News for 09 November 2006
Politics
09 November 2006 [23:59]
A 2-day international conference of the Justice and Interior ministers of the European countries on the topic "Improvement of the European cooperation in the field of justice" has opened in Moscow.
09 November 2006 [23:54]
If Russia were to vote in favor of a draft UN Security Council resolution on sanctions against Iran, in its current form, it would be backing sanctions against itself, Iran's top nuclear negotiator said Thursday.
09 November 2006 [23:48]
The Foreign Minister of so-called "NKR" Georgi Petrosyan visited Greece to participate in the ceremony held on the occasion of 10th anniversary recognition of Armenian "genocide" by Greek Parliament.
09 November 2006 [23:43]
"Some new departments and offices were established in Musavat Central Executive Board and some structural changes have been made. I will be at the head of the departments and offices," said Arif Hajili.
09 November 2006 [23:40]
Today, Azizbayov Court considered the former Finance Minister Fikret Yusifov's appeal.
09 November 2006 [23:36]
Swiss Parliament will discuss the resolution proposed by Azerbaijan youth federation in that country.
09 November 2006 [23:32]
A report published by Germany's Der Spiegel journal on Monday linked the Azerbaijani embassy in this country to cases of bribery.
09 November 2006 [18:34]
Russian President Vladimir Putin met his Azerbaijani counterpart, Ilham Aliyev, in the Kremlin on Thursday.
09 November 2006 [18:20]
Group of parliamentarians from Musavat left the parliament sitting unfinished during the discussion of 2007 Draft State Budget.
09 November 2006 [18:18]
09 November 2006 [18:11]
A meeting on the improvement of the Election Code will be held between EU Venice Commission and Azerbaijani representatives in Strasbourg, APA reports.
09 November 2006 [16:13]
"US does not recognize election, referendum or any other event held in Nagorno Karabakh," U.S. Embassy Public Relations Officer Jonathan Henick told the APA.
09 November 2006 [15:22]
The head of Pentagon Donald Rumsfeld resigned. The president held a press conference and announced that Donald Rumsfeld resigns and nominated the former chief of Central Intelligence Agency, Sovietologist Robert Gates to the post.
09 November 2006 [14:27]
"Because of forthcoming winter the probability of bird flu virus in Azerbaijan increases In connection with it an agreement will be signed between Azerbaijan and Japan. According to the agreement Japan will help Azerbaijan to prevent from bird flu virus," said Ambassador of Japan to Azerbaijan Tadahiro Abe.
09 November 2006 [14:24]
Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev will meet within the framework of his visit to Moscow Russian President Vladimir Putin on Thursday.
09 November 2006 [14:22]
Armenian Armed Forces' units in occupied Gulchuluk Sovkhozu, Bash Gervend and Gulluje village of Aghdam region fired on opposite positions of Azerbaijani Armed Forces with machine and submachine guns for 15 minutes since 23.40 on Wednesday.
09 November 2006 [13:48]
I hope that PACE co-rapporteurs Lloyd and Herkel's report will be objective, the head of Azerbaijani delegation to PACE Samed Seyidov told the journalists.
09 November 2006 [09:57]
"Georgia bewares of Russian attack," Gela Bejuashvili Georgian Foreign Minister said during his visit to France.
Business
09 November 2006 [23:44]
Compensation rate for Azerbaijan will be 16.5% in international postal exchange from January 1, 2007.
09 November 2006 [23:31]
Issues relating to civil participation in discussions on the 2007 state budget and a new assessment of an international group were discussed at a roundtable in Baku on Wednesday.
09 November 2006 [23:30]
A senior Azeri official has dismissed statements by some economists concerning double-digit inflation in the country. "Evidently, these people have no idea what they are talking about," the State Statistics Committee chairman Arif Valiyev said.
09 November 2006 [16:30]
SOCAR associate company Khazardenizneftgaztikinti and Geoengineering is implementing repair works on main gas pipeline in Georgia, spokesmen of Azerbaijani embassy in Georgia, Elkhan Polukhov stated.
09 November 2006 [14:36]
Earlier this week the Dutch company FONDEL METAL PARTICIPATION BV filed its request for arbitration against the Government of Azerbaijan with the Washington-based International Centre for Settlement of Investment Disputes.
09 November 2006 [13:43]
British petroleum giant BP has stopped pumping oil from Azerbaijan to Georgia through the Baku-Supsa pipeline due to 'anomalies' exposed in the pipeline.
09 November 2006 [13:10]
Azerbaijan Investment Company OJSC will finance the first project by this year end, Company Executive Director Anar Akhundov told.
09 November 2006 [13:08]
SOCAR President Rovnag Abdullayev has today met with the members of the Caspian Development Advisory Panel (CDAP).
09 November 2006 [12:43]
Those living in the centers of regions and cisties will be able to receive social security benefits by plastic cards.
09 November 2006 [12:08]
SOCAR implemented drilling works of 14 459 meters in October with an exception of Joint Ventures and Operating Companies.
09 November 2006 [11:36]
Micro Finance Bank of Azerbaijan intends to open a branch in Khachmaz, Bank officer Sebastian Fariniarts told.
09 November 2006 [11:11]
SOCAR Marketing and Economic Operations Department exported 239 909 metric tons of crude oil from Novorossiysk Terminal in October.
09 November 2006 [10:06]
"Georgia is going to transfer electrical energy to Turkey and Azerbaijan. Expansion of the hydroelectric power stations enables Georgia to transfer electricity to these countries," Georgia State Electrical System told.
09 November 2006 [09:59]
Ganja-Istanbul-Ganja flight will be opened from December 2, 2007, Plantet.Co Director Elkhan Hasanov stated.
Society
09 November 2006 [23:39]
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.
09 November 2006 [23:35]
State Veterinary Station announced the death reasons of 17 fowls in the village Tazakand in Jalilabad.
09 November 2006 [18:13]
"The problems should not be solved emotionally but legally in the court. Let the editors starve," Ali Hasanov said, while expressing his attitude to the protesting editors.
09 November 2006 [17:58]
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.
09 November 2006 [17:51]
"The motives that made Ramil Safarov to act this way were not ordinary.
09 November 2006 [16:36]
"The US coach gave me congratulations and I would like to thank her back," Faig Garayev, Azerbaijan head coach said at press confrence after his team won a difficult match against team USA 3-1.
09 November 2006 [16:14]
Azerbaijan had always known about the winning formula. It was merely a case of making use of it against the big teams.
09 November 2006 [10:09]
Head coach of the Azerbaijani national powerlifting team Afsat Afsatov was dismissed.
