President Aliyev signs decree to create commission following Araz arms plant blast
Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev signed a decree on July 26 on the establishment of the state commission in connection with the explosion at the Araz arms plant owned by the country’s Ministry of Defense Industry.
An explosion occurred at Araz arms plant in Azerbaijan’s Shirvan city July 26 and some people were injured as a result of the accident.
The state commission will be established to investigate the causes of the accident and eliminate its consequences.
Yagub Eyyubov, Azerbaijani first deputy prime minister, will be the chairman of the commission.
The commission will consist of the following members:
Yaver Jamalov, minister of defense industry
Zakir Hasanov, defense minister
Zakir Garalov, attorney general
Madat Guliyev, head of the State Security Service
Vilayat Eyvazov, first deputy interior minister
Salim Muslimov, minister of labour and social protection of population
Faig Taghizade, deputy minister of emergency situations
Abbas Valibayov, deputy minister of health
Mardan Jamalov, head of the executive power of Shirvan city
According to the decree, the state commission must determine and take urgent measures to eliminate the consequences of the accident, investigate its causes and conditions, provide the treatment and render other necessary assistance to the injured.
The state commission must also inform President Aliyev on the conducted work.
According to the decree, the Azerbaijani General Prosecutor's Office together with the country’s interior ministry and the ministry of emergency situations must take urgent measures to investigate the causes of the accident.
The decree will come into force from the date of signing.
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