News for 15 December 2006
Politics
15 December 2006 [23:53]
"Our position on the referendum held in Nagorno Karabakh is reflected in the statement signed by OSCE Minsk Group co-chair Yuri Merzlyakov," Russian Ambassador to Azerbaijan Vasili Istratov told journalists.
15 December 2006 [23:16]
The conference of Legal Affairs and Human Rights Committee of the PACE will be held Dec 18 in Paris.
15 December 2006 [23:10]
The chief of OSCE Baku Office will be appointed in 2007, OSCE Main Office in Vienna told.
15 December 2006 [15:40]
President Ilham Aliyev received Peter Semnebi, special representative of the EU for South Caucasus.
15 December 2006 [15:26]
New candidates to Central Election Commission (CEC) were ratified in today's sitting of the Parliament.
15 December 2006 [14:23]
Only one letter of his family was given to captive soldier Vusal Garajayev by the representatives of International Committee of Red Cross, Garajayev's mother Zeyneb Garajayeva told.
15 December 2006 [14:01]
Turkmenistan Foreign Ministry calls Azerbaijan to carry on a dialogue for the solution to debatable problems and border problems of the Caspian.
15 December 2006 [13:45]
The summit of Caspian states' presidents will be held in the first term of the next year in Tehran.
15 December 2006 [13:43]
"We wish Nagorno Karabakh conflict, as well as Nakchivan and Javakhety problems to be settled. These regions, of great importance to Armenia, are in our focus," said Samvel Babayan, ex-commander of false Nagorno Karabagh Army.
15 December 2006 [13:05]
Milli Majlis delegation will be in an official visit in United Arabic Emirates to participate in the 6th plenum session of South Caucasus Parliament Initiative, Dec 15-19.
15 December 2006 [12:05]
President has today received credentials of the newly appointed Kuwait's Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary to Azerbaijan Fahd Saad Said al-Mey.
15 December 2006 [12:02]
President Ilham Aliyev has decreed to appoint Tahir Kerimov as Azerbaijani Ambassador extraordinary and plenipotentiary to Malaysia.
15 December 2006 [11:58]
Turkmenistan's Foreign Ministry said Thursday it was ready to hold new consultations with Azerbaijan on the Caspian Sea division, but insisted that the delineation of the two nation's sea border must be based on earlier agreements.
15 December 2006 [11:27]
Trial on the case of Azerbaijani Army reserve officer Pyotr Mocalov accused of espionage for Russian special service will be held in Military Court for Grievous Crimes yesterday.
15 December 2006 [11:06]
Russian Interior Troops Commander-in-chief Colonel General Nikolai Rogozhkin will visit Azerbaijan in the last ten-day of December.
15 December 2006 [11:02]
The meeting of PACE Monitoring Committee held in Paris yesterday.
15 December 2006 [01:21]
Barry Lowenkron, the U.S. Assistant Secretary of State for Democracy, Human Rights and Labor, will visit Azerbaijan for meetings December 18 and 19.
15 December 2006 [01:15]
The representatives of International Committee of Red Cross has visited Azerbaijani soldier Vusal Garachayev, who was captivated by Armenians for three times.
Business
15 December 2006 [23:00]
Azeri Taxes Minister Fazil Mammadov said the rules for excise duties are based on the engine capacity. The duty per cu cm will be AZN 0.15 for cars with engine of up-to 2,000 cu cm.
15 December 2006 [22:51]
There was a phone call to the main office of Bank Respublika warning of explosive planted there, Chingiz Bagirov, Sebayel district Police Office Department chief told.
15 December 2006 [16:37]
There was a phone call to the main office of Bank Respublika warning of explosive planted there, Chingiz Bagirov, Sebayel district Police Office Department chief stated.
15 December 2006 [13:23]
OPEC ministers agreed in principle Thursday to leave oil production unchanged for now but set the stage for a likely cut of half a million barrels day in February.
15 December 2006 [13:07]
Azercell doesn't intend to change its operation strategy after the government's stake in the company is privatized.
15 December 2006 [11:48]
The weighted average exchange price made up 0.8720 AZN/USD at trading sessions held at the Baku Interbank Currency Exchange.
15 December 2006 [11:38]
Next year Georgia will pay on average USD 170 per 1,000 cubic meters of natural gas imports, independent expert Giya Khukhashvili told.
15 December 2006 [00:37]
Azerbaijan's leading mobile operator Azercell Telecom JV prefers to provide high-quality services to its customers, Azercell Director General Halim Atesh said.
Society
15 December 2006 [23:38]
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.
15 December 2006 [16:55]
Trial on the case of Azerbaijani Army reserve officer Pyotr Mocalov accused of espionage for Russian special service started in Military Court for Grievous Crimes.
15 December 2006 [14:55]
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.
15 December 2006 [14:19]
The date of Appeals Court on complaints of Azerbaijani Army officer Ramil Seferov, sentenced to life imprisonment on accusation of killing Armenian officer Gurgen Markaryan in Hungary, is set, Ministry of Justice, International Law Cooperation Department chief Zafer Gafarov told.
15 December 2006 [13:49]
The opening ceremony of the new building of Sabunchu Fire-Fighting Unit of Emergencies Ministry (EM) State Fire-Fighting Service (SFFS) was held.
15 December 2006 [13:41]
The weather will be normal at the weekend in Azerbaijan, Ecology and Natural Resources Ministry National Hydrometeorology Department bureau chief Umayra Tagiyeva told.
15 December 2006 [11:24]
"Hunger strike of Independent Azerbaijan University students is unpleasant and we are affected by it," Minister of Education Misir Merdanov told reporters.
15 December 2006 [11:15]
The members of Public Committee on Control of Penitentiary System established attached to Justice Ministry, Chingiz Ganizade and Seadet Benenyarli have been in Gobustan jail today, Chingiz Ganizade told.
15 December 2006 [02:27]
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.
15 December 2006 [00:18]
"The views about the adoption of Amnesty law are groundless," Ali Huseynov, chairman of the commission for legal policy and state building, stated.
