The issue of attracting tourists to the country, the distribution of state grants, and commentary on Lavrov’s statements in Yerevan are topics of today's media.
The newspaper Azerbaijan writes about negotiations with the Chinese side to attract more tourists to Azerbaijan.
According to the chairman of the State Agency for Tourism Fuad Nagiyev, in December last year, the official representative office of the Azerbaijan Tourism Bureau was opened in China. The presence of direct airlines between the countries and a simplified visa regime for Chinese citizens expand the possibilities of visiting Azerbaijan. For 10 months of this year, Chinese visits to Azerbaijan increased by 64%.
The website Musavat. com writes that state grants are distributed opaquely. The budget for 2020 provides for the allocation of grants for 409.4 million manats, which is 1.5% of budget expenditures. Next year, 6 times more money will be allocated for these purposes. However, not all NGOs can use these grants.
The Bizimyolinfo.az website discusses statement by Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov in Yerevan in connection with the Karabakh issue. This statement does not comply with the mediation mission of Russia and international law. If such a statement were made by any other state, Russia would accuse it of disrespect for the rule of international law.
Lavrov’s expression “The Karabakh people” does not correspond to any ethnographic, historical, or geographical concepts. There is a concept of the population of Karabakh, which includes Azerbaijanis.
Lavrov’s statement is a demarche against Azerbaijan.
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On Sunday, 17 November, variable cloudiness is expected in Baku and Apsheron peninsula. At night and in the morning in some places there will be occasional rains. In the morning in some places of the peninsula short-term precipitation will be of heavy rainfall character. Occasionally strengthening north-west wind will weaken in the afternoon.
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The incidence of thyroid cancer has sharply increased in Baku, endocrinologist Sadig Babirov stating a large number of such pathologies in children.
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November 14 was World Diabetes Day. In Azerbaijan, it is intended that people suffering from diabetes receive free medications. According to a decision by the Cabinet of Ministers, these free medications are prescribed on a special form approved by the Ministry of Health. However, complaints persist about ongoing issues with the distribution of these free medications.
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On November 16, the weather in the capital will be overcast, with possible rain in the evening in some areas. There will be fog in the morning and evening. A moderate south-western wind will shift to a north-western direction. At night, the temperature will range from +9°C to +11°C, and during the day, it will be between +14°C and +18°C. Humidity will be 70-80%.
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