Personnel reforms being carried out in the country, discussion of the visit of the Russian Foreign Minister to Azerbaijan, and the possibility of transferring bird flu from Iran to Azerbaijan are the topics of today's media.
The newspaper Azerbaijan writes about personnel changes as a confirmation of the irreversibility of reforms. The author quotes Ilham Aliyev about the natural change of generations and the emergence of new ideas and models.
At the same time, an important balance is maintained in personnel policy. The author considers the latest personnel changes a new stage in the history of the statehood of the country.
The Teleqraf.com website provides a comment by former Foreign Minister of Azerbaijan Tofig Zulfugarov about the visit of Foreign Minister Lavrov to Baku.
The ex-minister negatively evaluated Lavrov’s visit, noting that common words were spoken and meaningless events were carried out, although during his visit to Yerevan, Lavrov voiced statements reflecting the position of Armenia, which was not done in Baku.
Tofig Zulfugarov considers Lavrov’s position on Azerbaijan to be biased and formed on an ethnic basis.
The website Yenisabah.az writes about bird flu spread in Iran. According to the Iranian Ministry of Health, 37 people have died from bird flu since the beginning of this year, and many people were hospitalized. Experts say that it is necessary to take proactive measures, as the virus penetrates. So, on broiler farms there is a case of chickens. This is hidden from the public. In this regard, the Gilazi poultry farm is the most inclined.
At the same time, great responsibility rests with the Food Safety Agency, which should conduct monitoring and inform the population.
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In 2024, as a result of external cyberattacks, 16,804 cases of fraud were recorded, and over 22.4 million manat were stolen from citizens' bank cards, the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Azerbaijan reported on Wednesday.
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The Ministry of Digital Development and Transport of Azerbaijan has effectively acknowledged that President Ilham Aliyev’s official aircraft, “Baku-1,” encountered external technical interference while flying to St. Petersburg for the informal summit of the Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS) on December 25. The revelation comes amid growing scrutiny of the incident, including reports of a GPS signal loss over Russian airspace.
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In Yardimly region of Azerbaijan, 20 kg of drugs and psychotropic preparations were found and seized from drug couriers, the regional group of the Interior Ministry's press service reported.
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On 6 February, precipitation in the form of light rain is expected in Baku and Absheron in the first half of the day. Wind is north-west, gusty. At night + 3+5, +6+8 in the afternoon.
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