News for 16 November 2006
Politics
16 November 2006 [22:21]
Armenian Foreign Minister Vartan Oskanian spoke of 'some little progress' made at the Armenian-Azeri ministerial talks in Brussels earlier this week, but said the "moderate expectations" from the meeting with his Azeri counterpart Elmar Mammadyarov were not fully met.
16 November 2006 [22:14]
NATO Secretary-General Jaap de Hoop Scheffer and Romania's President Traian Basescu today said that the Western military alliance would be able, if requested, to take up additional tasks, such as boosting energy security for member states.
16 November 2006 [16:23]
Two Israeli parliamentarians will visit Azerbaijan November 20-23.
16 November 2006 [16:02]
Tomorrow the Summit of Turkish Countries will be held in Antaliya.
16 November 2006 [15:38]
Russian Prosecutor General Yuri Chaika will come to Azerbaijan on November 29.
16 November 2006 [14:56]
"The meeting of Azerbaijani and Armenian presidents may be a step forward in the settlement of the conflict," Armenian Prime Minister Andranik Markaryan told journalists.
16 November 2006 [13:47]
Balochi and Azeri groups have united behind the campaign for a halt in Iran's campaign of executions and ethnic cleansing against Ahwazis.
16 November 2006 [13:40]
On November 15, Chairman of Milli Majlis Ogtay Asadov has met with the visiting state secretary of the Ministry of Environment, Wildlife Management and Safety of Nuclear Reactors of Germany, the deputy of parliament Mrs. Astrid Kluge and the delegation.
16 November 2006 [11:39]
On November 15, President of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev received Suliman Al-Humaid, a Chairman of Saudi Arabia's General Organization for Social Insurance.
16 November 2006 [11:37]
As reported, since November 11, the first vice-speaker of Milli Majlis, the head of delegation of Azerbaijan in NATO Parliamentary Assembly (NATO PA) Ziyafet Askarov and a member of the safety and defense standing committee of the Parliament, Siyavush Novruzov have been on a visit in the Canadian city of Quebec for participation in 52nd annual session NATO PA.
16 November 2006 [11:31]
President Ilham Aliyev November 15 was presented with the Germany's Michael Zukkov Foundation prize for his activities towards protection of nature in Azerbaijan.
16 November 2006 [11:26]
Reporters Without Borders has voiced its full support for those staging a hunger strike in Azerbaijan "to protest against the government's undeclared war on the free press." Members of the Azadlig ("Freedom") opposition block began the protest on 20 October 2006. They were joined by the editors of independent media on 9 November.
16 November 2006 [11:19]
Azerbaijan's independent media face violence, pressure and a worsening climate, international observers warned Wednesday, as a popular opposition paper in the Caspian Sea nation faces eviction from its editorial offices.
Business
16 November 2006 [14:24]
10% of world medicine market consists of counterfeit medicines, in Africa and Asia counterfeit medicines are 30%, in the Post Soviet countries 20%.
16 November 2006 [12:10]
The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) and BP-Azerbaijan have signed an agreement to jointly support private sector development in Azerbaijan.
16 November 2006 [12:09]
The National Non-Governmental-Organizations (NGOs) that took part in audit of the Azerbaijan section of the BTC Oil Export Pipeline/ SCP Gas Pipeline completed the second stage of the Program conducted with the assistance of The Open Society Institute - Assistance Foundation, OSI-AF coordinator Rovshan Bagirov told at a press conference.
16 November 2006 [12:06]
Azerbaijan State Shipping Company has appealed to the Government of Russian federation for the use of Volga-Don channel in 2007, the only water route linking Baku to the outside world, Company chairman Aydin Bashirov said.
16 November 2006 [12:05]
Technical and economic assessment of the Baku-Tbilisi-Akhalkalak-Kars railway project, requisite documents and finance problems are complete, Deputy Minister of Transport Musa Panahov said.
16 November 2006 [12:02]
The annual crediting rate of Azerbaijan Mortgage Fund will be reduced to 2% effective November.
16 November 2006 [12:01]
During October 513.08m cubic meters of natural gas were delivered to Azerigaz Company against the planned 643.75m cu m by implementing the forecast by 79.7 percent.
16 November 2006 [12:00]
Azerbaijan and South Korea have signed a memo on development of the transportation between the two countries and import of the transport facilities by Azerbaijan, Deputy Minister of Transport Musa Panahov said.
16 November 2006 [11:59]
The EU European Neighborhood and Partnership Instrument will provide the state officials of Azerbaijan with experience exchange in European countries, Europa House Coordinator in Azerbaijan Mr. Wolfgang Sporrer said.
16 November 2006 [11:57]
Taxes Ministry Operational Control Department have to date examined 144 638 various kinds of trade facilities and found serious irregularities in 33 899 of them.
16 November 2006 [11:52]
Azerbaijan can ensure its full energy independence. That's what most of the experts said during the roundtable on Azerbaijan's energy security held in Baku last week.
16 November 2006 [11:36]
As of November 1, the State Oil Company of Azerbaijan (SOCAR) (excluding Operating Companies and Joint Ventures) has 6 188 production wells.
16 November 2006 [11:35]
The weighted average exchange prices made up 0,8726 AZN for 1 US dollar in the Baku Interbank Currency Exchange on November 15.
16 November 2006 [11:34]
For the first time Azerbaijan will take part in the international tourism exhibition to be organized in Athens Nov.30-Dec.4.
16 November 2006 [11:33]
The biggest taxpayers of the Turkish Industrialists and Businessmen Union (TUSIAB) will be awarded in Gulustan palace, on November 23.
Society
16 November 2006 [22:18]
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.
16 November 2006 [22:15]
State Committee for Management of Public Property (SCMPP) proposed the buildings to Azadliq newspaper, Turan Information Agency and Azerbaijan Popular Front Party (APFP).
16 November 2006 [22:11]
Azerbaijani police on Thursday broke up an opposition rally demanding an end to pressure on independent media, and said they had detained at least four activists.
16 November 2006 [13:46]
Political commentator Rafik Tagi and the editor-in-chief of the newspaper Senet, Samir Sadagatoglu, have been arrested in Baku for insulting the Prophet Muhammad.
16 November 2006 [13:43]
Sami Yusuf, British singer-songwriter of Iranian Azerbaijan descent will give solo concert 'My Ummah' at the Heydar Aliyev Sports and Concert Complex, in Baku, on November 22.
16 November 2006 [13:42]
International conference for the representatives of the leading youth organizations of the OIC countries in leadership organized by the Islamic Conference Youth Forum for Dialogue and Cooperation (ICYFDC) commenced November 15 at Baku Entertainment Center.
16 November 2006 [12:31]
Russia won their sixth World Championship with a pulsating 3-2 victory over Brazil in the final on Thursday.
16 November 2006 [12:01]
Diplomatic Academy of Azerbaijan Foreign Ministry and Moscow State International Relations Institute will realize joint projects.
16 November 2006 [12:00]
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.
16 November 2006 [11:52]
Lifer Anar Ismayilov who was accused of killing Nadir Hasanguliyev, parliamentarian Gudret Hasanguliyev's brother appealed to Prosecutor General's Office.
16 November 2006 [11:45]
16 November 2006 [11:43]
The international ecological seminar, which brought together the delegation of the Federative Republic of Germany led by Parliamentary State Secretary in the Federal Ministry for the Environment, Nature Conservation and Nuclear Safety Mrs. Astrid Klug, as well as representatives of German NGOs, was held November 15 at the Ministry for Ecology and Natural Resources of Azerbaijan.
16 November 2006 [11:04]
The Education Ministry will begin to inspect the students' transfer in the universities during the last two years.
