News for 11 December 2006
Politics
11 December 2006 [18:41]
President Ilham Aliyev received December 11 at the Presidential Palace Mr. Georgi Bokeria, the Head of the Georgia's national delegation to the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe.
11 December 2006 [18:38]
President of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev received on December 11 at the Presidential Palace Mr. Abdulkadir Atesh, Chairperson of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe's (PACE) Political Affairs Committee.
11 December 2006 [18:34]
President of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev received on December 11 at the Presidential Palace Mr. Eduard Lintner, Chairperson of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe's (PACE) Monitoring Committee, and member of the Assembly's Political Affairs Committee.
11 December 2006 [18:29]
Foreign Ministry of Finland chairing the European Union stated that they do not recognize the results of the referendum held in unrecognized so-called Nagorno Karabakh Republic.
11 December 2006 [18:27]
"OSCE will not recognize the referendum on a draft constitution held in Nagorno-Karabakh," the OSCE Chairman-in-Office, Belgian Foreign Minister Karel De Gucht said.
11 December 2006 [18:24]
The Co-Chairs of the OSCE Minsk Group, Ambassadors Bernard Fassier of France, Yury Merzlyakov of Russia, and Matthew Bryza of the United States, have issued a statement on the referendum held in Nagorno Karabakh on December 10.
11 December 2006 [18:18]
December 9 the representatives of International Committee of Red Cross met with Azerbaijani soldier Vusal Garachayev who was captivated by Armenians, ICRC Baku Office told.
11 December 2006 [16:48]
The European Union said Monday it would not recognize the outcome of a referendum backing independence in the breakaway Azerbaijani region of Nagorno Karabakh.
11 December 2006 [16:25]
Today, National Television and Radio Council convened urgent meeting and decided to restore boradcasting ANS TV and ANS CM.
11 December 2006 [15:05]
"I could not meet with Armenian Foreign Minister Vardan Oskanian in the 14th meeting of Foreign Ministers' Council of OSCE countries held in Brussels because of lack of time," Azerbaijani Foreign Minister Elmar Mammadyarov said.
11 December 2006 [14:58]
"The referendum held in Nagorno Karabakh can not be considered legitimate," Elmar Mammadyarov Azerbaijani Foreign Minister told journalists.
11 December 2006 [14:03]
"Foreign observers did not participate in the constitution referendum held in Nagorno Karabakh."
11 December 2006 [13:59]
Today the meeting of PACE Political Committee has begun in Baku.
11 December 2006 [12:52]
"The referendum in Nagorno Karabakh should be held by means of considering the interests of both sides."
11 December 2006 [12:50]
All conflict sides should have participated in the referendum held in Nagorno Karabakh.
11 December 2006 [12:08]
"Referendum in Nagorno Karabagh is illegal and international community will not recognize its results," Council of Europe Secretary General Terry Davis announced.
Business
11 December 2006 [15:30]
"The Government don't intend to increase domestic gasoline prices from next year," SOCAR President Rovnag Abdullayev said.
11 December 2006 [15:20]
SOCAR & Turccas Joint Venture, established by the SOCAR (51%) and Turccas Petrol (49%), will be engaged in selling Azeri gas in Turkey, SOCAR President Rovnag Abdullayev said.
11 December 2006 [15:07]
"Activities for realization of Baku-Tbilisi-Kars railway line have continued to progress and the current works are satisfactory," Transportation Minister Ziya Mammadov said.
Society
11 December 2006 [18:21]
Yasamal Court presided by judge Svetlana Ismayilova sentenced the correspondent of Express newspaper Elman Maliyev to four months in jail.
11 December 2006 [14:53]
"The aim of the new migration law to be effective from Jan 15 is to regulate foreigners' immigration into Russia," Russian Federal Migration Service information agency Chief Konstantin Poltoranin stated.
11 December 2006 [14:49]
Azerbaijani Ambassador to Russia Polad Bulbuloglu and the chief of State Committee on Affaires with Azerbaijanis living abroad Nazim Ibrahimov held a meeting with the representatives of Azerbaijani Diaspora in the Embassy.
11 December 2006 [14:01]
Today, National Television and Radio Council convened urgent meeting concerning ANS TV and ANS ChM.
11 December 2006 [12:05]
Mass acute viral hepatitis has been reported in village schools of Tovuz region.
