ARMENIAN-GEORGIAN CLASH IN ZALGA REGION

13.05.2004 [15:36]
The Armenians residing in Zalga region of Georgia and Georgians resettled here from Ajaria have clashed here many times for the last month. The last encounter occurred on the day ...

ARMENIAN PRESIDENT NOT TO ATTEND NATO SUMMIT IN ISTANBUL

10.05.2004 [18:22]
President Robert Kocharyan of Armenia will not take part in the NATO summit in Istanbul late in June, presidential press secretary Ashot Kocharyan said on Monday.
He said in ...

BRIDGE OVER CHOLOKI OPENED ON GEORGIA-ABKHAZIA BORDER

10.05.2004 [18:22]
A temporary bridge over the Choloki River on the administrative border between Georgia and Abkhazia was opened on Monday.
The unveiling ceremony took place at 11:20 am, Moscow time. ...

OFFICIAL VISIT OF PRIME MINISTER OF TURKEY TO GREECE

08.05.2004 [11:27]
Being invited by Prime Minister of Greece Konstantinos Karamanlis Prime Minister of Turkey Recep Tayyip Erdogan is now staying on an official visit to this country.
In the course of ...

ASLAN ABASHIDZE LEAVES AJARIA

06.05.2004 [20:53]
Head of Ajaria Autonomous Republic Aslan Abashidze left Batumi for Moscow, on May 6, AzerTAj correspondent reports.
According to the preliminary information, he has departed with his son – ...

TAJIKS TO GUARD TAJIKISTAN-AFGHANISTAN FRONTIERS

06.05.2004 [18:11]
In his address to the parliament, President of Tajikistan Emomali Rahmonov stated that from now on, Tajikistan-Afghanistan borders would be guarded by Tajik forces rather than Russians. According to him, ...

MINISTER OF HEALTH OF GEORGIA RESIGNED

06.05.2004 [11:47]
After three-month in office, Minister of Health of Georgia Gigi Tsereteli re-signed, AzerTAj correspondent reports. He intends to work as deputy of Georgian Parliament. Mr. Tsereteli was Vice- speaker ...

OSCE CONCERNS OVER SITUATION IN AJARIA

05.05.2004 [17:23]
The OSCE Chairman-in-Office, Bulgarian Foreign Minister Solomon Passy, has expressed his deepest concern over the recent developments in Ajaria.
He stressed the importance of maintaining the territorial integrity and national ...

AZERBAIJAN AMBASSADOR PROTESTS AGAINST KOREAN COMPANY

03.05.2004 [20:55]
Korean Republic “DAEWOO-UNITEL” in Tashkent and Nagorno-Karabakh “Karabakh Telecom” have reached a cooperation agreement.
In this connection, Ambassador of Azerbaijan to Uzbekistan Aydin Azimov met with “DAEWOO-UNITEL” Director General Khan ...

UZBEK PRESIDENT DESCRIBES ACTIVITIES OF SOROS FOUNDATION AS CONTRADICTING COUNTRY’S LEGISLATION

03.05.2004 [20:36]
AzerTAj correspondent reported from Uzbekistan that President Islam Karimov had met at the county’s Parliament with a group of journalists. Asked of the stopping the activity of the Soros ...

ANTI-SEMITISM CONFERENCE ENDED IN BERLIN

29.04.2004 [22:13]
International Anti-Semitism conference rounded in Berlin /Germany/, April 28-29, AzerTAj correspondent reports.
Over 600 political and public figures, representatives of Jewish communities and organizations of 60 countries of world attended ...

US SUPPORTS GUUAM

29.04.2004 [18:18]
Staying on an official visit to Ukraine US Deputy Secretary of State Steven Pifer stated at the press conference on April 28 that USA is destined to further support realization ...

RUSSIA TOUGHENS STAY RULES FOR FOREIGN CITIZENS

29.04.2004 [11:45]
RF Council of Federation has approved amendments to the RF Administrative Offences Code. The document toughening the responsibility for breaking the regulations of stay in Russia for foreign citizens and ...

PRESIDENT OF GEORGIA PAYS FIRST OFFICIAL VISIT TO UKRAINE

28.04.2004 [13:59]
President of Georgia Mikhail Saakashvili paid his first official visit to Ukraine.
Issues of bilateral relations, as well as cooperation in frame of international and regional organizations were in ...

ECONOMIC IMPACT OF EU ENLARGEMENT TO BE DISCUSSED IN WARSAW SUMMIT

28.04.2004 [11:11]
As was informed by AzerTAj correspondent, representatives from 45 countries - and thousands of anti-globalization demonstrators - are expected in the Polish capital from Wednesday, for a 3-day summit devoted ...

GERMAN-TURKISH CHAMBER OF COMMERCE & INDUSTRY OPENS

27.04.2004 [21:11]
Solemn opening ceremony of German-Turkish Chamber of Commerce & Industry with the participation of Federal Chancellor of Germany Gerhard Schroeder and Prime-Minister of Turkey Recep Tayyip Erdogan was opened in ...

EU REINFORCES CONTROL OVER FOODSTUFFS

26.04.2004 [15:11]
On the eve of integration of the some Eastern European countries to EU, on May 24, 2004, the European Union adopted important decision on ecologically pure foodstuffs to prevent transportation ...

THAILAND WITHDRAWS TROOPS FROM IRAQ

26.04.2004 [15:11]
Following Spain, Republic of Honduras and Dominique Republic, Thailand also intends to withdraw troops from Iraq, AzerTAj correspondent referring to mass media of Germany reports from Berlin.
In contrast to ...

FOREIGN MINISTER OF GERMANY PLEDGES LONG-TERM AID TO AFGHANISTAN

24.04.2004 [22:47]
Staying on an official visit in Afghanistan, Foreign Minister of Germany Joschka Fischer stated that his country would increase the material and moral support to Afghanistan suffered from wars. “Afghanistan ...