News for 17 October 2006
Politics
17 October 2006 [20:50]
Vahid Erdem, head of delegation of NATO Parliament Assembly Future Defense Planning Subcommittee held a press conference on the results of his visit.
17 October 2006 [20:18]
Azerbaijani and Belarusian presidents signed intergovernmental agreement on socio-economical cooperation for ten years in Minsk.
17 October 2006 [19:00]
Belarus is ready to provide the infrastructure needed to pump Caspian oil via pipelines to the Baltic states and Poland, President Alexander Lukashenko said Tuesday before the launch of talks with officials from oil-rich Azerbaijan.
17 October 2006 [18:03]
Turkish Prime Minister Tayyip Erdogan was taken to hospital on Tuesday after fainting while keeping the Muslim fast of Ramadan, but doctors said there was no need for concern.
17 October 2006 [17:57]
Azeri Armed Forces Main Inspection Office will be established at Supreme Commander-in-chief.
17 October 2006 [17:56]
Reporters Without Borders today called on the Azeri government not to implement a 13 October decision by the National Council for Television and Radio to stop local radio stations Antenn and ANS and the Azeri state radio from retransmitting BBC, Voice of America and Radio Liberty/Radio Free Europe programmes from 1 January. The ban also affects Voice of America TV programmes.
17 October 2006 [16:56]
Legal document was adopted about Azerbaijan at the plenary meeting of Council of Europe Venice Commission.
17 October 2006 [15:51]
The American Embassy announces two important and fundamental changes to the visa application process, which are intended to take advantage of digital technology available to ease the application process and reduce the application time.
17 October 2006 [15:37]
Azerbaijan President Ilham Aliyev ratified a law on visa-free travel between Azerbaijan and Belarus.
17 October 2006 [13:34]
"Khojali tragedy will be discussed in Turkey Parliament," Turkey PM Selaheddin Beyribey told to Hasan Zeynalov, Azerbaijani consul to Kars.
17 October 2006 [13:28]
Armenian Armed Forces continue to violate the ceasefire, Azerbaijani Defense Ministry press service informs.
17 October 2006 [13:04]
The defence expenditure of the Azerbaijan's State Budget was planned at AZN 796.8412m (approximately US $900m).
17 October 2006 [13:02]
Azerbaijan President Ilham Aliyev starts two-day visit to Belarus.
17 October 2006 [09:21]
Up to ten bilateral documents are expected to be signed during the official visit to Belarus by Azerbaijan's President Ilham Aliyev, which begins on Tuesday.
17 October 2006 [08:58]
The criminal case of former chief of Administrative Department of the President's Office Akif Muradverdiyev was separated from the case of other former officials and sent to the court.
17 October 2006 [08:56]
Armenian Foreign Minister Vardan Oskanian visited occupied Azerbaijan regions on October 15.
17 October 2006 [08:54]
OSCE Office in Baku holds workshop for the officers of law enforcement bodies to raise awareness of police during mass riots.
17 October 2006 [08:53]
"YAP always supported the dialogue and we declare again the dialogue is more useful than standoff. Unfortunately, while speaking of dialogue, the members of some opposition parties try to use it to get political dividend," Ali Ahmadov, the YAP deputy chief and Secretary General told journalists.
Business
17 October 2006 [17:00]
The concept adopted by Dubai-based Techno Park to promote development through a culture of innovation in science and technology has attracted considerable attention at a conference on special economic zones in Baku, Azerbaijan.
17 October 2006 [15:28]
Caspian Service garage collapsed at Deep Jacket Factory.
17 October 2006 [15:24]
President Ilham Aliyev approved and sent the 2007 Draft State Budget to Parliament.
17 October 2006 [15:20]
President Ilham Aliyev issued a decree on ratifying new Azerbaijani composition of Joint Intergovernmental Commission for Azerbaijan-Belarus Economical Corporation.
17 October 2006 [15:18]
The first natural gas supply that would be transported by Nabucco gas pipeline would come from Azerbaijan, Bulgaria's newspaper Banker weekly quoted Bulgargaz executive director Kiril Gegov as saying.
17 October 2006 [10:16]
Foreign Minister Elmar Mammadyarov on October 16 met with Ambassador Peter Allgeier, US Representative at World Trade Organization (WTO).
17 October 2006 [09:10]
Azercell Telecom has started SMS Days Campaign.
17 October 2006 [09:09]
The total assets of Atabank grew 55.2% in the period of January-September to AZN 49.5m.
17 October 2006 [09:08]
"The World Trade Organization wants Azerbaijani Government to reduce subsidy to agriculture from 14% to 10% and lower," Deputy Foreign Minister, head of the negotiations group for WTO accession, Mahmud Mammadguliyev said.
17 October 2006 [09:07]
AtaBank has to date issued over 14 000 plastic cards.
17 October 2006 [09:03]
A delegation composed of representatives of some 30 foodstuff companies will participate in CIAL foodstuff exhibition in Paris.
17 October 2006 [09:01]
World Bank mission for pensions and social allowances will visit Azerbaijan on October 19-27.
Society
17 October 2006 [20:31]
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, told.
17 October 2006 [20:25]
Some Azerbaijani TV channels forbid showing films and clips produced by France.
17 October 2006 [18:07]
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.
17 October 2006 [15:25]
"Diplomatic Academy at Foreign Ministry is being organized by Presidential decree. The students of the Academy are having trainings now. The Academy Masters exams will be administered next year," Hafiz Pashayev, the rector of Foreign Ministry Diplomatic Academy stated.
17 October 2006 [15:22]
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.
17 October 2006 [14:48]
Petr Cech's father believes his son will be out for a year after the Chelsea goalkeeper's clash with Reading midfielder Stephen Hunt on Saturday.
17 October 2006 [13:00]
Rza Abbasi, one of the founders of the Committee for Defense of the Rights of Political Prisoners in South Azerbaijan was sentenced to one year in jail by the decision of Zenjan Revolution Court.
17 October 2006 [09:05]
Azerbaijan's Court of Grave Crimes continued the trial of the gang led by Haji Mammadov, former high ranking official of the Interior Ministry Crime Investigation Department.
17 October 2006 [09:00]
Next monitoring on bird flu will be held in Azerbaijan on October 25.
17 October 2006 [08:59]
An accident happened in the cellar of Khan Trade Center in Bedelbeyli St. of Yasamal district on October 15.
