Baku, Azerbaijan, Oct. 24
By Elchin Mehdiyev - Trend:
It is envisaged to allocate 185.7 million manats, or 0.7 percent of Azerbaijan's state budget expenditures in 2019 for international activities and membership fees to international organizations, according to the bills included in the budget package for 2019.
As many as 23 million manats of these funds will be allocated for membership fees to international financial organizations, 24 million manats will be directed to membership fees to international political organizations, 115 million manats – for maintaining diplomatic missions and consulates of Azerbaijan, 3.7 million manats – for maintaining foreign trade missions and 20 million manats - for other international activities.
In addition, expenditures for holding international events and events of the republican level are projected at 75 million manats.
(1.7 manats = 1 USD on Oct. 24)