News for 06 December 2006
Politics
06 December 2006 [21:43]
An Azerbaijani Defense Ministry reserve officer went on trial Wednesday, charged with high treason for allegedly passing military secrets to Russia, a Baku military court official said.
06 December 2006 [20:43]
President Ilham Aliyev sent a message of congratulations to the President of the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela Hugo Rafael Chavez Frias on thr occasion of his re-election to the post of country's President.
06 December 2006 [20:38]
The conduction of elections and referenda in Nagorno Karabakh traditionally arouse calls not to recognize them, said OSCE Minsk Group former Russian Co-chair Vladimir Kazimirov.
06 December 2006 [20:32]
Minister of Cooperatives Mohammad Abbasi called here Wednesday for expansion of economic cooperation with the Republic of Azerbaijan.
06 December 2006 [20:28]
"I am following the process of development of Azerbaijani Interior Troops. I believe that this process will go on," Turkey's Gendarme Forces Commander-in-chief Ishik Koshaner said at the briefing.
06 December 2006 [20:26]
Some days ago the customs officers stopped the cars transferring 22ton of special products used in ballistic missiles from Azerbaijan to Iran, the chief of State Customs Committee Chief Aydin Aliyev told the journalists.
06 December 2006 [20:22]
Discussions on the law 'On Freedom of assembly' of Azerbaijan between Azerbaijani government and Venice Commission experts began in the Council of Europe.
06 December 2006 [17:24]
The second round of negotiations between Iran's minister of defense, Brigadier General Mustafa Mohammad Najar, and his Azerbaijan's Defence Industry Minister counterpart Brigadier General Yavar Jamalov was held in Tehran on Wednesday.
06 December 2006 [17:19]
US ambassador to Azerbaijan Anne Derse is for lifting Section 907.
06 December 2006 [15:46]
The OSCE MG Co-chairs are going to visit Madrid to inform next OSCE Chairman-in-Office, the Spanish Foreign Minister, on the current situation, Azeri FM Elmar Mammadyarov told Zerkalo newspaper when commenting on the Brussels meeting. In his words, there was a proposal to organize another meeting of the FMs.
06 December 2006 [15:27]
"The return of Lachin and the referendum are not those issues which block the negotiation process», said Azeri Foreign Minister Elmar Mammadyarov in an interview to Day.Az referring to those two issues which are not agreed yet.
06 December 2006 [15:20]
Divergences of idea in Diaspora caused the closure of Azerbaijani school in Riga.
06 December 2006 [15:15]
A group of MPs are visiting border region.
06 December 2006 [13:48]
First lady of Azerbaijan, chair of the working group on Azerbaijan-US inter-parliamentary relations, UNESCO goodwill ambassador Mehriban Aliyeva is on working visit to the US.
06 December 2006 [13:25]
The next meeting of working group on fighting for terrorism, organized crimes, illegal turnover of drugs and other dangerous crimes is held in Baku.
06 December 2006 [10:29]
The preliminary trial of President's Office ex-Administrative Office chief Akif Muradverdiyev's appeal will be held in the Court of Appeal on December 13.
06 December 2006 [10:27]
A trial of 15 Al Qaida members found guilty in Articles 120.2.3, 120.2, 279.1, 228.3, 315.1 and others of the Criminal Code will be held in Supreme Court on Dec 18.
06 December 2006 [10:21]
Ex-minister of economic development Farhad Aliyev appealed to MNS ward leadership of treatment in Penitentiary Service Treatment Centre remains unanswered.
06 December 2006 [10:07]
On December 6 the ceremony on donation of two special automobiles to Azerbaijan State Customs Service will be held.
06 December 2006 [09:57]
No decision or recommendation was made in the first meeting of the committee established to solve the problems of Azerbaijanis trading in Russia, the member of the commission.
06 December 2006 [09:55]
"According to the legislation National Television and Radio Council should not report to the Parliament. But I can willingly report to the Parliament," expressing his position on MPs' demand about making report on the broadcasting of ANS TV and ANS ChM to the Parliament, NTRC chief Nushiravan Maharramli told.
Business
06 December 2006 [20:46]
The weighted average exchange prices made up 0,8722 AZN for 1 US dollar in the Baku Interbank Currency Exchange on December 6.
06 December 2006 [17:22]
Azerfon LLC, the third GSM operator in Azerbaijan, will start up in the first quarter of next year, Communications and Information technologies Minister Ali Abbasov said.
06 December 2006 [16:10]
They protested against the closure of Inam Shopping Centery.
06 December 2006 [15:47]
Azerbaijan State Customs Committee will buy new special boats to strengthen customs control in the Caspian, Committee chairman Aydin Aliyev said.
06 December 2006 [15:44]
Azerbaijan's Deputy Minister of Industry and Energy, Gulmammad Javadov, met with delegation of French businessmen led by Christian Mons, Chairman of the Commission for Caucasus and Central Asia of the French Confederation of Business Enterprises (MEDEF).
06 December 2006 [15:41]
President of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev received Ishag Alaton, the President of the Turkey's Alarko company.
06 December 2006 [15:37]
A delegation led by SOCAR President Rovnag Abdullayev has visited Turkey.
06 December 2006 [13:33]
Turkey and Israel are set to discuss multiple pipeline projects that will transport energy resources such as natural gas, oil and electricity as well as water.
06 December 2006 [13:21]
Today Baku hosts Azerbaijan-France business forum.
06 December 2006 [10:35]
According to the Memorandum of Understanding signed between the Asian Development Bank and the Azerbaijan in the framework of the project "Technical assistance for potential strengthening of economic development of Azerbaijan," an international training on Macroeconomic regulation during Oil Boom has started in the Center of Economic Reforms.
06 December 2006 [10:34]
On December 15 a delegation of Korean Daewoo company will pay a business visit to Azerbaijan.
06 December 2006 [10:33]
Bank Standard JC has started to lend mortgage loans in regions of Azerbaijan. The Bank's branches in Ganja and Lenkeran lent the first mortgage loans.
06 December 2006 [10:10]
Softline has become official distributor of Kaspersky Lab in Azerbaijan.
06 December 2006 [10:09]
Azerbaijan and Georgia will soon set electricity exchange schedule.
06 December 2006 [10:08]
During November some 2bn kilowatts of electricity were produced in Azerbaijan.
06 December 2006 [10:05]
SOCAR President Rovnag Abdullayev received a delegation led by J. Ray McDermott President Robert A. Deason.
06 December 2006 [10:03]
Facilities in Inam trade centre will be removed to a new trade centre in Yeni Ganja.
06 December 2006 [09:59]
Microsoft Azerbaijan held a roundtable on the Community Glossary project for Windows Vista language and 2007 Microsoft Office in Azerbaijani Language.
Society
06 December 2006 [20:41]
The 38th UN Women's Guild (UNWG) 'International Bazaar' was held December 2 in Vienna.
06 December 2006 [20:27]
People's artist singer Baba Mahmudoglu died after long-lasting illness at noon hours.
06 December 2006 [20:24]
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.
06 December 2006 [16:18]
"Found banned dope in my blood served vise president of the federation vahid Nazarov's interests.
06 December 2006 [15:16]
No serious weather changes are expected and the temperature will be stable in Azerbaijan this week.
06 December 2006 [15:13]
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.
06 December 2006 [10:32]
The investigation of criminal case launched against Zabit Kazimov accused of Ganja traffic Police Department Chief Ikram Khalilov's death ended and the documents were sent to the Grievous Crimes Court for consideration.
06 December 2006 [10:31]
Baku Education Board begins to monitor kindergartens in Baku.
06 December 2006 [10:24]
Adil Zeynalov was appointed to Ganja Main Police Board Traffic Police department.
06 December 2006 [10:13]
According to the agreement between Azerbaijan and Germany, Azerbaijan year in Germany will be held in 2008.
06 December 2006 [10:01]
"First steps to open a culture TV channel has already taken," Culture and Tourism Minister Abulfez Garayev told reporters.
06 December 2006 [10:00]
Nizami Pashayev who was chosen as the strongest sportsman of 2005 plans to appeal to Azerbaijan President Ilham Aliyev.
06 December 2006 [09:56]
Right Defense Organizations Monitoring Group members met with Supreme Court chairman Ramiz Rzayev.
06 December 2006 [09:53]
Former chief Ganja police Department, Deputy Chief of ADP Natig Efendiyev was removed from Bayil Detention ward 1 to jail 9.
06 December 2006 [09:52]
President of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev has today decreed on rewarding Communication and Information officers.
