News for 06 February 2007
Politics
06 February 2007 [22:35]
On February 6, President of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev received the U.S. delegation led by Daniel Sullivan, Assistant Secretary of State for Economic, Energy and Business Affairs, and co-Chair of the U.S.-Azerbaijan Economic Partnership Commission.
06 February 2007 [22:12]
The delegation led by the US Assistant Secretary of State for Economic, Energy and Business Affairs, US-Azerbaijan Economic Partnership Commission co-chair Daniel Sullivan arrived in Azerbaijan.
06 February 2007 [22:09]
Azerbaijan's Emergencies Minister, Colonel General Kamaladdin Heydarov received Special Representative for Commercial and Business Affairs of US Department of State Frank Mermoud.
06 February 2007 [22:08]
Novruzeli Mammadov, editor-in-chief of newspaper "Tolishi Sedo" (Voice of Talish) published in Azerbaijan was arrested on February 3.
06 February 2007 [22:05]
Colonel General Najamaddim Sadihov, Chief of the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Azerbaijan called on General Ehsan Ul Haq, Chairman Joint Chief of Staff Committee at the Joint Staff Headquarters Tuesday in city of Rawalpindi.
06 February 2007 [17:23]
Azerbaijan's President Ilham Aliyev will pay an official visit to Georgia on Wednesday.
06 February 2007 [15:35]
Azeri parliamentarians are under the pressure of official Baku which rejects any possibility of cooperation between the Armenian and Azeri parliaments before the settlement of the Nagorno Karabakh conflict, Armenian National Assembly Speaker Tigran Torosian said at a meeting with OSCE PA President Goran Lennmarker.
06 February 2007 [14:55]
The Bush Administration, in its FY2008 federal budget, has proposed a 49% cut in aid to Armenia, and is - once again - seeking to break the agreement it struck with Congress more than five years ago to maintain parity in military aid levels to Armenia and Azerbaijan.
06 February 2007 [12:32]
U.S. officials will reassure the Turkish foreign minister, currently visiting Washington, that they will try to quash a proposed resolution in Congress condemning as genocide the early 20th century killings of Armenians.
06 February 2007 [12:20]
"Adoption of draft law on Armenian Genocide in US Congress can seriously harm US-Turkey relations," Deputy Assistant Secretary of State for European and Eurasian Affairs, US co-chair of the OSCE Minsk Group Matthew Bryza stated.
06 February 2007 [12:17]
Leader of the Imedi opposition political association Irina Sarishvili, detained on Monday evening by officers of the Georgian Interior Ministry for "the import of great quantities of undeclared gold and cash from Armenia into Georgia," was released last night. The release was preceded by hours-long interrogation, conducted at the Georgian Sadakhlo passage point (Georgian-Armenian border).
06 February 2007 [10:20]
EU Cabinet of Commissioner of Taxation and Customs deputy chief Anabella Gago Filori will pay visit to Baku on February 7.
06 February 2007 [10:00]
"Kosovo variant can not be applied to the settlement of any other conflict," said Emma Udwin spokesperson of Benita Ferrero-Waldner, Commissioner for External Relations told the APA exclusively.
06 February 2007 [09:55]
Azerbaijani Defense Minister Safar Abiyev will take part in International Defense Exhibition Conference to be held on February 18-22 in Dubai.
06 February 2007 [09:10]
Mission of Congress of Local and Regional Authorities of the Council of Europe will visit Baku on February 6-7.
06 February 2007 [08:40]
The next meeting of Azerbaijani parliament will be held on February 13.
06 February 2007 [08:05]
The officers of Azerbaijan State Border Service prevented 18 facts of violation of state borders.
06 February 2007 [02:54]
Shrugging off the threat of new and tougher U.N. sanctions, Iran has set up more than 300 centrifuges in two uranium enrichment units at its underground Natanz complex, diplomats and officials said Monday.
06 February 2007 [02:52]
Russian and Georgian officials held talks Monday on the possibility of restoring air travel between their countries, which Moscow suspended last year during a crisis in bilateral ties, officials said.
06 February 2007 [02:50]
Senior Serbian politicians agreed Monday to let the republic's newly elected assembly map out a response to a U.N. plan for Kosovo, which Serbs see as granting independence to the contested province.
Business
06 February 2007 [22:41]
The weighted average exchange prices made up 0,8701 AZN for 1 US dollar in the Baku Interbank Currency Exchange on February 6.
06 February 2007 [22:31]
The United States and Azerbaijan will inaugurate an Economic Partnership Commission on February 7 in Azerbaijani capital Baku.
06 February 2007 [22:28]
Azerbaijani Interior Ministry's Organized Crime Task Force found large amount of expired medications, equipment to prepare medicines and falsified documents.
06 February 2007 [22:13]
Official accusations have been made against president of Barmek Azerbaijan Electricity Distribution LLC Huseyn Arabul on Article 179.3.2 (embezzlement), 308.2 (abuse of power) and 313 of the Criminal Code.
06 February 2007 [22:07]
In Q4 2006, the Internet service provider (ISP), a division of Asia Telecom Ltd., began the construction of its own data transmission network and placement of DSLAM equipment for the assignment ADSL (Broadband) services in Baku city, Azerbaijan, according to Asian Telecom press release.
06 February 2007 [16:44]
Azerbaijan Airlines State Concern has signed a contract with the US Boeing company on Tuesday. Under the contract Azerbaijan is to buy five Boeing planes of two modifications worth 401 million dollars.
06 February 2007 [15:24]
Three projects financed by US government were implemented in Mollaburkhanli village of Khachmaz region, Azerbaijan, on February 5.
06 February 2007 [15:22]
CHF International Organization implements several projects in Gakh region, financed by US Agency for International Development (USAID).
06 February 2007 [14:49]
Fitch Ratings has upgraded Azerbaijan's foreign and local currency issuer default ratings from 'BB' to 'BB+' with a stable outlook, citing high oil production and low state debt in the former Soviet state.
06 February 2007 [14:33]
The Bank of Russia and the National Bank of Azerbaijan have signed an agreement on cooperation in the sphere of banking supervision.
06 February 2007 [10:35]
Dr. Roald Sagdeev, Distinguished Professor of Physics at the University of Maryland and Director of SilkSat, a telecommunications project utilizing small satellites, Director Emeritus of the Space Research Institute, the Moscow-based center of the Russian space exploration program, gave a seminar on modern status of satellite technologies and prospects at the Communications and Information technologies Ministry.
06 February 2007 [10:30]
Caspian Telecoms Conference and Showcase, an ideal forum in which to discover what is happening within the Caspian, Central Asia and Black Sea telecoms market will be held in Istanbul on April 12-13 by international companies, trade-industry exhibitions and conferences professional-ITE Group PLC (UK), EUF (Turkey) and ITE Moscow LLC (Russia).
06 February 2007 [10:25]
Azerbaijan will penetrate international capital market this year, Finance Minister Samir Sharifov said.
06 February 2007 [10:15]
Azercell Telecom JV continues its work on expanding field of its coverage and to provide high-quality telecommunication services in the country.
06 February 2007 [10:10]
State Customs Committee of Azerbaijan transferred taxes and duties of AZN 57.65m to the State Budget in January. The forecast was met by 101.68 percent.
06 February 2007 [09:40]
National Bank of Azerbaijan has bought currency shredding devices and granulators from the Kusters Engineering to destroy old banknotes. The granulating devices will be delivered to Baku this week.
06 February 2007 [09:35]
Azeri-Turkish Insurance Company, Bashak-Inam increased insurance premiums collection to AZN 2,405,443.53, up 12.92% from 2005.
06 February 2007 [09:30]
As at January 1, AtaBank's assets made up AZN 62,671,900, up 96.5% from the previous year.
06 February 2007 [09:25]
Improtex Trucks & Buses, engaged in new project of sales and service of MAN trucks, intends to open new sales and service center on Shikh Highway.
06 February 2007 [08:25]
Gunay-Anadolu Insurance intends to increase its authorized capital 13.3% to AZN 800,000.
06 February 2007 [08:20]
Azerbaijan's BE&G Insurance Company intends to launch new insurance services such as mortgage, energy risk (oil&gas exploration and production) and jewellery carrying.
06 February 2007 [08:15]
United Arab Emirates Minister or Environment and Water, Dr. Mohammed Saeed Al Kindi, is expected to visit Azerbaijan at invitation.
06 February 2007 [08:10]
The Dow Jones industrial average lost 20.19, or 0.16 percent, to 12,653.49, after passing Friday a record close set Jan. 24.
06 February 2007 [08:00]
Tariff Council, State Price Regulator, has discussed new fares for intercity, in-city, suburban, and district passenger carrying, and prices proposed by State Land and Cartography Committee.
06 February 2007 [02:38]
Azeri state oil firm SOCAR has announced a tender for 450,000 barrels of Russian Urals crude oil for loading at the Black Sea port of Novorossiisk, the company said Monday.
Society
06 February 2007 [22:42]
06 February 2007 [22:33]
A soldier has been injured in an incident in Azerbaijani Defense Ministry's military unit in Terter region.
06 February 2007 [22:30]
Strong north-western wind to follow mild southern wind observed in Azerbaijan today.
06 February 2007 [22:21]
The test results of resident of Azerbaijani region of Neftchala Zamina Zeynalova, who was suspected of contracting bird flu and died at the Scientific Institute of Lungs Diseases tonight, have been announced.
06 February 2007 [22:11]
Azerbaijan's Juridical Council discussed implementation of labor and executive discipline in Appeal Court at Tuesday's meeting.
06 February 2007 [16:19]
The materials of the criminal cases against Azerbaijani former Health Minister Ali Insanov, former Health Ministry Pharmacology and Medical Equipment Department chief Akif Maharramov and former International Relations Department chief Aleksandr Umnyashkin have been submitted to the Court of Grave Crimes.
06 February 2007 [16:07]
Resident of Azerbaijani region of Neftchala 38-year old Zamina Zeynalova, who was suspected of contracting bird flu died at the Scientific Institute of Lungs Diseases at about 02.00 tonight.
06 February 2007 [12:19]
Four desktop computer processors were stolen from the International Monetary Fund Office in Baku. The office was probably burglarized on Saturday or Sunday.
06 February 2007 [12:08]
Resident of Azerbaijani region of Neftchala 38-year old Zamina Zeynalova, treated for suspected bird flu in a medical institute in the capital, Baku, died on Monday night before her diagnosis could be finally established.
06 February 2007 [10:05]
Blood samples of resident of Azerbaijani region of Neftchala Zamina Zeynalova, who is suspected of contracting bird flu, are now being tested in Viral Laboratory of the Health Ministry Station Against Plague and Republic Veterinary Laboratory.
06 February 2007 [09:50]
Azeri national judo team has left for Norway.
06 February 2007 [09:45]
On Tuesday the officers of Baku State Traffic Police (BSTP) will meet with the directors of nearly 20 schools.
06 February 2007 [09:20]
Azerbaijani section will be opened in New-York Museum of Natural History.
06 February 2007 [09:15]
Shaki Court sentenced the inspector of Azerenergy OJSC Shaki Regional Electricity Supply Department Musa Hajiyev to 3 years in jail.
06 February 2007 [09:05]
The resident of Amirjan settlement killed his brother.
06 February 2007 [09:00]
Azerbaijani side has made its proposals to Moscow on settlement the problems of Azerbaijanis living in this country after recent amendments to Russia Migration legislation.
06 February 2007 [08:55]
Azeri taekwondo fighters won 2 gold, 2 silver and 3 bronze medals in Trelleborg Open international tournament in Sweden.
06 February 2007 [08:50]
Ambassador of the U.S to Azerbaijan Anne Derse has visited Mollaburban village school of Khachmaz region.
06 February 2007 [08:45]
The next lecturer from "Our lecturer guest" range in Diplomatic Academy of Azerbaijani Ministry of Foreign Affairs will be academic of the University of Maryland Roald Sagdeev.
06 February 2007 [08:35]
"Anatoli Konkov was the most talented coach who had come to Azerbaijan. He is known in all post soviet countries," saif ex-president of Azerbaijani Football Federations Association Fuad Musayev.
06 February 2007 [08:30]
Youth and Sports Minister Azad Rahimov has left for Paris, France, to participate in the first conference of European Anti-Doping Commission in February 5-8.
06 February 2007 [02:56]
Turkey's government on Monday suspended the police intelligence chief of Istanbul as part of an investigation into the killing of an ethnic Armenian journalist in the city last month, the state-owned Anatolia news agency reported.
