Azerbaijan, Baku / Trend corr. V. Mammadov / The laboratory researching bird flu was put into commission in the Khanlar region of Azerbaijan.
The Japanese embassy rendered financial support for reconstruction of the virology laboratory. The embassy supplied the laboratory with equipment in the amount of $82,500.
Attending the opening ceremony were representatives of the Japanese Embassy, the Agriculture Ministry, and the Executive Administration of the Khanlar region.
The laboratory will examine bird flu and other viruses, Mitsukhiro Kokhno, the First Secretary of the Japanese Embassy, said.