BAKU, Azerbaijan, June 25. The law of
Azerbaijan on accession to the International Convention for the
Prevention of Pollution from Ships has been approved.


According to the decision, signed by the President of the
Republic of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev, the country has acceded to the
International Convention for the Prevention of Pollution from
Ships, signed in London on October 5, 2001.


The parliament of Azerbaijan adopted a law on accession to the
mentioned convention on June 12.