President Ilham Aliyev signed an executive order to ensure protection of the diplomatic missions of Azerbaijan functioning in the foreign countries and international organizations. 
Under the order, the Cabinet of Ministers is tasked to prepare within three months appropriate proposals on ensuring protection of the country`s diplomatic missions functioning abroad and submit to the President of Azerbaijan.

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On another presidential order, the head of Azerbaijani state empowered the Chairman of Supreme Majlis of the Nakhchivan Autonomous Republic to create institutions of secondary professional education (except defense, national security and border service) in the territory of the Autonomous Republic.