On Thursday Ilham Aliyev, the Azerbaijani President, signed a decree on establishment of the State Commission on prevention of bird flu and coordination of joint activities of all bodies in this sphere, Trend reports.
The Commission includes Abbas Abbasov, the 1st deputy Primer, Ismat Abbasov, the Agriculture Minister, Heydar Babayev, the Economic Development Minister, Husseyngulu Baghirov, the Ecology and Natural Resources Minister, Avaz Alakbarov, the Finance Minister, Kamaladdin Heydarov, the Emergency Minister, Ogtay Shiraliyev, the Health Minister,
Ramil Usubov, the Interior Minister, Aydin Aliyev, the chairman of the State Customs Committee, Elchin Guliyev, the head of the State Border Service, Zeynal Nagdaliyev, the head of the department for regional governance and work with municipalities under the Presidents Apparat, Vagif Sadigov, the deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs, Abbas Belibayov, the the deputy Minister of Health, Ismayil Hassanov, the head of the State Veterinary Service under the Agriculture Ministry.
The State Commission was charged in preparation and approval of action plan on prevention of bird flu during 2 days, daily informing of media about bird flu, submission of proposal on financing of preventive measures at expense of the state and international funds to the Cabinet of Ministers. The State Commission is also due to inform the head of the country about the work being done regularly. The decree comes into force from the date of issue.