News for 14 November 2006
Politics
14 November 2006 [23:32]
The 4th meeting of the Azerbaijan-Japanese intergovernmental commission will be held in Baku Nov 21-23, Japanese Ambassador to Azerbaijan Tadahiro Abe said.
14 November 2006 [23:28]
Criminal case was launched against former US Defense Minister Donald Rumsfeld in the Federal Prosecutor's Office in Karlsruhe, Germany.
14 November 2006 [16:12]
President of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev on November 14 received Arvydas Pocius, the General Director of the State Security Department of Lithuania (VSD).
14 November 2006 [14:01]
Turkey Gendarme Forces Commander-in-Chief General Ishik Koshaner's visit to Azerbaijan, planned on November 14 was delayed.
14 November 2006 [13:39]
"The quality of appeals to the European Court of Human Rights has risen," Khanlar Hajiyev, the judge of European Court of Human Rights told the journalists.
14 November 2006 [11:26]
Territorial unity remains the key goal of Georgia, new defense minister David Kezerashvili said in his first televised interview on Sunday.
14 November 2006 [11:21]
Georgia and Moldova have decided to cooperate in settling "frozen" conflicts.
14 November 2006 [11:12]
Ministers of Foreign Affairs Elmar Mammadyarov of Azerbaijan and Vartan Oskanyan of Armenia told a joint news conference in Brussels on Monday night that they are intent on achieving progress in resolving the Nagorno Karabakh issue at their upcoming talks here.
Business
14 November 2006 [23:38]
The first East Azeri oil has been delivered Sangachal Terminal and production of the profit oil from East Azeri Platform has started up.
14 November 2006 [16:51]
"ICSID's registering the request doesn't mean the solution to the problem. ICSID will take note of the acts and documents drawn up by international auditors but not the threats made by Barmek President Huseyn Arabul," Economic development Minister Heydar Babayev said.
14 November 2006 [16:10]
Georgia plans to cut its dependency on Russian gas -- possibly by as much as a half -- by the end of next year by striking deals with Azerbaijan, Iran and Turkey, Georgia's prime minister said on Monday.
14 November 2006 [13:44]
Azerbaijan leads the world in GDP growth rates, European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) said.
Society
14 November 2006 [23:50]
"Any opinion of BBC authority is not ground for us. National Television and Radio Council (NTRC) stands on its decision and will stop the broadcasting of foreign radio stations from January 1," Nushiravan Meherremli, the chief of NTRC, stated.
14 November 2006 [23:44]
State Veterinary Station started the next monitoring on Bird flu today.
14 November 2006 [23:42]
"European Court of Human rights did not register Farhad and Rafig Aliyev's request," Khanlar Hajiyev, the judge of European court of Human Rights stated.
14 November 2006 [16:16]
The Azeri Prosecutor General's Office has initiated a criminal case following last week's publication of an article in the Senet newspaper insulting the Prophet Muhammad, First Deputy Prosecutor General Rustam Usubov told journalists.
14 November 2006 [16:07]
Rector of the Moscow State Institute of International Relations (MGIMO-University) of the MFA of the Russian Federation Anatoly Torkunov is visiting Azerbaijan.
14 November 2006 [16:04]
UNHCR deplores the forced return to Turkey by Azerbaijan authorities of a refugee recognised under the 1951 UN refugee convention.
14 November 2006 [14:32]
People's artist, singer Ogtay Agayev died today after long lasting illness.
14 November 2006 [14:03]
"Eynulla Fatullayev's words about their meeting with internationally wanted Teymuraz Aliyev and Tahir Khubanov who was accused of Elmar Huseynov's murder are not true.
14 November 2006 [13:43]
The criminal cases launched against former Economic Development Minister Farhad Aliyev and former Health Minister Ali Insanov will be finished and sent to the court, first deputy of Prosecutor Rustem Usubov told the journalists.
