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Baku/22.11.21/Turan: Over the next one and a half years, the US Marshall Heritage Institute will donate an 30 mine detection dogs to the Azerbaijan Mine Action Agency (ANAMA) to assist in mine clearance, reported the US Embassy in Azerbaijan. Earlier, the US Marshall Heritage Institute donated 40 mine-detecting dogs to Azerbaijan.
"The dogs have been involved in mine and explosive ordnance and mine clearance operations over an area of over 30 million square meters," the US Embassy said.
The United States also announced in early November that it would provide $ 500,000 for humanitarian demining operations in the South Caucasus as a result of intense fighting between Armenia and Azerbaijan in the fall of 2020.
In general, the United States is the world's largest donor in the elimination of conventional weapons. Since 1993, the United States has provided over $ 4 billion to over 100 countries to help promote international peace and security. These funds were used to eliminate the threat posed to civilians by mines and unexploded ordnance. — 03D06-
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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