News for 31 October 2006
Politics
31 October 2006 [21:08]
EU diplomats are trying to organise an emergency meeting this weekend in the hope of resolving problems surrounding Turkey's membership bid.
31 October 2006 [20:43]
Georgia Foreign Minister Gela Bezhuashvili had a short-termed visit to Azerbaijan.
31 October 2006 [20:37]
Azerbaijani military attache to Turkish Embassy colonel Bakhish Alekberov was called back.
31 October 2006 [20:35]
"There is no obstacle to adopt Action Plan on the cooperation between Azerbaijan and EU in the frame of Europe New Neighborhood Policy," said EU Commissioner on External Relations Benita Ferrero Waldner's spokesperson Emma Udwin.
31 October 2006 [20:03]
Azerbaijan discharges NATO obligations on reforms in Armed Forces.
31 October 2006 [19:49]
Iranian Interior Minister Mostafa Pour-Mohammadi conferred with his Azeri counterpart Ramil Usubov on the sidelines of the 14th International Conference on Central Asia and Caucasus in Tehran on Tuesday.
31 October 2006 [16:16]
November 2 PACE Monitoring Committee co-rapporteurs Andres Herkel and Tony Lloyd will attend a regular meeting of the working group composed of governmental officials and the representatives of NGOs on the problem of political prisoners, Chingiz Ganizadeh, rights defender, stated.
31 October 2006 [16:01]
Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev began his visit to Western region.
31 October 2006 [15:19]
Azerbaijani and Armenian Foreign Ministers will discuss new proposals of the co-chairs in Brussels on November 14, Elmar Mammadyarov, Azerbaijani Foreign Minister, told journalists.
31 October 2006 [14:46]
All issues were agreed on National Activity Plan of New Neighborhood Policy Program to be signed on November 14 between Azerbaijan and EU, Foreign Minister Elmar Mammadyarov told the journalists.
31 October 2006 [13:52]
The criminal case launched against President's Office ex-Administrative Office chief Akif Muradverdiyev ended in Court of Grievous Crimes.
31 October 2006 [13:50]
The sum decree on GUAM Peacekeeping Contingent has not been issued yet, Safar Abiyev told journalists.
31 October 2006 [13:00]
Turkish State Presidents will hold summit in Antalya November 17, Turkey Foreign Ministry informs.
31 October 2006 [12:34]
"There is not any territorial conflict between Azerbaijan and Georgia. There are some uncoordinated areas on the front lines of both countries and these areas are being coordinated in the level of experts," Georgi Manjgaladze, Deputy Foreign Minister, the chief of Delimitation and Demarcation Commission, stated.
31 October 2006 [11:53]
New proposals of OSCE Minsk Group co-chairs connected with Nagorno Karabakh conflict will be discussed in Brussels meeting of Foreign Ministers.
31 October 2006 [11:49]
Azerbaijani president Ilham Aliyev will visit Ganja on October 31.
31 October 2006 [11:45]
"Any meetings and talks – are already boon even if they bring no result. Much worse if the sides have no wish and possibility to meet and hold talks, let us take Georgia and Russian, for example," said Chief of the Department of CIS Countries of the Russian Institute of Strategic Research, Candidate of Historical Sciences Alexander Skakov.
31 October 2006 [11:43]
Georgian Foreign Minister Gela Bezhuashvili left for Moscow on October 31 via the Azerbaijani capital Baku to hold talks with his Russian counterpart Sergey Lavrov.
31 October 2006 [11:07]
Jamil Gasanli, head of the committee of protection of rights of Farhad and Rafik Aliyevs, told journalists in Baku that he considered that Russia's Federal Security Service (FSB) and Foreign Intelligence Service (SVR) were actively involved in the arrest of the former Minister of Economic Development of Azerbaijan, Farhad Aliyev.
31 October 2006 [10:44]
Human Rights Commissioner of Azerbaijan Elmira Suleymanova met with visiting representatives of Azerbaijan's diaspora in Ukraine and members of the Ukraine-Azerbaijan Congress, press service of the Ombudsman Office said.
31 October 2006 [10:43]
President of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev sent a message of congratulation to the Bulgarian President Georgi Pirvanov on his re-election as the President of the Republic of Bulgaria.
31 October 2006 [10:41]
With organizational support of the Embassy of Turkey in Azerbaijan, the Day of the Republic of Turkey has been marked in Baku, October 29.
31 October 2006 [10:39]
FM of Azerbaijan Elmar Mammadyarov met with visiting Minister of Health of Spain Mrs. Elena Salgado, 30 October.
31 October 2006 [10:16]
Azadliq block's official held a press conference dedicated to the removing Azadliq newspaper from the building where it operates and going on hunger strike.
31 October 2006 [10:00]
Musavat leader Isa Gambar met with PACE Monitoring Committee co-reporters to Azerbaijan Andres Herkel and Tony Lloyd.
31 October 2006 [09:56]
Baku Major Office (BMO) set the venues-streets and squares in the capital for meetings, demonstrations and rallies.
31 October 2006 [09:53]
Azerbaijan Defence Ministry prepares plan for funeral of Azerbaijani servicemen who die in frontline, Defence minister Safar Abiyev told journalists.
31 October 2006 [09:52]
President Ilham Aliyev received the Spanish delegation headed by Health Minister Elena Salgado.
31 October 2006 [09:50]
On Monday President Ilham Aliyev received Georgian Culture, Monuments Protection and Sports Minister Georgi Gabashvili.
Business
31 October 2006 [21:37]
Senior Iranian and Azeri transportation managers held their first joint meeting in Astara on Monday night.
31 October 2006 [20:53]
The weighted average exchange prices made up 0.8722 AZN for 1 US dollar in the Baku Interbank Currency Exchange on October 31.
31 October 2006 [20:41]
There is a discrepancy between Armenian Government and "First Dynasty Mines" (FDM) Company of Canada extracting gold in Soyudlu gold deposit in Kalbajar, the occupied Azerbaijan region.
31 October 2006 [20:39]
Barmek-Azerbaijan will demand damages of AZN 291m from the Government of Azerbaijan in International Center for Settlement of the Investment Disputes (ICSID).
31 October 2006 [20:14]
The problem concerning Azerbaijan was discussed at the last plenary session of Venice Commission.
31 October 2006 [10:35]
Nakhchivan Module Plant construction has continued to progress.
31 October 2006 [10:34]
As of October 30, Taxes Ministry has deregistered 4 890 taxpayers for VAT.
31 October 2006 [10:32]
As of October 1, favorable balance reached $1 068 804 600 in exports and imports of Azerbaijan during the period of January-September. Residents and nonresidents carried out trade operations of $8 626.126m with 134 countries during this period.
31 October 2006 [10:26]
World Bank mission for water supply and drainage project will pay a visit to Azerbaijan from November 13 to 18.
31 October 2006 [10:26]
The order is the final part of an earlier $55 million order for the supply of tactical communications equipment.
31 October 2006 [10:24]
The weighted average exchange prices made up 0,8723 AZN for 1 US dollar in the Baku Interbank Currency Exchange on October 30.
31 October 2006 [10:22]
The Sangachal Terminal Expansion Programme (STEP) - The ACG Phase 3 is the next important phase of construction at STEP.
31 October 2006 [10:22]
Some technical failures are expected to appear in SMS service of Azercell Telecom between November 1 and 3.
31 October 2006 [10:21]
The volume of goods in transit transported through Azerbaijan fell by 1.2174m tonnes year-on-year, in January-September, to 18.7461 tonnes.
31 October 2006 [10:20]
Starting from this week, Ganja Automobile Plant is going to sell automobiles assembled in Chinese technology.
31 October 2006 [10:13]
Barmek is dissatisfied with the Economic development Ministry's lack of interest in completion of the hand-over test.
31 October 2006 [10:12]
Japan Bank for International Cooperation officers Kenichiro Khayashi and Yoshikhiro Kumagai were received at Industry and Energy Ministry of Azerbaijan.
31 October 2006 [10:11]
World Bank's leading economist Khristos Kostopulos is visiting Azerbaijan.
31 October 2006 [10:10]
Azercell Telecom has concluded roaming agreements with 10 more cellular operators.
31 October 2006 [10:09]
AtaHolding OJSC attended exhibition "15 years of CIS: Cooperation and Integration" held in Moscow, October 25-28.
31 October 2006 [10:08]
The investigation of the criminal case on Barmek Ltd. officials is about to be completed. The trial is expected to start soon.
31 October 2006 [10:03]
A workshop examining State's role in insurance of agricultural goods was held at Azerbaijan Architecture and Construction University.
31 October 2006 [09:58]
"Financial intelligence organizations are set up in four models: at police offices, courts and prosecutor’s offices, National Bank or Finance Ministry or in hybrid form," Rustam Usubov, the first deputy prosecutor general told journalists.
Society
31 October 2006 [20:45]
Azerbaijan Court of Grave Crimes today continued the trial of the gang led by Haji Mammadov, former high-ranking official of the Interior Ministry Crime Investigation Department.
31 October 2006 [20:33]
Azerbaijan Court of Grave Crimes today continued the trial of the gang led by Haji Mammadov, former high-ranking official of the Interior Ministry Crime Investigation Department.
31 October 2006 [19:57]
The average monthly temperature will be 1-2 degrees, on the first ten-day of the month 4-5 degrees above the norm.
31 October 2006 [15:22]
Preliminary Round FIVB Women's World Championship 2006 started in Japan.
31 October 2006 [10:57]
Chinese women's volleyball team will open its world championships against Azerbaijan Tuesday afternoon.
31 October 2006 [10:50]
Health Minister Ogtay Shiraliyev met with his Spanish colleague Elena Salgado to discuss the issues of cooperation between the two Ministries.
31 October 2006 [10:31]
A serious car accident happened in 117km of Alat-Astara main road.
31 October 2006 [10:30]
Samire Osmanova, the wife of Karabakh War martyr from Sumqayit plans to place protest action in Martyrs' Alley.
31 October 2006 [10:23]
The Cabinet approves regulations for assessment of insurance for civil aviation and trial flight personnel.
31 October 2006 [10:19]
Azerbaijani chess grandmaster Shahriyar Mammadyarov claimed his win in the Essent tournament in Hoogeveen, the Netherlands, after beating Dutch Ivan Sokolov.
31 October 2006 [10:17]
Georgian culture days in Azerbaijan and Azerbaijani culture days in Georgia will be held in 2007, Giorgi Gabashvili, Georgian Culture and Sport Minister told journalists.
31 October 2006 [10:07]
There was an official opening of the 24th world wrestling championship of servicemen on October 29 in Baku.
31 October 2006 [10:05]
30th conference of division for Asia and Pacific Ocean of UNO Economic and Social Council will be held on November 14-17 in Thailand.
31 October 2006 [10:04]
The commemoration ceremony of Turkish poet Atilla Ilhan will be celebrated in the Mirza Feteli Akhundov Library.
31 October 2006 [10:02]
Education Minister Misir Mardanov announced the information that 60-70% of pupils studying in Baku smoke was false.
31 October 2006 [09:59]
Examinations will be made in Baku, Sumgayit and Absheron Constituency Election Commissions in the second ten-day of November, CEC chairman Mazahir Panahov said.
