CBD Fourth National Report - Azerbaijan (English version)

Country Study on Biodiversity and Fourth National Report
The Republic of Azerbaijan
on use of land and solution of social problems was very important. Next municipal elections
are expected to be held on December 23, 2009.
After gaining independency of Azerbaijan Republic the first international organization which
the country joined was Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (30th January
1992). Then Azerbaijan Republic became a member of the United Nations (2nd March 1992),
Commonwealth of Independent States (19th September 1995) and other international
institutions. At last, Azerbaijan was admitted to the Council of Europe on January 17, 2001.
Azerbaijan Republic has established close cooperation relations with several institutions of
the United Nations (including United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees, UNDP,
UNICEF, World Food Programme, United Nations Environmental Programme). Azerbaijan
Republic also joined Framework Programme “Partnership for Peace” of NATO and takes an
active part in a number actions of the aforesaid body.
Azerbaijan Republic fulfills and performs its obligations and commitments by accedence to
overall 21 international conventions and protocols on environment. In view of maintenance of
environment very significant documents such as “On climate changes”, “On protection of
ozone layer”, “On biological diversity”, “Use and protection of interboundary water flows and
international lakes” and other conventions can be emphasized.
Nakhichevan is a democratic, legitimate, secular Autonomous Republic in the composition
of Azerbaijan Republic subject to its legal status. The republic shall establish its Constitution
and all issues related to interests of the Autonomous Republic are solved hereof. State
authority is executed based upon principle of power division. Top executive of the republic
is Chairman of Supreme Majlis with 5-year term of powers. Legislative power, is executed
by Milli Majlis comprising 45 deputies which are elected through voting.
Infrastructure and Development
The formation of new market relations, and the increase
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in demand for oil at the world market, stimulated the
development of the oil industry on the Absheron
peninsula in the late nineteenth century, subsequently
attracting foreign investment. New technologies were
developed and tested for accessing, processing, refining
and storing oil. The developments in the oil industry
had a positive impact on the development of other
industries at this time, such as engineering, mining
(copper production in Gadabay and salt production in Nakhichevan), navigation, construction,
and light industries (silk treatment, cotton and food).
Baku, the capital of Azerbaijan is the main port of the Caspian Sea, and is connected with the
ports of Kazakhstan and Turkmenistan by ship and ferry routes. The communication network
of Azerbaijan is well connected to international systems.
Actions towards attraction of foreign investments to other industry sectors, including
development of infrastructure alonside with oil industry of Azerbaijan Republic beared fruit.
So that presently a part of highway adjoining to international transportation corridor
TRASECA (Europe-Caucasus-Asia) has been reconstructed in compliance with international
standards and, Baku-Tbilisi-Ceyhan oil export pipeline and Baku-Tbilisi-Arzurum gas export
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