News for 26 December 2006
Politics
26 December 2006 [23:58]
Turkmenistan's defense minister Agageldy Mamedgeldyev joined the meeting of the People's Council, or Khalk Maslakhaty - the country's supreme representative body - which is expected to set a date for presidential elections and announce nominations for president.
26 December 2006 [23:38]
The government of Turkmenistan announced Tuesday that the election to replace the late President Saparmurat Niyazov would be Feb. 11.
26 December 2006 [23:35]
Ukraine offered Azerbaijan a project of modernization of Ukrainian tanks T-64, adopted by Armed Forces of Azerbaijan.
26 December 2006 [23:25]
"It is not right to keep Iran aloof from Nagorno Karabakh negotiations. Present mediators have dual approach to the case. This is the issue to be discussed in international conferences with broad composition.
26 December 2006 [23:20]
Turkey has asked its close ally Azerbaijan for information on the alleged mistreatment and expelling of a Turkish musician who is of Armenian descent, a Foreign Ministry official said Tuesday.
26 December 2006 [23:16]
International mediators will continue to press for a peaceful settlement of the Nagorno Karabakh next year despite parliamentary elections in Armenia, a senior U.S. administration official was reported to say late Monday.
26 December 2006 [23:08]
Khalaf Khalafov, Deputy Foreign Minister of Azerbaijan arrived on December 25 on a three-day visit to the Great Socialist People's Libyan Arab Jamahiriya, according to the Azerbaijan's embassy in Egypt.
26 December 2006 [15:50]
Land Forces Command is expected to be formed by May next year.
26 December 2006 [14:41]
Turkmenistan Defense Minister Agageldy Mamadgaldiyev was arrested yesterday, Turkmen Republic Party Chairman Nurmahammad Khanamov said.
26 December 2006 [12:24]
Iranian and Azerbaijani officials are expected to pay mutual visits in 2007.
26 December 2006 [10:09]
"The only way of the settlement of Nagorno Karabakh conflict is to hold referendum," Armenian Foreign minister Vartan Oskanian said.
26 December 2006 [10:06]
European-Azerbaijani Strategic Research Center to protest against Khojali genocide with Turkish and Azerbaijanis living in France on Feb 25, the center chief Bashar Komur told reporters.
26 December 2006 [10:00]
"Some events concerning to 2008 presidential election will be realized together with OSCE”s Democratic Institution and Human Rights," the chief of Central Election Committee (CEC) Mazahir Panahov told the journalists.
26 December 2006 [09:54]
Central Election Commission (CEC) has begun monitoring in 28 more constituencies, CEC chairman Mazahir Panahov told journalists.
26 December 2006 [09:50]
Azerbaijani Air Defense Forces base in Salyan will be modernized by the assistance of the NATO.
26 December 2006 [01:08]
UN Secretary General-designate Ban Ki-moon, in a television interview broadcast on Dec. 24, 2006 urged Tehran to resume stalled talks with three European powers.
26 December 2006 [01:03]
German Foreign Minister Frank-Walter Steinmeier said on Sunday that further efforts that aimed at making the country a member of the European Union, are in the interest of the Union.
26 December 2006 [01:01]
Armenian Defense Minister Serzh Sarkisian stated over the weekend that Yerevan stands for an unconditional normalization of ties with Turkey, which includes not tying the establishment of diplomatic relations to recognition of the Armenian genocide claims.
26 December 2006 [00:41]
Azerbaijan Republic President Ilham Aliyev in an interview with radio "Eco-Moscow" expressed his country's opposition to imposing sanctions against Iran.
26 December 2006 [00:39]
An Azerbaijani opposition journalist was hospitalized Monday after being attacked in the capital Baku, a colleague said, in the latest incident reinforcing concerns about media freedom in the Caspian Sea state.
Business
26 December 2006 [23:45]
Azerbaijan's Shah Deniz gas field has halted production due to a leak, just after its launch by operators BP and Norway's Statoil this month, Azeri state energy firm SOCAR said on Tuesday.
26 December 2006 [23:43]
Energy ministers from Turkey, Georgia and Azerbaijan will hold more talks in Istanbul to discuss the sharing of gas from the giant Shah Deniz field off Azerbaijan's Caspian coast, the Turkish minister said Tuesday.
26 December 2006 [23:30]
Emergencies Ministry announced the names of the companies importing low-quality cement to the country.
26 December 2006 [23:03]
The Head of Ukrainian Government Viktor Yanukovych disclosed during his meeting with the Prime Minister of Azerbaijan Artur Rasizade in Baku, according to the press-office of the Cabinet of Ministers.
26 December 2006 [23:01]
Ukraine's Economics Minister Volodymyr Makukha said this during Prime Minister Viktor Yanukovych's visit to Baku, Azerbaijan.
26 December 2006 [22:58]
Azerbaijan will not buy natural gas from Russia at $235 per 1,000 cubic meters, the head of the State Oil Company of Azerbaijan (SOCAR) said Tuesday.
26 December 2006 [17:11]
The embassies represented the Schengen states in Azerbaijan released information to the press.
26 December 2006 [14:54]
Georgian President Mikhail Saakashvili took stance on Azerbaijani gas supply during the meeting with the students of Tbilisi State University.
26 December 2006 [12:48]
In first ten-day of January Azerbaijani President will sign a decree on social mortgage lending.
26 December 2006 [10:26]
26 December 2006 [10:26]
Azerbaijan Micro Fiannce Association is developing a three-year strategy plan on its activities and development.
26 December 2006 [10:25]
The composition of the Management Board of the National bank of Azerbaijan will not be changed.
26 December 2006 [10:24]
26 December 2006 [10:24]
Azerbaijan Communications and Information Technologies Ministry will sign a memorandum with the Asian Development Bank.
26 December 2006 [10:23]
4.6m bank accounts have been opened in bank system of Azerbaijan.
26 December 2006 [10:22]
As of November 1, the total amount of bank savings rose 54.1%, year-over-year, to AZN 704.9m in Azerbaijan.
26 December 2006 [10:21]
Deutsche Bank, Microcredit Entrepreneurs and Developing World Markets show great interest in the microfinance sector of Azerbaijan.
26 December 2006 [10:18]
International Bank of Azerbaijan was awarded the Bank of 2006 by the Banker magazine.
26 December 2006 [10:17]
On Tuesday, the chief of National Television and Radio Council Nushirevan Meherremli will meet with the chiefs of cable televisions in Azerbaijan.
26 December 2006 [10:03]
Ganja Automobile Plant (GAP) intends to assemble the first Belarus tractors and MAZ trucks in January, 2007 as per the November 22 agreement concluded with Minsk Automobile and Tractor Plants which will enable it to assemble and sell tractors and trucks.
26 December 2006 [01:06]
National Iranian Oil Company (NIOC) is currently in talks with Russia's LUKoil on the development of North Azadegan Oilfield, southern Iran, NIOC managing director said.
26 December 2006 [00:51]
The weighted average exchange prices made up 0.8716 AZN for 1 US dollar in the Baku Interbank Currency Exchange on December 25.
26 December 2006 [00:46]
Turkey has not yet reached a deal with Georgia to supply the ex-Soviet republic with much-needed gas next year but expects talks to be concluded in one week, a senior Turkish Energy Ministry official told Reuters on Monday.
Society
26 December 2006 [23:33]
Azerbaijan could pull Russian state television stations off the air if Azerbaijani TV stations are not allowed to broadcast in Russia, a state broadcasting official said Tuesday.
26 December 2006 [23:27]
Best sportsmen of 2006 were awarded in Gulustan Palace.
26 December 2006 [23:11]
Azerbaijan are to bid to host the 2016 Olympic Games.
26 December 2006 [23:10]
Russian Galina Vishnevskaya Opera Center staged Peter Tchaikovsky's lyric opera Iolanta at the Azerbaijan State Academic Theatre of Opera and Ballet.
26 December 2006 [23:06]
26 December 2006 [17:28]
"ANS TV presented its documents to the National Television and Radio Council to participate in the tender," NTRC Chief Nuishiravan Maharramli said.
26 December 2006 [15:47]
Trial of 15 Al-Gaida members accused under the Articles 120.2.3, 120.2, 279.1, 228.3, 315.1 and others of the Criminal Code was held in Supreme Court today, detained Arif Hajiyev's advocate Elman Osmanov stated.
26 December 2006 [15:26]
State Student Admission Commission (SSAC) held a presentation of the 12th issue of the "Abiturient" magazine reflecting the scientific-statistic analysis of the overall results of student admission for 2006-2007.
26 December 2006 [15:17]
The strongest powerlifters of Azerbaijan Nizami Pashayev and Turan Mirzeyev made decision to give up their careers as protest to the appointment of Vahid Nezerov head coach of the team.
26 December 2006 [10:15]
All of Azerbaijani pilgrims arrived in Saudi Arabia.
26 December 2006 [10:13]
The meeting of Court-Law Council was held on Monday.
26 December 2006 [10:12]
Ex-chief of the Ministry of Interior Affairs Head Investigation Department Kamil Sedreddinov, detained at the Ministry of National Security, stopped hunger strike on Dec 23.
26 December 2006 [10:11]
Health Minister Ogtay Shireliyev participated in the opening of the renovated buildings of Forensic Medical Examination and Children's Polyclinic #1 within the "Health days" to last from December 16 till 31.
26 December 2006 [10:05]
State Veterinary Service finished the monitoring on bird flu on December 17.
26 December 2006 [09:59]
Geigel Lake State Reserve is expected to receive National Park Status in January, 2007.
26 December 2006 [09:55]
The president of European Chess Union Boris Kutin will pay a visit to Azerbaijan.
26 December 2006 [09:51]
Azerbaijani branches of the foreign universities appealed to the Court of Appeals.
26 December 2006 [00:49]
Members of the Council met with prisoners and were interested in the conditions of incarceration, health, treatment and food of sick prisoners, permission for their meeting with relatives in time, the behavior of warders.
