Azerbaijan, Baku, October 29 / Trend News A. Huseynbala /

Azerbaijani MPs think it necessary to make changes in the law on flags.

"There is no clause in the law on flags in Turkey that only a flag of the country can be hanged out in the territory of this country. I think that this issue can be reconsidered in Azerbaijan," co-chairman of Azerbaijan-Turkey inter-parliamentary working group, Nizami Jafarov, told Trend News on October 29.

During the Turkey-Armenia football match in Bursa, the Azerbaijani flag was taken away from fans. The Azerbaijani Foreign Ministry submitted a protest to the Turkish Embassy. Turkish flag was removed from the memorial to Turkish fighters-martyrs in Baku upon the Azerbaijani legislation. Turkish flag was raised again on October 27.

Jafarov said that there was not such great respect towards a flag in Azerbaijan as in Turkey. 

"Thus, we adopted this tough law. But it is possible to make concessions for the sake of definite relations. It is possible to make changes in the law. This issue must be discussed in the parliament," he said.  

He said that it is necessary to make any corrections in any clauses due to realities, international and regional relations.

"We must act in accordance with these realities. Thus, several amendments can be made in the law on flags too. It is a tradition that Turkish flag is streaming neat the memorial to Turkish fighters-martyrs in Azerbaijan," Jafarov said.

"I support amending the law on "Rules of use of flags of foreign countries and international organizations in Azerbaijan," MP Gultakin Hajibayli said to Trend News on Oct. 29.

She said the rules on the use of flags of foreign countries may not apply to the Turkish flag.

"Our bill on injecting additions and changes into the law on "Rules of use of flags of foreign countries and international organizations in Azerbaijan" has been registered in the Administration of Parliament," Member of the Musavat MP Group, Panah Huseyn said to Trend News on Oct. 29.

He said under the legislation, such proposals are considered within six months.

"The legislative initiative by the president, as well as other legislative initiatives are considered urgent and are considered within 40 days maximum. It is not important that the bill on amendments to the Law on the flags will be submitted for discussions. The country's president and the relevant committees of the Parliament can raise this matter," said the parliamentarian.

According to Husseyn, there is a serious need to amend the law, which may exclude many of the incidents.

"To exclude the words "in other places determined by the relevant executive authority" from the articles 2 and 3 of the law can avoid the next discontent in connection with the Turkish flag," said Huseyn.

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