The General Meeting of the Department of Biological and Medical Sciences (DBMS) of the Azerbaijan National Academy of Sciences was held. Opening the online meeting, the vice-president of ANAS, academician Irada Huseynova introduced the participants to the issues on the agenda.
The first issue on the agenda was related to the celebration of the 95th anniversary of the active member of ANAS, corresponding member of the USSR Academy of Medical Sciences, active member of the Russian Academy of Sciences, Honored Scientist, State Prize laureate, holder of the orders "Shohrat" and "Sharaf", Doctor of Medical Sciences, Professor Adila Avaz gizi Namazova.
Academician Irada Huseynova informed the participants about the main moments of the life, scientific, scientific-organizational and pedagogical activities of the outstanding pediatrician, her contribution to medical science and education.
The next issue was the discussion of the activities of the institutes of the department in connection with the decree of the Presidium of ANAS "On the preparation of the National Strategy for Sustainable Development of Science in the Republic of Azerbaijan for 2022-2030" No. 15/2 dated July 9, 2021. Academician Irada Huseynova stressed the importance of actively making proposals on issues that should be reflected in the "National Strategy".
Then Academician Irada Huseynova brought up for discussion the issue of planning events in the DBMS institutes in connection with the Day of Remembrance on September 27 and gave the necessary instructions.
Then Academician Irada Huseynova informed the meeting participants about the awarding of ANAS corresponding member Mahmud Abdullayev with the Honorary Decree of the Department of Biological and Medical Sciences of ANAS in connection with the 80th anniversary.
During the meeting, appropriate decisions were made regarding the introduction of a partial change in the composition of the Academic Council of the Central Botanical Garden of ANAS, awarding by the Honorary Decree of the Department of Biological and Medical Sciences of ANAS to the head of the department of the Institute of Genetic Resources of ANAS, PhD in Biology, Associate Professor Vali Garayev and leading researcher of the Institute of Soil Science and of Agrochemistry of ANAS, PhD in Physics and Mathematics S. Iskandarov for his active participation in the work of DBMS, etc. Further, the issues were considered and appropriate decisions were made.
Then a number of staff issues were considered. The issues related to the approval of PhD in Agrarian Sciences, Associate Professor Sultan Huseynov to the position of Scientific Secretary of the Institute of Soil Science and Agrochemistry of ANAS, PhD in in Biology, Associate Professor Yusif Zeynalov to the position of Head of the Laboratory of Rare and Endangered Plants of the Central Botanical Garden of ANAS were found.

Finally, issues of preparation of the 3rd edition of the "Red Book" of the Republic of Azerbaijan, as well as the study and restoration of the liberated territories were discussed, relevant instructions were given.