On July 5th the largest flag in Azerbaijan will be removed from the flagpole in Flag Square in Baku. This is due to "preventive work", which will take place on the flagpole until July 20, according to the management of Flag Square.
The flag measuring 70 by 35 meters on the area was raised Sept. 1, 2010.
The flagpole in Flag Square has an altitude of 162 meters and was the highest one in the world until May 2011, when a 165-meter flagpole was finally built in Dushanbe, Tajikistan. The flag in Baku was included in the Guinness Book of Records. -06D-
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Variable cloudiness is expected in Baku and Apsheron peninsula on Sunday, 28 July.
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As part of the struggle against illegal migration in Baku city, operative actions were carried out at different addresses. The Interior Ministry reports that employees of the Department for Combating Illegal Migration identified and detained 34 foreigners without documents giving the right to reside and stay on the territory of Azerbaijan.
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On July 25, the Azerbaijani Ministry of Defense accused Armenia of "provoking" by deploying heavy weapons in Kalbajar and quadcopters in the Tovuz direction. The ministry also expressed dissatisfaction and concern over Armenia's military cooperation with Western countries.
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During the operation of the Main Drug Control Department of the Ministry of Internal Affairs, 5 members of an organized group engaged in drug trafficking were detained. All of them have previous convictions: Bahlul Ismayilov, Royal Aliyev, Khayal Aliyev, Samir Aghayev, and Ali Mammadli.
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