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PRESIDENT PROMISES TO ELIMINATE HURDLES FOR BUSINESS Speech of the President of the Republic of Azerbaijan H.E. Ilham Aliyev Speech of the UN Resident Coordinator, UNDP Resident Representative Mr. Marco Borsotti

OFFICIAL VISIT OF PRESIDENT OF THE REPUBLIC OF AZERBAIJAN ILHAM ALIYEV TO THE REPUBLIC OF ITALY MEETING WITH PRESIDENT OF THE REPUBLIC OF ITALY MR. CARLO AZEGLIO CIAMPI MEETING WITH PRIME MINISTER OF THE REPUBLIC OF ITALY MR. SILVIO BERLUSCONI MEETING IN VATICAN AZERBAIJAN-ITALY BUSINESS FORUM

PROMINENT OPPOSITION JOURNALIST MURDERED MAGAZINE EDITOR MURDERED STATEMENT OF PRESIDENT OF AZERBAIJAN ILHAM ALIYEV US ISSUES STATEMENT ON MONITOR EDITOR'S KILLING OSCE CALLS FOR FULL INVESTIGATION OF MONITOR EDITOR'S MURDER EU MISSION HEADS CONCERNED OVER MURDER OF AZERI JOURNALIST THE GOVERNMENT OF NORWAY URGES THE AUTHORITIES OF AZERBAIJAN TO DO EVERYTHING POSSIBLE TO FIND THE KILLERS OF ELMAR HUSEYNOV

WSIS PREPCOM-2 MEETING IN GENEVA NOTES AZERBAIJAN'S CONTRIBUTION TO WSIS PROCESS	more

GENDER STORIES SIGNING CEREMONY FOR 2005 NATIONAL HUMAN DEVELOPMENT REPORT ON GENDER ATTITUDES UN EXPERT GROUP MEETS IN AZERBAIJAN TO DISCUSS BEIJING PLATFORM FOR ACTION AND MILLENNIUM DEVELOPMENT GOALS

UNDP AND THE CENTRE OF ECONOMIC REFORMS LAUNCH REPORT ON AZERBAIJAN'S CURRENT AND POTENTIAL COMPARATIVE ADVANTAGES	more

WORLD BANK SUPPORTS INTERNALLY DISPLACED PERSONS IN AZERBAIJAN	more

BRIGHTER PROSPECTS FOR GOLD	more

PRESIDENT DECREES TO DEEPEN FINANCE AND BANKING REFORMS	more

UN INTERNATIONAL YEAR OF MICRO-CREDIT LAUNCHED IN AZERBAIJAN AT NATIONAL CONFERENCE	more

'OBSHAK' ISSUE SPARKS PROTEST	more

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THE GOVERNMENT OF NORWAY URGES THE AUTHORITIES OF AZERBAIJAN TO DO EVERYTHING POSSIBLE TO FIND THE KILLERS OF ELMAR HUSEYNOV

Baku, March 3, Turan

"We condemn this terrible crime and appeal to the authorities of Azerbaijan with request to do everything possible to find the killers and to bring them to trial", Turan was told by the Ambassador of Norway to Azerbaijan Stainer Ghil expressing the position of the government of the country due to killing of the editor in Chief of Monitor magazine Elmar Huseynov.

The Ambassador expressed deep condolences to the family of Elmar Huseynov.

MAGAZINE EDITOR MURDERED

STATEMENT OF PRESIDENT OF AZERBAIJAN ILHAM ALIYEV

US ISSUES STATEMENT ON MONITOR EDITOR'S KILLING

OSCE CALLS FOR FULL INVESTIGATION OF MONITOR EDITOR'S MURDER

EU MISSION HEADS CONCERNED OVER MURDER OF AZERI JOURNALIST

THE GOVERNMENT OF NORWAY URGES THE AUTHORITIES OF AZERBAIJAN TO DO EVERYTHING POSSIBLE TO FIND THE KILLERS OF ELMAR HUSEYNOV

March 2005,
Issue No. 23
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AZERBAIJAN'S FIRST LADY SELECTED "WOMAN OF THE YEAR"

February 18,
AssA-Irada

First Lady

The results of a recent survey held by the "Lider" Women's Public Union among people of different ages and social groups in 12 regions of the country to select the "Woman of the year" were announced in a news conference on Friday. Chairwoman of the Union, MP Malahat Hasanova, said that the survey, supported by of the Association of Azerbaijani Sociologists, was conducted among 2,246 respondents with participation of internationally-acclaimed experts.

According to the results of the survey, based on the criteria of contribution to culture, socio-politics and science-education, Azerbaijan's first lady, UNESCO's goodwill ambassador, Mehriban Aliyeva, was chosen the "Woman of the year" with 74.7% of votes, Hasanova said.

The chairperson of the State Committee on Women's Issues Zahra Guliyeva won 4.1% of votes, while Ombudsman Elmira Suleymanova - 3.3%, MP Asmatkhanim Mammadova - 2.4% and MP Asya Manafova - 2.3%.*

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