News for 20 December 2006
Politics
20 December 2006 [21:35]
Caspian states are to meet in the first three months of next year for further talks on the long-running dispute over ownership of the sea. NBCentralAsia analysts say the growing militarisation in the region and the continuing uncertainty about the legal status of oil and gas deposits and associated energy projects mean it is more urgent than ever to resolve the dispute.
20 December 2006 [20:34]
"The talks on the settlement of Nagorno Karabakh conflict between Baku and Yerevan should continue in 2007," Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov said at the press conference held on annual results.
20 December 2006 [20:28]
The next meeting of the OSCE Minsk Group co-chairs is expected to take place late January-early February, said Matthew Bryza's press secretary Michel Stevens.
20 December 2006 [20:25]
Head of Public Affairs Center of the National Security Ministry Arif Babayev expresses a stance on the lawyers' and right defenders' opinions about Farhad Aliyev's health.
20 December 2006 [17:18]
President Ilham Aliyev continues his visit to Nakhchivan Autonomous Republic.
20 December 2006 [17:15]
"I do not deny the fact of 'dedovshina' - physical and psychological abuse of new recruits in the army. But it is rare. Carelessness, lax discipline and new recruits difficulty to adjust to the army may are the main reasons," considered Aydin Mirzezade, deputy chief of the MM permanent commission for security and defense.
20 December 2006 [17:11]
EU Special Representative for the South Caucasus Peter Semneby will again visit Baku next month.
20 December 2006 [17:09]
Deputy head of Iran's Judiciary met with Azerbaijan's ambassador to Tehran here on Wednesday.
20 December 2006 [16:33]
The appeal of Azerbaijani Army officer Ramil Safarov, accused of murdering Armenian officer Gurgen Markaryan in Hungary and sentenced to life will be considered on February 22, 2007 in the Court of Appeals of Hungary, Azerbaijani Embassy in Hungary informs.
20 December 2006 [13:15]
President Ilham Aliyev is visiting Nakhchivan Autonomous Republic. Ilham Aliyev is accompanied by the members of the Government.
20 December 2006 [11:39]
Though negotiations are wrapped in secrecy to hide 12 years of failure, the former Soviet Union's bloodiest conflict pitting Armenia against Azerbaijan may be edging closer to talks that could yield peace - or destroy current diplomatic efforts entirely. Earlier this year, a raft of new proposals for Nagorno Karabakh, a breakaway region in the oil-rich Caucasus republic of Azerbaijan, received rare positive assessments among international mediators in Moscow, Paris, Bucharest and Brussels.
20 December 2006 [11:16]
ANS TV and ANS CM prepare documents to take part in tender for frequency announced by National Tele-Radio Council.
20 December 2006 [11:05]
Milli Majlis continued the discussions concerning the amendments to some legislation acts.
20 December 2006 [11:04]
Lithuanian embassy will be established in Baku, 2007.
20 December 2006 [11:03]
"We will back the initiatives to the settlement of Nagorno Karabakh, Abkhazia and South Osetin conflicts," stated Miguel Angel Moratinos, OSCE Chairman-in-office and Spanish Foreign Minister.
20 December 2006 [11:02]
Spanish embassy will be opened in Azerbaijan next year.
20 December 2006 [11:01]
The proposals to Basis of military legislation have been amended.
20 December 2006 [10:57]
German ambassador to Azerbaijan Per Kristofer Stankina presented the gift sent by German Interior Ministry to State Border Troops.
20 December 2006 [10:54]
The U.S. Assistant Secretary of State for Democracy, Human Rights and Labor Barry F. Lowenkron is in visit to Azerbaijan and he met with the chiefs of Rights' Defense organizations.
20 December 2006 [10:53]
OSCE will implement a project for intensification of the dialogue between Azerbaijan and Armenia next year.
20 December 2006 [10:47]
Parliament's speaker Ogtay Asadov met with Romanian president Traian Basescu within his visit to the country.
20 December 2006 [00:16]
The Armenian government has launched a traveling photo exhibition of what it claims is destruction of monuments at an ethnic Armenian cemetery in the Azerbaijani region of Nakhichevan.
20 December 2006 [00:07]
A top U.S. diplomat on Tuesday warned Azerbaijan to do more to protect press freedoms following closures of a top independent TV station and the eviction of an opposition newspaper from its headquarters.
20 December 2006 [00:05]
Over the past 12 years, Azerbaijan's various fractious opposition parties have failed time and again to join forces to pose a strong, united, and cohesive alternative to the ruling Yeni Azerbaycan Party.
Business
20 December 2006 [22:26]
Japanese Government will allocate some $200 000 grant to Azerbaijani Government to arrange technical-economic basis for project on building high-speed railways in Azerbaijan.
20 December 2006 [22:13]
The weighted average exchange prices made up 0.8718 AZN for 1 US dollar in the Baku Interbank Currency Exchange on December 20.
20 December 2006 [20:41]
The World Bank and Korea will pledge $30m to assist Azerbaijan in creating electronic government (e-gov), said Azerbaijan Minister of Communication and Information Technologies Ali Abbasov.
20 December 2006 [20:26]
"Economic Development Ministry tries to delay the conclusion of the final agreement with Barmek as long as possible. We have already requested the Ministry to hurry," said Barmek-Azerbaijan President Huseyn Arabul.
20 December 2006 [15:08]
Trade between Azerbaijan and Russia is rapidly growing, Chairman of the Azerbaijan-Russia Business Cooperation Chamber, Intiqam Huseynov, told AzerTAg reporter.
20 December 2006 [15:06]
The second forum of businesswomen of Islamic countries was held in the Malaysian capital, Kuala Lumpur. The event gathered about 80 businesswomen from 44 countries worldwide.
20 December 2006 [15:04]
On December1 2-16, the delegation led by chairman of Auditor Chamber of Azerbaijan Vahid Novruzov has been with a working visit in Paris.
20 December 2006 [14:53]
Foodstuffs imported into Armenia should be subjected to obligatory marking in Armenia, head of the Standardization and Compliance of the Trade and Economic Development Ministry Robert Dayan announced at a news conference on December 21.
20 December 2006 [13:51]
Azerbaijan will become Georgia's major gas supplier in 2007, Georgian Prime Minister Zurab Nogaideli told the government session on December 20.
20 December 2006 [13:21]
Azerbaijani president Ilham Aliyev decreed on establishing Commission on Export Control.
20 December 2006 [11:22]
Azerbaijan and China will invest USD 12 million in creation of a joint venture in Sumgait Glass Manufacturing Plant, Industry and Energy Minister Natig Aliyev said.
20 December 2006 [11:14]
The license of the buses in Baku which increase the fare illegally will be revoked, Tariff Council chairman Heydar Babayev said.
20 December 2006 [11:13]
Azerigas has warned regions that it would cut off natural gas supply, from Dec. 25, to the regions where collection of gas bills is under 60%.
20 December 2006 [11:12]
Azerbaijan's leading cellular provider Azercell Telecom concluded three international roaming agreements with Brasilia's Amazonia Celular, Croatia's Vipnet Croatia and Spain's Vodafone.
20 December 2006 [11:11]
Azerbaijan and Turkey plans to raise the trade turnover to $1 billion by this year's end and double to $2bn in 2007, Azerbaijan-Turkish Business Council chairman Chingiz Gul said.
20 December 2006 [11:10]
Kurdemir Energy Supply LLC has to date installed 43 072 electric meters.
20 December 2006 [11:10]
New lifts are being constructed in Ganja. People can use them after the reference of a special commission.
20 December 2006 [11:09]
New procedures have been developed for payment of the debt by Nakhchivan AR for the electricity imported from Turkey during 1990s, Turkish ambassador to Azerbaijan Turan Morali said.
20 December 2006 [10:59]
Director General of AzeriLeasing, Ceyhun Nagiyev, has been chosen President of Association of Azerbaijan Leasing Companies.
20 December 2006 [00:17]
Armenia's underground gas storage facilities may be empty this winter if Georgia fails to restore its pipeline pumping Russian gas on time, an official spokesman for Russian energy giant Gazprom said Tuesday.
20 December 2006 [00:06]
The weighted average exchange prices made up 0.8718 AZN for 1 US dollar in the Baku Interbank Currency Exchange on December 19.
20 December 2006 [00:02]
A trade agreement between Iran and Azerbaijan approved by the Parliament and Guardians Council earlier was communicated to the governmental bodies by the president on Tuesday.
Society
20 December 2006 [20:43]
The measures are being taken to improve medical services in outlying mountainous villages of the northern regions of Azerbaijan.
20 December 2006 [20:33]
The first group of the pilgrims left for Hajj on December 13, already arrived in Saudi Arabia.
20 December 2006 [20:31]
The meeting of National Olympic Committee Executive committee was held on Wednesday.
20 December 2006 [20:30]
"Turkish football Federation President is Haluk Ulusoy. He does not intend to resign. Though the press writes about it, Ulusoy's intention is to execute his duties," said UEFA's vice-president Senez Erzik.
20 December 2006 [17:16]
Today, the meeting was held with the presence of the first deputy chief of Ganja Major’s Office Rovshen Sadikhov.
20 December 2006 [16:31]
Court of Grievous Crimes presided by Judge Eynulla Veliyev held the trial of former deputy chief of Justice Ministry Main office of execution of Court Decisions (MOECD) Gulmammad Mammadov, former chief of Procurement and Trade Base (PTB) Jabbarov Javanshir and more 22 former officers of Justice Ministry, Judge Eynulla Veliyev told.
20 December 2006 [16:00]
It has been snowing in Nakhchivan Autonomous Republic since morning.
20 December 2006 [15:55]
Azerbaijan's flights to Hajj will be realized at 03.30 and 05.45 today. Several more flights will be realized till December 24.
20 December 2006 [15:16]
20 December 2006 [15:14]
Azerbaijan Ministry of Health said a new medical center was constructed in Ali Bayramli province.
20 December 2006 [15:13]
20 December 2006 [15:11]
A man has died in a collision involving two cars in Goranboy province.
20 December 2006 [15:09]
Azerbaijan Greco-Roman wrestlers headed to Zelenograd, Russia, to participate in the international tournament.
20 December 2006 [13:12]
The 23rd meeting of TURKSOY held in Ankara is over. The final document adopted as the result of two-day meeting.
20 December 2006 [12:49]
On International Day of People with Disabilities, World Vision Azerbaijan Children's Program bestowed special attention and gifts for very young beneficiaries of the project.
20 December 2006 [11:30]
The State Ballet Theatre of Russia will present "One Thousand and One Nights" at the University of Florida's Phillips Center.
20 December 2006 [11:21]
Uzeyir Hajibeyov's opera 'Leyli and Mejnun' will be performed in Saudi Arabia.
20 December 2006 [11:19]
Delay of flight to Hajj is related to technical problems.
20 December 2006 [11:18]
Criminal case was launched on the fact of the explosion happened on the engine part of Shemkir oil tanker under repair in Paris Commune Dockyard.
20 December 2006 [11:16]
The officers of Interior Ministry Department Fighting Human Traffic arrested Azerbaijani woman on human traffic.
20 December 2006 [11:08]
Education Ministry together with the representatives of mass media will hold raids in high schools to prevent the corruption during winter sessions, Education Minister Misir Mardanov said.
20 December 2006 [11:07]
The population of Tabriz boycotted the newspaper 'Shimali Iran' publishing threatening articles.
20 December 2006 [11:06]
New bill concerning the amendments to the law of civil service has been worked out.
20 December 2006 [10:58]
Health minister Ogtay Shiraliyev will visit Sheki.
20 December 2006 [10:56]
"Zakir Nasirov and I were the only persons that tried to reveal the issue," a lawyer to former Interior Ministry Crime Investigation Department chief Zakir Nasirov Adil Ismayilov said.
20 December 2006 [10:48]
"35 officers of Baku Main Police Board were dismissed because of irregularities," said Interior Ministry Traffic Police Office public relations department chief Arestun Mejidov.
20 December 2006 [10:45]
President Ilham Aliyev decreed on establishing Modern Cultural Center.
