The traffic police have strengthened traffic safety due to snowfall in Azerbaijan, department chief of the State Traffic Police Office Kamran Aliyev told.

Law on Defamation may be adopted this year.

The State Migration Service (SMS) received 48 250 applications from the foreigners and stateless persons during 11 months of this year.

The Azerbaijani parliament is discussing the draft law on “Military job and military service”.

“We expect Azerbaijan’s President to sign a pardon decree on the eve of the New Year,” Human Rights Commissioner Elmira Suleymanova.

Eight years pass since the late Azerbaijani President Heydar Aliyev died.

“The Azerbaijani government is efficiently cooperating with all international organizations, including Transparency International, Human Rights Watch and Freedom House.”

Baku hosts the international conference, titled “Twentieth Year of Independence.

The Azerbaijani parliament approved the draft laws On the criteria of needs in 2012 and On the subsistence minimum for 2012.

Today, discussion of state budget for 2012 was started in plenary meeting of Milli Majlis.

Centers for illegal migrants will be opened in Azerbaijan.

On the first days of 1988 Armenia started its evident aggression against Azerbaijan.

Official welcome ceremony was held in Azerbaijan for President of the State of Palestine Mahmoud Abbas on June 28.

President of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev has arrived today in Belgium for a working visit.

Department chief of Azerbaijani Presidential Administration: “We are ready to adopt the law on defamation