adopted.
Deputies have ratified the creation of a single Cultural Heritage Foudation of Turkic states, whose founders, in addition to Azerbaijan, are Turkey, Kazakhstan and Kyrgyzstan.
Deputies also adopted a number of amendments to the laws of the country. In addition, they expanded the territory of the administrative center of Agdash region, and a village Archivan in Astara region was given the status of a settlement. --17D—
Politics
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By a presidential decree dated February 5, Mukhtar Babaev has been appointed the presidential representative for climate issues.
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On February 5, President Ilham Aliyev signed a decree to provide humanitarian aid to Ukraine. According to the document, the Ministry of Energy has been allocated 1 million US dollars to purchase and send electrical equipment, manufactured in Azerbaijan, to Ukraine.
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The trial of Aziz Orudjev, the head of the online publication Kanal-13, continued on February 5 at the Sabail District Court.
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On 4 February, the Baku Court of Appeal released former Russian judge Yelena Khakhaleva, who was arrested in Azerbaijan at the request of the Russian Prosecutor's Office.
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