News for 30 December 2006
Politics
30 December 2006 [17:00]
Constantly consolidating its international reputation and position in the region in 2006, Azerbaijan has activated its foreign policy notably.
30 December 2006 [12:49]
Turkish ambassador Turan Morali held a farewell meeting with media on finishing his diplomatic mission in Azerbaijan.
30 December 2006 [12:07]
30 December 2006 [11:47]
"Azerbaijanis rule Iran. The information about the violation of rights is the result of the propaganda of external forces," Iranian Ambassador to Azerbaijan Efshar Suleimani told the journalists.
30 December 2006 [11:45]
Iranian President Mahmud Ahmadinejad is expected to pay official visit to Azerbaijan.
30 December 2006 [11:43]
Political and military officers of the NATO Parliamentary Assembly are expected to pay continuous visits to Azerbaijan during 2007, the member of the delegation of the parliament to NATO Parliamentary Assembly Zahid Oruj said.
30 December 2006 [11:42]
34 meetings of Milli Majlis were held in 2006, Parliament's Speaker Ogtay Asadov announced this statistics in the last sitting of autumn session of Parliament.
30 December 2006 [11:41]
Milli Majlis Disciplinary Commission did not hold its meeting during 2006, said the chief of the commission Agajan Abiyev.
30 December 2006 [11:28]
Saddam Hussein was hanged for crimes against humanity at dawn on Saturday, a dramatic, violent end for a leader who ruled Iraq by fear for three decades before he was toppled by a U.S. invasion four years ago.
Business
30 December 2006 [17:15]
President Ilham Aliyev issued an edict to ensure the formation of socio-economical process management in international requirements and improvement of the activities of the Ministry of Economic Development.
30 December 2006 [17:04]
President Aliyev issued a decree on application of the licensing of some business activities. The types of license-required activities and the amount of dues were released.
30 December 2006 [16:57]
President Ilham Aliyev has decreed on approval of the Regulations of National Enterprise Support Fund. President's Press Service told APA that the funds of the NESF has to be spent on Azerbaijan's social-economic development-oriented projects of the enterprises.
30 December 2006 [12:45]
President Ilham Aliyev issued decree on approval of the composition of Azerbaijani side of Azerbaijan-China intergovernmental trade-economic partnership commission.
30 December 2006 [12:34]
Azerbaijan has refused to buy Russian gas in 2007, Russian gas giant Gazprom spokesman Sergei Kupriyanov said on the Ekho Moskvy radio on Friday.
30 December 2006 [12:30]
30 December 2006 [12:28]
SOCAR Marketing and Economic Operations department announced a tender for export of aviation fuel.
30 December 2006 [12:28]
30 December 2006 [12:27]
Azerbaijan State Shipping Company has sent the list of ships to the Russia's Federal Agency of Sea and River for the use of Volga-Don canal in 2007, the only water route linking Baku to the outside world.
30 December 2006 [12:25]
Lafarge, the largest French cement manufacturer, intends to build a cement plant in Azerbaijan.
30 December 2006 [12:22]
The second dry cargo vessel, built in the Krasnoye Sormovo Shipyard, for Palmali Group of Companies has been launched in Nijni Novgorod.
30 December 2006 [12:19]
Azerbaijan's Azerenergy and Russia's RAO EES (Unified Energy Systems) failed to reach agreement on the prices and amount of electricity supplies for Azerbaijan in 2007.
30 December 2006 [12:17]
Bank Respublika has opened its new branch in Shamkir.
30 December 2006 [12:12]
In January Azerbaijan South Korea will start talks on participation of Korean investors in the construction of a dockyard in Baku.
30 December 2006 [12:07]
Azercell telecom was included into the list of the CIS's biggest cellular operators for the number of its customers, IKS-Consulting said.
30 December 2006 [12:06]
Communication and Information Technologies Ministry hold the establishment conference on creation of Human Resources Fund for ICT Development.
30 December 2006 [12:03]
Finance Ministry has released the results of a tender for printing of documentary stamps.
30 December 2006 [12:01]
The weighted average exchange price made up 0.8714 AZN/USD at trading sessions held at the Baku Interbank Currency Exchange on Friday.
30 December 2006 [11:54]
State Labor Inspection will begin inspections in construction firms and wedding places to study the working conditions and state of security.
30 December 2006 [11:50]
Iranian Ambassador Afshar Suleymani held a press conference on the overall results of 2006.
Society
30 December 2006 [17:19]
Baku Mayor's Office will organize a firework at capital's sea front at 24.00, Dec 31.
30 December 2006 [17:13]
I forum of World Azerbaijani journalists will be held in Baku in 2007, stated Nazim Ibrahimov, chief of State Committee for Azerbaijanis living abroad.
30 December 2006 [17:12]
Head of Caucasus Muslims Office, Sheikhulislam Haji Allahshukur Pashazade has congratulated Azerbaijani people on Id-al-Adha.
30 December 2006 [17:10]
Representatives of State Committee for Azerbaijanis Living Abroad and a number of Diaspora organizations visited the grave of Heydar Aliyev in the Honorary Alley on occasion of December 31 - Solidarity Day of World Azerbaijanis.
30 December 2006 [17:09]
A blast causing fire hit D-4A Butadiene Workshop of Synthesis Caoutchouc Plant of Azerkimya State Company at 19:00, Dec. 29.
30 December 2006 [12:15]
At present Azerbaijani pilgrims are in Arafat Mountain, said Caucasus Muslims Department press service chief Haji Akif Agayev.
30 December 2006 [11:58]
Fire occurred in apartment situated in Isgenderov Street, Nesimi region at night December 28 to 29.
30 December 2006 [11:56]
