News for 22 February 2006

Politics

22 February 2006 [21:30]

President Putin completed his visit to Azerbaijan

On Wednesday President of the Russian Federation Vladimir Putin has finished his working visit to Azerbaijan.
22 February 2006 [15:39]

Vladimir Putin to invite Armenian president to Moscow to discuss Karabakh

Russian President Vladimir Putin to invite Robert Kocherian for consultations on the Nagorno-Karabakh settlement.
22 February 2006 [12:31]

Russian MP: "All attempts of dialogue between Armenia and Azerbaijan end up with a failure"

"Dialogue between Azerbaijan and Armenia is necessary for settlement of the Nagorno Karabakh conflict."
22 February 2006 [12:11]

Zahid Orujov: "Azerbaijan won't house base to be used against Iran"

The deployment of foreign military bases in Azerbaijan that could possibly be used to attack Iran does not meet Azerbaijan's interests, said parliamentarian Zahid Orujov.
22 February 2006 [11:29]

Regulation of Nagorno Karabakh conflict to be more severe in 2-3 years

Russian Federation Council official for affaires with CIS and compatriots Vadim Gustov considers that the regulation of Nagorno Karabakh conflict will become more severe in 2 or 3 years.
22 February 2006 [11:21]

Steven Mann: "If the conflict is not solved in 2006, that will be a tragedy"

"I was in Rambouillet and I did not see that Kocharyan left the talks before it was over"
22 February 2006 [09:44]

Justice Ministry to discuss ANIP issue

The documents submitted to the Justice Ministry by both sides of ANIP party are being reviewed, and the issue will be discussed in the staff meeting soon.
22 February 2006 [09:28]

Abbas Abbasov: "Rental fee for the Gabala Radar Station not to be increased"

Despite natural gas imported to our country from Russia increased in price, Azerbaijan will not raise rental fee for the Gabala Radar Station.
22 February 2006 [09:18]

Azerbaijan and Switzerland will sign 4 documents

Foreign Ministry spokesman Tahir Taghizadeh informed that Swiss Foreign Minister Micheline Calmy-Ray will pay an official visit to Azerbaijan tomorrow.
22 February 2006 [08:59]

Protest action dedicated to Khojali genocide to be held in Strasbourg

The French Azerbaijani Students' Association (FASA) and Azerbaijan-France Culture Circle will stage demonstration in Strasbourg on February 25.
22 February 2006 [08:13]

Ilham Aliyev congratulated Dagestan President

President Ilham Aliyev sent a congratulation letter to Mukhu Aliyev who elected President of Dagestan.

Business

22 February 2006 [18:14]

"RusAl" plans to invest $1bn in Azerbaijan

"Russia's largest aluminium producer "Russian Aluminium" is planning to invest $1bn in aluminium's production in Azerbaijan," the First Deputy Premier Abbas Abbasov told journalists.
22 February 2006 [16:55]

Finance Minister: "Salaries to be increased in 2006"

The government plans to increase salaries of employees of companies financed from state budget except diplomats and governmental officials in 2006.
22 February 2006 [16:50]

State Property Management Committee re-registers leasing contracts

SPMC started work on new registration of concluded leasing contracts. Lesees are due to address to SPMS for re-registration of contracts.
22 February 2006 [15:21]

Negotiations between Azerbaijan and Russia's Stavropol region to be held

Azerbaijan can become transit country of Stavropol region on grain transportation
22 February 2006 [15:08]

?zerenerji JSC to manage Bayva-Enerji

The ?zerenerji Joint Stock Company (JSC) is holding negotiations with the government of Azerbaijan and is likely to commence managing the Bayva-Enerji company since March 1, the head of the ?zerenerji JSC Etibar Pirverdiyev told journalists on Wednesday.
22 February 2006 [14:51]

Moscow proposes oil transportation deal to Azerbaijan

"Russia has proposed to Azerbaijan a long-term agreement on oil transportation via the Baku-Novorossiisk pipeline," the Russian industry and energy minister said Wednesday.
22 February 2006 [14:49]

Russian-Azerbaijani business forum opens in Baku

Several hundred government officials, legislators and entrepreneurs from Russia and Azerbaijan gathered in the capital of Baku Wednesday to discuss ways of boosting economic cooperation between the two former Soviet republics.
22 February 2006 [12:25]

Two Azerbaijani-Russian agreements are signed

Session of the Azerbaijani-Russian economic commission, taken place, on February 21, in Baku, resulted in signing of two documents.
22 February 2006 [11:00]

Ministry of Finance to form supervising-inspection groups in 10 regions

Minimum salary can be increased by 33% this year.
22 February 2006 [10:31]

Arthur Lenk: "Israel's stance on Iran coincides with international community"

Israeli businessmen met with representatives of the northern regions at the Olympic Complex in Guba on February 21.
22 February 2006 [10:20]

One more tanker built in Nizhni Novgorod to be brought to Azerbaijan

The "Koroghlu" tanker built in the "Krasnoye Sormovo" (Nizhni Novgorod) enterprise of Russia will be brought to Azerbaijan in April-May this year.
22 February 2006 [10:14]

NRCR intends to participate in house-building in Azerbaijan

The National Reserve Corporation of Russia (NRCR) intends to participate in house-building projects in Azerbaijan.
22 February 2006 [09:34]

Total assets and credit portfolio of AtaBank reached AZM 159.4 billion

According to balance sheet indicators of the AtaBank Open Joint-Stock Company on 2005, total assets and credit portfolio totaled AZM 159,434.3 million and AZM 115,788.8 million respectively.
22 February 2006 [09:14]

Najaf Talibov: "Most of NGOs avoid audit inspections"

Avoidance of obligatory audit is concerned with existence of shortcomings in the activity and lack of financial transparency. It mostly relates NGOs operating in the country.
22 February 2006 [08:42]

Bank of Baku began banking operations with "American Express" checks

The Bank of Baku Commercial Bank (CB) has started implementation of all banking operations (purchase, sale, collection of payments) by means of "American Express" checks from today.

Society

22 February 2006 [15:17]

IT data on Azerbaijan to be published in March

It will be done during the scheduled presentation in March, the Ministry of Communications and Information Technologies (MCIT) said.
22 February 2006 [15:04]

Second hearings in Ramil Safarov's trial

On Tuesday the Pesht Central Court of Hungary held second hearings on the second process over Ramil Safarov.
22 February 2006 [11:09]

UAE Red Crescent Society delegation visits Azerbaijan

The United Arab Emirates (UAE) Red Crescent Society (RCS) delegation led by Saleh Muhammad al-Mullah, RCS Deputy Secretary on Donation projects, is on visit to Azerbaijan.
22 February 2006 [09:54]

Russia allows 25 Azerbaijani ships to navigate in its inland waters in 2006

Russia gave the Caspian Shipping Company (CSC) permission for 25 Azerbaijani ships to navigate in Russian inland waters in 2006.
22 February 2006 [09:04]

Pardon decree might be issued by Novruz holiday

"We do not know exactly whether any pardon decree will be issued on the eve of Novruz holiday", member of Pardon Commission, MP Azay Guliyev told.