News for 21 November 2006
Politics
21 November 2006 [21:12]
President Ilham Aliyev ended his visit to the United Arab Emirates today and headed home.
21 November 2006 [21:10]
Romanian President Traian Basescu bewares of the use of Kosovo experience in the Post Soviet countries.
21 November 2006 [21:01]
All Russian servicemen will leave the Tbilisi garrison by December 25, troops commander of the North Caucasus military district /SKVO/, General of the Army Alexander Baranov said on Tuesday.
21 November 2006 [20:49]
Presently the chances of the South Caucasian states to join the EU are vague, Armenian National Assembly Speaker Tigran Torosian told reporters November 21.
21 November 2006 [20:48]
Britain's "The Economist" weekly has published a new "Democracy Index," in which it ranks 167 countries around the world according to their degree of democracy.
21 November 2006 [20:45]
Although a proposal to establish an economic and energy union was floated at the recent summit of Turkic states, NBCentralAsia analysts say it is unlikely such a grouping could be founded merely on the basis of linguistic similarities. A cultural and political grouping of Turkic countries seems a more realistic prospect.
21 November 2006 [20:22]
"If management board like Central Executive Consul in Musavat needed to be created, this issue should have been discussed in Divan and the decision should have been approved in Assembly.
21 November 2006 [17:25]
"I hope for the amendments to the Election Code in 2007," Maurizio Pavesi OSCE Baku Office chief told journalists.
21 November 2006 [16:52]
Out of 11 Azerbaijani Diaspora organizations in Istanbul 10 agreed to the establishment of unique federation, Azerbaijani head consul to Istanbul Sayyad Aran told.
21 November 2006 [15:39]
President of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev on November 21 visited tomb of the Ex-President of the United Arab Emirates Sheikh Zayed Bin Sultan Al Nahyan at the Sheikh Zayed Mosque.
21 November 2006 [15:36]
According to the Azerbaijan's embassy to Canada, ambassador Fakhraddin Gurbanov visited the Quebec and met with the executives of the Quebec's Ministries of International Relations, Economic Development, Innovation and Export Trade to discuss the prospects for development of relations.
21 November 2006 [14:05]
American co-chair of OSCE Minsk Matthew Bryza will not join the visit of co-chairs to the region, US Embassy Public Relations Department chief Jonathan Henick told.
21 November 2006 [12:51]
New Turkish Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary ambassador to Azerbaijan Hussein Avni Karsioglu’s exclusive interview to the APA.
21 November 2006 [12:20]
Islamic Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization (ISESCO) approved holding its next conference in the Azeri capital, Baku, in September 2008, said Monday the organization's General Director Abdulaziz Al-Tuwaijri.
21 November 2006 [11:45]
The OSCE PA fall session and conference on "Immigration, Integration and Cross-cultural dialogue: the role of OSCE" finishes.
21 November 2006 [11:25]
Azerbaijani Consul General Hasan Zeynalov take part in the holiday ceremony held on the occasion of Salvation Day of Igdir city, Turkey, Azerbaijani Consul in Kars told.
21 November 2006 [11:23]
"The information about "selling" any certificate to Armenians and Alikram Humbatov's relatives in the Azerbaijani embassy consulate in Belgium is an effort to stain Azerbaijani diplomacy," Foreign Ministry Press and Information Policy Department chief Tahir Tagizadeh stated.
21 November 2006 [11:20]
The chief of Agrarian Policy Commission of Parliament Eldar Ibrahimov, parliamentarians Siyavush Novruzov and Fuad Muradov went to Brussels to participate in the Congress XI of the Presidium of South Caucasus Parliamentary Initiative.
Business
21 November 2006 [21:19]
The loan agreement between the Azerdemiryolbank and the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development is on the verge of the being finalized. EBRD intends to set aside $6 million for 5-7 years.
21 November 2006 [21:18]
The weighted average exchange prices made up 0.8718 AZN for 1 US dollar in the Baku Interbank Currency Exchange on November 21.
21 November 2006 [21:06]
"Georgia will not support Russia's accession to the World Trade Organization," said newly appointed economic development minister of Georgia Giorgi Arveladze.
21 November 2006 [20:55]
The President of Azerbaijan, Ilham Aliyev, along with a high profile trade delegation from his country, visited the Jebel Ali Free Zone today, and was received by the Chairman of Dubai World, Sultan Ahmed Bin Sulayem.
21 November 2006 [20:28]
Microsoft Azerbaijan has today held a roundtable on the Community Glossary project for Windows Vista language and 2007 Microsoft Office in Azerbaijani Language.
21 November 2006 [20:27]
"New standards in gasoline selling, conformation its ingredients to European standards can cause Georgia to stop importing gasoline from Azerbaijan," said Vano Mtvralashvili, head of the Union of Oil Products Enterprisers, Importers and Consumers.
21 November 2006 [20:25]
The handover test of Barmek is complete. Staff handover will take place on Nov.25, and final agreement on handover will be signed.
21 November 2006 [19:58]
Azerbaijan Airlines has removed Ukrainian-made AN-140-100 aircrafts from the flights.
21 November 2006 [15:34]
President of Azerbaijan Republic Ilham Aliyev attended November 20 the Azerbaijan-United Arab Emirates Business Forum held at the Chamber of Commerce in Abu Dhabi.
21 November 2006 [15:32]
Russia intends to reduce the volume gas imports to Azerbaijan by 3 billion cubic meters in 2007, SOCAR President Rovnag Abdullayev said.
21 November 2006 [15:31]
"The liquid gas prices can be increased in the domestic market," SOCAR President Rovnag Abdullayev told reporters.
21 November 2006 [12:34]
Energy Minister Hilmi Guler said that the Shahdeniz Project which allows economical gas purchases from Azerbaijan and offers the opportunity to sell natural gas to Greece and Italy is maintained successfully. Minister Guler said "Russia is not blocking gas purchases."
21 November 2006 [12:17]
The UAE and the Republic of Azerbaijan signed 11 agreements in the capital yesterday, pertaining to cooperation in the fields of economy, legal, military, health, education and sports.
21 November 2006 [11:41]
During October Taxes Ministry delivered AZN 621 434.6to the State Budget. This figure is implementation of the forecast by 141.1 percent.
21 November 2006 [11:39]
Bank Respublika has reduced the interest rate for mortgages to 7%.
21 November 2006 [11:35]
International tourism shows will be organized in Austria, Jan-11 and Jan-14, 2007.
21 November 2006 [11:28]
Shamkir Energy Supply Department, which covers regions of Shamkir, Tovuz, Gazakh and Gadabey, has to date installed over 84 000 electric meters.
21 November 2006 [11:27]
The interest-bearing book-entry bonds of Technikabank OJSC will be placed at the Baku Stock Exchange from Nov.22.
21 November 2006 [00:01]
Pakistan-Azerbaijan Joint Ministerial Commission (JMC) sceduled to be held next month will focus on Information Technology, Oil & Gas sectors and Privatisation & Investment.
Society
21 November 2006 [21:20]
The Basketball Week for mentally retarded persons and those with congenital disabilities organized by the Azerbaijan Special Olympic Committee will be held November 28-30.
21 November 2006 [20:58]
An Iranian cleric has offered his house as a reward to anyone who kills an Azeri writer he says insulted the Prophet Mohammad.
21 November 2006 [20:41]
The current challenges and future prospects of Azerbaijan's Public Television (PTV) were the focus of a roundtable discussion organized today by the OSCE Office in Baku.
21 November 2006 [20:37]
Baku, the capital city of Azerbaijan, plans to bid for the 2016 Summer Olympics.
21 November 2006 [20:32]
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.
21 November 2006 [20:06]
English singer, Azerbaijani by origin Sami Yusuf will have a concert in Heydar Aliyev Sport and Concert Complex.
21 November 2006 [20:04]
It is proposed to protract the execution of the project begun in early 2006 on the purpose of accommodation of Azerbaijani Penitentiary system to Europe standard, the chief of Penitentiary Service.
21 November 2006 [20:02]
Shuvalan detention ward 3 and Bayil detention ward 1 will be abolished, the chief of Penitentiary Service.
21 November 2006 [19:56]
Head of the Caucasian Muslims Office Haji Allahshukur Pashazadeh appealed to the Azadliq editor-in-chief Ganimat Zahid and the journalists joining the strike to support him.
21 November 2006 [17:19]
"There are 6000 lists of medical preparations in the doping sector at the Youth and Education Ministry and these preparations are not banned in the world health. At the same time any sportsman can fail a dope-test," Ismayil Ismayilov, Youth and Sport Deputy Minister stated.
21 November 2006 [17:13]
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.
21 November 2006 [13:04]
The change of the leader of Turkish Culture and Arts Joint Management Association (TURKSOY) is on the agenda.
21 November 2006 [12:06]
Editors Union decided to hold protest actions, director of Azadliq newspaper Azer Ahmedov told.
21 November 2006 [12:01]
"Some radical religious groups exist in Azerbaijan. They are not some sects but private groups," chief of the State Committee on work with Religious Organizations, Hidayet Orucov stated.
21 November 2006 [11:50]
Investigation on criminal case concerning explosion of military helicopter "MI-8" by Armenians in Garakend has been stopped, Republic Prosecutor's Press Service told.
