News for 22 December 2006
Politics
22 December 2006 [17:52]
The leaders of Turkmen opposition abroad were not allowed returning to the country through Sweden-Russia-Turkmenistan, said the representative of joint Turkmen opposition, Justice Minister of the shadow cabinet Batir Mukhamedshin said.
22 December 2006 [17:49]
The exact date of Ukraine's Prime Minister Victor Yanukovich's visit to Azerbaijan was defined.
22 December 2006 [17:47]
The composition of Azerbaijani delegation to participate in Turkmenbashi's funeral was defined.
22 December 2006 [17:40]
"Armenian delegations to the international forums must act in the interests of their own state," Armenian Parliament Speaker Tigran Torosian said while commenting on the statements by Nino Burjanadze who accused the Armenian parliamentary delegation of foiling the conclusion of the Final communique of the South Caucasus Parliamentary Initiative winter session.
22 December 2006 [17:35]
President Ilham Aliyev received the director of the OSCE's Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights Christian Strohal.
22 December 2006 [12:58]
Special representative of the EU for South Caucasus Peter Semneby will have discussions about the issues of refugees and displaced place during his next visit to Azerbaijan.
22 December 2006 [12:57]
Interior Minister of Russian Federation, army general Rashid Nurgaliyev is on visit to Azerbaijan.
22 December 2006 [11:13]
Turkmenistan's acting president announced Friday that the date for elections to replace the ex-Soviet republic's late long-ruling dictator will be set next Tuesday. He promised they would be democratic.
22 December 2006 [10:59]
It will not be possible construct ex-president Abulfaz Elchibey's monument until World Azerbaijanis Solidarity day, said Elchibey's brother Murad Aliyev.
22 December 2006 [10:50]
If an acceptable solution for both sides is made during the process of the settlement of Nagorno Karabakh conflict, it will not impede the conduction of elections, Speaker of Armenian Parliament Tigran Torosyan said.
22 December 2006 [10:43]
"International Committee of red Cross Khankendi office supports the sides, interested in hand over of the soldier," ICRC Nagorno Karabakh Office chief George Drndarski said while showing his attitude to hand over of the hostage Azerbaijani soldier Vusal Garajayev.
22 December 2006 [10:32]
Final Communique was not adopted in the last meeting of South Caucasus Parliamentary Initiative.
Business
22 December 2006 [17:55]
BP PLC said Friday that it had temporarily halted output at a massive Caspian Sea gas field off the coast of Azerbaijan because of technical problems.
22 December 2006 [17:48]
President Ilham Aliyev participated in the opening ceremonies of two bridges and two pedestrian crossings in Baku.
22 December 2006 [17:45]
The next round of negotiations on the amount and prices of Russian gas imports to Azerbaijan for 2007 is being discussed in Moscow.
22 December 2006 [17:37]
Baku Metro Chief Tagi Ahmadov gave a press conference on transition to chip-card system in Baku Metro.
22 December 2006 [13:37]
Turkish and Georgian officials held talks yesterday over the sharing of natural gas from Azerbaijan's Shah Deniz field in the Caspian Sea, but no deal was expected to emerge from the meeting due to a number of technical issues.
22 December 2006 [13:28]
Azerbaijan Airlines State Company intends to spend between $450 and $480 to purchase new aircrafts next year.
22 December 2006 [13:01]
South Korea has reached an agreement with Azerbaijan to liberalize air travel and cargo transport between the two countries, officials said Friday.
22 December 2006 [11:10]
Azerbaijan's Kapital Bank intends to place two corporate bond issues in early 2007. The amounts of the issues are expected to be AZN 10m and USD 10m at par values.
22 December 2006 [11:08]
AGLeasing intends to treble its leasing portfolio to AZN 10m in 2007.
22 December 2006 [11:07]
Turkey is concerned over the delay of the construction of Kars-Akhalkalaki-Tbilisi-Baku railway line.
22 December 2006 [11:06]
This year date on more than 105,000 real estates owned by some 13,000 state enterprises and their branches were received by the State Property Registry, of which 103,000 were registered.
22 December 2006 [11:02]
22 December 2006 [10:58]
Explosion occurred in one of the departments of steel mill situated in Z. Bunyadov Avenue, Narimanov territory.
22 December 2006 [10:57]
The board of trustees of the Azerbaijan Export Investment Promotion Foundation (AzPromo) has held a workshop.
22 December 2006 [10:57]
22 December 2006 [10:55]
Society
22 December 2006 [17:43]
Illegal drugstores will be suspended, said Health Minister Ogtay Shireliyev.
22 December 2006 [17:42]
The IV Congress of Azerbaijani Journalists will be held tomorrow.
22 December 2006 [17:30]
Azerbaijan’s Ministry of Health, with the support of WFP and the Vishnevskaya-Rostropovich Foundation (VRF), has launched the country’s 2006 de-worming campaign, aimed at improving the health and intellectual development of the country’s most impoverished children, many of them internally displaced as a result of the armed conflict over the disputed region of Nagorno Karabakh.
22 December 2006 [13:45]
The last decision about football player of Azerbaijani national team and Garabagh club Sergey Sokolov who was removed from the field because of found betametazone preparation in his blood after the game with Belgium will be passed after January 10 next year.
22 December 2006 [13:39]
The weather was unstable, it snowed in foothills and mountainous regions and in most regions intensively December 21-22, Ecology and Natural Resources Ministry National Hydrometeorology Department Bureau Chief Umayra Tagiyeva informs.
22 December 2006 [11:04]
Wild Nature Rehabilitation Centre will be opened in National Park Altiagaj at the beginning of 2007, Ecology and natural Resources minister Huseyn Bagirov told reporters.
22 December 2006 [11:03]
A fatal traffic accident took place in Elet-Astara road in Gelmetuk district, the region of Lenkeran.
22 December 2006 [11:03]
"The fact about bird flu among the migrant birds was not confirmed during the monitoring held by Ecology and Resources Ministry," Ecology and Natural Resources Minister Huseyn Bagirov told journalists.
22 December 2006 [10:54]
Internet sites of Gundelik Azerbaijan www.gunazer.com and Realniy Azerbaijan www.realazer.com have been attacked twice by hackers.
22 December 2006 [10:53]
Return Azerbaijani migrants from Russia will not cause criminal atmosphere in the country, stated Oruj Zalov, deputy minister of Interior Affairs.
22 December 2006 [10:52]
Azerbaijani community in the capital of Estonia in Tallinn founded "Fidan" Child and Youth Center.
22 December 2006 [10:51]
Milli Majlis held a special meeting related to the CE campaign concerning violence against women.
22 December 2006 [10:48]
"I made claims on appropriation of cultural heritage of Azerbaijan to Armenian Culture Minister in Romania. The minister accepted my claims and said that they will try to decrease this kind of case," Culture and Tourism Minister Abulfaz Garayev.
