News for 11 February 2006
Politics
11 February 2006 [17:37]
Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad said Saturday that Iran may reconsider its position on the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty if the West continues to use this agreement as a means of denying the country's right to nuclear energy for peaceful purposes.
11 February 2006 [14:59]
The meeting of the Foreign Ministers of Azerbaijan and Armenia, Elmar Mammadyarov and Vardan Oskanyan is currently taking place in Paris.
11 February 2006 [14:55]
The letter of inquiry sent by the member of the Azerbaijan delegation to the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE) Rafael Huseynov entitled "Inadmissibility of Armenia's (occupier) membership of the Council of Europe for violating fundamental principles and the main criteria of this Organization" will be debated at the sitting of the Committee of Ministers of the council of Europe (CE) on 15 February.
11 February 2006 [10:45]
Two vacant places in Azerbaijani delegation to PACE will be given to opposition deputies after repeated elections on May 13, said Samad Seyidov, head of Azeri delegation to the organization.
11 February 2006 [10:30]
"Although composition of Central Election Commission was not formed completely, there is no problem with the activity of the commission", Chairman of Central Election Commission (CEC) Mazahir Panahov told journalists.
11 February 2006 [10:15]
"The decision of Musavat on its quitting Azadliq alliance was not unexpected to me. Thus, the party knew that its anti-bloc steps would lead to its leaving the bloc sooner or later. Musavat quitted the bloc factually by determining to go parliament and re-elections. The party's latest statement is only legal confirmation of this decision."
11 February 2006 [10:05]
The issue concerning the observation mission of Council of Europe for the rerun of elections to Milli Majlis scheduled for May 13 will be discussed in the Monitoring Committee of the organization.
11 February 2006 [10:00]
A contract on interrelated development of military-industrial complexes (MIC) is expected to be signed between Azerbaijan, Ukraine and Pakistan this year.
11 February 2006 [09:55]
Yesterday lawyer Irada Javadova met with ex-minister of economic development Farhad Aliyev, who is detained in the jail ward of National Security Ministry.
11 February 2006 [09:50]
"Though Arkadi Gukasyan is my friend I must say that, he has no idea about Nagorno Garabagh problem. Any official car driver in Yerevan knows much more about it than him," political scientist Igor Muradyan told in the presentation ceremony of the collection "Liberating territories of Armenia and Arsakh problem" in Yerevan.
11 February 2006 [09:45]
""16 October Movement" will regularly hold gatherings after that."
11 February 2006 [09:35]
Yesterday Minister for Emergencies Kamaladdin Heydarov has met with the ambassador of United States of America to Azerbaijan Reno Harnish.
11 February 2006 [09:15]
New ministries will be set up in Nakhchivan Autonomous Republic.
11 February 2006 [01:24]
Secretary of the Armenian National Security Council, Defense Minister Serzh Sarkisyan received newly appointed Indian Ambassador to Armenia Rin Pande.
11 February 2006 [01:03]
Azerbaijani parliamentary delegation, met with the First Deputy Premier of Turkey, Foreign Minister Abdullah Gul during the visit to Turkey.
11 February 2006 [00:45]
Cooperation between two countries to reach new level.
11 February 2006 [00:43]
"Central Election Committee of Azerbaijan will send invitations in the current April to some countries to monitor the 13 May by-elections," said the head of the CEC international relations department Rovzat Gasimov.
11 February 2006 [00:41]
"The international community supports efforts applied for achieving peace in Nagorno Karabakh and development of agreement between the sides," the French president Jacques Chirac said in a statement today, the Elysee Palace official spokesman reported.
11 February 2006 [00:34]
Sitting of the collegium of the Azerbaijan Attorney’s General office will take place on 11 February.
11 February 2006 [00:22]
The statement by Musavat party on leaving Azadlig block reagarded as advance decision by other parties.
11 February 2006 [00:09]
On Friday appeal by Akif Muradverdiyev, the former head of the President's Administration, was considered under the chairmanship of Judge Rasim Isgandarov at the Court of Appeals in relation to the sentence by the Nasimi district court on prolongation of his imprisonment by 4 months, but the court rejected his appeal.
Business
11 February 2006 [22:17]
Ministry of Taxes is conducting an inspection in over 4000 establishments at present, Taxes Minister Fazil Mammadov told.
11 February 2006 [15:29]
Budget receipts of the State Oil Fund of Azerbaijan Republic (SOFAZ) made up 660 million manats in 2005 while budget outlays came to 233 million manats.
11 February 2006 [11:50]
It was said at a roundtable "Where are national information resources? Hosting state in Azerbaijan: problems and perspectives", held by non-governmental organization Internet Forum of Azerbaijan on Friday.
11 February 2006 [01:27]
Presentation of a harvester-thresher, purchased according to Agricultural Production Volumes' Raising in Azerbaijan Project in the framework of common grants' program of Japan government, took place at Meshadi Azizbekov experimental-testing plant of Azerbaijan Agricultural Ministry.
11 February 2006 [01:10]
The Azerbaijan oil will reach on 15 February the second pumping station, located in Pasinler, Erzerum area, Turkey, through the Baku-Tbilisi-Ceyhan oil pipeline.
Society
11 February 2006 [15:53]
"The risk of infection of the Azerbaijani population with Bird flu is minimal," Ibadulla Agayev, the Chief Epidemiologist of the Azerbaijani Health Ministry, told.
11 February 2006 [10:40]
Serious inspections are conducted in the secondary schools in Ganja from February 1 by the order of Ministry of Education.
11 February 2006 [10:35]
A meeting was held in the Ministry of Ecology and Natural Resources on preventing spread of Bird Flu.
11 February 2006 [10:25]
11 February 2006 [10:20]
The information came from the press service of Ministry of Ecology and Natural Resources.
11 February 2006 [10:10]
In accord with the Measures Plan signed by the President on 2 February for improving the transport system in Baku in 2006-2007, Ministry of Internal Affairs Main State Traffic Police will realize series of projects in this field.
11 February 2006 [09:40]
11 February 2006 [09:40]
Five musical collectives restored to "Azerbaijan Television and Radio Broadcasting" Closed Joint-Stock Company (AzTV) are looking forward to the decision of the Cabinet of Ministers.
11 February 2006 [09:30]
Head of Ganja Health Department Rizvan Asgarov was removed, Mehman Rzayev was appointed to this post.
11 February 2006 [09:25]
People contracting Bird Flu will be treated in the wards set up on the basis of child hospital #7 in Narimanov discrict.
11 February 2006 [09:20]
Anvar Valiyev, one of the leaders of Kaspiysk "Jamaat" organization, who was killed by militiamen during the counter-terror operations in Kaspiysk, Dagestan on 7 February turns out to be resident of Yukhari Tahirjal village of Gusar region.
11 February 2006 [09:10]
The weather is forecasted to be stable and not rainy within a few days.
11 February 2006 [09:05]
About 80 Azerbaijani workers who started a strike in Rigblast Company located in Sangachal at 08.00 yesterday morning finished it at midday.
11 February 2006 [01:00]
The Commission on Subscriber Complaints of Barmek Energy Distribution Company of Baku considered complaints by 1,777 subscribers in January 2006. The Company signed protocols with 521 subscribers.
11 February 2006 [00:50]
The government may begin repayment of savings of Azerbaijani citizens put in banks during soviet times in July.
11 February 2006 [00:37]
The ombudsman of Azerbaijan Elmira Suleymanova will take part in the international workshop on the subject "Religion and Human Rights" to be held from 22 to 23 February in Kazan.
11 February 2006 [00:19]
Mirkamil Rahimov, the head of the delegation of the Azerbaijani national team, carried our national flag during the Opening Ceremony of the Winter Olympic Games in Torino.
11 February 2006 [00:13]
For the Second Congress of the World Azerbaijanis scheduled for 16 March 2006 about 800 participants will be invited, the chairman of the State Committee for work with Azerbaijanis living abroad, Nazim Ibragimov said in a statement today during the news conference.
