News for 12 April 2010

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12 April 2010 [12:55]

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World news

12 April 2010 [09:27]

Turkish-Armenian academic criticizes "Turkey's policy of denial"

Thorny relations between Turkey and Armenia and the events of 1915 were the subject of a tense live TV debate last week between two controversial figures.

Analytics

Weird / Interesting

12 April 2010 [10:34]

China and Nepal have settled a 150-year-old dispute

China and Nepal have settled a 150-year-old dispute over the height of Mount Everest, agreeing that the "snow height" of the world's highest peak is 29,029 feet.

Politics

12 April 2010 [22:45]

Azerbaijani MP: Much to be expected from Turkish prime minister's visit to USA

Azerbaijani MP believes that the meetings held in the United States by the Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan will have an interesting result.
12 April 2010 [18:54]

NATO PA delegation visits Azerbaijani parliament

NATO Parliamentary Assembly’s delegation held a meeting at the Azerbaijani parliament on Monday.
12 April 2010 [17:05]

Azerbaijani President visits Polish embassy

President of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev has today visited the Embassy of Poland.
12 April 2010 [16:43]

Chief editor of "Kommersant newspaper" speaks about opening of Armenia-Turkey border and Karabakh conflict resolution

Day.Az interview with Azer Mursaliyev, chief editor of the Russia-based Kommersant newspaper and member of the All-Russia Congress of Azerbaijanis.
12 April 2010 [16:36]

Azerbaijan, Gambia sign a cooperation protocol

Azerbaijan and Gambia signed a protocol on cooperation, Azerbaijani Foreign Ministry said.
12 April 2010 [14:44]

Venice Commission official arrives in Azerbaijan

Chief of Venice Commission Elections and Referendums Department Sergei Kuznetsov has arrived in Azerbaijan.
12 April 2010 [14:07]

Azerbaijani expert: Turkey-Armenia protocols will "perish" soon

Day.Az interview with Azerbaijani political expert Mubariz Ahmadoglu.
12 April 2010 [12:23]

Azerbaijani MP gives her own predictions on outcome of Sargsyan-Erdogan meeting in Washington

Day.Az interview with member of Azerbaijani Milli Majlis (Parliament) Gultakin Hajibayli.
12 April 2010 [11:36]

Baku commemorates the Jew victims of Holocaust

Apr.11, Baku commemorated the 6 million Jews killed by the Nazis in the World War II.
12 April 2010 [10:57]

Iranian Interior Minister to visit Azerbaijan

Iranian Interior Minister Mostafa Mohammad-Najjar will pay a four-day visit to Azerbaijan May 4.

Business

12 April 2010 [12:44]

Euro-2 ecological standard to function in Azerbaijan

Euro-2 ecological standard will take force in Azerbaijan starting from July1, 2020.
12 April 2010 [12:33]

Azerbaijan ready to start joint manufacture of HiPP infant food

Azerbaijani entrepreneurs have started preparing for infant food production on the highest world standards.
12 April 2010 [09:55]

SOCAR transshipped 4 million tons of cargo in Kulevi Terminal

The State Oil Company of Azerbaijan (SOCAR) has obtained next success in operation of its Kulevi Oil Terminal (BST) in Georgian port Kulevi.

Society

12 April 2010 [18:57]

Azerbaijani Culture and Tourism Minister to visit Iran

Azerbaijani Culture and Tourism Minister Abulfaz Garayev will visit Iran.
12 April 2010 [18:43]

International seminar on logistics held in the National Academy of Aviation in Azerbaijan - PHOTOS

On Monday in Baku an international seminar on “Prospects for the preparation of logistics on international level for the transport sector” was held.
12 April 2010 [18:18]

Holy fire to be taken to Baku

12 April 2010 [17:13]

Azerbaijani Youth Forum to be held in Ukraine

A forum of Azerbaijani youth will be held in Ukraine April 24, the State Committee on work with the Diaspora said.
12 April 2010 [15:15]

Weather forecasters warn of sharp fall in temperature across Azerbaijan

Forecasters have warned of a sharp cooling in the territory of Azerbaijan.
12 April 2010 [14:55]

Azerbaijani Ministry of Emergency Situations: Residential house exploded in Baku

An explosion occurred in a residential house in Baku.
12 April 2010 [13:56]

Individuals accused of committing terrorist act in Azerbaijan State Oil Academy under trial

A trial over individuals accused of organizing terror act, committed in April 2009 in the Azerbaijan State Oil Academy' (ASOA) has begun.
12 April 2010 [13:34]

Minister: Over 50 bookmakers' offices to open in Baku

About 50 bookmakers' offices will open in Baku in May, Youth and Sports Minister Azad Rahimov told media.
12 April 2010 [13:25]

Mass fight in one of Azerbaijani restaurants leaves people dead and injured

Mass scuffle occurred in Shamakhy region of Azerbaijan, the region police office said.
12 April 2010 [11:44]

Injured and dead people in a fatal road accident in Azerbaijani region

A fatal road accident took place in Lankaran region of Azerbaijan at about 20.30 on April 11.
12 April 2010 [09:16]

Baku to host European Wrestling Championship

Azerbaijan's capital will host the freestyle, Greco-Roman and women European wrestling championship from Tuesday.
12 April 2010 [08:40]

Azerbaijani parliament set to strengthen social security of young families

Azerbaijan's parliament is working on a draft law aimed at strengthening social security of young families.

Sports

12 April 2010 [11:25]

Azerbaijani national beach soccer team to train in Sochi

The Azerbaijani national beach soccer team will be at training camp in the Russian city of Sochi Apr.16-28.
12 April 2010 [10:45]

Azerbaijani boxer wins international tournament in Russia

International boxing tournament in memory of Soviet Union Hero Konstantin Korotkov has wrapped up in the Russian city of Khabarovsk.

Arts & Entertainment