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Official of Presidential Administration: â€œForeign flags will be hanged in Azerbaijan only in the places allowed by lawâ€

19 October 2009 13:41 (UTC +04:00)

The department chief said the lowering of flags was related to the implementation of law on using of flags of foreign countries and international organizations in the Republic of Azerbaijanâ€.

Hasanov said after adoption of this law, local and central authorities were commissioned to draw list of flags hanged in the places not meeting those requirements. â€œIt became clear that the flags were hanged in unallowed places and those were removed. The foreign flags will be hanged only in the places allowed by law. The law says that the flags of foreign countries or international organizations can be hanged only in front of their diplomatic missions, consulates, offices or residences of the international organizations and other places allowed by law. Therefore the flags were removed for implementation of the lawâ€.