News for 21 February 2006
Politics
21 February 2006 [21:08]
The number of the candidates balloting for May 13 2006 by-elections increased by 10 and reached 138.
21 February 2006 [20:40]
The ruling Yeni Azerbaijan Party (YAP) has sent a letter to the UN Secretary General, Kofi Annan, the OSCE chairman-in-office, Karel de Gucht, the Secretary General of the Council of Europe, Terry Davis, and the chairman of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE), Rene van der Linden, the YAP announced.
21 February 2006 [16:36]
"A new Ministry of Defense Industry is being established," the first vice Premier Abbas Abbasov told journalists today on Tuesday.
21 February 2006 [15:37]
The 10th sitting of the Azerbaijan-Russia inter-governmental commission on economic cooperation has taken place today.
21 February 2006 [15:16]
Two documents have been signed on the results of the Azerbaijan-Russia economic commission today in Baku.
21 February 2006 [13:30]
EU Special Envoy to Southern Caucasus Heikki Talvitie, who is visiting Yerevan, stated: "It is impossible to solve Nagorno Karabakh conflict within Kosovo version".
21 February 2006 [13:20]
Azerbaijani Commissioner for Human rights (Ombudsman), Elmira Suleymanova issued a statement on the 14th anniversary of Khojali genocide.
21 February 2006 [12:53]
The 2nd Azerbaijani-Russia Economic Forum will start its work at the Gulustan Palace on February 22.
21 February 2006 [10:57]
"The 16 February resolution of European parliament denouncing the alleged destruction of Armenian monuments in Julfa region of Nakhchivan Autonomous Republic is biased and groundless,"- the spokesman of Foreign Ministry, Tahir Taghizadeh said.
21 February 2006 [10:52]
The Azerbaijani parliamentary delegation led by Deputy Chair Bahar Muradova will leave for Vienna on Wednesday.
21 February 2006 [10:45]
EU sources have told that talks are being held up in Azerbaijan by Benita Ferrero-Waldner, the EU's external relations commissioner, largely because of a long-running feud involving Azerbaijan and Cyprus.
21 February 2006 [09:39]
American Turkish Association (ATA) stated that the Public Broadcasting System (PBS) TH (Channel 8 in Houston) will broadcast film made by the US American Organization Titled "Armenian Genocide" on April 17.
21 February 2006 [09:38]
"The document on Khojali Genocide which we present to Parliamentary Assembly (PA) OSCE is being translated into English. Russian version of the document we have prepared ourselves."
21 February 2006 [09:00]
Next round of talks of Iran's nuclear program, on the basis of projects proposed by Russia, started in Moscow yesterday.
21 February 2006 [08:51]
Turkish-Azerbaijani Interparliamentary Friendship Group Chairman Nizami Jafarov stated that Khojali Genocide will be discussed at Turkish Grand National Assembly (GNA).
21 February 2006 [08:46]
Canadian Azerbaijanis National Federation has appealed to Azerbaijanis all over the World. The federation urged our compatriots living in various countries to inform the parliaments and the population of the truth of Khojali.
21 February 2006 [08:30]
Terrorist organization called "Forest brothers" is reported to have supporters in northern regions of Azerbaijan.
21 February 2006 [08:23]
OSCE Office in Baku will conduct a workshop next week.
Business
21 February 2006 [21:11]
The National Bank of Azerbaijan (NBA) set to implementate the pilot project on introduction of the new system of foreign banking control FinA International (FinA).
21 February 2006 [21:05]
It will be implemented in accordance with the resolution of the Russian-Azerbaijani inter-governmental commission.
21 February 2006 [20:37]
An Azerbaijani-Russian business center will be built in Azerbaijan, said Yuri Kudimov, the head of the National Reserve Bank.
21 February 2006 [16:59]
"Azerbaijan does not intend to stop importing Russian gas," Minister of Industry and Energy Natig Aliyev stated on Tuesday.
21 February 2006 [16:46]
Azerbaijan plans to transport over 3 million tons of oil in 2006 against 4,1 million tons in 2005 through the Baku-Novorossiysk oil pipeline, the head of the Azerbaijan Ministry of Industry and Energy (MIE), Natig Aliyev said in a statement to journalists today.
21 February 2006 [16:44]
The Azerbaijan capital investments this year will make up about 611 million AZN (around 660 million USD).
21 February 2006 [16:41]
"Energy exchange between Azerbaijan & Russia - requirement of two independent energy systems for each other," said Marlen Asgarov, Azerenerji Vice-President.
21 February 2006 [09:58]
Last year cargo traffic in the Azerbaijani part of the Europe-Caucasus-Asia transport corridor increased by 14.6% in comparison with the previous year and was 46.7 million tons.
21 February 2006 [09:48]
The Azneft Production Union (PU) has started introduction of the nanotechnology in development wells due to the Conception of scientific-research works in oil industry for 2006-2010.
21 February 2006 [09:26]
The "Shimal" State District Power Station (SDPS) has been operating in optimal mode since the day before yesterday.
21 February 2006 [09:20]
It's planned to construct a module power station in Nakhchivan AR soon.
21 February 2006 [09:13]
The Azerbaijani delegation will visit Turkey on February 22 to participate in the East Mediterranean International Travel and Tourism Exhibition.
Society
21 February 2006 [21:02]
The Sabail district court held a legal proceeding on consideration of the lawsuit by Hajiaga Nuri, the chairman of the Azerbaijan Islamic Party (AIP), against the Central Election Committee (CEC) on Tuesday.
21 February 2006 [20:49]
The Azerbaijani Health Ministry denied information, spread by media, of 2 Azerbaijani children died of Bird flu on Pirallahy Peninsula.
21 February 2006 [20:44]
"Opening of the Russia's National Reserve Corporation's representative office will take place in Baku, the head of the National Reserve Bank of Russia," Yuri Kudimov said today.
21 February 2006 [16:32]
China imposed ban on import of poultry and poultry products from Azerbaijan and some countries.
21 February 2006 [13:09]
State Commission for Bird Flu, that controls activities of all relevant structures in the Republic of Azerbaijan told of measures plan and given appropriate instructions to ministries, organizations and region executive powers.
21 February 2006 [10:39]
Supreme Court will not apply to Hungarian court for Ramil Safarov's case.
21 February 2006 [10:27]
Lenkeran Deputy Mayor Ilham Huseynov states that local authorities, law enforcement bodies, relevant departments and organizations joined their activities to prevent Bird Flu in Lenkeran.
21 February 2006 [10:15]
Azerbaijani singer of Belarus Gunesh Abbasova could not get a license to participate in "Eurovision" contest.
21 February 2006 [09:54]
The State Social Protection Fund (SSPF) started distribution of plastic cards to pensioners in rural zones.
21 February 2006 [09:05]
Health Ministry (HM) Press informs that the Ministry has disclosed new medicines not suitable for usage.
21 February 2006 [08:55]
Mass die out has been registered in private poultry farms of Aghdam.
