News for 24 November 2006
Politics
24 November 2006 [23:20]
Chair of Azerbaijani Reporters Union, Editor-in-Chief of Zerkalo newspaper Elcin Shikhlinsky was "shocked by the report on closing of ANS TV."
24 November 2006 [23:17]
Iranian First Vice President Parviz Dawoodi conferred with Azeri deputy Prime Minister Yaqub Eyyubov in Turkey on Thursday.
24 November 2006 [23:14]
Azerbaijan may reject the proposals of the OSCE Minsk Group included in the framework agreement, said Mubariz Ahmedoglu, the head of the Center of Political Innovations and Technologies.
24 November 2006 [23:10]
Reporters Without Borders on Friday reiterated its support for a two-week-old hunger strike by a group of journalists and press freedom activists after imprisoned journalist Sakit Zahidov, who received a three-year sentence last month, announced on Thursday he was joining the protest against government threats to the independent media.
24 November 2006 [22:52]
The first international congress of youth organizations of GUAM "Youth Forum of GUAM member states" will be held in Baku November 29-30, Azerbaijan's Ministry of Sports and Tourism said.
24 November 2006 [22:50]
Chairman of Azerbaijan's Parliament Oqtay Asadov met with Speaker of Bulgaria's National Assembly Georgi Pirinski and his accompanying delegation, press service of the Milli Majlis (Parliament of Azerbaijan) said.
24 November 2006 [22:48]
On November 24, at the Azerbaijan State Frontier Service Office a meeting took place with delegation of the RF Federal Security Service South Region Frontier Department.
24 November 2006 [22:46]
Foreign Minister Elmar Mammadyarov on November 24 met with the newly appointed ambassador of Kuwait to Azerbaijan Fahd Saad Al-Mey.
24 November 2006 [22:39]
President of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev received Abdulaziz Othman Altwaijri, Director General of the Islamic Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (ISESCO).
24 November 2006 [22:33]
National Council for Television and Radio chairman Nushiravan Maharramli's states that ANS has no chances for broadcasting.
24 November 2006 [22:10]
ANS Vice President Mirshahin Agayev said the station had received no official notification, and that the government had made its move without the necessary court decision.
24 November 2006 [22:06]
The OSCE Office in Baku today expressed concern and surprise at the closure of Azerbaijan's first private TV and radio broadcaster, ANS.
24 November 2006 [16:25]
The next meeting of the CIS Heads of States Council is held in the Belarus National Library in Minsk.
24 November 2006 [15:36]
"Two groups of Musavat functionaries have made statements in the press. One of them demands democracy, freedom of speech. As to the other side's statement I think Party problems should be discussed within the party, not in the press."
24 November 2006 [13:54]
Azerbaijan National Council for Television and Radio has passed a decision to shut down ANS TV and ANS CM Radio.
24 November 2006 [13:53]
During Russian Premier Mikhail Fradkov's visit to Azerbaijan a number of documents will be concluded.
24 November 2006 [13:01]
Turkey Gendarme Forces Commander-in-Chief Ishik Koshaner will visit Azerbaijan on December 5.
24 November 2006 [10:59]
President Ilham Aliyev issued decree to solve of Russian Azerbaijanis problems.
24 November 2006 [10:48]
Police on Thursday detained 30 people protesting against government plans to evict a leading opposition party and Azerbaijan's most popular opposition newspaper from their offices, an opposition leader said.
24 November 2006 [10:35]
"I have no information about any slogan against Azerbaijan statehood in the actions held in Tabriz concerning the article in Sanat newsparer," said Azerbaijan's consul general to Tabriz Aykhan Suleymanov.
24 November 2006 [10:25]
"Musavat member Parliamentarians' boycotting sessions of Parliament as a protest to Azadliq's removal from its premises would not be a proper step," said Musavat leader Isa Gambar.
24 November 2006 [10:21]
Russian Ambassador to Azerbaijan Vasili Istratov held meeting with the students in Baku State University.
24 November 2006 [10:20]
The next sitting of the Parliament will be held on November 28.
24 November 2006 [00:10]
Ever since Pope Benedict XVI wandered into the religious crossfire between Islam and the West, the Vatican has been busy trying to retreat to calmer ground.
24 November 2006 [00:05]
Iran will give inspectors access to records and equipment from two of its nuclear sites, the head of the UN's atomic agency, the IAEA, has said.
Business
24 November 2006 [23:00]
The World Economic Forum (WEC), which brought together the officials and businessmen from 40 countries commenced November 23 in Istanbul, Turkey. Azerbaijani delegation led by first Deputy Prime Minister Yagub Eyyubov attends the event.
24 November 2006 [22:59]
Azerbaijan's Minister of Economic Development Heydar Babayev met with visiting Belarussian Deputy Minister of Industry Valentin Gurinovich.
24 November 2006 [22:56]
Awarding ceremony of the biggest taxpayers of the Turkish Industrialists and Businessmen Union (TUSIAB) was held in Gulustan palace, on November 23.
24 November 2006 [22:44]
Azerbaijan's Minister of Communication and Information Technologies Ali Abbasov has left for Antalya, Turkey, to participate in the final session of the International Telecommunication Union’s 17th Plenipotentiary Conference.
24 November 2006 [22:42]
The weighted average exchange prices made up 0,8716 AZN for 1 US dollar in the Baku Interbank Currency Exchange on November 24.
24 November 2006 [22:35]
Georgia is paying its electricity debt to Azerbaijan. Azerenergy President Etibar Pirverdiyev said the two countries concluded that Georgia would pay off the debt by this month's end.
24 November 2006 [22:15]
Iranian investors have invested over $350 million in Republic of Azerbaijan during the period from 1993 to 2005, noted an Azeri officials on Thursday.
24 November 2006 [22:14]
Georgia won't have problems with gas deliveries, President Mikhail Saakashvili said on Friday.
24 November 2006 [16:41]
Azerbaijan has started negotiating with Iran on electrical energy because Russia increase prices to some 4.4 cents, Azerenergy President Etibar Pirverdiyev said.
24 November 2006 [12:58]
Vice-Speaker of the Georgian Parliament Mikheil Machavariani, who has just recently visited Azerbaijan, said on November 24 that Russia is mounting pressure on Azerbaijan not to sell additional gas to Georgia.
24 November 2006 [11:10]
24 November 2006 [11:07]
SOCAR is ready to use inability of the BOTAS, the state oil&natural gas pipelines and natural gas imports company, to receive gas from Shakh-Deniz gas deposit by the fixed date.
24 November 2006 [11:02]
During the period of January-October the per capita incomes of Azerbaijani population reached AZN 998 or AZN 99.8 a month.
24 November 2006 [11:01]
Natural gas supply to Lenkeran has been cut off again.
24 November 2006 [10:57]
EBRD continues to organize a series of leasing training programmes in the following five Early Transition Countries (ETCs): Armenia, Azerbaijan, Georgia, Moldova and Uzbekistan. The seminar in Georgia will begin on Tuesday, 28 November.
24 November 2006 [10:56]
Average monthly salary of employees working for Azerbaijani economy rose by 19.8%, year-over-year, to AZN 139.5 in the period of January-October.
24 November 2006 [10:54]
24 November 2006 [10:53]
Azercell telecom JV has concluded GPRS/MMS roaming agreement with Mobistar Belgium.
24 November 2006 [10:53]
Foreign investment of USD 3 531 200 was made in Azerbaijani economy during the three quarters of the year.
24 November 2006 [10:51]
"Azerbaijan and Turkey can sign an agreement on standardization of goods. We are interested to expand relations in this filed," Turkish Standardization Institute director Kerim Malatali said.
24 November 2006 [10:50]
"We are sometimes accused of lack of European standards.
24 November 2006 [10:40]
24 November 2006 [10:39]
The interest-bearing book-entry bonds of Technikabank OJSC were placed at the Baku Stock Exchange on Thursday.
24 November 2006 [10:38]
Cargo transportation in Azeri part of Transport Corridor Europe-Caucasus-Asia (TRACECA) reached 35.9m tonnes in the period of January-September which represents an increase of 7.2% as against last year's same period.
24 November 2006 [10:37]
International Insurance Company forecasts to collect insurance fees in the amount of AZN 5.5m, 15% up from the same period last year.
24 November 2006 [10:33]
"Ukraine can participate in transportation of the Caspian oil to Belarus and Europe," President of Belarus, Aleksandr Lukashenko told a press conference in Ukraine.
Society
24 November 2006 [23:13]
Azerbaijan's Justice Ministry has appealed to Hungarian Justice Ministry for extradition of Azerbaijani Army Officer Ramil Safarov who was sentenced to life in jail. Azerbaijan and Hungary both joined European Convention on Extradition.
24 November 2006 [23:03]
Azerbaijani Greco-Roman wrestlers brought home five medals of the international tournament, which pitted about 250 athletes from Russia, Azerbaijan, Ukraine, Belarus and Tajikistan against each other in Tver, Russia.
24 November 2006 [23:02]
While touring Nakhchivan Autonomous Republic, Ambassador of Moldova to Azerbaijan Ion Robu visited Nakhchivan State University (NSU).
24 November 2006 [22:57]
24 November 2006 [22:54]
On November 24, a meeting took place at the Baku Slavic University with the delegation headed by the Speaker of Bulgaria's National Assembly Georgi Pirinski.
24 November 2006 [22:28]
"Investigation should be made in the occupied territories to get broad information about Azerbaijani war prisoners and hostages.
24 November 2006 [22:23]
Police forces remove Azadliq, NGOs and APFP from their premises.
24 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.
24 November 2006 [22:08]
Azerbaijan international Sergei Sokolov has been provisionally suspended by UEFA after failing a doping test following last month's Euro 2008 qualifier against Belgium.
24 November 2006 [16:18]
Officers of National Security, Internal Affairs, Communications and Information Technologies Ministries and Prosecutor's Office arrived at ANS premises to execute the decision made by the National Council for Television and Radio.
24 November 2006 [15:46]
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.
24 November 2006 [15:38]
The editor-in-chief of Azadliq newspaper Ganimat Zahid who began hunger strike since November 9 stopped the strike.
24 November 2006 [13:56]
Ten school directors were dismissed as the result of controls held in 42 Baku schools by Education Ministry, Education Minister Misir Mardanov told the journalists.
24 November 2006 [13:03]
"I don't have anything specific on the hunger strike or on the specific issues surrounding it.
24 November 2006 [10:55]
24 November 2006 [10:49]
Two dead men were found in the guard's room of the shop in Saray settlement.
24 November 2006 [10:41]
Former captain of Azerbaijan national football team, Nazim Suleymanov got invitation from Russian clubs.
24 November 2006 [10:31]
Refugees' nationality was not included in the law "Repatriation of the refugees" passed in a few days in Georgia.
24 November 2006 [10:29]
International conference of self-regulation of media organized by Azerbaijan Press Council (PC) will be held in Baku next month.
24 November 2006 [10:28]
The members of Press Council met with the chairman of State Committee for Management of Public Property Kerem Hasanov.
24 November 2006 [10:26]
The next meeting of ISESCO (Islamic Education, Science and Culture Organizations) member states' Education Ministers will be held in Baku on September 8 in 2008, Education Minister Misir Mardanov told journalists.
