News for 23 January 2007
Politics
23 January 2007 [23:53]
The presentation ceremony of the new techniques bought by State Border Service was held on Tuesday.
23 January 2007 [23:48]
Speaker of Milli Majlis Ogtay Asadov received the parliamentarian of Israel Knesset Yosef Shagal.
23 January 2007 [21:55]
The foreign ministers of Armenia and Azerbaijan met in Moscow on Tuesday to resume their discussions on an international plan to resolve the Nagorno Karabakh conflict.
23 January 2007 [21:45]
Deputy Foreign Minister of Azerbaijan Khalaf Khalafov has met the delegation led by the First Deputy Foreign Minister of Poland Pavel Koval, January 22, press center of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs told.
23 January 2007 [21:40]
The mechanism of the Commonwealth of Independent States /CIS/ is not working and the organizations need reforms, the Deputy Chief of the Administration of the President in Azerbaijan Elnur Aslanov said.
23 January 2007 [21:21]
"We want to send a mission to Azerbaijan in the same composition as the one to Georgia," said Peter Semneby, special representative of the EU for South Caucasus.
23 January 2007 [21:19]
One more law on fighting against corruption will be adopted in Azerbaijan. Milli Majlis is going to discuss a draft law on Actions on terrorism financing and legalization of unlawful incomes at the spring session.
23 January 2007 [21:15]
The meeting of the Monitoring Committee held in the frame of PACE winter session. The meeting discussed Azerbaijan's PACE commitments.
23 January 2007 [21:10]
Unofficial meeting of the heads of GUAM member states (Georgia, Ukraine, Azerbaijan, Moldova) delegations to the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE) will be held on Tuesday.
23 January 2007 [17:11]
"It is Armenia and Armenian people who suffer from the situation in South Caucasus region most. No country in the world will recognize the results of Armenia's aggressive policy. The only result Armenia has achieved is its isolation from numerous economic projects," said Nikolai Zlobin, Director of Russian and Asian Programs of US World Security Institution.
23 January 2007 [16:51]
"The negotiations on settlement of Nagorno Karabakh conflict shouldn't be carried out in previous methods. It needs a new base for the settlement of the conflict," said Nikolai Zlobin, Director of Russian and Asian Programs of US World Security Institution.
23 January 2007 [16:23]
"There is no problem in commencing government-opposition dialogue. The problem is we can not make direct contact with Ali Ahmadov and call him to take concrete steps and begin the dialogue," said first deputy chief of Azerbaijan Democratic Party Sardar Jalaloglu.
23 January 2007 [15:39]
Azerbaijani Ambassador to Germany interviewed by the APA.
23 January 2007 [15:36]
"Armenian military leadership can not say that Azerbaijani Armed Forces leave Armenian Army behind in fighting readiness, buying technique, moral and psychological readiness and fulfilling battle tasks," Azerbaijani President's adviser for military and security affairs Vahid Aliyev said, taking a stance on Armenian Defense Minister Serge Sarkisian's statement that Armenian Armed Forces leave Azerbaijani Armed Forces behind.
23 January 2007 [15:35]
"Last year was very successful for the State Border Service. Modern technical equipment was applied in the protection of borders," State Border Service chief, lieutenant-general Elchin Guliyev said.
23 January 2007 [13:13]
The member of the Azerbaijani delegation to the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe, MP Rafael Huseynov presented the CE Committee of Ministers a document named "New threats to Azerbaijan's territorial integrity and cultural heritage Armenia."
23 January 2007 [12:41]
The killing of Armenian journalist last week further widens the gap between Turkey and Europe.
23 January 2007 [12:14]
Chairman of Milli Majlis Ogtay Asadov met with the First Deputy Foreign Minister of Poland Pavel Koval, January 22.
23 January 2007 [12:10]
The OSCE Ministerial Troika met on Monday and agreed the Organization remained committed to maintaining a mission in Kosovo after a future status agreement.
23 January 2007 [00:24]
Speaker of the Parliament Ogtay Asadov received the State Secretary of Foreign Ministry of Poland Pavel Koval.
23 January 2007 [00:21]
State Committee for Public Properties Management doesn't discuss the appeal of Azerbaijan People Front Party concerning to be offered a headquarters.
23 January 2007 [00:19]
If Baku Major's Office does not let Azadliq block hold rallies on January 26, the members of Azerbaijan Democratic Party ADP will not participate in the rallies.
Business
23 January 2007 [23:59]
Three more villages of Gedebey are planned to be supplied with gas.
23 January 2007 [21:48]
The weighted average exchange prices made up 0,8711 AZN for 1 US dollar in the Baku Interbank Currency Exchange on January 23.
23 January 2007 [21:46]
A delegation of the Islamic Development Bank (IDB) led by F. Maaruf visited Azerbaijan from January 15 to 22, public relations department of IDPs Social Development Fund said.
23 January 2007 [21:44]
President Ilham Aliyev received at the Presidential Palace Mogens Bay, the Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of the American Valmont Industries, Inc.
23 January 2007 [21:07]
Russia's largest mobile handset retailer Euroset has opened its first store in Azerbaijan, the company said in a press release Tuesday.
23 January 2007 [17:06]
Israel needs to prepare for upcoming world energy shortages, Infrastructure Minister Binyamin Ben Eliezer told the Herzliya Conference Tuesday.
23 January 2007 [17:02]
Production from the first well in Shah Deniz Field, the giant one in the Azerbaijani sector of the Caspian, has been indefinitely suspended since Monday, Jan. 22.
23 January 2007 [15:48]
Chief of the Georgian state-run Railway Company Irakli Ezugbaia is in Baku on January 23 to discuss the technical details of a regional railway project that will link Azerbaijan with Turkey via Georgia.
23 January 2007 [15:43]
Azerbaijan's trade surplus in 2006 amounted to $1.107 billion, which is 650% more than in 2005, State Customs Committee Chairman Aydin Aliyev said at a meeting of the Cabinet of Ministers on Monday.
23 January 2007 [15:42]
An Iranian diplomat said on Tuesday that electricity supplied by Iran to Azerbaijan will increase from the current 280mw to 800mw next Iranian year after an expansion project for erection of a number of transfer lines is completed.
23 January 2007 [12:02]
Azerbaijan's President Ilham Aliyev said late on Monday that his oil-rich country could live without Russian gas after facing steep price rises for imports from Kremlin-controlled gas giant Gazprom.
23 January 2007 [00:41]
Syrian Minister of Economy and Trade Amer Lutfi Hosni on Monday discussed with the Ambassador of Azerbaijan in Amman Elman Arsali economic cooperation between Syria and Azerbaijan and means of boosting them.
23 January 2007 [00:35]
European Bank for Reconstruction and Development intends to join the founders of MilliCard Procesing Center.
23 January 2007 [00:34]
Industry and Energy Ministry of Azerbaijan has commenced to work out 2007-12 State Program for Industry Development.
23 January 2007 [00:32]
A delegation from Georgia has visited Baku to have talks on the financing of Baku-Tbilisi-Akhalkalaki-Kars railway project.
23 January 2007 [00:31]
The weighted average exchange price made up 0.8712 AZN/USD at trading sessions at the Baku Interbank Currency Exchange today.
23 January 2007 [00:28]
Construction of an oil refinery and necessary infrastructure requires investment of US$5 billion, the SOCAR President Rovnag Abdullayev said.
23 January 2007 [00:11]
President of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev issued a decree on increase of basic pensions according to the age.
23 January 2007 [00:07]
Baku Metro announced a tender on purchase of 220 tons of R-50 rails for 2007.
23 January 2007 [00:06]
SOCAR plans to drill a new exploration well in Nakhchivan oilfield this year.
23 January 2007 [00:05]
Karasu Operating Company (KAOC), dealing with exploration and development of the Mishovdag and Kelameddin oil fields onshore Azerbaijan, produced 279,600 tons of oil during the period January-November, 2006, 37,066 tons up from the same period last year.
23 January 2007 [00:03]
A delegation of Kuwait Audit Bureau will visit Azerbaijan in the nearest future.
Society
23 January 2007 [23:58]
The officials of the State Veterinary Service have been sent to Berde to investigate the fact of mass death of poultries in village of Gilinjli.
23 January 2007 [23:54]
Azerbaijan's Court of Grave Crimes presided over judge Mursel Aliyev will begin on Wednesday the trial of the soldier of Military Unit N Ruslan Mayilov.
23 January 2007 [23:52]
Chinese citizens engaged in trading in Baku had a quarrel.
23 January 2007 [23:50]
A group of 45 local and Korean doctors held free medical examination in Gabala by the support of Seoul-Baku (SEBA) Azerbaijan-Korean Cultural Exchange Association and Azerbaijan Taekwondo Federation.
23 January 2007 [21:17]
Most members of Haji Mammadov's gang that were kept in the detention ward of National Security ministry were transferred to Bayil Investigation ward.
23 January 2007 [21:14]
President Ilham Aliyev issued a decree on 50% increase of salaries of members of National Science Academy institutes and research centers.
23 January 2007 [17:09]
The heat will be above the average climate norm in summer in Azerbaijan.
23 January 2007 [13:41]
Penitentiary Service Medical Institution diagnosed the health problems of Akif Muradverdiyev, President's Office ex-Administrative Office chief.
23 January 2007 [12:44]
19,045 criminal cases were recorded in Azerbaijan in 2006, 1,711 or 9% of which are grievous crimes.
23 January 2007 [12:18]
Last year 15 000 earthquake shocks recorded by seismographs in far and near territories of Azerbaijan.
23 January 2007 [00:26]
Azerbaijan's ecological problems will be discussed at the 15th economic and environmental forum of OSCE member states.
23 January 2007 [00:23]
On Monday, 120th meeting of World Health Organization (WHO) Executive Committee (EC) commenced.
23 January 2007 [00:15]
Azerbaijani Bar Association chief Azer Tagiyev and member of the presidium Ikram Shirinov was on official visit to Hungary at the invitation of Hungarian Bar Association.
23 January 2007 [00:14]
The meeting of Culture, Science and Education Committee was held within the winter session of Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe.
