News for 29 December 2006
Politics
29 December 2006 [17:59]
The representatives of International Committee of Red Cross Armenia Office visited the Azerbaijani Soldier Samir Mammadov Nazim who was captured by Armenians on December 24.
29 December 2006 [14:50]
"OSCE is ready to mediate among political forces, especially to organize government-opposition dialogue," Robin Seaword, Head of the OSCE Office in Baku, told journalists.
29 December 2006 [13:25]
New chief of OSCE Baku Office was appointed, acting-chief of OSCE Baku Office Robin Siword told the journalists.
29 December 2006 [13:02]
Armenian Armed Forces broke the cease-fire at the occupied territory of Seysilan village, the region of Terter at 17:45 Dec 28.
29 December 2006 [12:43]
President Ilham Aliyev decreed on preparing the third recurring reports on Azerbaijan's fulfilling commitments corresponding to UN Convention against Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment and presenting it to UN Committee against Torture on behalf of Azerbaijan.
29 December 2006 [12:26]
The report on implementation of Armenia's PACE commitments will be announced in PACE winter session.
29 December 2006 [01:08]
"Azerbaijanis living in Russia have no problems concerning migration," said counsellor of the Azerbaijani embassy in Russia Bakhish Zeynalov.
29 December 2006 [01:01]
OSCE Office in Baku has commissioned Azerbaijani lawyers to prepare a new comment on sale section of the Civil Code, OSCE Representative Andreas Bush said.
29 December 2006 [00:56]
Over 300 books have been presented to Supreme Court by the finance and support of OSCE Baku Office.
29 December 2006 [00:53]
The last sitting of autumn session of Milli Majlis will be held on Friday.
29 December 2006 [00:52]
President Ilham Aliyev issued decree on approval of partnership agreement signed between Azerbaijani and Cuba governments.
29 December 2006 [00:21]
Pope Benedict XVI granted a private audience on Wednesday to an Iranian delegation, including Foreign Minister Manouchehr Mottaki, who presented him with a letter from President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, Italian news reports said.
Business
29 December 2006 [18:26]
Prime Minister Zurab Nogaideli told lawmakers on December 29 that starting from January Georgia will purchase gas from Azerbaijan for USD 120 per 1000 cubic meters.
29 December 2006 [18:24]
Azerbaijan's State Price Regulator- Tariff Council is considering the prices of water and gas consumed by inhabitants.
29 December 2006 [18:22]
Russian President Vladimir Putin has signed a decree that clears the way for a new system of foreign workers employment in the country, the presidential press service said Friday.
29 December 2006 [18:15]
Egg and chicken fairs were organized in Taza bazaar, Nasimi Bazaar, and 3rd microdistrict bazaar by the Economic Development Ministry and Poultry Society, Minister Heydar Babayev said.
29 December 2006 [17:57]
Russian gas monopoly Gazprom's Office in Baku may shut down in the nearest future.
29 December 2006 [16:12]
Azerbaijan Economic Development Ministry has received complaints saying impostors "examine" the business enterprises pretending to be officers of Antimonopoly Policy Department of the Ministry.
29 December 2006 [16:03]
The Government of Azerbaijan intends to set up a state-controlled company for imports in order to ensure food security in the country.
29 December 2006 [01:15]
Azerbaijan State Committee for Securities registered Issue prospectus of three joint stock companies.
29 December 2006 [01:14]
29 December 2006 [01:11]
The weighted average exchange price made up 0.8714 AZN/USD at trading sessions held at the Baku Interbank Currency Exchange on Thursday.
29 December 2006 [01:10]
The electricity grid of Bakielectricshebeke has been overloaded due to cold weather condition.
29 December 2006 [01:06]
29 December 2006 [01:05]
During the period of January-October Azerbaijani population's total incomes rose 22.5%, year-over-year, to AZN 9.2232 billion.
29 December 2006 [01:04]
There will be no problem with electricity supply in Azerbaijan despite in spite of high consumption.
29 December 2006 [01:03]
AZAL plans to put the first electronic air tickets on sale at the beginning of the 2007.
29 December 2006 [00:58]
This year, Azerbaijan is the most developed country among CIS countries.
29 December 2006 [00:20]
Lockheed Martin has received a contract to continue upgrading the Turkish Air Force's F-16 fighters.
Society
29 December 2006 [18:31]
Azerbaijanis suffered much from xenophobia in Russia in 2006; these ideas belong to the report of Moscow Human Rights Bureau.
29 December 2006 [18:18]
The parliament has appealed to the world Azerbaijanis on occasion of December 31 - Solidarity Day of World Azerbaijanis.
29 December 2006 [18:17]
Independent Azerbaijan University students on hunger strike held a press conference.
29 December 2006 [18:13]
President Ilham Aliyev congratulated Azerbaijani people on Id-al-Adha.
29 December 2006 [18:10]
100 more officers of Azerbaijan State Television and Radio Closed Joint-Stock Company will be sent to retirement from 1 January 2007, AzTV personnel department chief Mansur Bayramov told.
29 December 2006 [16:09]
Unstable weather will dominate in Azerbaijani territory beginning from December 30 to January 1, Ecology and Natural Resources Ministry National Hydrometeorology department told.
29 December 2006 [01:13]
Azeristiliktejhizat has to date supplied heating to 1720 of the planned 1885 residential buildings.
29 December 2006 [01:13]
Azerbaijan state Social defence Foundation has issued social insurance cards to 1 089 758 of 1 220 320 applied people.
29 December 2006 [01:09]
On Thursday Heydar Aliyev Foundation organized New Year holiday ceremony for the honors pupils of secondary schools, for juveniles, the children from refugee and displaced families, orphans.
29 December 2006 [01:09]
Famous architects of the world will be involved in the construction of Independence Museum and Independence monument, Culture and Tourism Minister Abulfas Garayev told journalists.
29 December 2006 [01:01]
29 December 2006 [01:00]
Trial on case of illegal branches of foreign universities in Baku will be finished next month.
29 December 2006 [00:59]
The chief of Caucasus Muslims Department (CMD) Sheikulislam Haji Allahshukur Pashazadeh went to Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.
29 December 2006 [00:54]
It is two months that the uniforms of Interior Ministry officers are being changed.
