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By Amina Nazarli

The autumn session of the Azerbaijani Parliament began on October 2 and considered 34 issues, which were previously added to the agenda.

Speaker of the Parliament Ogtay Asadov, in his opening speech at the autumn session, lauded the work of the Parliament during the summer and extraordinary sessions.

The speaker stressed that during the summer and extraordinary sessions of the Parliament some 268 laws and decisions were adopted.

He further reminded that the committees' meetings, within the autumn session, began on September 12.

Ogtay Asadov also touched upon the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict, which is the number one problem for the Azerbaijani state.

He voiced concern over the double standards Azerbaijan faces over the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict, further stressing that Azerbaijan is tired of double standards.

Later, the parliamentarians considered drafts "On legislative work plan of the autumn session of the year 2017 of the Parliament", "On dismissal of Khagani Abdullayev from the membership of the Central Bank of Azerbaijan Management Board" as well as the ratification of the agreements signed between Azerbaijan and several countries.

Besides, agenda included the amendments to the law "On military duty and military service", "On road traffic", "On mortgage" as well as draft amendments to the law "On state real estate register", "On state registration of legal entities and state registry", "On combating corruption", "On state border", "On police", "On Central Bank of Azerbaijan", "On investment funds", "On diplomatic service", "On labor pensions", "On museums", "On official statistics", "On sanitary-epidemiological health", "On border troops", "On education", "On animals", "On defense", "On fire safety", "On privatization of state-owned property", "On establishment of Orders and Medals of the Republic of Azerbaijan" regarding establishment of a jubilee medal "100th anniversary of the Azerbaijani Police (1918-2018)", as well as amendments to the Civil Code and Labor Code.

The Parliament approved the release of Khagani Abdullayev from the post of the member of the board of the Central Bank, which he has occupied since 2010.

Chairman of the Parliamentary Committee on economic policy, industry and entrepreneurship Ziyad Samadzadeh noted that Abdullayev himself decided to leave this post in connection with the transition to a new post.

The MPs also discussed Azerbaijan’s joining the Vienna Convention on the Law of Treaties.

Chairman of the Parliamentary Committee for Legal Policy and State Building Ali Huseynli stressed the importance of Azerbaijan's joining this agreement in terms of signing international treaties.

The Parliament also discussed new types of alternative penalties in Azerbaijan.

Head of the Administration of Azerbaijani Parliament Safa Mirzayev proposed to introduce new penalties to Criminal Code. The four-direction project is aimed at a more humane approach in the judicial process.

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