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France will allocate 400.000 euros to Azerbaijan for clearing of its territory from mines.

“Another area in which international cooperation is needed is mine clearance, so that the internally displaced persons might return to their land. The territories of Karabakh that require mine clearance are huge. Therefore, I was pleased to officially inform ANAMA (the Azerbaijani Agency for Mine Clearance of Territories) of France’s readiness to donate 400,000 euros for mine clearance this year,” French Ambassador to Azerbaijan Zachary Gross wrote on his Twitter account.

Earlier, France allocated more than half a million to the Red Cross to search for nearly 4.000 Azerbaijani citizens who went missing during the first Karabakh war.

According to the Azerbaijani authorities, since November 10, 2020, 7 servicemen and 23 civilians have been killed by mines in the liberated territories, 91 soldiers and 37 civilians injured.

From November 10 last year to August 31 this year, 9,406 anti-personnel mines, 4,092 anti-tank mines and 10,529 unexploded ordnance were discovered and neutralized. 45,755,242 square meters (4,575 ha) of the territory were cleared of mines and ammunition.

According to the ANAMA, 14.000 square km of territory have yet to be cleared.

Source: Turan News Agency

An activist of the Party of People’s Front Party of Azerbaijan (PPFA) held in colony No. 17 Zamin Salaev (also known as Alizamin Salaev) has been imprisoned in a punishment cell. This was reported to Turan by the NGO “Line of Protection”.

According to the same source, Salaev was offered to write an application for pardon.

When he refused, they threatened him that in this case he would spend the rest of his term in the colony.

Later on, he was subjected to physical pressures and imprisoned in a punishment cell.

No comments were received from the Penitentiary Service.

* Note that Salaev was convicted on April 20, 2020 by the Salyan regional court and sentenced to 2 years and 3 months of imprisonment on charges of” slander “and” insult” based on a complaint from an officer of the local police department.

The reason for the claim was a video distributed by Salaev on the Internet where he, in an interview with a police officer, accused him of inciting a 21-year-old local resident to cohabitation.

On August 6, the court denied him release on parole due to serving half of the sentence.

Salaev has been recognized by human rights activists as a political prisoner

Source: Turan News Agency

Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev has congratulated the newly elected President of Estonia Alar Karis, APA reports.

“Dear Mr. Karis,

I sincerely congratulate you on your election as the President of the Republic of Estonia.

I believe that we will make joint efforts, in line with the interests of our peoples, towards the development of friendly and cooperative relations between Azerbaijan and Estonia.

I wish you strong health, happiness and success in your future endeavors for the sake of prosperity of the friendly people of Estonia,” the congratulatory letter reads.

Source: Azeri-Press News Agency

In the course of the latest operations led by the Main Drug Control Department of the Ministry of Internal Affairs 14 people involved in illegal drug trafficking were detained.

According to the Ministry of Internal Affairs, as a result of the measures taken, 68 kilograms of drugs, 6,600 psychotropic pills and 119 cannabis bushes weighing 510 kilograms were seized.

In total, from August 1 to September 1 this year, 7 kg of opium, 180 kg of marijuana, 155 kg of heroin, 4 tons of cannabis stalks, 21 kg of methamphetamine, etc. were seized.

As viewed by observers, drug trafficking has intensified in nearly all regions of the country. In August, drug traffickers were detained in the capital and suburbs of Baku – Zabrat, Bilgya, Bakikhanov; regions of Khachmaz, Gazakh, Bilasuvar, Lankaran, etc.

Despite the fact that drug trafficking is mainly carried out by men, but there are women among drug dealers as well. So, in August, more than 150 drug traffickers were detained. Of these, 10 were women.

It is believed that most of the drugs enter Azerbaijan through Iran. According to official reports, large quantities of drugs seized by the law enforcement, customs and border services of Azerbaijan were intended for transit to European countries.

At the same time, there are periodic reports of armed incidents between drug smugglers and Azerbaijani border guards. Several drug dealers and border guards were killed or injured in the shootings.

On March 4, 2021, the head of the State Customs Committee, Safar Mehdiyev, reported that over the past three years, this department has withdrawn 4.6 tons of narcotic drugs, psychotropic substances and their precursors from circulation.

According to the State Commission for Combating Drug Trafficking, several illegal transit routes pass through Azerbaijan.

The routes are as follows; Iran-Azerbaijan, Iran-Azerbaijan-Russia-Japan, Iran-Azerbaijan-Georgia-Europe, Iran-Azerbaijan-Russia-Ukraine.

Source: Turan News Agency

Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev has signed an order on additional measures to continue the reconstruction of roads in the Binagadi district of Baku, APA reports.

According to the order, AZN 3,7 mln. has been allocated to the State Agency of Azerbaijan Automobile Roads.

Source: Azeri-Press News Agency

On September 8, a meeting was held in Vienna between the Chairman of the Milli Majlis, Sahiba Gafarova and the Chairman of the Parliament of Georgia, Kakhi Kuchava.

Kuchava wrote about the meeting on his Twitter account.

“I had a positive meeting with my colleague from Azerbaijan. We discussed the prospects for strengthening the strategic partnership between Georgia and Azerbaijan in the name of maintaining regional peace, stability and security,” Kuchava said, according to apsny.ge.

Source: Turan News Agency