News for 05 December 2006
Politics
05 December 2006 [21:07]
President of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev sent a message of congratulations to President of Finland Mrs. Tarja Halonen and the people of her country on the occasion of the national holiday, the Independence Day.
05 December 2006 [20:58]
President of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev received Turkey Gendarme Forces Commander-in-chief, Army General Ishik Koshaner.
05 December 2006 [20:54]
The working group composed of Caspian states' experts will have a meeting on Caspian’s status tomorrow in Tehran.
05 December 2006 [20:53]
The statement calls to strengthen efforts on the agreement of base principles in 2007.
05 December 2006 [20:51]
Azerbaijan's Foreign Minister Elmar Mammadyarov said Tuesday a number of sticking points remain for the conflict in the Nagorno Karabakh region to be resolved.
05 December 2006 [20:49]
Scheduled meeting of Azerbaijani and Armenian Foreign Ministers Elmar Mammadyarov and Vardan Oskanyan will not be held.
05 December 2006 [20:47]
Azerbaijanis can apply to German embassy in Baku for a visa for Austria from next year, Johann Kausl, Commercial Counsellor at the Austrian Embassy in Moscow said.
05 December 2006 [17:34]
"European Union considers that OSCE Minsk Group co-chairs play an important role in the settlement of Nagorno Karabakh conflict," Finland Minister of Foreign Affairs Erkki Tuomioya announced at 14th OSCE Ministerial Council conference in Brussels.
05 December 2006 [17:21]
The working group composed of Caspian states' experts will have a meeting on Caspian’s status tomorrow in Tehran.
05 December 2006 [17:15]
"OSCE will continue to play important role in settlement of Nagorno-Karabakh conflict and the conflicts in South Caucasus."
05 December 2006 [16:32]
Foreign Minister made speech in the 14th meeting of OSCE Foreign Minister' Council in Brussels, Foreign ministry Press and Information Policy Department Chief Tahir Tagizadeh told.
05 December 2006 [15:57]
The GUAM Council of Ministers of Foreign Affaires expresses its serious concern over a so-called "constitutional referendum" in the Nagorno-Karabakh region of the Republic of Azerbaijan, Foreign Ministry Press center told.
05 December 2006 [15:47]
"Armenians wanted to raise the flag of separatist regime and sing its hymn in the concert held in Moscow. But we did not allow them. We sent a very serious note to Russian Foreign Minister on behalf of the embassy.
05 December 2006 [14:56]
Serbian Foreign Minister Vuk Draskovic accused the international community of applying double standards in its dealings with Kosovo and urged the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe not to trample over its own principle of respecting the territorial integrity of its members.
05 December 2006 [14:49]
In the joint meeting of parties entering the Coordination center for defense of the freedom of speech and press, Azadliq block offered to stop the activity of some political parties, NGOs and presses temporarily, no party especially Musavat did not accepted, said first deputy chairman ADP Sardar Jalaloglu.
05 December 2006 [14:47]
The parliamentarians offered to discuss the problem freedom of speech and ANS Teleradio Company in the sitting held on Tuesday.
05 December 2006 [13:26]
"I hope that Azerbaijan will respect the right of Karabakh population to decision of its self-determination," Vardan Oskanyan Armenian Foreign Minister said at the meeting of OSCE Foreign Ministers' Council in Brussels.
05 December 2006 [13:19]
The chief of Internal Investigation Department police general-major Vidadi Rzayev was dismissed with Interior Minister Ramil Usubov’s order.
05 December 2006 [10:36]
Rajan Menon, an international relations professor, said the oil industry's corruption is rooted in a deeper network of political corruption that threatens the democracy of Azerbaijan. Menon led a discussion about oil and corruption in Azerbaijan on Wednesday in Lehigh University.
05 December 2006 [10:30]
The preparation meeting on case with editor-in-chief of Realni Azerbaijan and Gundelik Azerbaijan Eynulla Fetullayev's appeal after Appeals Court judgment presided by Rasim Isgenderov was held.
05 December 2006 [10:28]
Working group composed of governmental officials and NGO representatives on political prisoners held a session.
05 December 2006 [10:17]
Azadlig moved into an editorial office in Azerbaijan Publishing House offered by State Committee for Public Properties Management last Sunday.
05 December 2006 [10:11]
Azerbaijan Foreign Minister began bilateral meetings in the 14th meeting of Council of Foreign Ministers of OSCE held in Brussels.
Business
05 December 2006 [21:15]
Etibar Pirverdiyev, President of the Azerenergy electricity company in Azerbaijan, says that Azerbaijan is in talks with the Islamic Development Bank (IDB) concerning a loan worth US$95M to finance the reconstruction of the Mingyachaur hydroelectric power plant.
05 December 2006 [21:11]
The weighted average exchange prices made up 0,8723 AZN for 1 US dollar in the Baku Interbank Currency Exchange on December 5.
05 December 2006 [21:09]
The delegation of French businessmen led by Christian Monse, Chairman of the Central Asia and Caucasus department of MEDEF, Movement of the French Enterprises, arrived today in Baku, French Embassy to Azerbaijan said.
05 December 2006 [20:42]
Communications and Information Technologies Minister Ali Abbasov interviewed by APA.
05 December 2006 [17:37]
All the facilities in Inam trade centre were closed in the morning in Ganja. The traders were allowed to remove their goods till the evening.
05 December 2006 [15:41]
Russia's Premier Mikhail Fradkov digested an unpleasant surprise at the very start of his visit to Baku, the capital of Azerbaijan. The Azeri counterpart of Fradkov, Artur Rasizade, said that, from Jan. 1, his country can independently meet its gas requirements and won't call on Moscow to cut down the tariff rates for oil deliveries via Baku-Novorossiisk pipeline. In this environment, Russia is forced to soften the negotiating rhetoric.
05 December 2006 [15:22]
Today WAP version of the website of Azerbaijan Taxes Ministry has been opened.
05 December 2006 [14:34]
Gas escaping from a 500-mm gas main pipeline caused a fire in Sulu Tepe (a Baku suburb).
05 December 2006 [10:45]
In late November, Unified Energy Systems, Russia's electricity monopoly, announced that it would cut electricity supplies to Azerbaijan from 300 megawatts to 60 megawatts in 2007.
05 December 2006 [10:40]
In total the deals concluded on all instruments at the Baku Stock Exchange during the period of January-November stood at approx. AZN 1.130bn.
05 December 2006 [10:35]
107 deals were registered at 40 trading sessions held at currency department of Baku Interbank Currency Exchange (BICEX) during November. The auctions were attended by 21 banks. In total deals of AZN 147 508 000 were concluded.
05 December 2006 [10:35]
Against planned AZN 462.54m the State Customs Committee of Azerbaijan transferred taxes and duties of AZN 471.99m to the State Budget during January-November of 2006. The forecast was met by 102.04 percent
05 December 2006 [10:34]
SOCAR imported 364.4m cubic meters of gas from Russia in November for thermal power stations.
05 December 2006 [10:33]
In November, according to the calculations by the Analytical Department of the BSE, in the government securities market (excluding repo operations market) Koch Bank Azerbaijan headed the ranking of dealers with dealer operations in the total amount of AZN 18 130 353,70.
05 December 2006 [10:33]
Provision of customers with electric and gas meters delays in Lenkeran.
05 December 2006 [10:33]
Russia's state-controlled natural gas monopoly on Monday formally proposed more than doubling the price Azerbaijan pays for gas, prompting a cool response from Azerbaijan's prime minister.
05 December 2006 [10:32]
Standard Insurance increased the total volume of premiums by 2.3 times, year-over-year, in January-September, to AZN 6 514 000.
05 December 2006 [10:32]
During November Azerbaijani manat (AZN) strengthened against the US dollar by 0.07%- from 0.8722AZN/USD1 to 0.8716AZN/USD1at the Baku Interbank Currency Exchange.
05 December 2006 [10:28]
As of November 1, the total assets of Atabank grew by 65% in the period of January-October to AZN 51.4m.
05 December 2006 [10:24]
Azerbaijan Rural Investment Project has to date spent $175 475 and 27 projects have been implemented, 24 projects are in assessment, 57 projects are online, 62 projects are in preparation, Project deputy director Gulbaniz Gambarova said.
05 December 2006 [10:23]
Construction of Baku Module Power Station has continued to progress and the plant will be commissioned in January, 2007.
05 December 2006 [10:22]
Barmek-Azerbaijan Electric Network Limited Liability Company (LLC) president Huseyn Arabul will sue Azerbaijan State Television and Radio Programs Closed Joint-Stock Company.
05 December 2006 [10:21]
Azercell Telecom continues its work on expanding field of its coverage and to provide high-quality telecommunication services in the country.
05 December 2006 [10:21]
National Depositary Center registered 12 contracts on maintaining and registration of the stocks of joint stock companies.
Society
05 December 2006 [21:12]
Charity action under the motto 'End hunger' on the occasion of the World Run Day was held within the framework of the World Food Program: Food for Education, WFP office in Azerbaijan said.
05 December 2006 [21:01]
Azerbaijan's Court of Grave Crimes continued the trial of the gang led by Haji Mammadov, former high ranking official of the Interior Ministry Crime Investigation Department.
05 December 2006 [20:56]
Burglary happened in the house of the famous businessman, president of Baku Steel Company Paolo Parviz.
05 December 2006 [20:46]
The date of the Congress IV of Azerbaijani journalists set on December 9 was changed.
05 December 2006 [20:38]
Local authorities of Azerbaijan accept Israeli proposal to hold week long event showing Israeli movies despite protest of its neighbor Iran.
05 December 2006 [17:36]
Lifer Anar Ismayilov who assassinated Azerbaijan Popular Front party leader, parliamentarian Gudret Hasanguliyev's brother Nadir Hasanguliyev appealed to Gudret Hasanguliyev.
05 December 2006 [10:39]
The 65th anniversary of Painters' Union will be celebrated officially on December 13.
05 December 2006 [10:38]
Azerbaijan Football Federations Association (AFFA) have not signed official document on prolongation of the contract with Shahin Diniyev, the head coach of the Azerbaijan national team.
05 December 2006 [10:29]
Narrowly escaping death six times and negotiating ferocious wolves and highway robbers, a modern-day Ibn Batuta has so far trekked 4,000 km on foot from his native Azerbaijan across Iran, Kuwait and then Saudi Arabia on the way to Makkah in time for the annual Hajj, which is set to take place in a few weeks.
05 December 2006 [10:20]
The pathological samples taken from the dead birds in Ganja will be announced in a few days.
05 December 2006 [10:19]
The translation of Georgian textbooks into the Azeri and Armenian languages will be done step-by-step taking into account the position of pedagogical community.
05 December 2006 [10:15]
MP Rafael Huseynov participate in the meeting of PACE Culture, Education and Science Committee to be held in Paris.
05 December 2006 [10:14]
PACE commission on procedure rules and immunity will hold an assembly in Paris on December 7.
05 December 2006 [10:12]
All discussions with NGO concerning human rights are admissible, said Milli Majlis International relations and interparliamentary relations permanent commission head Samad Seyidov.
