News for 12 October 2006
Politics
12 October 2006 [19:46]
After the French parliament backed a bill that would punish those who deny the alleged Armenian genocide, which has caused a deal of great tension between Turkey and France, Paris stated that it wanted to continue its dialogue with Turkey.
12 October 2006 [19:28]
Zahid Oruj, an Azeri MP representing Ana Vatan government leaning party, proposed to expel France from co-chairing the OSCE MG for Nagorno Karabakh settlement.
12 October 2006 [19:25]
October 12 the first protest action was held in front of the French Embassy in Baku. However, police dispersed the unsanctioned rally, a few persons were detained.
12 October 2006 [19:19]
On October 12, Romanian President Traian Basescu and his accompanying delegation arrived at the Heydar Aliyev Foundation.
12 October 2006 [19:16]
For the past fifteen years, the Iranian Azerbaijani minority has been fighting for greater cultural and linguistic rights, including the right to attend Azerbaijani Turkic language schools.
12 October 2006 [19:10]
Azerbaijani Foreign Affairs Minister Elmar Mammadyarov met with members of the UK Parliament's delegation in the Interparliamentary Union, Ministry's press-service said.
12 October 2006 [19:06]
"I do not believe that the OSCE experts' monitoring of the arsons in occupied Azerbaijan territories will have any result.
12 October 2006 [19:04]
NATO supports the efforts made by OSCE Minsk Group on the solution to Nagorno Karabakh conflict, said Robert Simmons, NATO Special Representative to South Caucasus and Central Asia.
12 October 2006 [16:38]
On September 12, President of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev welcomed at the Presidential Palace Advisor to the U.S. Secretary of State for Near Eastern Affairs James Jeffrey.
12 October 2006 [15:21]
"There is a need to review the uncoordinated territories of Azerbaijan-Georgia boarder," Khalaf Khalafov, Deputy Foreign Minister and Azerbaijani chief of Intergovernmental Commission of Delimitation and Demarcation of Azerbaijan-Georgia boarder told.
12 October 2006 [15:08]
A French parliamentary vote supporting a bill on the alleged genocide of Armenians by Ottoman Turks has dealt Turkish-French ties a severe blow, Turkey's Foreign Ministry said on Thursday.
12 October 2006 [15:05]
The European Commission said Thursday that a French bill that would make it a crime to deny that the World War I-era killings of Armenians in Turkey was "genocide" will hamper reconciliation between Turkey and Armenia.
12 October 2006 [14:15]
French lawmakers on Thursday adopted a bill making it a crime to deny that mass killings of Armenians in Turkey during and after World War II amounted to "genocide."
12 October 2006 [13:16]
The next summit of Caspian States Heads will be held in Tehran in November.
12 October 2006 [13:13]
Court of Appeal headed by Judge Rizvan Safarov considered the appeal against the decision of Nasimi District Court on prolonging former Economic Development minister Farhad Aliyev's detention for six more months.
12 October 2006 [13:12]
Russia's Prime Minister Mikhail Fradkov will visit Azerbaijan in December.
12 October 2006 [12:18]
Armenian Armed Forces continues to violate ceasefire.
12 October 2006 [10:22]
French historian Jean-Michel Thibaux who objects to the discussion of draft law about false Armenia Genocide in France Parliament wants to become Turkey citizenship.
12 October 2006 [09:23]
The next meeting of CIS Foreign Ministers Council will be held October 16.
Business
12 October 2006 [20:28]
President Traian Basescu and his Azerbaijani counterpart, Ilham Aliyev, on Wednesday discussed the construction of new pipes for the transport of gas and petrol into the European market, according to a press release from the presidential administration.
12 October 2006 [20:21]
The weighted average exchange prices made up 0.8734 AZN for 1 US dollar in the Baku Interbank Currency Exchange on October 12.
12 October 2006 [19:00]
If Georgia and Iran reach a natural gas export agreement, Azerbaijan is ready to allow Iranian gas to be transited across its territory to Georgia, the country's industry and energy minister said Thursday.
12 October 2006 [16:40]
Meeting between the Azerbaijani and Romanian businesspersons was held October 11 at the Azerbaijan National Confederation of Entrepreneurs (Employers) Organizations (ASK).
12 October 2006 [15:55]
Oil prices fell to their lowest level this year on Thursday as traders waited for OPEC to thrash out details of an output cut and the market anticipated another rise in already hefty U.S. crude inventories.
12 October 2006 [15:30]
The State Oil Company of Azerbaijan (SOCAR) said Thursday its crude output grew 0.2%, year-on-year, in the first nine months of 2006, to 6.736 million metric tons (49.51 million bbl).
12 October 2006 [14:20]
Azerbaijani Industry and Energy submitted proposals to the Government on write-off of the debts of the enterprises.
12 October 2006 [13:15]
The first Shah Deniz gas will be produced in December, Azerbaijani industry and energy minister Natig Aliyev said.
12 October 2006 [12:22]
Azeri version of Microsoft Windows XP operating system will be put into use by this year's end.
12 October 2006 [12:12]
Georgian parliament has ratified the intergovernmental agreement on repayment of the state debt to Azerbaijan.
12 October 2006 [09:57]
State Agency for Construction Safety has started check-up of over 50 construction companies, Agency Chairman Jabrail Khanlarov said.
12 October 2006 [09:55]
The number of ATMs reached 947 in Azerbaijan in September. This figure represents a 8.5% rise from early year.
12 October 2006 [09:53]
During August 496.19mn cubic meters of natural gas were delivered to Azerigas Company against the planned 525.48mn c.m by implementing the forecast by 94.4percent.
12 October 2006 [09:53]
In Azerbaijan 560.93mn cubic meters of gas were produced in September as against the prediction of 588.85mn cubic meters and the figure shows that 95.3% of anticipation was implemented.
12 October 2006 [09:52]
The collection of electric bills stood at 53% in September in Masalli.
12 October 2006 [09:49]
On Thursday SOCAR president Rovnag Abdullayev has received a delegation of Statoil Azerbaijan.
12 October 2006 [09:48]
Azerbaijani leading mobile operator Azercell Telecom Joint Venture has signed international roaming agreements with Mexican Pegaso (TEMM) and Algerian Wataniya mobile operators.
12 October 2006 [09:46]
Georgia owes Azerbaijan 13mn kilowatts/h of electric energy.
12 October 2006 [09:44]
Taxes Ministry Operational Control Department have to date examined 21 652 various kinds of trade facilities and found serious irregularities in 28 424 of them.
12 October 2006 [09:43]
Delegation, led by Azerbaijani Transport Minister Ziya Mammadov, will pay visit to South Korea in late October and early November.
12 October 2006 [09:41]
SOCAR president Rovnag Abdullayev has received a delegation headed by Romanian-Azerbaijani commerce and industry chamber president George Dragomir.
12 October 2006 [09:41]
During past nine month collection of the electric bills in Ganja increased by 32.2% as against the same period last year.
12 October 2006 [09:39]
It is planed to hold the meeting of Azerbaijan-Italian intergovernmental commission in Baku October 20.
12 October 2006 [00:12]
Oil fell to fresh 2006 lows below $58 on Wednesday as OPEC haggled over details of an output cut and the West's energy watchdog cut its demand growth forecasts.
12 October 2006 [00:08]
The United States-Azerbaijan Chamber of Commerce (USACC) hosted U.S. Trade Mission to the Republic of Azerbaijan for leading U.S. firms specializing in Information and Communications Technologies (ICT) on October 1-4, 2006.
Society
12 October 2006 [20:33]
Azerbaijan's Court of Grave Crimes today continued the trial of the gang led by Haji Mammadov, former high ranking official of the Interior Ministry Crime Investigation Department.
12 October 2006 [18:58]
Food aid in Azerbaijan is dwindling because of funding shortages and could run out within weeks.
12 October 2006 [16:41]
Dr. Akio Kanai, head of Japanese Fuji Optical Co. Ltd was honored the Nansen Refugee Award for his gratuitous ophthalmological services to the refugees and IDPs, according to the press-service of Azerbaijan Foreign Affairs Ministry.
12 October 2006 [15:43]
Criminal case was launched against Javadaga Sultanov, Baku Police Office former deputy chief, Abdulla Yusifov, public prosecutor said in the trial of Haji Mammadov, former high ranking official of the Interior Ministry Crime Investigation Department by Court of Grave Crimes.
12 October 2006 [15:41]
Controversial Turkish writer Orhan Pamuk won the Nobel literature prize on Thursday, for his multitude of works that deal with the symbols of clashing cultures.
12 October 2006 [15:28]
55519 raids were conducted to find out illegal migrants in Moscow this year.
12 October 2006 [15:23]
Azerbaijan's Court of Grave Crimes today continued the trial of the gang led by Haji Mammadov, former high ranking official of the Interior Ministry Crime Investigation Department.
12 October 2006 [14:14]
Personal staff and fire-extinguishers of Fire Preventing Services of Baku and Ali Bayramli, also 300 rescuers of Emergencies Ministry (EM) Civil Defense Troops, suction pumps, over 100 tents, blankets, inflatable rubber dinghies, and medical kits were sent to Ali Bayramli to eliminate the disaster aftermath by the order of Emergencies Minister Kemaleddin Heydarov.
12 October 2006 [12:56]
The next pardon decree will be issued after October 20, on the eve of Ramadan holiday.
12 October 2006 [10:04]
Anti-Semitic graffiti was spray-painted on several buildings in Baku, Azerbaijan.
12 October 2006 [10:00]
Belgium stayed alive in European Championship qualifying after beating Azerbaijan 3-0 in Group A.
12 October 2006 [00:09]
A small aircraft crashed into a building on Manhattan's Upper East Side in overcast weather on Wednesday, the New York Fire Department said.
