News for 31 January 2007
Politics
31 January 2007 [18:40]
The OSCE Office in Baku and the Organization's Representative on Freedom of the Media expressed profound concern today over new instances of imprisonment of journalists in Azerbaijan.
31 January 2007 [17:06]
Marco Barsotti UN resident coordinator and UNDP resident representative, whose tenure ended in Azerbaijan, will leave Azerbaijan on February 3.
31 January 2007 [17:01]
"Azerbaijan has the right to restore its territorial integrity, and no one can deprive us of it. We won't give up this right either," Foreign Affairs Ministry press and information policy department chief Tahir Tagizade told while commenting on Armenian Foreign Minister Vardan Oskanian's statement during his visit in Netherlands that Azerbaijan will never dare to attack Armenia.
31 January 2007 [16:20]
Interview with the Head of the US Embassy Public Affairs Department.
31 January 2007 [15:13]
Today, Communication and Information Technologies Ministry has held seminar concerning the end of tenure of Marco Barsotti UN resident coordinator and UNDP resident representative.
31 January 2007 [14:50]
New appointments have been implemented in Turkey Foreign Ministry.
31 January 2007 [13:43]
The legislative issues of spring session of Milli Majlis include 28 bills, the chief of MM press service Akif Nasirov informs.
31 January 2007 [13:29]
Press Secretary of Azerbaijani Parliament Akif Nasirov held a press conference today.
31 January 2007 [10:52]
A ceremony to sign Azerbaijan-France intergovernmental documents took place at Matignion Palace with President of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev and Prime Minister of France Dominique De Villepin in attendance.
31 January 2007 [10:51]
President of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev and Prime Minister of France Dominique De Villepin met at Matignion Palace in Paris on January 30.
31 January 2007 [10:47]
OSCE Office in Baku will hold a roundtable on the theme "Armed Forces Welfare and the Democratic Society" on February 13-14.
31 January 2007 [10:35]
President Alexander Lukashenko approved the contract on socio-economic cooperation between Belarus and Azerbaijan by 2015.
31 January 2007 [10:34]
Deputy Assistant Secretary of State for Public Affairs, Ms. Coleen Graffy will come to Azerbaijan next week, said Jonathan Henick, head of public affairs department of U.S. embassy.
31 January 2007 [10:32]
Milli Majlis Office chief Safa Mirzoyev received Greek European Law Center director Spiridon Flogaitis.
Business
31 January 2007 [23:53]
The prices for the newspapers published in Azerbaijan Printing House will rise from tomorrow, the director of the Printing House Agabey Askerov told.
31 January 2007 [17:28]
Azerfon LLC, the third GSM operator in Azerbaijan, will start up within a month.
31 January 2007 [16:43]
"The electronic war between Azerbaijan and Armenia appears undesirable. Azerbaijan enjoys much more technical and financial potential (levers), so this hostility is likely to harm Armenia more," Azerbaijan's Information and Technologies Minister, Ali Abbasov, stated.
31 January 2007 [13:24]
Azerbaijan State Railway Company (ADDY) is negotiating with South Korean companies on use of fast trains in Azerbaijan.
31 January 2007 [11:28]
31 January 2007 [11:24]
The mood at the Cheryomushkinsky market in southwest Moscow, normally a buzzing Oriental bazaar with a hubbub of diverse accents from the Caucasus and Central Asia, is subdued: One-third of the stalls stand empty.
31 January 2007 [11:17]
On January 30, President of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev met at his temporary residence in Paris with Yves-Thibault de Silguy, chairman of the Board of VINCI, French construction company.
31 January 2007 [11:14]
ITECA Caspian LTD, the exclusive partner of ITE Group - the leading organizer of international trade exhibitions and conferences in the South Caucasus rescheduled some of international exhibitions because of the Taekwondo and Aikido World Championships to be held at Heydar Aliyev Sport and Exhibition Complex, in autumn 2007.
31 January 2007 [11:13]
80 tankers carrying 7.671mln tons of Azeri Light crude oil have to date sailed from Ceyhan Port to the world market.
31 January 2007 [11:11]
Azerbaijan's Azerdemiryolbank has, to January 1, increased its assets to AZN 90.3mln, up 78.8% from the previous year.
31 January 2007 [11:10]
Azerbaijan's Transport Minister, Ziya Mammadov, will pay a visit to Georgia on Feb. 5.
31 January 2007 [11:09]
Kres GmbH, selling and servicing Audi and Volkswagen vehicles in Azerbaijan, intends to open Porsche sales and service center this year.
31 January 2007 [11:08]
Azerbaijan's EraTrans Insurance plans to increase its authorized capital to AZN 900,000 (approx. USD 1.033mln) this year.
31 January 2007 [11:07]
Azerbaijan's BE&G Insurance Company intends to increase its authorized capital 40.8% to some AZN 1mln (US $1.148mln).
31 January 2007 [10:59]
Head of Russia's Trade Office in Azerbaijan, Yuri Shedrin, met with Azerbaijan's Industry and Energy Minister, Natig Aliyev.
31 January 2007 [10:58]
The World Bank Mission for Trade and Transport Facilitation Project, led by Gerald Oliver has arrived in Baku.
31 January 2007 [10:57]
On Tuesday, a delegation led by Azerenergy President, Etibar Pirverdiyev, has left Baku to China.
31 January 2007 [10:56]
Azerbaijan’s Azerneqliyyatbank, to January 1, increased its assets to AZN 16.2mln, up 46% from the previous year.
31 January 2007 [10:55]
During 2006 State Oil Company of Azerbaijan (SOCAR) sold 852,700 metric tons of fuel oil to Petrofarm Company of Singapore. In December no sale is made.
31 January 2007 [10:55]
State Oil Company of Azerbaijan (SOCAR) sold 852,674 tons of diesel fuel to Total Company of France in 2006.
31 January 2007 [10:44]
All insurance companies in Azerbaijan have, to January 1, increased their authorized capital to AZN 700,000, the minimum limit determined by the legislation.
31 January 2007 [10:43]
The weighted average exchange price made up 0.8705 AZN/USD at trading sessions on the Baku Interbank Currency Exchange on Tuesday.
31 January 2007 [10:40]
Azeri-US intergovernmental economic commission in a new content for the first time will take place on February 7 in Baku.
31 January 2007 [10:40]
Budget revenues of the State Oil Fund of the Republic of Azerbaijan (SOFAZ) for the period of January-December, 2006 reached 985.9 million manats (AZN) while budget expenditures constituted AZN 981.3mln, the SOFAZ Executive Director, Shahmar Movsumov, told a press conference.
31 January 2007 [10:27]
"ATR and Baku-based National Air Company Azerbaijan Airlines (AZAL), flag carrier of Azerbaijan, have announced the signature of a deal for 6 new ATR aircraft (2 ATR-42/500s and 4 ATR-72/500s).
Society
31 January 2007 [23:20]
Nuride Ateshi, the director of Culture University named after Nizami Ganjavi acting in Germany and the chief of "Berlin Um Velt Film Production", producer Ralf Marshellek announced 2008 to be "Renaissance year of Mahammad Asad Bey (Gurban Said)" and investigated his creative activity on the basis of archive materials in Austria, Germany and Italy, Atesh stated.
31 January 2007 [13:59]
Number of companies, including public catering enterprises have been located in the areas of resting parks.
31 January 2007 [12:09]
A five-day cultural and artistic exhibition featuring Isfahan will be held in Baku to mark the victory anniversary of the 1979 Islamic Revolution in Iran.
31 January 2007 [12:04]
Executive Committee of Field Hockey Federation held an extraordinary meeting to elect new president of the federation.
31 January 2007 [11:30]
Azerbaijan wrestler Rovshan Bayramov (55 kg) snatched gold medal in an international tournament in France.
31 January 2007 [11:18]
Iranian paintings which are maintained in museums in Azerbaijan and Georgia will go on public display after undergoing renovation.
31 January 2007 [11:01]
Armenian Football Federation leadership will not change its position related to the place of match between Azerbaijani and Armenian national teams.
31 January 2007 [10:54]
On Tuesday at 10.21 blast occurred in the first floor that is considered to be non-living area of new constructed 16-storeyed building situated in 115, Agayev Street, Yasamal district.
31 January 2007 [10:41]
Strong winds damaged power supply stations and grids in some region of Azerbaijan at night, Monday. The aftermaths have been partially eliminated in regions of Imishli, Lenkeran and Mingechevir.
31 January 2007 [10:38]
The investigation of the criminal case launched against former Prime Minister Suret Huseynov's brother Afig Huseynov had been completed and document were sent to Azerbaijan’s Court of Grave Crimes for consideration.
31 January 2007 [10:30]
According to the decision of 120th conference of Executive Board of World Health Organization Azerbaijan's First Lady Mehriban Aliyeva was awarded the prize of organization for her merits in strengthening and protection of mother, child and family health.
