President has issued an order on payment of lump-sum financial assistance to veterans of the Great Patriotic War of 1941-1945, widows of the died fighters, fighters awarded with medal and orders for their self-sacrificing labor at the rear area.

According to the order, veterans of the Great Patriotic War 1941-1945 will receive AZN 1,000, widows of the died fighters, persons awarded with medal and orders for their self-sacrificing labor at the rear area, staffs of special units fulfilled tasks for interests of the navies and army fighting within the rear boundaries of fronts or operation zones of the fleet, fighters awarded with the medals and badges for defense of Leningrad city, as well as participants of encirclement of Leningrad city will receive AZN 500.

For this purpose, AZN 9 mln has been allocated from President’s Reserve Fund.

The Ministry of Finance is to transfer these funds to the State Social Protection Fund and the State Social Protection Fund is to provide payments of these funds to abovementioned persons.