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 The Azerbaijani Ministry of Environment and Natural Resources conducted regular monitoring of pollution of transboundary rivers Kura and Araz in the third decade of August, the ministry told Trend. The flow of water in Kure declined by 17.6 cubic meters per second and was 89.6 cubic meters per second in the third ten days of August compared to the second one. |
 The Azerbaijani Cabinet of Ministers reported that the Ramadan holiday will be celebrated in the country Sept. 9-10. Those days are announced day-off. The Cabinet has decided to celebrate the Ramadan holiday Sept.9-10 in accordance with the Article 105 of the Labour Code, as well as information obtained from the Azerbaijani National Academy of Sciences and the Caucasus Muslims Office. |
 On September 1, Turkish Foreign Minister Ahmet Davutoglu visited the eastern provinces of the country, crossed the Azerbaijani border and traveled to Nakhchivan Autonomous Republic. APA reports quoting the Zaman newspaper that Ahmet Davutoglu washed his hands in the Arpachay river on Turkey-Armenia border. |
 “Armenian side well understands that the international community recognized the territorial integrity of Azerbaijan unconditionally. UN Security Council resolutions, as well as documents adopted by UN General Assembly, PACE and other international organizations describe this issue univocally”, spokesman for the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Azerbaijan Elkhan Polukhov told APA. |
 The Azerbaijani Education Ministry has scheduled repeat final exams for comprehensive school students who failed to pass them earlier for Sept. 2, 6 and 8. |
 Russian President Dmitry Medvedev will discuss the issues of Azerbaijan-Russian economic and trade cooperation, as well as mutual activity on the Caspian Sea during his visit to Azerbaijan, which is started on Thursday, said aide to the Russian President Sergei Prikhodko, APA reports quoting RIA-Novosty agency. |
 President of Azerbaijan, Supreme Commander-in-Chief Ilham Aliyev and his spouse Mehriban Aliyeva have today attended the inauguration of the National Flag Square, APA reports quoting “AzerTAc” news agency. A guard of honor was lined up for the Head of State. Chief of the guard of honor reported to President, Supreme Commander-in-Chief Ilham Aliyev. |
 The 1st Renewable Energy Caucasus Forum will be held in Baku on September 7-8, 2010. The aims of the Forum are the further development and transfer of clean technologies, together with the acceleration of environmental business growth and supply base in the Caucasus Region, attracting the oil and gas companies, banks and investment institutions to further successful investments in the renewable energy industry in the Caucasus Region. |
 The U.N. thanked Azerbaijan today for providing assistance to Haiti after a massive earthquake took thousands of lives and left thousands more homeless. Earlier, Azerbaijan allocated $500,000 to the Haiti Emergency Relief Fund. The Haiti Emergency Relief Fund is a joint fund providing financial assistance to eliminate the consequences of emergency situations in Haiti. |
 The Azerbaijani Press Council will work to expand the media advertising market, Chairman Aflatun Amashov told media today. He said the council will work to decrease taxes on advertisements in the media. |
 Azerbaijan will use an e-information system during the parliamentary elections, the Central Election Commission (CEC) told Trend today. The elections will be held in early November. The "Election" system will reflect the voting process, enter protocols, MPs and political parties into a database, and summarize the final protocols of district election commissions. |
 According to the plan of bilateral cooperation between Turkey and Azerbaijan, Azerbaijani servicemen will be trained at the Higher Military School of Land Forces, Gulhane Military Medical Academy, Supreme Military Flight School, Naval Lyceum, Air Lyceum Ishiglar and Higher Naval School, the Azerbaijani Defense Ministry said. |
 Italian Foreign Minister Franco Frattini postponed his visit to Azerbaijan. The visit is expected to take place by the end of the year, Italian embassy in Azerbaijan told APA. Earlier Frattini’s visit was scheduled for September 7. |
 Defense Minister Safar Abiyev says that Yerevan’s statements that the document signed between Russia and Armenia on military assistance meant Russia’s aid to Armenia in case of war are of political and psychological character, APA reports. Minister says this is the indication of weakness, not of power. |
 About 3,171 teachers have applied for participation in the competition announced by the Azerbaijani Education Ministry to recruit teachers for public schools, the ministry told Trend. Most of the candidates claim to be a teacher in primary classes and teachers of English, Azerbaijani language and literature, history, physics. |
 Chairman of the Azerbaijani Parliament's Committee on Legal Policy and State Building Ali Huseynov will attend the opening of the International Anti-Corruption Academy, the Azerbaijani Parliament said. |
 Russian President Dmitry Medvedev will pay an official visit to Azerbaijan Sept. 2-3, RIA Novosti writes. The Kremlin press service reported today. The main subject of this visit is signing an agreement on state border and an agreement on the rational use of water resources of the Samur River, on the threshold of the visit the Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov said in an interview with the Azerbaijani media outlets, answering Trend's question. |
 Azerbaijani Presidential Administration Political Analysis and Information Provision Department Head Elnur Aslanov met with participants of the 8th Azerbaijani Students and Alumni International Forum, (ASAIF) from 15 countries, the ASAIF reported. Baku hosted the 8th Azerbaijani Students and Alumni International Forum Aug.20-21. |
 The Azerbaijani ecology and interior ministries held joint raids in the Pirallahi settlement, Mardakan beach, the Fatmayi-Goradil gardens in Absheron and the Pirshagi settlement to study use of public areas, the Ecology and Natural Resources Ministry reported. |
 The Ruling New Azerbaijan Party (NAP) voiced its position over the OSCE Baku Office's recommendations for the elections. "Election campaigns are conducted on public television nowhere in the world - neither in the U.S. nor in Europe. There is one state-run television, which broadcasts public events and public events in Azerbaijan," NAP Deputy Executive Secretary, MP Siyavush Novruzov said today. |
 Azerbaijan will send an additional $1 million in aid to Pakistan to help the government deal with the consequences of recent heavy floods, the Azerbaijani Foreign Ministry told Trend today. Earlier Azerbaijan sent $1 million in aid to Pakistan. |
 The CIS Inter-Parliamentary Assembly (IPA) will observe the upcoming parliamentary elections in Azerbaijan. The IPA's International Institute for Monitoring the Development of Democracy, Parliamentary System and Electoral Rights will begin its monitoring mission on Sept. 10. The monitoring will be held by the institute's Baku branch. |
 Italian Foreign Minister Franco Frattini will pay an official visit to Azerbaijan Sept. 7, Azerbaijani Ambassador to Italy Emil Karimov told Trend today. Frattini's visit will take place upon his Azerbaijani Counterpart Elmar Mammadyarov's invitation. |
 Azerbaijan has planted roughly 8.2 million trees over the past year, Azerbaijani Ecology and Natural Resources Minister Huseyngulu Bagirov said today in an interview with the ruling New Azerbaijan Party's official website. "Large-scale ecological events have been carried out since 2009 upon President Ilham Aliyev's initiative," he said. "Three million trees have been planted in Baku and the surrounding areas. The ministry has planted around 5 million trees in total." |
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