Minister of Health Oqtay Shiraliyev of Azerbaijan

Health Minister of Azerbaijan Oqtay Shiraliyev received a delegation, led by Paavo Vajrinen, reports Day.

Shiraliyev said he considers the meeting of medical experts of Azerbaijan and Finland for the purpose of preparing more definite proposals to be expedient.

Health Minister Oqtay Shiraliyev said at a news conference that the victims apparently contracted the H5N1 strain while plucking feathers from dead swans.

Health Minister Oqtay Shiraliyev said that four of the five victims, who died.

Azerbaijan's Health Minister Oqtay Shiraliyev received a delegation led by Health Minister of Belarus.

Health Minister Oqtay Shiraliyev said that four of the five victims, who died earlier this month, were residents of one village, and three were members of one family.