News for 25 February 2006
Politics
25 February 2006 [19:56]
"The statement on plans of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE) to send mission to Nakhchivan for clarifying the circumstances of the allegedly destroyed Armenian historical monuments is wrong," said the head of the Azerbaijan parliamentary delegation to PACE Samed Seyidov.
25 February 2006 [19:48]
The State Border Service (SBS) of Azerbaijan plans to hold exercises on the country's inner territorial waters, the SBS head Elchin Guliyev has told journalists today.
25 February 2006 [19:38]
"The exact day of the next consultations in Washington over the Nagorny Karabakh settlement of the OSCE Minsk Group co-chairs is not identified yet," the Azerbaijani Foreign Minister Elmar Mammadyarov told journalists today.
25 February 2006 [19:33]
The Azerbaijan president Ilham Aliyev has laid a wreath today to the monument of the Khojaly genocide victims.
25 February 2006 [19:20]
The European Parliament based in Brussels hosted on Friday a large-scientific and practical conference dedicated to 14th anniversary of Khojaly genocide at the initiative of the Council of World Azerbaijani (CWA).
25 February 2006 [19:10]
On behalf of his government the diplomat congratulated Asadov with his election to the post of Speaker and wished him all successes in his activities.
25 February 2006 [11:08]
Yesterday the Azerbaijan's Way Political Movement staged a protest outside the UN headquarters in Moscow and Armenian Embassy in Kuwait according to Khojali genocide's eve.
25 February 2006 [10:43]
A conference called "Innovative sources of funding development" will be held on February 28 in Paris.
25 February 2006 [10:37]
14th anniversary of the Khojaly Genocide was commemorated in "Youth Palace" in Tbilisi.
25 February 2006 [10:14]
Hasret Rustamov, Azerbaijan Democratic Party (ADP) Deputy Chief told that "Azadlig" bloc member parties have to select their candidates for formation of Party Assembly by March 1. The Assembly is intended to be formed at the meeting of the Chairmen's Council.
25 February 2006 [10:11]
The Yeni Azerbaijan Party (YAP) identified its candidates to four of ten constituencies where parliamentary by-elections to be held.
25 February 2006 [09:28]
"I hope we shall soon celebrate opening of Baku-Tbilisi-Ceyhan oil pipeline in Ceyhan. Turkey has already received oil, and final completion work is underway," Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev told the Turkish NTV channel.
25 February 2006 [09:18]
Chairman of Defense Committee of the Southern Azerbaijan National Awareness Movement, Jahandar Bayoglu held a press conference on "Southern Azerbaijan in US-Iran relations".
Business
25 February 2006 [20:11]
Some technical and juridical issues were not yet coordinated.
25 February 2006 [10:19]
Opening ceremony of "Imishli Sugar Mill" is planned to be held these days.
25 February 2006 [10:06]
Azerbaijan's technical capability allows the country to purchase up to 2 billion cubic metres of natural gas from Iran every year.
25 February 2006 [09:55]
The length of the surface Baku-Sumgait line to be 26 kilometers.
25 February 2006 [09:43]
The Head of the Azerigas Close Joint-Stock Company (CJSC) Alikhan Malikov held a press-conference on the last year results and work to be implemented in 2006.
25 February 2006 [09:11]
Reconstruction of the first power unit of the Nakhchivan Gas-Turbine Power Plant has been completed and the unit is currently being tested.
25 February 2006 [09:06]
Microchip cards will be sold in all offices of the Baku Metro starting from March 1.
25 February 2006 [08:59]
Deposit certificates of the Bank Standard Commercial Bank (CB) were registered by the State Committee for Securities.
Society
25 February 2006 [20:17]
Allakhshukur Pashazade, head of Caucasian Muslim Religious Department, strongly condemned the bombing of mosques and recent violence in Iraq.
25 February 2006 [19:52]
"Materials on Khojali genocide investigation are ready for submission to the international court," Zakir Garalov, the Attorney General, said to journalists.
25 February 2006 [15:30]
President of McDermott Caspian Contractors, Inc. Ben Houser apologized for the incident.
25 February 2006 [10:28]
Two arrested villagers of Damya Gorarkhi village of Marneuli region are expected to be set free.
25 February 2006 [10:03]
The sheikh of all Caucasus, Haji Allahshukur Pashazadeh, told journalists that the Office of Caucasian Muslims would move from "Taza Pir" mosque due to beginning of repair works.
25 February 2006 [09:02]
The Khojali genocide of Azerbaijanis will be commemorated in front of monument "The Khojali genocide" in the capital on February 25.
