News for 26 January 2007
Politics
26 January 2007 [22:07]
US Navy nuclear submarines maintaining vigil off the coast of Iran indicate that the Pentagon's military plans include not only control over navigation in the Persian Gulf but also strikes against Iranian targets, a former commander of the Russian Black Sea Fleet, Admiral Eduard Baltin has told the Interfax news agency.
26 January 2007 [21:53]
International mediators discussed efforts to resolve the Nagorno Karabakh conflict with President Robert Kocharian in Yerevan on Friday, ending their latest round of regional shuttle diplomacy without making any public statements.
26 January 2007 [18:50]
Azerbaijani and Armanian delegations to PACE made a decision at the meeting held within plenary session of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe to begin direct dialogues on the Nagorno Karabakh conflict.
26 January 2007 [18:24]
Police in Azerbaijan broke up a demonstration organized by opposition activists on Friday, hitting protesters with truncheons and detaining more than 10 people.
26 January 2007 [18:14]
Armenia repeated an earlier offer. The atmosphere generated during Hrant Dink's funeral allowed the offer from Armenia to bring about a new point of view. The Armenians are saying, "Let's start a dialogue without any prerequisites so that we can establish a diplomatic relationship." Turkey has insistently rejected the same offer before.
26 January 2007 [16:45]
Hundreds of people, including Greece's former Foreign Minister George Papandreou, crammed to the courtyard of a mosque Friday for the funeral of Ismail Cem, a charismatic former foreign minister who died after a battle with lung cancer, aged 67.
26 January 2007 [16:30]
"The negotiations will be effective when agreement will be achieved on conception that is clear for Azerbaijani side. Only in that case we can achieve progress in the settlement of the conflict in the framework of this process," Deputy Foreign Minister Araz Azimov said when expressing his stance on the negotiations on the settlement of Nagorno Karabakh conflict.
26 January 2007 [16:29]
"Armenian's unconstructive position impedes the influence of any effort on the settlement of Nagorno Karabakh conflict," head of the Azerbaijani delegation to OSCE Parliamentary Assembly, vice-speaker Bahar Muradova said.
26 January 2007 [16:26]
The leadership of Milli Majlis (MM) will protest to PACE for not being given floor in the discussions of Armenian commitments during the last session of PACE, Parliamentarian Bahar Muradova told the journalists.
26 January 2007 [16:25]
It was defined that the soldier of Azerbaijani Army Tofig Hajibabayev who was missing during Dashalti operation in 1992 is in Yerevan for 15 years.
26 January 2007 [16:17]
The next assembly of CIS Foreign Ministers Council will be held in the capital of Kazakhstan Astana on April 25.
26 January 2007 [16:16]
President of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe Ren? van der Linden interviewed by the APA European bureau.
26 January 2007 [12:15]
The member of the Azerbaijani delegation to the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe, parliamentarian Rafael Huseynov gave a written question to the CE Committee of Ministers.
26 January 2007 [12:09]
"OSCE supports the attempts of power and opposition to come to joint opinion," said acting head of OSCE Baku Office Robin Seaward.
26 January 2007 [10:58]
Armenia is not nervous for Azerbaijan's active arming, stated Chief of the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Armenia colonel-general Mikayel Harutyunyan.
26 January 2007 [01:49]
Foreign mediators trying to resolve a long-standing territorial dispute between Armenia and Azerbaijan voiced optimism, but appeared to diverge Thursday on whether the resolution of Kosovo's final status would be a firm precedent.
26 January 2007 [01:20]
Speaker of Milli Majlis Ogtay Asadov received the members of Azerbaijani-Greek Friendship Group led by Maximos Harakopoulos.
26 January 2007 [01:00]
Azerbaijan Path Political Movement chairman Ilgar Gasimov had an operation again.
26 January 2007 [00:56]
Leadership of the Azerbaijan Democrat Party (ADP) has decided to participate in the rally to be held by Musavat Party on January 28.
26 January 2007 [00:39]
Azadiq bloc made changes in its decision on rally.
26 January 2007 [00:29]
"Establishing Association of Israelis of Azeri origin is a good idea," said Israeli Ambassador to Azerbaijan Arthur Lenk.
Business
26 January 2007 [22:08]
Norway is to provide Azerbaijan with funding worth US$1.5M to develop small hydroelectric power plants in the country.
26 January 2007 [21:58]
McDermott Caspian Contractors Inc., a U.S.-based design and engineering company, said Friday it has been granted a contract by a subsidiary of Russia's largest crude producer, LUKoil, to build an oil pipeline along the bottom of the Caspian Sea.
26 January 2007 [18:28]
President of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev who is participating in the World Economic Forum in Davos met with the Chairman of Microsoft Corporation, Bill Gates.
26 January 2007 [16:36]
In spite the fact that Georgia can not receive gas from Shah Deniz any more, the country will have no problems at all, Azerbaijan Ministry of Energy states.
26 January 2007 [16:23]
Director of State Agency for Standardization, Metrology and Patents Ramiz Hasanov interviewed by the APA.
26 January 2007 [16:18]
As Yanukovych said, Ukraine and Azerbaijan consider likelihood of creating a consortium of oil transportation to Europe together with Russia and Kazakhstan.
26 January 2007 [13:14]
Economic Court #1 has considered the appeal of ANS Group of Companies on ministry's decision.
26 January 2007 [01:29]
Germany's Select Energy GmbH has won the tender announced by the SOCAR Department for Marketing and Economic Operations.
26 January 2007 [01:18]
26 January 2007 [01:14]
Azerbaijan Micro Finance Bank (AMMB) has opened a new branch in capital's Sabayel district.
26 January 2007 [01:12]
Karasu Operating Company (KAOC), dealing with exploration and development of the Mishovdag and Kelameddin onshore oilfields in Azerbaijan, produced 4,648,000 cu m of gas during 2006, 23.9% down from the previous year.
26 January 2007 [01:10]
Salyan Oil, dealing with development of Kursengi-Garabagli onshore fields, produced 43,127,000 cubic meters of gas during 2006, 21.2% up from previous year.
26 January 2007 [01:08]
Azerbaijan's ALFA Insurance raised insurance fees collection 23% to AZN 995,600 and more than tripled insurance payment, year-over-year, to AZN 145,600.
26 January 2007 [01:02]
Azerbaijan State Statistical Committee released macroeconomic performance indicators, saying the country's gross domestic product grew to AZN 17,735,800 last year.
26 January 2007 [00:43]
Azerbaijan produced agricultural products worth AZN 1,894,731,200 last year.
26 January 2007 [00:34]
"Our trade and economic partnership is the basis of the relations between Azerbaijan and Russia," said representative of Russia's Trade mission to Azerbaijan Yuri Shedrin.
Society
26 January 2007 [21:07]
"I will attend the meeting of the National Television and Radio Council if I am invited," taking a stance on National Television and Radio Council chief Nushiravan Maharramli's statement in the press, ANS Group of Companies President Vahid Mustafayev told.
26 January 2007 [16:43]
Michel Platini was voted in as UEFA's new president on Friday, ending Lennart Johansson's 17-year reign in European soccer's top job by just four votes.
26 January 2007 [16:28]
The analysis of Salyan resident, 14 year-old Alesker Askerov being cured in Scientific Institute of Resperatory Diseases will be sent to World Health Organization reference laboratory.
26 January 2007 [16:14]
Azerbaijani and Armenian Football Federations' officials held a meeting in Dusseldorf, Germany.
26 January 2007 [16:11]
The weather will change at night of January 28 to 29 in northern and western regions of Azerbaijan after abnormal weather.
26 January 2007 [13:12]
Milli Majlis will consider the draft law on Education on February 6.
26 January 2007 [11:10]
Young children work illegally to support their impoverished families - with the government seemingly turning a blind eye.
26 January 2007 [01:27]
Azerbaijan Labor and Social Protection Ministry has worked out Social Rehabilitation Program for families in low incomes.
26 January 2007 [01:25]
Scientific conference devoted to famous Azerbaijani poet, thinker and philosopher Nizami Ganjavi's life and literary activity was held in Mark Bloch University in Strasbourg, France.
26 January 2007 [01:22]
Social Union for Women Problems "Clean World" made a statement on increase of HIV/AIDS in Azerbaijan.
26 January 2007 [01:15]
On Jan. 1, 2007, the Azerbaijani-language services of both the Voice of America and Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty (which is known locally as Radio Azadliq) launched a new 24/7 FM broadcast stream to the Azerbaijani capital of Baku. The new station, known as Baku 101.7 FM, is heard in Baku and its suburbs, which comprise 40% of Azerbaijan's total population.
26 January 2007 [00:58]
The opening of the new detention ward constructed in Nakhchivan will be held in summer.
26 January 2007 [00:54]
United Nations Department of Public Information in Baku organized observance of the International Day for the Commemoration of the Victims of Holocaust.
26 January 2007 [00:52]
Bill on Education will be discussed in the Ministry of Education, State Student Admission Commission and in all relevant structures, parliamentarian Bahar Muradova said.
26 January 2007 [00:48]
The amount allocated for education sector increased by 33% in 2006 and by 47% in 2007. Investments in the sphere of education were AZN48 million last year, it will be AZN82 million in 2007, Education Minister Misir Mardanov said at the board meeting.
26 January 2007 [00:46]
Agasi Mammadov, returning to the boxing ring after 18 months, stopped fighting in Azerbaijani championship held in Baku Sport Palace.
26 January 2007 [00:41]
The delegation led by Zahid Akman, head of Turkey's Supreme Board of Radio and Television will visit Azerbaijan in spring.
26 January 2007 [00:36]
Azerbaijani champion Baku FC stopped fighting in CIS and Baltic football championship at quaterfinal.
26 January 2007 [00:27]
"Quota should be increased for Azerbaijani students in Russia's higher educational institutions," said Russian Ambassador to Azerbaijan Vasili Istratov.
