EXPLOSIONS IN ANKARA AND ISTANBUL

25.06.2004 [18:02]
3 policemen were injured as a result of explosion near “Hilton” hotel, in Ankara, in which US President George W. Bush is going to stay during his forthcoming visit Turkey ...

NAPOLEON’S SOLDIERS BURIED 200 YEARS LATER

22.06.2004 [10:38]
The rare funerals ceremony was held in Erfurt, Germany. The remains of 120 soldiers of Napoleon’s army were buried 200 years later in the cemetery of honors.
Archeologists discovered the ...

ARMENIANS EYE SOUTHERN OSETIA

19.06.2004 [15:44]
The Armenian society “Ararat” has been established in the center of Southern Ossetia region of Georgia – Tskhenvali, AzerTAj correspondent reported. According to leader of the society Stepan Yaralov, their ...

SCO TASHKENT SUMMIT ENDS

19.06.2004 [15:44]
The summit of council of the Heads of States of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) has ended in Tashkent. The summit was attended by delegations of Uzbekistan, Russia, People’s Republic ...

AJARIA GEARS FOR ELECTIONS

18.06.2004 [22:15]
The elections to the Supreme Council of Ajaria will take place June 20. The Central Election Commission of Georgia tries to use all the possibilities for democratic and fair conducting ...

FORUM “EURASIA IN XXI CENTURY: DIALOGUE OF CULTURES & CONFLICT OF CIVILIZATIONS” HELD

14.06.2004 [18:20]
The International forum “Eurasia in XXI Century: Dialogue of Cultures and Conflict of Civilizations” under aegis of UNESCO was held in Cholpon-Ata /Kirgizistan/, AzerTAj correspondent reports. Representatives of CIS countries, ...

FRANCE AND CHINA SEEK FURTHER EXPANSION OF MUTUAL TRADE

12.06.2004 [20:35]
Paris and Beijing are destined to further expand trade contacts, said deputy Prime Minister of the People’s Republic of China. Mr. Zen Pejan, who concluded a contract worth $2 billion ...

CHANCELLOR OF GERMANY ON TRANSPARENCY OF OIL MARKET

12.06.2004 [14:13]
In the course of “G-8” Summit, Chancellor of Germany Gerhard Schroeder discussed with the President of the United States George W. Bush the situation in oil market. He said to ...

FIRST SITTING OF AZERBAIJAN-GEORGIA INTER-PARLIAMENTARY COMMISSION FOR ECONOMIC COOPERATION HELD

12.06.2004 [14:12]
The first sitting of Azerbaijan-Georgia inter-parliamentary commission for economic cooperation was held in Tbilisi, on June 11, AzerTAj correspondent reports.
Addressing the participants, Prime Minister of Georgia Zurab Zhvania emphasized ...

57TH MEETING OF WORLD JOURNALISTS HELD IN ISTANBUL

12.06.2004 [14:11]
The regular, 57th Congress of World Association of Newspapers /WAN/ was held in Istanbul.
The organization created in Paris, in 1948, amalgamates 72 newspaper associations, over 18.000 newspapers, 12 news ...

EURASIAN SPACE DEVELOPMENT CONCEPT ADOPTED

12.06.2004 [11:45]
According to information received by AzerTAj, The participants of the forum "Eurasia in the 21st century: cultures dialog or civilizations conflict", held on the shores of the Issyk Kul high-mountain ...

UZBEKISTAN TO PRESENT REWARDS WINNERS OF OLYMPIAD

09.06.2004 [17:13]
Cabinet of Ministers of Uzbekistan adopted decision “On participation of Uzbek sportsmen in XXVIII Summer Olympic games in Athens 2004”, AzerTAj correspondent reports.
State Committee for Sports and National Olympic ...

REGULAR SITTING OF OSCE PA DUE IN SCOTLAND

09.06.2004 [14:18]
A regular, 13th sitting of OSCE Parliamentary Assembly will be held in Edinburgh /Scotland/, July 5-9.
Focused are expected the issues related to the Project of resolution for political, economic ...

CASPIAN INFRASTRUCTURE EXPANSION IN LIMELIGHT

08.06.2004 [19:00]
The 11th sitting of the Council of Council of Foreign Investors under the President of Kazakhstan has taken place in city Kendirli.
This council aims at establishing direct contacts with ...

EX-OFFICIALS SENTENCED TO CORRECTIONAL LABOR IN TURKMENISTAN

08.06.2004 [14:25]
The Ministry of Interior Affairs of Turkmenistan has announced search for ex-chairman of the food industry Association Kakajan Ovezov, arrested for corruption. Sentenced 2 years ago to 10 years of ...

NEW MINISTER OF GEORGIA FOREIGN CITIZEN

07.06.2004 [10:54]
There is another Minister in Georgia who is citizen of foreign country, AzerTAj correspondent reports. Two months after citizen of France Salome Zurabishvili filled the post of the Foreign Minister ...

EARTHQUAKE HITS DENIZLI

05.06.2004 [19:35]
Two 3 and 3,2 Richter magnitude earthquakes hit the Denizli province of Turkey at 2 and 2.30 a.m. respectively, Istanbul Kandilli Seismological Center reports. Special equipment allowed to register the ...

STRUCTURAL CHANGES IN CABINET OF MINISTERS OF GEORGIA

05.06.2004 [13:14]
Prime Minister of Georgia Zurab Zhvania told journalists that it is planned to consolidate Ministry of Infrastructure and Ministry of Economy. Z. Zhvania thanked former Minister of Economy Irakli Rekhviashvili ...

TURKEY TO CHAIR BSEC INTER-PARLIAMENTARY ASSEMBLY

04.06.2004 [20:37]
Regular sitting of the Inter-Parliamentary Assembly of the Organization of the Black Sea Economic Cooperation (BSEC) was held in Petersburg, Russia, AzerTAj correspondent said.
As was known, State Duma ...