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Baku rated among best cities for UN diplomats

13 July 2010 23:27 (UTC+04:00)
Baku rated among best cities for UN diplomats

BAKU - The United Nations has granted the Azerbaijani capital Baku class A, a top ranking in its classification of service sites, considering rapidly improving living standards in the city.
Based on the classification, which ranges from A to E, UN staff receive additional payment in case there is a lack of suitable living conditions in the city they work in, according to the Azerbaijan Foreign Ministry.
UN officials working in cities ranked in Class A are not entitled to extra pay.
Among the countries in the region, the top ranking was also assigned to Ankara and Istanbul in Turkey, and Moscow, while Tehran and Yerevan are in Class B, and Ashgabat and Tbilisi are in Class D.
Kabul, Peshawar, Harare and Mogadishu were granted the E ranking.*

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