News for 08 November 2006
Politics
08 November 2006 [23:09]
Iran's top nuclear negotiator will hold talks on the country's nuclear problem in Moscow on November 10, Iranian news agency ISNA said Wednesday.
08 November 2006 [23:04]
The European Commission set Turkey a mid-December deadline on Wednesday to open its ports to shipping from Cyprus or face consequences for its troubled European Union membership bid.
08 November 2006 [22:39]
Talks between the Azerbaijani Government and Venice Commission concerning the law "On the freedom of assembly" scheduled for November 9-10 in Baku were delayed.
08 November 2006 [22:23]
President of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev congratulated his Tajik counterpart Emomali Rahmonov on re-election as the President of his country.
08 November 2006 [22:13]
The President of Azerbaijan, Ilham Aliyev, visited NATO HQ on 8 November to discuss NATO-Azerbaijan relations as well as regional security issues.
08 November 2006 [22:09]
Before coming to Moscow on November 8, Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev visited the opposite geopolitical pole, Brussels. He is carrying on his father's policy of balancing and maneuvering.
08 November 2006 [18:04]
Official Minsk realizes the essence of Nagorno Karabakh conflict.
08 November 2006 [15:20]
The opposition Democratic Party has won control over the House of Representatives at the elections to the U.S. Congress.
08 November 2006 [13:56]
France Ambassador to Turkey Paul Poudade has been to Isgenderun city of Hatay region.
08 November 2006 [13:52]
"2006 is convenient year for Azerbaijan and Armenia to solve Nagorno Karabakh conflict, because no elections are held during this year," Armenian President Robert Kocharyan said during his meeting with the representatives of Armenian community in Astana.
08 November 2006 [13:50]
"There is stability in Azerbaijan and Armenian front line," special representative of OSCE Chairman-in-Office Andrzej Kasprzyk told journalists.
08 November 2006 [13:38]
US Ambassador to Azerbaijan Anne E. Derse will help Azerbaijan with problems on compulsory insurance of foreigners.
08 November 2006 [12:54]
Defense Ministry Main Inspection Department is abolished.
08 November 2006 [12:42]
Today Milli Majlis started to discuss 2007 Draft State Budget.
08 November 2006 [10:47]
"There has been no discussion on the appointment of Executive Board chief. We can not say who will lead the board," Musavat Deputy Chairman Arif Hajili told the APA. He said that only the chairman has the right to appoint the Management Chief.
Business
08 November 2006 [22:55]
Azerbaijan and Belarus led the CIS countries in January-September 2006 for industrial growth with 39.2 and 12.2 percent respectively on the same period last year.
08 November 2006 [22:26]
Polish Senate Marshal Bogdan Borusewicz said his country shows interest in cooperating with Azerbaijan in the oil and gas sector.
08 November 2006 [22:22]
As is informed, Prime Minister of Azerbaijan Artur Rasizade has met the Islamic Development Bank (IDB)’s President Ahmed Muhammad Ali who has arrived in Baku to partake at the International Investment Conference.
08 November 2006 [22:21]
The weighted average exchange prices made up 0,8721 AZN for 1 US dollar in the Baku Interbank Currency Exchange on November 8.
08 November 2006 [22:19]
08 November 2006 [22:10]
The officers of Interior Ministry Department Fighting Organized Crimes found lots of counterfeit goods cost over AZN 100 000 in Sederek Trade Center.
08 November 2006 [18:06]
The discussion of 2007 Draft State Budget continued in Parliament today.
08 November 2006 [17:52]
"Rumor that there is no accurate statistical information about construction in Azerbaijan is far from the true.
08 November 2006 [17:48]
Polish National Exhibition has today been held in Baku.
08 November 2006 [17:45]
The Georgian prime minister on Wednesday denounced Russia's move to more than double the price for natural gas for the ex-Soviet nation as "political blackmail," and said that Georgia would look for alternative suppliers.
08 November 2006 [15:47]
Investment conference has today been held in Baku by the Government of Azerbaijan and Islamic Development Bank.
08 November 2006 [15:15]
Armenia will sell VimpelCom the remaining 10% in one of the country's two telecom companies on condition it abandons further expansion plans, a minister said Wednesday.
08 November 2006 [14:51]
Azerbaijan's Communications and Information Technologies Minister Ali Abbasov addressed the Plenipotentiary Conference of the International Telecommunications Union (ITU), which will take place from Monday, November 6 to Friday, November 24 in Antalya, Turkey.
08 November 2006 [13:43]
"Hand-over test of Barmek is ongoing. The Government has control over the process. As to investment to the electricity companies after Barmek hands over all authority, the perspectives will be investigated, and investment might be attracted," Deputy Minister of Economic Development Mikayil Jabbarov told reporters.
08 November 2006 [13:41]
Collection of the electric bills in Ganja from population rose 15.3%, year-on-year, to 63% in October, Ganja Electric Supply Department spokesman Rafig Abbasov told.
08 November 2006 [13:16]
Taxes Ministry Operational Control Department have to date examined 139 757 various kinds of trade facilities and found serious irregularities in 32 695 of them.
08 November 2006 [11:53]
After November 15 Azerbaijan and Russia will discuss the issues on energy exchange and the price and volume of electrical energy Azerbaijan will import from Russia for 2007, Azerenergy Vice-President Marlen Asgarov told.
08 November 2006 [11:31]
"Local poultry farms shouldn't be blamed for Chicken and egg price jump in market. Azerbaijan imports 95% of the feedstuffs, as well as medicines and eggs for incubation from abroad. The prices don't go down because the feed prices are high," Azerbaijan Poultry Company chair Aydin Valiyev stated.
Society
08 November 2006 [22:53]
President of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev who is on a two days visit capital of the European Union met last night with Rabbi Levi Matusof from the European Jewish Community Centre.
08 November 2006 [22:45]
Famous Azerbaijani composer Arif Malikov's "Love legend" staged at Emperor theater in St. Petersburg in 1961 may be included into the Guinness Book of World Records.
08 November 2006 [22:35]
Eynulla Fetullayev, Chingiz Sultansoy, Kenan Guluzadeh and Ibrahim Bayanduroglu who declared that they met with Teymuraz Aliyev in Tbilisi were called to National Security Ministry again.
08 November 2006 [22:32]
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.
08 November 2006 [22:27]
"If I am elected Chairman of the Composers' Union I will refuse. 16 years ago in 1990 when Composers’ Union Congress was held I went to Moscow, in order not to be elected chairman," said famous Azerbaijani composer Arif Malikov.
08 November 2006 [16:28]
Over 50 students of the Independent Azerbaijan University endeavored to hold a protest action outside Education Ministry.
08 November 2006 [16:09]
"Some newspapers published that I forbade newspaper selling in the streets. This information is groundless," Baku Main Police Department chief Maharram Aliyev stated.
08 November 2006 [14:56]
Azerbaijan's 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.
08 November 2006 [14:50]
State Veterinary Station will announce the death reasons of 17 fowls in the village Tazakand in Jalilabad.
08 November 2006 [14:35]
"It was not really important because Brazil are really strong and are probably going to the semi-final," said Azeri coach Faig Garayev at the press conference after his team has been crashed by Brazilians s 3-0.
08 November 2006 [14:30]
Brazil swept to a 3-0 victory over Azerbaijan in Pool F on Wednesday to maintain their 100 per cent winning record in the FIVB Volleyball World Championship for Women in Osaka.
08 November 2006 [11:28]
St. Petersburg culture days will be held in Baku from November 27 to December 1, Roszarubejsentr informs.
08 November 2006 [11:26]
1,946,676 sq.m areas of Azerbaijani territory have been cleared from mines and unexploded ordinances (UXO) and 9,369 UXO have been rendered harmless, National Agency for clearing territories from mines told the APA.25 mine demining, 156 sappers, 47 UXO operators, eight paramedics, over 100 assistants and five mechanical demining flail participated in the operation.
08 November 2006 [11:08]
The students of the Independent Azerbaijan University held protest action outside the Education Ministry tomorrow, Vugar Suleymanov, the member of the Committee of Students' Right Protection stated.
08 November 2006 [10:54]
"We prevent selling of newspapers only in traffic lights and passages, because, it causes traffic jam. It is not right to value it as the pressure on press," Baku Main Police Board Public Security department chief Shamil Seyidli told.
