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BTC capacity at maximum by 2009 United Press International - USA
BAKU, Azerbaijan, July 25 (UPI) -- The government of Azerbaijan said it would increase the capacity of the Baku-Tbilisi-Ceyhan oil pipeline to its maximum
Azerbaijan is Guarantor of Georgia’s Independence: President ... Trend News Agency - Baku, Azerbaijan
A.Aliyev/ Georgian President Mikheil Saakashvili thinks Azerbaijan’s support to his country is a guarantee to Georgia’s independence.
Presidents Ilham Aliyev of Azerbaijan and Abdullah Gul of Turkey ... ISRIA (subscription) - Washington, DC, USA
The Heads of State expressed their satisfaction with rapidly developing friendly relations in all spheres.
Today.Az - Presidents of Azerbaijan, Georgia and Turkey to attend ... Today.Az - Azerbaijan
The ceremony will be attended by Presidents of Turkey, Azerbaijan and Georgia Abdullah Gul, Ilham Aliyev and Mikhail Saakashvili who will lay capsules under ...
Construction of Turkish stretch of railway linking Turkey, Georgia ... Xinhua - China
ANKARA, July 24 (Xinhua) -- Turkish President Abdullah Gul, Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev and Georgian President Mikheil Saakashvili on Thursday laid ...
Azerbaijan: Opposition Journalist Leaves for France EurasiaNet - New York, NY, USA
Azerbaijani opposition newspaper reporter Agil Khalil, the focus of a recent scandalous court case, has left Azerbaijan for France after several earlier ...
THE IRON SILK ROAD ADVANCES FURTHER Eurasia Daily Monitor - Washington, DC, USA
A project of inter-continental significance, connecting Europe and Asia through the South Caucasus, this “Iron Silk Road” is being built by the region’s
Armenia misses the trans-Caucasus train Turkish Daily News (subscription) - Ankara, Turkey...
Armenian city of Gyumri and that the Kars-Gyumri link, which has stood idle for over a decade, could be used to build a trans-Caucasus railroad.
“Baku-Tbilisi-Kars Project Open to Entire Caucasus” – Turkish ... Trend News Agency - Baku, Azerbaijan
U.Sadikhova, R.Hafizoglu/ Turkey’s President called on Caucasus countries to join implementation of the Baku-Tbilisi-Kars (BTK) regional railway project.
Russia launches command-staff drill in Siberia Xinhua - China
Large scale military exercises are held in the Russian regions of Siberia and North Caucasus at the same time. Russia launched an anti-terrorism drill, ...
Mediation between Armenia and Turkey would be a multi-dimensional ... PanARMENIAN.Net - Yerevan, Armenia
“Iran is the sole country rescuing Armenia from its isolation within the region. Armenia is currently under geopolitical siege, surrounded by countries like ...
STATE DEPARTMENT IS TO BE BLAMED FOR DELAY IN SENDING ENVOY TO ARMENIA AZG Armenian Daily - Yerevan, Armenia
The confirmation of Marie Yovanovitch, the US Ambassador Designate to Armenia, is being unnecessarily delayed due to the mishandling of her nomination by ...
"ARNO BABAJANIAN" INTERNATIONAL MUSIC FESTIVAL TO BE ESTABLISHED AZG Armenian Daily - Yerevan, Armenia
"Arno Babajanian" international music festival will be established in Armenia. The foundation concert of the festival is to be held on August 9 in the ...
Babacan: Historian’s dismissal not gesture to Armenia Today's Zaman - Istanbul, Turkey
The removal from office of a controversial historian known as a hard-liner in debates on Armenian allegations of "genocide" was not connected to recent ...
Armenia: Today President Serzh Sargsyan received Luis Maria de ... ISRIA (subscription) - Washington, DC, USA
Noting that the authorities scrupulously studied the two Resolutions, President Sargsyan reiterated determination of Armenia to fully implement them.
Babacan: Historian’s dismissal not gesture to Armenia Today's Zaman - Istanbul, Turkey
The removal from office of a controversial historian known as a hard-liner in debates on Armenian allegations of "genocide" was not connected to recent ...
Progress?: PACE still concerned over lack of answers regarding its ... ArmeniaNow.com - Yerevan, Armenia
The resolution set a number of demands with hopes that their fulfillment would help Armenia overcome one of the worst political crises in its ...
Armenia: Bloggers Attend Presidential Press Conference Global Voices Online - Cambridge, MA, USA
However, not all bloggers welcomed the news and there was also much criticism in the Armenian blogosphere. Pro-opposition blogger Nazarian, for example,
Turkey wants to normalize relations with Armenia Hürriyet - Turkey
Turkey is willing to normalize its relations with the neighboring Armenia, Foreign Minister Ali Babacan said late on Thursday.
Ruling Party Sees No Repression In Armenia Armenialiberty.org - Yerevan, Armenia
By Ruzanna Stepanian and Karine Kalantarian The governing Republican Party of Armenia (HHK) insisted on Friday that there are no political prisoners in the ...
Armenia can be isolated from European family, PACE President ... ISRIA (subscription) - Washington, DC, USA
Armenia can be isolated from European Family, said Lluís Maria de Puig, President of the Council of Europe Parliamentary Assembly, while being in Yerevan.
US Helsinki Commission marks inaccuracy in information on hearing ... Azeri Press Agency - Azerbaijan
“There is some groundless information that the US Helsinki Commission is to hold hearing concerning Azerbaijan set for July 29 under the recommendation of ...
Inglab Ahmedov: "Economic future of Azerbaijan seems obscure to me Today.Az - Azerbaijan
The IMF forecast, which says that economic recession will hit Azerbaijan beginning from 2012, has been released recently. How would you comment on it?
Azerbaijan and Georgia create export info-search system portal Azerbaijan Business Center - Azerbaijan
Azerbaijan jointly with Georgia is preparing the first information search system portal on both states’ export capacities.
Microbes revealed in foods of restaurants and marriage rite houses ... Azerbaijan Business Center - Azerbaijan
The Republican Centre for Hygiene & Epidemiology Ministry of Health of Azerbaijan has reported that last six months’ laboratory surveys covered 5 720 food ...
Shares of road building company set out for investment competition ... Azerbaijan Business Center - Azerbaijan
The State Property Committee of Azerbaijan has announced an investment competition for sale of 30% of the Imisli Yol Tikinti-6 OJSC’s shares.
Azerbaijan Health Ministry stopped activity of 253 food outlets ... Azerbaijan Business Center - Azerbaijan
In the first half of 2008 the Ministry of Health of Azerbaijan inspected companies producing, selling, storing and carrying foodstuffs.
Armenian parliamentarian: "Azerbaijan tries to prove that there ... Today.Az - Azerbaijan
Azerbaijan tries to mislead the world society and show that that there are parallels between the Balkans and Nagorno Karabakh in the sense of violence and ...
Baku, Fineko/abc.az. University Azerbaijan jointly with the ... Azerbaijan Business Center - Azerbaijan
UA has informed that education with period of four-year will be conducted in English and Azeri languages.
WB representative: "We are ready to cooperation with Azerbaijan on ... Today.Az - Azerbaijan
The press service for the Economic Development Ministry that the sides discussed ties between WB and Azerbaijan, projects, implemented under WB support and ...
II European transport and energy conferences to be held in Baku ... Azerbaijan Business Center - Azerbaijan
The Baku Process aims to expand co-operation between countries of the Caucasus and Central Asia on key directions of transport and energy.
All-Armenian Catholicos accuses Sheikh-ul-Islam of Caucasus of ... Today.Az - Azerbaijan
"Both representatives of powers and opposition are progenies of the Armenian church and the Armenian church is concerned with the destiny of each Armenian", ...
Climbers killed after ice block collapses ABC Online - Australia
Three Ukrainian climbers were sent plummeting to their deaths when a block of ice gave way under them on Mount Elbrus in Russia's Caucasus mountains,
WB ready to participate in up to $1 bn project of Baku sewage ... Azerbaijan Business Center - Azerbaijan
Peter Thomson, WBG director for stable development in Caucasus and Central Asia, is finishing today his one-week Baku trip.
Russia opens trial of skinhead gang for 20 murders Reuters UK - UK...
both aged 17, led seven other skinheads aged between 17 and 22 who mainly attacked migrants from post-Soviet Central Asia and the Caucasus.
WB director for stable development in Caucasus and Central Asia ... Azerbaijan Business Center - Azerbaijan
Peter Thomson, World Bank Group (WBG) director for stable development in Caucasus and Central Asia, who is completing today his Baku visit has conducted ...
Head of Caucasus Muslims Department to visit United States Today.Az - Azerbaijan
In the framework of the visit the head of the Caucasus Muslims Department will meet with heads of Muslim, Christian and Jewish religious communities, ...
Caucasus closer to launching Iron Silk Road Zaman Online - Istanbul, Turkey
"This project contributes to the peace and stability in the Caucasus," Gül also said. Visibly absent from the project is Armenia,
Georgian President Announces Establishment of Free Industrial Zone ... Trend News Agency - Baku, Azerbaijan
N.Kirtskhalia/ A free industrial zone will be established in Batumi, Georgia’s President Mikheil Saakashvili said to journalists in Turkish Kars city...