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Parliament approves bill on extra authorities of municipalities

13 April 2007 14:51 (UTC +04:00)

The next sitting of the parliament was held today, APA reports. The bill on extra authorities of municipalities was discussed. Arif Rahimzade, chief parliamentâ€™s commission for regional issues said as municipalities can not operate effectively with the existing authorities, extra authorities should be given to the,
â€œThe bill envisages municipalitiesâ€™ control over state-run establishments, improving and managing the spheres of education, health, culture, sport,â€ he said. Following this, the bill was debated.
Parliamentarian Fazil Gazanfaroglu offered to establish Baku Municipality. First vice-speaker Ziyafat Askerov spoke about the importance of the bill.
Parliamentarian Ganira Pashayeva mentioned existing problems concerning municipalities and underlined the necessity of establishing normal municipality.
â€œI think that the problem can be debated in May â€“ while making additions to the budget,â€ she said.
Parliamentarian from Musavat Iltizam Ekberli also considered it necessary to give extra authorities to the municipalities. Panah Huseyn offered to unite the laws concerning municipalities under Municipality Code.
â€œWe hope that not only members of YAP (New Azerbaijan Party) will be elected to the municipalities,â€ he said.
Siyavush Novruzov linked it with oppositionâ€™s missing the latest elections to local authorities.
Speaker Ogtay Asadov said that the parliamentariansâ€™ proposals are interesting and will be analyzed. The bill was approved in the first reading. /APA/