News for 10 November 2006
Politics
10 November 2006 [23:05]
Fence Me In: An "independent" Armenian's view through the wire.
10 November 2006 [22:30]
Speaker of Milli Majlis of the Azerbaijan Republic Ogtay Asadov November 10 met with the delegation led by President of the Constitutional Court of Italy Franco Bile visiting the country to take part at the international conference held at Constitutional Court of Azerbaijan in Baku.
10 November 2006 [21:21]
Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei on Friday called U.S. President George W. Bush's defeat in congressional elections a victory for Iran.
10 November 2006 [21:20]
The deputy defense minister suggested Friday that Israel might be forced to launch a military strike against Iran's disputed nuclear program - the clearest statement yet of such a possibility from a high-ranking official.
10 November 2006 [21:18]
Iran will review relations with the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) if the U.N. Security Council presses ahead with a European draft resolution imposing sanctions, Iran's nuclear negotiator said on Friday.
10 November 2006 [20:22]
President of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev now visiting Moscow on 10 November has met with the Mayor of Moscow Yuri Luzhkov.
10 November 2006 [20:17]
Azerbaijan's Ambassador to Canada Fakhraddin Qurbanov met with members of the Canadian Parliament Patrick Brown and Borys Wrzesnewskyj, press service of the Embassy said.
10 November 2006 [20:12]
President of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev sent a message of congratulations to President of Angola Jose Eduardo dos Santos and the people of his country on the occasion of the national holiday, the Independence Day.
10 November 2006 [20:06]
"Though Ojalan took asylum in Moscow then, the US made us deport PKK leader from the country. If Ojalan hadn't been arrested, Baku-Tbilisi-Ceyhan wouldn't have been constructed," said Vladimir Jirinovski, the leader of Russian Liberal-Democrat Party.
10 November 2006 [19:59]
There will be fundamental personnel changes in the Georgian Government.
10 November 2006 [17:22]
"Hunger strike is an abnormal way. But if the editors who form public opinion see no way out, it means that there are great problems in the sphere of freedom of press," said Andres Herkel, PACE Monitoring Committee co-rapporteur for Azerbaijan.
10 November 2006 [16:43]
"Age and sex are not important factors in politics. Nancy Pelosi has been elected the first woman speaker of the lower house of the US Congress. It means that the thought "politics is the arena of men and the youth" is not true."
10 November 2006 [12:55]
"Kazakhstan's position on Nagorno Karabakh conflict is clear. We support Azerbaijan’s territorial integrity," ambassador of Kazakhstan in Azerbaijan Andar Shukputov said.
10 November 2006 [10:59]
"We can expand military – technical cooperation with Poland in future," Azerbaijani Ambassador to Poland told the journalists.
10 November 2006 [10:49]
"There is strategical alliance between Azerbaijan and Kazakhstan," Deputy Foreign Minister told journalists.
10 November 2006 [09:00]
Six opposition media editors in the ex-Soviet nation of Azerbaijan began a hunger strike on Thursday to protest government pressure, including the threatened expulsion of an opposition newspaper from its offices.
10 November 2006 [00:25]
An Argentine judge ordered international arrest warrants on Thursday for former Iranian President Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani and eight other over the 1994 bombing of a Buenos Aires Jewish community center.
10 November 2006 [00:24]
Turkey, one of Israel's few allies in the Muslim world, on Thursday strongly condemned Israeli army strikes in Gaza that killed 18 Palestinian civilians, and it appealed for an end to the "disproportionate" violence.
10 November 2006 [00:13]
Three of the individuals are said to have traveled to Azerbaijan where they undertook terrorist training.
10 November 2006 [00:03]
First Deputy Chairman of Azerbaijan's Parliament and head of the Azerbaijani delegation to the NATO Parliamentary Assembly Ziyafat Asgarov, and MP Siyavush Novruzov will visit Quebec, Canada, to participate in the NATO PA's 52nd annual session bringing together some 340 parliamentarians from North America and Europe, from November 13-17.
Business
10 November 2006 [22:49]
Glencore and Select Energy have won a tender called by the State Oil Company of Azerbaijani (SOCAR) for the 16th and 17th consignments of Azeri Light crude oil produced at Azerbaijan's Azeri-Chirag-Gunashli (ACG) fields this year.
10 November 2006 [22:27]
The International Bank of Azerbaijan (IBA) has inked the $130 million agreement with syndicate of 26 foreign banks from 12 countries at a rate of Libor + 0.9% for 1 year. The loan will be spent on the infrastructure projects.
10 November 2006 [21:27]
The weighted average exchange prices made up 0,8722 AZN for 1 US dollar in the Baku Interbank Currency Exchange on November 10.
10 November 2006 [20:09]
Romanian Foreign Minister Mihai-Razvan Ungureanu says Romania will offer Azerbaijani oil and gas supplies to Europe.
10 November 2006 [20:07]
The parliamentarians were indifferent to the discussion of 2007 Draft State Budget.
10 November 2006 [20:00]
The press conference concerning the establishment of the organization "Center of economic and juridical enlightenment of journalists" was held in Ganja.
10 November 2006 [19:57]
The decision, made at Korean conference of the United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific, on laying a railway line from Armenia to Vietnam is impossible to come true, said Azerbaijani Transportation Minister Musa Panahov.
10 November 2006 [19:55]
Paris Court today reviewed Azerbaijani ministry's request on the lifting of the arrest of its share in Eutelsut Company of France.
10 November 2006 [17:05]
Business forum, organized by Pakistan's Embassy in Baku and Azerbaijan National Confederation of Entrepreneurs (ACE), was attended by 15 Azerbaijani and some 30 Pakistani pharmacy businessmen.
10 November 2006 [14:19]
The TUSIAD-led Union of Black Sea and Caspian Confederation of Enterprises (UBCCE) will hold its first general assembly on Nov. 27 to which executives from the Armenian Industrialists and Businessmen's Association have been invited.
10 November 2006 [13:33]
Turcas Petroleum A.S started negotiations for the establishment of a joint venture with State Oil Company of Azerbaijan (SOCAR), the owner of 25 percent shares of BTC pipeline.
10 November 2006 [13:29]
Chairman of Azerbaijan's State Customs Committee Aydin Aliyev met with Special Representative for Commercial and Business Affairs at the U.S. Department of State Frank Mermoud, the Committee's press service said.
10 November 2006 [13:25]
President of SOCAR Rovnaq Abdullayev met with Special Representative for Commercial and Business Affairs at the U.S. Department of State Frank Mermoud and Ambassador of the USA to Azerbaijan Mrs. Anne Derse, press service of SOCAR said.
10 November 2006 [13:09]
Workshop on Export Alliance, supported by Economic Development Ministry, was held in the framework of EU TACIS Project Support to AZPROMO.
10 November 2006 [13:09]
Hand-over test of Bayva-Energy has been completed.
10 November 2006 [13:05]
As of November 1, Tekhnikabank JSC has allowed 65 mortgages. The total amount of the mortgages is AZN 1 430 000.
10 November 2006 [13:04]
The assets of Bank Standard grew by AZN 112% (USD 127 118 000), compared with late last year, in October.
10 November 2006 [13:03]
Technikabank JS CB has become a principal member of MasterCard.
10 November 2006 [13:02]
Azercell Telecom JV concluded roaming agreements with Hi3G Access AB and Hi3G Denmark Aps.
10 November 2006 [13:00]
Finance Ministry has announced a tender for high-quality documentary stamps or products.
10 November 2006 [12:59]
A delegation led by Industry and Energy Minister Natig Aliyev has visited China to attend oil conference to be held between November 9 and 16 in Beijing.
10 November 2006 [12:57]
Construction of Khachmaz thermal power plant has continued to progress.
10 November 2006 [09:04]
Investors from Islamic countries have been offered 34 private sector projects worth $453 million in Azerbaijan.
10 November 2006 [00:05]
The weighted average exchange prices made up 0.8728 AZN for 1 US dollar in the Baku Interbank Currency Exchange on November 9.
10 November 2006 [00:01]
Azerbaijan's Minister of Economic Development Heydar Babayev today met with visiting Chairman of the Polish Senate Bogdan Borusewicz and his accompanying delegation.
Society
10 November 2006 [22:36]
Armenia's national championship ended this week. In the last three rounds hot competitions took place for the second spot between Yerevan's FC Banants and Ashtarak's FC Mika.
10 November 2006 [21:06]
UN Development Programme prepared the rating list on the living standard of countries.
10 November 2006 [21:02]
Azerbaijan's Court of Grave Crimes continued the trial of the gang led by Haji Mammadov, former high ranking official of the Interior Ministry Crime Investigation Department.
10 November 2006 [20:21]
Azerbaijan national women volleyball team's forward Natalya Mammadova tops the high scorers' list of the world championship in Japan with 142 points.
10 November 2006 [20:16]
10 November 2006 [20:05]
An action was held in Nardaran protesting the article "Europe and We" published in Senet newspaper.
10 November 2006 [20:03]
Minister for Labor and Social Policies Mikhail Papiyev and Azerbaijani Labor and Social Protection Minister Fuzuli Alakbarov signed a protocol at the end of today's meeting.
10 November 2006 [20:01]
Investigation of over 1000 demobilized officers and ensigns for different reasons began.
10 November 2006 [19:53]
Any minimal hopes that Azerbaijan would be able to debut at the 2007 Eurovision Song Contest have been extinguished by the EBU's man in charge of all things Eurovision, Svante Stockselius.
10 November 2006 [17:25]
Azerbaijan's Court of Grave Crimes continued the trial of the gang led by Haji Mammadov, former high ranking official of the Interior Ministry Crime Investigation Department.
10 November 2006 [14:01]
The chief of Gobustan jail Sedaget Agayev and Commander Elshen Mammadov were dismissed, Penitentiary Service stated.
10 November 2006 [13:57]
60 Georgian scientists declared that Armenians commit genocide against Georgians.
10 November 2006 [13:08]
A meeting was held with the representatives of VoA, Liberty and BBC and the US embassy in Azerbaijan in the National Television and Radio Council. They touched upon the solution of the existing problems.
10 November 2006 [12:56]
A car accident happened in 25th km of Barda-Aghdam road.
