Last year 86% of total products in the institutions of the Ministry of Defense Industry (MDI) was for military and special purpose, said at today's board of the Ministry of Defense Industry of Azerbaijan dedicated to the results of 2016. Compared with 2015, the volume of defense products increased by 1.8 times. Customers were supplied with UAVs, mortars, AK-74M, universal machine guns, sniper rifles, armored personnel carriers, such as "Matador" and "Marauder" automatic grenade launcher, sights for air defense systems, cartridges of various calibers, a grenade for portable anti-tank grenade launcher, training bombs and so forth.
The industry, after 53 stages of developmental works created 4 types of products and recommend them for service. At the exhibition of defense products in Baku in 2016 has been presented 260 items of products. Within the frameworks of the exhibition with the Ministry of Defense was signed a memorandum on the production and transfer of arms to the UAV-type national army Kamikaze "Blow." -05D06-
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An online meeting of civil society activists focused on the human rights situation in Azerbaijan, convened on the initiative of the Justice Solidarity Committee, highlighted significant concerns over the detention of journalists, political activists, and opponents of the war. The gathering, held on August 30, coincided with the International Day of Remembrance of the Missing and underscored the ongoing challenges facing both Azerbaijani and Armenian societies in the wake of the Karabakh conflicts.
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No precipitation is expected in Baku and on the Absheron Peninsula; the northwestern wind will change to a southeastern wind during the day. Air temperatures will range from 21-26°C at night and 33-38°C during the day, according to the National Hydrometeorology Service of the Ministry of Ecology.
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A fire has erupted at the Experimental and Testing Production of the Scientific Research Institute of SOCAR (the state oil company) in the Surakhani district of Baku, the Ministry of Emergency Situations reported. "Thanks to the urgent and necessary measures taken by the Ministry of Emergency Situations, the spread of the fire to neighboring areas, including nearby residential buildings, has been prevented," the statement reads. Efforts to extinguish the fire are still ongoing.
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In September, the average monthly air temperature in Azerbaijan is expected to be close to the climatic norm. Precipitation levels will also be near the norm, but in some areas, they will exceed it, according to the September forecast from the National Hydrometeorological Service.
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