News for 28 November 2006
Politics
28 November 2006 [23:49]
The presidents of Azerbaijan and Armenia were meeting in the Belarusian capital Minsk late Tuesday for crucial peace talks which international mediators hoped will produce a breakthrough in their long-running efforts to resolve the Nagorno Karabakh conflict.
28 November 2006 [23:42]
The presidents of Belarus, Ukraine and Azerbaijan are discussing energy security in Minsk.
28 November 2006 [23:32]
A visiting high-ranking Iranian official thanked Armenia on Tuesday for supporting his country in the international arena just days after Yerevan refused to join Western powers in condemning Tehran’s poor human rights record.
28 November 2006 [23:19]
Leaders of the CIS signed various cooperation agreements but failed to agree on delimiting borders between member countries at a summit in Belarus Tuesday, the post-Soviet alliance's executive secretary said.
28 November 2006 [23:18]
Four journalists - Eynulla Fatullayev, Chingiz Sultansoy, Kanan Guluzade and Ibrahim Bayandurlu- claiming to meet with Teymuraz Aliyev in Tbilisi who was accused of Elmar Huseynov's assassination, were not called to the investigation.
28 November 2006 [23:14]
Azerbaijanis deported from Georgia during Zviad Gamsakhurdia's presidency appealed to Mikhail Saakashvili to return there.
28 November 2006 [23:12]
Famous Azerbaijani singer, parliamentarian Zeynab Khanlarova appealed to the Azerbaijani president Ilham Aliyev for opening of ANS TV and ANS CM.
28 November 2006 [23:10]
The Action Plan between Azerbaijan and the EU, signed on Nov. 14 in Brussels, reflects 10 priority areas.
28 November 2006 [23:07]
On Tuesday, the ceremony of 14th anniversary of establishment of military unit in State Border Service Shore Defense and the presentation of military flag to a new guard-ship was held.
28 November 2006 [22:52]
Armenian defense minister Serzh Sarkisian assured mothers of servicemen in the remote Noyemberian region which borders Azerbaijan that hostilities were unlikely to resume in the foreseeable future, though he added that the danger of military actions resumption was not eliminated 100 percent.
28 November 2006 [22:50]
A 6-member delegation of Milli Mejlis of the Republic of Azerbaijan headed by Mr.Eldar Ibrahimov, Chairman of the Azerbaijan-Pakistan Parliamentary Working Group and Head of the Standing Commission on Agrarian Policy is arriving here today on a five-day official visit to Pakistan.
28 November 2006 [18:03]
The Azerbaijani government expanded a clampdown on independent media outlets on 24 November by taking the country's first and biggest independent broadcaster off the air.
28 November 2006 [15:56]
There is minimal probability for the meeting of the Azeri and Armenian Presidents to end in signing of a document, Azeri political scientist Rasim Musabekov believes.
28 November 2006 [15:52]
A new sea border division for organizing the security of the Caspian Sea South shores will begin to work in December, the chief of State Border Service Elchin Guliyev told the journalists.
28 November 2006 [15:45]
Round table on the theme "Armenian vandalism against religious monuments and sacred places of the occupied Azerbaijani territories" was held on Tuesday.
28 November 2006 [15:44]
"Inaction is observed in settlement of Nagorno Karabagh conflict. It causes anxiety, constraint and Nagorno Karabakh conflict waits for its settlement for many years," said former Turkey ambassador to Baku and Washington, Faruk Logoglu.
28 November 2006 [15:41]
"If the person having information about the law reads the law about Radio and Television Broadcasting, he will understand the reasons of the closure of ANS TV and ANS CM radio.
28 November 2006 [15:36]
International Crisis Group does not intend to publish new reports, because no improvement has been made concerning the situation.
28 November 2006 [15:29]
The president of ANS group of companies Vahid Mustafayev was called to the Yasamal Prosecutor's Office.
28 November 2006 [13:23]
Only 2 percent named withdrawal of Armenia from Nagorno Karabakh as a condition for relations.
28 November 2006 [13:13]
At a press conference in Yerevan, opposition Armenian MP Amaiak Ovanesian said that Armenia will have to leave the Russia-dominated Collective Security Treaty Organization (CSTO) established under the aegis of Russia, and enter NATO.
28 November 2006 [11:29]
For the time being, Azadliq will operate in Yeni Musavat's premises.
28 November 2006 [11:28]
Building in Khaqani 33 was officially given to Azerbaijan Teachers Qualification Institute.
28 November 2006 [11:25]
1,578 children were born in occupied territories of Azerbaijan in January and February, 2006.
28 November 2006 [11:22]
"The US wants the peaceful solution of Nagorno Karabakh conflict.
28 November 2006 [11:20]
The issue of South Caucasus stability pact will not be discussed in the winter session of Parliamentary Assembly of Council of Europe.
Business
28 November 2006 [23:40]
The weighted average exchange prices made up 0.8718 AZN for 1 US dollar in the Baku Interbank Currency Exchange on November 28.
28 November 2006 [23:16]
Websites opened in Azerbaijan in 1997 and 1998 and electronic newspapers appeared in 1999, but they have not been registered by the Justice Ministry yet.
28 November 2006 [15:49]
A Kazakh Caspian oil transportation system is planned to be formed by 2010. The total value of the project is approximately $1 billion 600 million. Mahambet Batyrbayev, Vice President of JSC "NC "KazMunaiGaz", Director of KMG Office for Western Region, has stated this at the I Caspian Investment Forum.
28 November 2006 [15:31]
According to the State Customs Committee, World Customs Organization's Baku Regional Training Center is playing host to a seminar on Application of the World Trade Organization's Customs Valuation Agreement for customs officers of the Economic Cooperation Organization member countries.
28 November 2006 [15:27]
The Azerbaijan State Economic University hosts an international seminar entitled "Basics and Practice of the Islamic Economy and Islamic Banking" with the assistance of the Islamic Development Bank’s (IDB) Islamic Research and Training Institute.
28 November 2006 [15:25]
Iranian parliament members here on Tuesday voted in favor of two agreements with Switzerland and Azerbaijan as well as two bills on Iran's membership in two international conventions.
28 November 2006 [11:48]
Over AZN 4 750.1m, 15% up from last year, was directed to capital investment in Azerbaijan during the period of January-October.
28 November 2006 [11:47]
Communications services of AZN 434.8m were provided for the legal entities and individuals in Azerbaijan during the period of January-October.
28 November 2006 [11:46]
Azerbaijan will attend the FITUR-2007 tourism exhibition in Spain.
28 November 2006 [11:45]
Azerbaijan and Russia will fix the date of the next round of talks between Azerbaijan and Gazexport, the Russian Gazprom's arm, on setting the volume and price for Russian gas supplies to the Caspian country in 2007.
28 November 2006 [11:45]
France-Azerbaijan intergovernmental commission for economic cooperation will meet in Paris early January, 2007.
28 November 2006 [11:34]
The State Committee for Public Properties Management has announced an investment tender for the sale of the stocks of Tovuz Sharab-2 OJSC and a tender for the sale of the stocks of Tovuz Salyan Khidmat (Service) OJSC.
28 November 2006 [11:33]
The U. S. Agency for International Development (USAID) will hold the opening ceremony of the electrical system rehabilitation project implemented by USAID's Community Development Activity Program in Isti Su community of Lenkeran district, Tuesday.
28 November 2006 [11:32]
A business forum between Kazakh and Azerbaijani businessmen will be organized at Astana.
28 November 2006 [11:31]
The stockholders have come to agreement to increase the authorized capital of the International Bank of Azerbaijan (IBA) to AZN 100m in 2007.
Society
28 November 2006 [23:01]
"Migration and passport" bill caused a special discussion for the second time.
28 November 2006 [23:00]
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.
28 November 2006 [15:39]
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.
28 November 2006 [15:32]
Minister of Education Misir Mardanov held the conference on November 27, dedicated to his participation at the third Islamic conference of Ministers of Education held in Kuwait.
28 November 2006 [15:24]
A group of Chechen refugees settled in Georgia moved to Russia through Azerbaijan.
28 November 2006 [13:16]
For the first time in the CIS space, an international conference of the jurist women is taking place in Baku's Park INN Azerbaijan hotel, 27 November.
28 November 2006 [13:14]
The Education Ministry began inspections in Baku State University, State Economic University and Azerbaijan University of Languages concerning student transfer.
28 November 2006 [11:38]
The IV conference of Education Ministers of Islamic countries will be held in Baku in September, 2008, Education Minister Misir Mardanov told in the press conference concerning overall results of his Kuwait visit.
28 November 2006 [11:36]
Turkish mega-star Tarkan's Baku concert to be held in the Heydar Aliyev Palace in December 23-24 will not take place.
28 November 2006 [11:27]
Azadliq editor Ganimat Zahid has been discharged from hospital #5.
28 November 2006 [11:23]
Four documents on legal assistance and cooperation were signed between Azerbaijan and United Arab Emirates (UAE).
28 November 2006 [11:18]
The preparation meeting on case with editor-in-chief of Realni Azerbaijan and Gundelik Azerbaijan Eynulla Fetullayev's appeal was adjourned after Appeals Court judgement presided by Rasim Isgenderov.
