News for 09 October 2006
Politics
09 October 2006 [22:56]
Chairman of Azerbaijan's Parliament Oqtay Asadov met October 9 with the delegation of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland to the Inter-Parliamentary Union - an international organization of the Parliaments of sovereign States.
09 October 2006 [22:47]
President of the Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev gave an interview to Russia's Vesti TV program on October 9.
09 October 2006 [22:31]
Minsk Summit of the CIS state heads scheduled for October 17 has been postponed.
09 October 2006 [22:30]
"Azerbaijani and Armenian Foreign Ministers' Moscow meeting was fruitful. We are very glad that both ministers have positive expression about the meeting," said Russian OSCE MG co-chair.
09 October 2006 [22:05]
At the invitation of the Azerbaijan authorities, a delegation of the Congress of local and regional authorities of the Council of Europe, observed the partial repeat of municipal elections held on 6th October 2006.
09 October 2006 [22:01]
President Ilham Aliyev called back Yashar Aliyev, constant representative of Azerbaijan in UN and extraordinary and plenipotentiary Ambassador to Cuba Republic.
09 October 2006 [21:54]
The OSCE Media Freedom Representative, Miklos Haraszti, on Monday urged Azerbaijan's president and foreign minister to decriminalize defamation.
09 October 2006 [21:50]
Azerbaijani Defense Minister, general-colonel Safar Abiyev received Robert Simon, NATO Secretary General's Special Representative for the Caucasus and Central Asia.
09 October 2006 [21:41]
"Turkey should deport 70 000 Armenian migrants if the bill on punishment for denying Armenian genocide is adopted by France Parliament," Yashar Yakish, Turkey former Foreign Minister and chairman of the Parliament's Adaptation Commission to the EU, said.
09 October 2006 [16:42]
Russia, Central Asia and Caucasus Investigation Center (RCACIC) operating in Iran introduced Nagorno Karabakh as a conflict side.
09 October 2006 [16:18]
An article by Turkey's Hurriyet edition columnist Ferai Tinc on so called "Armenian genocide" and Turkey's foreign policy.
09 October 2006 [16:04]
President Ilham Aliyev of Azerbaijan on October 9 received the delegation led by NATO Secretary General's Special Representative for the Caucasus and Central Asia Robert Simons.
09 October 2006 [15:59]
09 October 2006 [15:55]
President Ilham Aliyev received Mr. Miklos Haraszti, the OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media, October 9.
09 October 2006 [15:31]
The October 6 municipal by-elections in Azerbaijan were held with violations, so the ballot cannot be considered democratic, deputy head of the Musavat opposition party Arif Gajily told Interfax on Monday.
09 October 2006 [15:22]
143%. That is the number held by the Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI) in a report made public on June 12th to evaluate the increase in Georgia's military expenditures in 2005. In this military roster, the neighboring Southern Caucasian republics of Azerbaijan and Armenia show increases in their armament expenditures of 51% and 23% respectively.
09 October 2006 [15:20]
OSCE representative on freedom of media Miklos Haraszti is on visit to Baku.
09 October 2006 [13:57]
CIS Cultural Cooperation Council 21st meeting started in Baku.
09 October 2006 [13:46]
"OSCE representative on freedom of media Miklos Haraszti aims to discuss defamation bill during his visit to Azerbaijan," Ali Hasanov, President's Office Sociopolitical Department chief told.
09 October 2006 [13:42]
Rally on "Stop, France! Armenian genocide is false!" was staged in Galatasaray Square, Istanbul.
09 October 2006 [13:28]
Armenian Armed Forces continues to violate the ceasefire.
09 October 2006 [10:41]
Central Election Commission has not received any complaints about local elections held on Friday.
Business
09 October 2006 [22:54]
President Ilham Aliyev of Azerbaijan on October 9 received at President Palace founder and CEO of Noble Group Richard Elman.
09 October 2006 [22:49]
The weighted average exchange prices made up 0.8739 AZN for 1 US dollar in the Baku Interbank Currency Exchange on October 9.
09 October 2006 [21:53]
McDermott began to dismiss the number of the Azerbaijani workers because of the end of projects.
09 October 2006 [16:02]
09 October 2006 [15:58]
Press conference has been held in the Polish Embassy in Azerbaijan on occasion of the Polish national exhibition to take place in Baku November 8-10.
09 October 2006 [15:50]
State Oil Company of Azerbaijan (SOCAR) said construction of the Baku-Tbilisi-Erzurum gas pipeline is nearing its end.
09 October 2006 [15:47]
Azerbaijani Finance Minister Samir Sharifov said that the World Bank provided US$50mn-credit to Azerbaijan on favorable conditions.
09 October 2006 [10:11]
The Russian government has developed guidelines to establish a crude oil and oil product exchange in Russia, President Vladimir Putin said on Saturday.
Society
09 October 2006 [23:01]
Azerbaijani gymnast Aliya Garayeva snatched gold with 65.6 point in all-round competitions of the Helsinki international tournament.
09 October 2006 [22:35]
Visiting Georgian first lady Mrs. Sandra Elizabeth Roelofs and her accompanying delegation today arrived at the Heydar Aliyev Foundation where they were welcomed by Azerbaijan's first lady Mehriban Aliyeva.
09 October 2006 [22:25]
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.
09 October 2006 [16:39]
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.
09 October 2006 [16:15]
Best boxers from Azerbaijan, Cuba, Russia, China, Kazakhstan, Ukraine, the USA and African countries will gather in Baku on October 15 to participate in the word championship.
09 October 2006 [15:57]
Georgian President Mikhail Saakashvili's spouse Sandra Elizabeth Roelofs arrived October 8 in Azerbaijan.
09 October 2006 [15:26]
The Northern Ireland under-19 women's team wilted in 30 degree heat yesterday as they ended their European qualifying campaign with a third straight defeat.
09 October 2006 [15:14]
"The fact of including the articles denouncing journalists' arrest into international organizations’ report is discussing," Ali Hasanov, the President's Office Sociopolitical Department chief told.
09 October 2006 [13:34]
The weather will be unstable beginning from October 10, Umayra Tagiyeva, Ecology and Natural Resources Ministry (ENRM) National Hydrometeorology Department bureau chief told.
09 October 2006 [10:38]
10 972 UXO and mines were destroyed in this period.
09 October 2006 [10:36]
A delegation of Dagestan Republic will visit Azerbaijan within Russian Days in Azerbaijan.
09 October 2006 [10:35]
Bill on Education will be submitted to Milli Majlis and the discussion of the public.
09 October 2006 [10:34]
A new demining vehicle has been brought to Azerbaijan.
09 October 2006 [10:33]
The sophomores of the privately-owned Azerbaijan Independent University resumed hunger strike in the medical station of the university.
09 October 2006 [09:13]
Georgians across the city abandoned their market stalls and closed their restaurants to lie low over the weekend, fearing deportation and police checks amid a growing crackdown.
