News for 06 March 2006

Politics

06 March 2006 [19:57]

Azerbaijan denies Armenian allegation of breaking ceasefire

The Azerbaijani Defense Ministry denied Monday that its troops had again violated the ceasefire in the conflict zone with Armenia.
06 March 2006 [19:34]

Serge Sargsyan: "Azerbaijan's bid to extend NK talks threatens Armenia"

Azerbaijan's attempts to extend the settlement in the conflict surrounding the breakaway region of Nagorny Karabakh beyond the current framework pose a potential threat to Armenia, the Armenian defense minister said Monday.
06 March 2006 [18:52]

Turkish Ambassador: "Turkey can render military aid to Azerbaijan if war breaks out"

"If there is an agreement on creation of military alliance between Azerbaijan and Turkey, it can render military assistance to Azerbaijan in case Karabakh war breaks out," said Turkish Ambassador to Azerbaijan Turan Morali.
06 March 2006 [17:10]

British Ambassador: "All foreigners in Azerbaijan should treat sensitive to Khojaly tragedy"

Ambassador of Great Britain to Azerbaijan Laurie Bristow expressed his attitude to the incident in McDermott Company and said: "I consider all foreigners in Azerbaijan should treat sensitive to Khojaly tragedy."
06 March 2006 [17:03]

Further cooperation between Azerbaijan and Oman discussed

The issues of further cooperation between Azerbaijan and Oman have been discussed during the meeting of the Azerbaijani Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary Ambassador to Saudi Arabia, Elman Arasli with the Oman FM Yusef Alyavi and the Minister of Trade and Industry Mugbil bin Ali.
06 March 2006 [15:54]

Novruz Mammadov: "Armenia should not get into illusions with Nagorno Karabakh resolution"

"The last statement by the Armenian president cannot be regarded as something significant," said Novruz Mammadov, the Head of the Foreign Relationships Department of the President Office.
06 March 2006 [14:44]

Chairman of WAC to visit Baku

The Chairman of the World Azerbaijanis Congress (WAC) Djavad Derehti will arrive in Azerbaijan March 15, the WAC press service head Ali Nidjat informs.
06 March 2006 [14:23]

President's visit to Japan scheduled

Preparations for Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev's forthcoming official visit to Japan from 7 to 10 March are complete, as it's known from Azer Huseyn, the Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary Ambassador to Japan.
06 March 2006 [14:00]

Azeri Ambassador to Saudi Arabia received Kingdom's highest award

Elman Arasly, the Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary Ambassador of Azerbaijan to Saudi Arabia, has been awarded a highest order of the Kingdom for great contribution in the establishment and development of Azerbaijan and Saudi Arabia.
06 March 2006 [10:58]

Council of Europe mission to monitor monuments in Armenia and Azerbaijan

"We want Council of Europe fact-finding mission to monitor cultural and historical monuments not only in Azerbaijan, but also in Armenian regions where Azerbaijanis lived once," Azerbaijani FM Elmar Mammadyarov told journalists.
06 March 2006 [10:41]

KLO applied to Budapest City Court

Leader of the Karabakh Liberation Organization (KLO) Akif Naghi addressed a letter to Budapest City Court.
06 March 2006 [10:03]

Samad Seyidov: "New stage of Armenia-Azerbaijan relations appears"

Head of Azerbaijani delegation to PACE Samad Seyidov told journalists: "New stage appears in Armenia-Azerbaijan relations."
06 March 2006 [10:00]

Political parties in Azerbaijan to be financed by state budget

The political parties in Azerbaijan will be financed by the government as in Europe.
06 March 2006 [09:30]

Mayor of Kharkov: "Azerbaijani Diaspora is the pride of our city"

The Azerbaijani Ambassador to Ukraine Talat Aliyev being on a visit in Kharkov met with the head of the Executive Power of the city Vladimir Shumilkin.
06 March 2006 [09:10]

Musavat Party has two candidates in Sumgait-Apsheron Election Constituency #44

Musavat Party member Tahir Pasha said that he was registered as a candidate for reelections in Sumgait-Apsheron Election Constituency #44 on Saturday.
06 March 2006 [09:00]

UN former inspector, American analyst Scott Ritter: "US will attack Iran via Azerbaijan"

Washington has thought over a number of versions about attack on Iran.

Business

06 March 2006 [19:01]

Shore Overseas Azerbaijan rejected suggestion of Mortgage Fund

The Shore Overseas Azerbaijan non-banking credit organization (NBCO) refused to be an authorized credit organization in mortgage crediting process.
06 March 2006 [10:34]

Several Azerigas employees fired

Large meeting was held at Azerigas Closed Joint Stock Company.

Society

06 March 2006 [20:15]

Education Ministry plans to dispatch 1,300 teachers to remote rural schools

The Azerbaijani Education Ministry plans to dispatch 1,300 teachers to remote rural schools in 2006.
06 March 2006 [19:37]

Agriculture Minister orders to intensify precautions against Bird Flu

On Monday the Ministry of Agriculture held a staff meeting to discuss precautions against Bird Flu and the current situation regarding this problem.
06 March 2006 [18:58]

Azerbaijani ex-Minister of Health undergoes surgery

Azerbaijani ex-Health Minister Ali Insanov, who is detained in Boyukshor Treatment Center of the Main Office for Execution of Court Decisions (MOECD), will undergo a medical surgery.
06 March 2006 [18:47]

Adil Ismaylov met with Ramil Safarov

The lawyer Adil Ismaylov met on March 6 with Ramil Safarov who is charged with the murder of the Armenian officer Gurgen Markaryan and is currently in the Budapest prison.
06 March 2006 [18:30]

"Azadlig" correspondent Fikret Huseynli was attacked

Assailants abducted and severely beat up a reporter who works for an Azerbaijani opposition newspaper.
06 March 2006 [17:04]

Barmek will apply to international court

No official notification has been received by the Barmek Azerbaijan Electricity Network Limited Liability Company (LLC) on initiating of a criminal case against the Company by the Prosecutor's Office of the Republic.
06 March 2006 [10:21]

Temperature will rise in a few days

Air temperature will rise at the territory of Azerbaijan in a few days.
06 March 2006 [10:18]

31 March to be marked in all educational institutions

31 March-Day of Genocide of Azerbaijanis will be marked in all educational intuitions of the country. Education Minister Misir Mardanov signed an order in this connection.
06 March 2006 [10:16]

Bird flu officially found in Georgia

Georgia's leading veterinary official said Monday that bird flu had been confirmed in the country's Black Sea autonomy of Adzharia.
06 March 2006 [10:09]

Azerbaijan becomes member of AIESEC

AIESEC, world's largest student organization, held a global meeting of current 90 member countries and potential member countries for 2006-2007 in the Netherlands from February 23 to March 3.
06 March 2006 [09:43]

Broiler farm employee hospitalized

Worker of Safali-broiler applied to Baku Child Infectious Hospital # 7.
06 March 2006 [09:35]

Waterspout kills two brothers in Lenkeran

Two brothers Rovshan and Seymour Abbasov became victims of strong waterspout in the sea while they were fishing in a boat at the night of March from 3 to 4.
06 March 2006 [09:25]

Teymour Rajabov failed to win Levon Aronyan

The second half of Linares-2006 chess tournament started in Spain.
06 March 2006 [09:20]

Asma Jahangir: "I witnessed that relevant officials slightly violate guarantee of religious freedom"

UN Commission on Human Rights Special Rapporteur's visit to Azerbaijan came to the end.
06 March 2006 [09:05]

William Amoss: "Rumours about vaccine is not true"

On Suturday a press conference was held on monitoring of national immunization campaign against measles and rubella, which was launched on 27 February in Azerbaijan.