News for 28 February 2006
Politics
28 February 2006 [17:38]
The chairman of the Party for Democratic Reforms (PDR), a MP Asim Mollazade met with the Group Leader of the Alliance of Liberals and Democrats for Europe (ALDE) Graham Watson.
28 February 2006 [17:32]
The Venice Commission of the Council of Europe has not received any appeal from the Azerbaijani government on injection of changes into the elections legislation, said Tatyana Mychelova, a spokesman for the VC Secretariat.
28 February 2006 [15:54]
President of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev received today the Secretary General of the Organization of Islamic Conference (OIC) Ekmeleddin Ihsanoglu.
28 February 2006 [15:19]
President Ilham Aliyev will pay an official visit to Japan on 7-10 March.
28 February 2006 [12:01]
OSCE Minsk Group co-chairs discussed the Rambouillet meeting and informed the OSCE Chairman about it.
28 February 2006 [11:23]
Yesterday PFPA leader Ali Karimli met with European Parliamentary group led by Graham Watson, head of Alliance of Liberals and Democrats for Europe (ALDE).
28 February 2006 [11:16]
Demonstrations on the anniversary of the Khojali genocide were held in several cities of South Azerbaijan. Over 70 protesters were detained by the law enforcement bodies.
28 February 2006 [10:46]
"PACE approaches by-elections to Milli Majlis very seriously, and will send enough observers for these elections," Council of Europe Parliamentary Assembly (PACE) Monitoring Committee co-rapporteur on Azerbaijan Andres Herkel told.
28 February 2006 [10:33]
Milli Majlis press service informs that spring session of Milli Majlis will begin on March 1.
28 February 2006 [10:28]
Armenian citizens Arthur Apresyan and Roman Teryan, who took refuge in Azerbaijan several years ago and detained in the Ministry of National Security (MNS), have left Azerbaijan.
28 February 2006 [09:47]
Activist of national freedom movement Elman Mustafazadeh, who has been living in European countries for many years, was detained by Dutch police.
28 February 2006 [09:10]
"Azerbaijan's suggestion of establishing Parliamentary Assembly of Turk States has been approved by all. The format of the Assembly is to be discussed," Turkey-Azerbaijan Interparliamentary Friendship Group co-chair Nizami Jafarov stated.
28 February 2006 [01:52]
Azerbaijanis, living in Georgia, are not satisfied with additional issue of 0.5-hectare lands. In reality it does not solve their problems, as the lands are very small and this process is carried out in slow temp.
28 February 2006 [01:12]
On Monday Aydin Aliyev, the Chairman of the State Customs Committee (SCC), received Afshar Suleymani, the Iranian Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary Ambassador to Azerbaijan.
28 February 2006 [00:41]
President Ilham Aliyev is going to make a tour to Evlakh, Barda and Agdam districts. President intends to take part in opening of number of objects, hold meetings with the public and the regional authorities.
28 February 2006 [00:24]
The Speaker of the Azerbaijan Parliament Ogtay Asadov received today the Head of the political group of the European Liberals and Democrats Alliance (ALDE) Graham Watson.
28 February 2006 [00:04]
The Azerbaijan Foreign Minister (FM) Elmar Mammadyarov has received the UN Commission special rapporteur on Human Rights and Freedom of religion or belief Mrs. Asma Jahangir.
Business
28 February 2006 [17:40]
Iran Air applied to the AZAL State Concern over the flight frequency increase on the Tehran-Baku route.
28 February 2006 [17:31]
"Cooperation with Azerbaijan in the non-oil sector will become a priority sector for Japanese government in the bilateral relationship," Tadahiro Abe, the Japanese Ambassador to Azerbaijan, told journalists on Tuesday.
28 February 2006 [14:58]
National Bank of Turkmenistan called on Azerbaijani government to resume talks on settlement of question on debt of Azerbaijan to the country.
28 February 2006 [11:31]
Clients of the International Bank of Azerbaijan (IBA) will be able to use microchip-cards of the Bank in Metro stations as well.
28 February 2006 [11:08]
A conference on investment opportunities in our republic will be held in Zurich city of Switzerland on March 9 with participation the Ministry of Economic Development (MED) of Azerbaijan and other state authorities.
28 February 2006 [10:53]
Forum with participation of Azerbaijani businessmen will be held in the capital of Japan, Tokyo on March 8.
28 February 2006 [10:20]
The Minister of Communication and Information Technologies Ali Abbasov attended the meeting of the XII General Assembly of the Standing Committee on Scientific and Technological Cooperation of the Islamic Conference Organization (COMSTECH) held in Islamabad on February 21-24.
28 February 2006 [09:26]
The Azerenergy Open Joint-Stock Company (OJSC) signed a memorandum with the RAO EES Company of Russia on parallel operation of the power supply systems of the two countries.
28 February 2006 [09:19]
Construction of the Sheki module power plant is intensively implemented.
Society
28 February 2006 [17:43]
"Around 20 Iranian citizens, serving their sentence in Azerbaijan, will be extradited in early March," said Zafar Gafarov, the head of the International Legal Cooperation Department of the Azerbaijani Justice Minsitry.
28 February 2006 [11:54]
Foundation named after Azerbaijani National Hero Asif Maharramov (Fred Asif).
28 February 2006 [11:21]
The Bird Flu State Commission told that the virus was found in the samples taken from Gilezi Poultry Farm.
28 February 2006 [11:10]
"Karabakh is under discussion" book was presented today by the support of Humanitarian Investigation Society.
28 February 2006 [10:37]
The Council of Europe Information Office in Azerbaijan organizes Seminar Workshops for Journalists on the Structure, Standards and Activities of the Council of Europe.
28 February 2006 [10:02]
The investigation on all the members of the criminal gang, led by the ex-director of Crime Investigation Department, Interior Ministry, Haji Mammadov, is over.
28 February 2006 [09:57]
Education Ministry told that they worked out the list of schools planned to be built by the support of Heydar Aliyev Foundation.
28 February 2006 [09:39]
Ex-health minister Ali Insanov's lawyer Togrul Babayev told that Ali Insanov's health suddenly deteriorated on February 25.
28 February 2006 [09:32]
The roof of a Moscow market collapsed early Thursday, killing at least 65 people and 29 are injured. Unknown number of people are still trapped under the wreckage.
28 February 2006 [09:04]
Yesterday national campaign of vaccination against measles and German measles was launched.
28 February 2006 [01:27]
The program of measures on acceleration of Baku villages socio-economic development has been approved today by the Azerbaijan President Ilham Aliyev.
