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Health Minister receives UN Secretary General's rep

04 April 2007 [08:02] - TODAY.AZ
Azerbaijan's Health Minister Ogtay Shiraliyev today received the delegation led by UN Secretary General's Representative on Human Rights of IDPs Walter Kalin.

The main aim of the meeting is to get acquainted with the condition of internally displaced persons in Azerbaijan.

Ogtay Shiraliyev said that 20% of Azerbaijan's lands have been occupied by Armenia leaving about one million people displaced. The minister said that nine out of 12 DP-camps were removed in Azerbaijan, and new districts are being constructed for them.

IDPs having medical education are employed, those who can not work, get salaries, and nine state programs adopted by the Cabinet in the sphere of health concern them, he underlined. APA

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