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PRESS CONFERENCE RELATED TO THE CONSTRUCTION EXHIBITION HELD

24.09.2003 [17:30]
Press conference dedicated to the opening of 9th Azerbaijan International Construction Exhibition “BakuBuild-2003” was held in the Europe Hotel on September 23.
Chief of information and foreign relations department of ...

BP TO ALLOCATE 500 MLN DOLLARS FOR BTC MEP CONSTRUCTION

24.09.2003 [17:30]
BP Company decided to allocate $500 mln for construction of the Baku-Tbilisi-Ceyhan Main Export Pipeline, AzerTAj correspondent was told at Azerbaijan BP office.
Document on allocation of the credit ...

JUDO TORUNAMENT IN HAZI ASLANOV’S MEMORY TO BE HELD IN BAKU

24.09.2003 [17:29]
Traditionally international judo tournament in memory of twice hero of the Soviet Union, General Hazi Aslanov is due in Baku Indoor Games palace, September 27.
Over 100 sportsmen from 10 ...

ELTACH SAFARLI - WINNER OF EUROPEAN CHESS CHAMPIONSHIP

24.09.2003 [17:29]
Azerbaijan chess-players under 10-18, successfully participated at the European Chess Championship held in Budva (Serbia & Montenegro).
Eltach Safarli garnered 7,5 points in 9 matches and became winner among 12 ...

SAUDI ARABIA’S NATIONAL HOLIDAY DEDICATED

24.09.2003 [17:28]
Embassy of Saudi Arabia to Azerbaijan gave an official reception in honor of the Kingdom Declaration Day in “Gulustan” Palace, September 23.
In his speech, Ambassador Ali Hasan Ahmed Jafar ...

30 AMERICAN TEACHERS TO ARRIVE IN AZERBAIJAN

24.09.2003 [17:28]
30 volunteers- teachers of US “Peace bridge” organization will arrive in Azerbaijan shortly, US Embassy to Azerbaijan reported.
Aim of the visit is to teach English language. Teachers will live ...

INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE IN BAKU

24.09.2003 [17:11]
International scientific conference on the subject Mathematic modeling and monitoring of environment pollution and its consequences continues its work in the Odlar Yurdu University.
The rector of the university, Prof ...

AZERBAIJAN STRIVES FOR COOPERATION WITH GREECE IN ALL SPHERES

24.09.2003 [16:22]
This statement was made by Azerbaijan Minister of Defense, General-Colonel Safar Abiyev during his meeting with Ambassador of Greece to Azerbaijan Merkurios Karafotias and military Attachй Colonel Ioannis Solias, September ...

SESSION OF CIS INTERIOR MINISTERS COUNCIL

24.09.2003 [16:20]
At the 25th session of the CIS Council of Minister of Internal Affairs to be held in Dushanbe, Tajikistan, Azerbaijan will be represented by a delegation led by Deputy Minister ...

PRIME MINISTER OF ROMANIA WILL VISIT AZERBAIJAN

24.09.2003 [16:19]
After the Presidential elections on October 15, 2003, Prime Minister of Romania Adrian Nestase will arrive in Azerbaijan on a two-day official visits, Ambassador of Romania to Azerbaijan Tasin Jamil ...

WORKING VISIT OF PRIME MINISTER ILHAM ALIYEV TO NEW YORK

PRIME MINISTER ILHAM ALIYEV TAKES PART IN THE 58TH SESSION OF THE UN GENERAL ASSEMBLY

24.09.2003 [15:40]
On September 23, Prime Minister of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev, paying an official visit to New York, made a speech at the opening of general debates of the 58th session of ...

WORKING VISIT OF PRIME MINISTER ILHAM ALIYEV TO NEW YORK

MEETING OF PRIME MINISTER ILHAM ALIYEV WITH THE US PRESIDENT GEORGE BUSH

24.09.2003 [15:39]
On the same day, Prime Minster of the Republic of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev took part in official reception given by the President of the United States of America George Bush in honor of the heads of delegations.

During the reception, Prime Minister ...

WORKING VISIT OF PRIME MINISTER ILHAM ALIYEV TO NEW YORK

MEETING OF PRIME MINISTER OF AZERBAIJAN ILHAM ALIYEV WITH THE PRESIDENT OF CROATIA STJEPAN MESIC

24.09.2003 [15:37]
On September 23, Prime Minister of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev met with the President of Croatia Stjepan Mesic.
Ilham Aliyev expressed satisfaction with the meeting and said that there are many similar features between Croatia and Azerbaijan. ...

WORKING VISIT OF PRIME MINISTER ILHAM ALIYEV TO NEW YORK

MEETING OF PRIME MINISTER ILHAM ALIYEV WITH IRANIAN MINISTER OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS KAMAL HARRAZI

24.09.2003 [15:35]
In the afternoon, Prime Minister Ilham Aliyev met with the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Iran Kamal Harrazi. At the meeting held in cordial atmosphere, the parties shared their views on a number of issues of mutual interest; spoke on the ways of expansion of relations between the two ...

WORKING VISIT OF PRIME MINISTER ILHAM ALIYEV TO NEW YORK

MEETING OF PRIME MINISTER ILHAM ALIYEV WITH THE US SECRETARY OF STATE COLIN POWEL

24.09.2003 [15:27]
On September 23, Prime Minister of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev met with the US Secretary of State Colin Powel.
Secretary of State asked Prime Minister about President Heydar Aliyev’s conditions, conveyed ...

WORKING VISIT OF PRIME MINISTER ILHAM ALIYEV TO NEW YORK

INTERVIEW OF PRIME MINISTER ILHAM ALIYEV WITH JOURNALISTS

24.09.2003 [15:20]
On the same day, Prime Minister gave an interview to journalists in the headquarters of the UN Organization.
Q: How do you appraise the results of today’s meetings?
A: I ...

AT CENTRAL ELECTION COMMISSION OF AZERBAIJAN REPUBLIC

24.09.2003 [15:16]
A sitting of the Central Election Commission (CEC) presided by Mazahir Panakhov was held on September 23.
CEC’s Secretary Inglab Nasirov made e report on approval of the Regulation of ...

OUR TURKISH COMPATRIOTS SUPPORT HEYDAR ALIYEV’S POLICY

24.09.2003 [15:16]
Turkey-Azerbaijan solidarity meeting and a concert were held at the open theatre “Memar Sinan” in the city of Adana, Turkey on September 21. Thousands of citizens of Azerbaijani origin together ...

TENDERS AT BICEX

24.09.2003 [14:32]
Weighted average exchange prices made up 4912,50 manat for 1 US dollar in Baku Interbank Currency Exchange on September 23.

In the morning, the volume of deals closed by two ...

AZERBAIJANI MUGHAM PERFORMERS TAKING PART IN FESTIVAL IN YALTA

24.09.2003 [13:13]
International Art Festival Yalta 2003 with the participation of musicians from 19 countries of the world rounded on September 21 in Yalta. At this festival Azerbaijan has been represented by ...

MEETING AT MINISTRY OF JUSTICE

24.09.2003 [13:02]
Head of the monitoring mission for Azerbaijan of the OSCE Bureau for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights Peter Ayker met with the Minister of Justice Fikrat Mammadov.
Warmly welcoming the ...

REPRESENTATIVE OF VATICAN VISITED MARTY’S ALLEY

23.09.2003 [23:22]
A delegation of Vatican led by the Secretary for relationships with states of State Secretariat, Archbishop monsignor Jean-Luis Toran paying a visit to Azerbaijan visited the Marty’s Alley on September ...

REGULAR TENDER HELD

23.09.2003 [22:04]
Applications submitted by commercial banks for 7-day inverse Repo transaction tender announced by the National Bank were utterly fulfilled.
Face value of the tender is 15 million manats. ...

BOOK EXHIBITION DEDICATED TO WORLD PEACE DAY

23.09.2003 [22:04]
An exhibition dedicated to the World Peace Day marked on September 21 was organized at the central scientific library of the National Academy of Sciences of Azerbaijan.
About 40 ...

$ 30 MILLION INVESTED IN REGION

23.09.2003 [22:03]
$ 30 million have been invested in Khachmaz district within past year.
Due to the investments, a 5,6 km gas line is being laid at present, Khachmaz executive power reports. ...