News for 16 February 2006
Politics
16 February 2006 [17:59]
The Iraqi ambassador to Azerbaijan Arshad Ismayil Omar has proposed to expand the contingent of Azerbaijani peacekeepers in his country.
16 February 2006 [17:55]
An MP has played down the projections that the long-standing Armenia-Azerbaijan conflict over Nagorno Karabakh will be settled in 2006.
16 February 2006 [17:44]
On Thursday several activists of the Azerbaijan National Democratic Party (ANDP-Boz Gurd) attempted to hold an unapproved picket at the front of the Justice Ministry.
16 February 2006 [17:42]
President of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev received today the EU Commissioner of External Relations and the European Neighbourhood Policy Benita Ferrero-Waldner.
16 February 2006 [17:38]
"Talat Pasha Organization" led by ex-president of the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus, Rauf Denktash, and Turkish left-wing party leaders Doghu Perinchek, Vural Savash and other well-known figures will stage a demonstration in Berlin on 18 March.
16 February 2006 [17:16]
"The events dedicated to the 14-th anniversary of the Hojali tragedy will be held in the Turkish cities of Kars, Igdir and Erzerum on 26-27 February," said the consul general of Azerbaijan in Kars Hasan Zeynalov.
16 February 2006 [17:14]
An international forum "The United States – Islamic World" will be held in Doha on 18-20 February.
16 February 2006 [14:56]
"The Embassies of Azerbaijan and the diplomatic missions at the international organizations issued press-releases in connection with the ongoing campaign of the Armenian Diaspora on groundless assertions on the so-called destruction of tomb-stones in Julfa District," said Tahir Tagizade, the head of the Press and Information Policy Department of the Azerbaijani Foreign Ministry.
16 February 2006 [14:26]
Azeri Foreign Minister made this statement during the press-conference with Benita Ferrero-Waldner, the EU Commissioner
16 February 2006 [14:21]
"The consultations on preparations for Ukrainian President Victor Yuschenko's forthcoming visit to Azerbaijan continue and the exact of the visit will be coordinated with consideration of the business schedule of the heads of states," Talat Aliyev, the Azerbaijani Ambassador to Ukraine, told journalists on Thursday.
16 February 2006 [14:12]
"The European Union is interested in the cooperation with Azerbaijan and we hope in rapid completion of talks on adoption of action Plan under the EU's New Neighborhood Policy," the EU Commissioner of External Relations and the European Neighbourhood Policy, Benita Ferrero-Waldner, said on Thursday in a briefing on the result of a meeting with Elmar Mammadyarov, the Azerbaijani Foreign Minister.
16 February 2006 [14:10]
"The talks between Azeri and Armenian Presidents Ilham Aliyev and Robert Kocharian in the French town of Rambouillet over the weekend on settling the Nagorno Karabakh conflict turned out fruitless due to Azerbaijan's stance of accepting no compromise on its territorial integrity," Foreign Minister Elmar Mammadyarov has said.
16 February 2006 [14:05]
On Wednesday the Cabinet of Ministers of the Council of Europe discussed an inquiry by Azerbaijan on "Occupant Armenia's membership at the CoE is unacceptable due to contradictory to major principles and criteria of the organization" at its meeting in Strasbourg.
16 February 2006 [08:38]
A meeting will be held among European Trio Foreign Ministers and Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov in Vienna, capital of Austria today.
16 February 2006 [08:33]
The Foreign Ministry informs that a large group has arrived in Baku yesterday to organize the visit of Russian President Vladimir Putin on February 21.
16 February 2006 [08:29]
In the middle of March discussions for regulation of Nagorno Karabakh conflict will be held in so-called parliament of separatist regime occupied lands of Azerbaijan.
16 February 2006 [04:13]
Yesterday Committee of Ministers of the Council of Europe has discussed the appeal on unacceptability of Armenia's membership to CE.
16 February 2006 [04:06]
The Foreign Minister Elmar Mammadyarov says that OSCE Minsk Group Co-Chairs Yuri Merzlyakov (Russia), Steven Mann (US) and Bernard Fasier (France) will meet in Washington in March.
16 February 2006 [03:41]
Official opening ceremony of the Year of Russia in Azerbaijan will be held after February 21 with participation of Azerbaijan president Ilham Aliyev and Russian Federation President Vladimir Putin.
16 February 2006 [03:34]
Workshop on "European Union and Azerbaijan" was conducted for journalists in European House, the main meeting place of European commission in Azerbaijan.
16 February 2006 [03:22]
President Ilham Aliyev signed decree for confirmation of "Model Regulations of central authorities"; decree on amendments and additions; on introduction of law on making additions and changes to some laws and a decree for execution of the law "On obtaining information"; "On rules concerning signing of agreements on credits received by state guarantee".
16 February 2006 [01:17]
Aydin Aliyev, the Chairman of the Azerbaijani State Customs Committee, received Rino Harnish, the US Ambassador to Azerbaijan, on Wednesday.
16 February 2006 [00:39]
The "For Free and Fair Elections" Coordinating Consultative Council (CCC) drew up a working plan on organization of observation over holding of the by-elections to parliament, scheduled for May 13, 2006, the Council told.
16 February 2006 [00:27]
The ceremony of launching of a new collaborative project of the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) "Strengthening Primary Health care in Azerbaijan" took place today in Baku, according to the press service of the US Embassy to Azerbaijan.
Business
16 February 2006 [17:25]
New structural sub-units were established, legal names of separate enterprises were changed in relation to reorganization of Azerenerji JSC.
16 February 2006 [14:19]
"The Azerbaijan government notified the PA Consulting Company that it does not plan to set up a special regulating body in the country's energy field," the company's head of the project for technical assistance in the Azerbaijan energy sector, MacNeil Watkins said on Thursday.
16 February 2006 [08:18]
The Turkish Industrialists' and Businessmen's Association (TUSIAD) jointly with the Ministry of Taxes will award its members that are disciplined and paid taxes most of all in 2004.
16 February 2006 [04:17]
Tax revenue forecast was implemented 113.1% in January this year and AZN 313.2 thousand entered the budget.
16 February 2006 [04:00]
A credit agreement was signed between Tekhnikabank and Toronto-Dominion Bank of Canada yesterday.
16 February 2006 [03:48]
The chair of the Supervisory Board of the Tekhnikabank Open Joint-Stock Company Etibar Aliyev refuted information on detention of employees of the Bank as a result of inspections implemented in the Bank by tax authorities.
16 February 2006 [00:34]
The National Bank of Azerbaijan (NBA) calls on the depositors of the Azerbaijani Technikabank and Debutbank not to worry about the measures, taken by the tax bodies at the banks in relation to violation of tax legislations by firms Olymp-L and Buta.
Society
16 February 2006 [18:06]
The only Azeri school in Tbilisi can be closed. The reason is the reforms on education system of Georgia.
16 February 2006 [17:52]
The advertisement of alcoholic beverages on all television channels in Azerbaijan will be banned in 2008-2009, says head of the senior body regulating the work of the local media.
16 February 2006 [17:33]
The rising subsoil waters level on the bank of the river Kur was the reason of coming down one of the buildings.
16 February 2006 [17:30]
A part of food products in Azerbaijan does not meet required standards, says Ramiz Hasanov, general director of State Agency on Standardization, Metrology and Patent.
16 February 2006 [17:23]
British Airways chief executive Willie Walsh highlighted the importance of US-bound customers to fill in their immigration details on www.ba.com before coming to the airport to avoid the risk of being delayed, informs the British Mediterranean, the British Airways' franchising partner.
16 February 2006 [17:20]
"At the sitting of the parliamentary commission on economic policy today 5 draft laws have been put on discussion," said the head of the parliamentary commission Ziyad Samedzade.
16 February 2006 [17:18]
The Swedish International Development Cooperation Agency (SIDA) and the Azerbaijani Ombudsman's Institute set to the 2nd stage if the joint project covering 2005-2007.
16 February 2006 [14:01]
On Wednesday Elmira Suleymanova, the Azerbaijani Ombudsman held an inspection of the isolation cell of the Central Department for Organized Crime Enforcement of the Interior Ministry and met with the persons which are under investigation.
16 February 2006 [08:47]
Decline of wild birds' death was fixed in the Caspian shore and sanctuaries yesterday.
16 February 2006 [08:42]
Delegation of World Health Organization (WHO), visited Azerbaijan to acquaint with the situation of the Bird Flu, has finished their visit.
16 February 2006 [08:27]
Customs officers of Balaken region confiscated 12.5 kg of Armenia-made grinded coffee in undeclared parcels weighing 100 gr. During customs survey of the package belonging to Georgian citizen Pirdaus Barkalayeva who entered Azerbaijan through "Mazimchay" customs checkpoint.
16 February 2006 [08:15]
"The Interior Ministry has launched large-scale operations to expose criminal gangs in the country," said the Minister.
16 February 2006 [04:09]
An international exhibition titled "East Mediterranean International travel and Tourism Exhibition" will be held in Istanbul city of Turkey on February 23.
16 February 2006 [04:03]
A suicide was committed yesterday in the military unit # "N" in Aghdam, Rafael Javadov, who was drafted to military service in 2005 by Ali Bayramli Military Registration Department, shot himself with his service revolver.
16 February 2006 [03:57]
An international seminar of "Distance education and human resources utilization" will be held in Baku in September this year.
16 February 2006 [03:54]
Russian national Exhibition and II Azerbaijan-Russia Economic Forum titled "Russia and Azerbaijan: strategic cooperation" will be held in Baku on February 21-24.
16 February 2006 [01:07]
"The Public Union of Parliamentary Journalists (PUPJ) intends to prepare a special issue on the 100th anniversary of Molla Nasraddin magazine," Elshad Eyvazly, the head of PUPJ, told.
