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About 2 bln cbm of gas transported via main pipelines in January 2013

20.02.2013 [22:05]
Nearly 2 bln cbm of gas were transported via main pipelines in Azerbaijan to the world market in January, up 4,9 % compared with the same period in 2012. According to the State Statistics Committee, some 18.4% of this volume were transported ...

Azerbaijani oil scientists start training of Kazakh colleagues

20.02.2013 [22:04]
Specialists of the Institute of Geology of the Azerbaijan National Academy of Sciences (AMEA) will deliver lectures to young scientists of Kazakhstan. Employees of the Caspian State University of Technology and Engineering named after Sh. Yesenov will undergo 5-months job training in different directions of petroleum science ...

Azeri Greco-Roman wrestlers finish 7th in World Cup in Iran

20.02.2013 [22:02]
Azerbaijani Greco-Roman wrestlers have finished 7th in the World Cup in Tehran, Iran. The competition brought together Azerbaijan, Russia, Turkey, Iran, Belarus, Kazakhstan, Bulgaria, the Korean Republic and Armenia ...

Blackboard Inc. delegation visits Azerbaijan State Economic University

20.02.2013 [21:50]
Regional Sales Manager of Blackboard Inc. Tony Lteif and international product marketing manager Paul Grist have visited Azerbaijan State Economic University where they met rector Shamsaddin Hajiyev ...

Collection of articles on Khojaly genocide by Azerbaijani and Turkish scientists to be issued

20.02.2013 [21:47]
A collection of articles on the Khojaly genocide by Azerbaijani and Turkish scientists will be issued at the Dogu Research Center of the Firat (Euphrates) University of Turkey at the initiative of “Support for youth scientific researches” Social ...

Energy Systems Lab opened in Azerbaijan Technical University

20.02.2013 [21:43]
An energy systems laboratory has today opened at the Azerbaijan Technical University at the initiative of Araz Energy Company, which is a strategic partner of the US GE Digital Energy-Power Quality and ETAP electrical ...

Baku to host meeting of Eurasian Regional Committee of World Turkish Business Council

20.02.2013 [21:37]
Baku will host a meeting of Eurasian Regional Committee of the World Turkish Business Council under Turkey`s Foreign Economic Relations Board on February 22. Turkish businessmen working in Russia, Kazakhstan, Ukraine, Turkmenistan, Georgia and ...

Russian scientists locate meteorite fragments

20.02.2013 [21:32]
Russia`s Ria Novosti news agency has reported that Russian scientists have located fragments from the meteor that broke up dramatically over Chelyabinsk on Friday. The area, about 900 miles east of Moscow, is home to factories, a nuclear power plant and an atomic waste storage centre. The shockwave blew out ...

Azerbaijan, EU discuss energy cooperation

20.02.2013 [21:17]
Azerbaijan and the European Union (EU) have discussed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) on energy cooperation in Baku. Speaking to the event, senior official at Azerbaijan`s Ministry of Industry and Energy Rasim Mammadov spoke of the country`s achievements in energy sector. ...

Azerbaijani businessmen to attend Tataristan investment forum

20.02.2013 [21:16]
Azerbaijani businessmen are invited the Kama Investment Forum 2013 which kicks off in Naberezhye Chelny, Tatarstan`s second largest city. Organized by the Tatarstan Investment Development Agency on behalf of the Government of the Republic of Tatarstan, the forum will serve as an important platform for developing ...

2013 marks 73rd Anniversary of Tom and Jerry`s debut

20.02.2013 [21:15]
Today is the 73rd anniversary of Tom and Jerry cartoon`s debut. Tom and Jerry is a series of theatrical animated cartoon films created by William Hanna and Joseph Barbera for Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, centering on a rivalry between a cat (Tom) and a mouse (Jerry) whose chases involved comic violence. ...

Azerbaijani ambassador meets mayor of Finland`s Rovaniemi city

20.02.2013 [20:28]
As a part of his visit to the Northern region of Finland, Azerbaijan`s ambassador to Sweden, Norway and Finland Rafael Ibrahimov has met today a mayor of Rovaniemi city of Lapland province Esko Lotvonen. The diplomat informed the mayor about Azerbaijan, its history, rich cultural heritage and economic progress. ...

Azerbaijan, United Arab Emirates discuss economic relationship

20.02.2013 [20:27]
As part of his official trip to the United Arab Emirates, Azerbaijan`s minister of foreign affairs Elmar Mammadyarov has met his counterpart Sheikh Abdullah bin Zayed bin Sultan Al Nahyan. The two discussed ways of boosting economic relationship and promoting joint investment ...

Several provisions to be developed in field of gas and electricity supply

20.02.2013 [20:16]
The Ministry of Industry and Energy of Azerbaijan will develop provisions for the application of new regulations in the field of gas and electricity supply, the Ministry official Ibrahim Agayev told media in Baku ...

Baku hosts discussions on small farm enterprises in Azerbaijan

20.02.2013 [20:14]
Baku has today hosted discussions on the work done within the Sunrise project over last 2 years. The project is being implemented by the Oxfam International organization together with the Unilever transnational company ...

Azerbaijan`s Taxes Minister meets IOTA officials

20.02.2013 [19:40]
Azerbaijan`s Taxes Minister Fazil Mammadov has today met President of Intra-European Organization of Tax Administrations (IOTA) Samuel Tanner and Executive Secretary Miklós Kok. They discussed prospects for cooperation between Azerbaijan and IOTA. ...

Victims of Khojaly genocide to be remembered in Istanbul

20.02.2013 [19:36]
Turkey-Azerbaijan Circle will organize a panel and photo exhibition under the title “1992: the Khojaly tragedy” in Istanbul on 24 February to commemorate victims of the Khojaly genocide. The event will be joined by Azerbaijani and Turkish parliamentarians and officials ...

Leonid Slutsky: “We can`t leave settlement of Nagorno-Karabakh conflict to our children and grandchildren”

20.02.2013 [19:34]
“The Armenia-Azerbaijan Nagorno-Karabakh conflict must be resolved by our generation. We can`t leave this problem to our children and grandchildren,” head of Russian State Duma`s committee on CIS Leonid Slutsky said ...

EU official: ‘In terms of energy cooperation between Azerbaijan and EU, this year can be considered important’

20.02.2013 [19:20]
In terms of the expansion of cooperation between Azerbaijan and the European Union (EU) in the energy sector, this year can be considered a very important, European Commission Head of Unit for International Relations and Enlargement at the Directorate General for Energy Paula Abreu Marques said Wednesday ...

British premiere of “My Favourite Madman” by Elchin Afandiyev due in Tristan Bates Theatre

20.02.2013 [19:14]
A premiere of the play “My Favourite Madman” by Azerbaijani writer Elchin Afandiyev, will run between 9-13th April 2013 at the Tristan Bates Theatre. The performance will be presented by the ALOFF Theatre and AZICS (Azerbaijan Intercultural Society). Matthew Gould will direct the play, which was translated into ...

Azerbaijan`s Abiyev to attend meeting of ISAF contributor countries` defence ministers

20.02.2013 [19:10]
Azerbaijan`s defense minister Safar Abiyev has today headed to Brussels to attend a gathering of the defence ministers of the countries contributing to the NATO International Security Assistance Force (ISAF) in Afghanistan. At the two-day meeting, the ministers would receive briefings on transition, redeployment ...

Azerbaijani delegation visits Bosnia and Herzegovina

20.02.2013 [19:08]
An Azerbaijani delegation headed by Minister of Economic Development Shahin Mustafayev has visited Bosnia and Herzegovina. The Minister met President of the Republika Srpska entity of Bosnia and Herzegovina Milorad Dodik ...

Mining sector makes 75.9% of industrial production in January in Azerbaijan

20.02.2013 [19:07]
Mining sector made 75.9% of the industrial production in January in Azerbaijan. According to the State Statistical Committee, processing sector made 17.5%, while ...

Azerbaijani MPs to visit Beijing

20.02.2013 [19:06]
An Azerbaijani parliamentary delegation led by vise-speaker Ziyafet Asgarov will visit Beijing late April, said Chinese ambassador Hong Jiuyin. The Ambassador noted Azerbaijan and China had signed an agreement on educational cooperation, adding “the partnership between the two countries in this field is developing”. ...

Report on “Provision of fair and favorable working conditions” project presented

20.02.2013 [19:03]
The Citizen`s Labor Rights Protection League (CLRPL) has today presented a report on the project titled “Provision of fair and favorable working conditions”. CLRPL`s chairman Sahib Mammadov highlighted the project, saying it is being implemented ...