UNDP Azerbaijan Development Bulletin


*WHO Director General Ms. Margaret Chan pays official visit to Azerbaijan on 29 January - 1 February 2008*

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ECONOMY CABINET DISCUSSES SOCIO-ECONOMIC RESULTS OF 2007 AND TASKS FOR 2008 AZERI EXPERT SAYS LAST YEAR "STABLE" DESPITE INFLATION, OIL DEPENDENCE AZERBAIJAN TO START MANUFACTURING ARMS, MILITARY HARDWARE IN 2008 AZERBAIJANI PARLIAMENT APPROVES DUTY-FREE OUTFLOW OF CAPITAL OFFICIAL INFLATION RATE OF 19% STILL UNDERSTATED - AZERI AGENCY

COUNCIL OF EUROPE PROJECT TO ENHANCE AZERI ANTI-CORRUPTION EFFORTS

FOREIGN RELATIONS AND GEOPOLITICS ANALYTICAL REPORT HIGHLIGHTS AZERBAIJAN'S ENERGY SIGNIFICANCE FOR WEST IN 2007 US ENVOY AWARDS AZERI PEACE-KEEPERS AZERI LEADER DISCUSSES ENERGY SECURITY AT MEETINGS IN DAVOS PRESIDENT ILHAM ALIYEV MEETS HIS SWISS COUNTERPART IN DAVOS AZERI-TURKMEN ECONOMIC BODY HOLDS FIRST MEETING AZERI LEADER, US SENATOR UPBEAT ABOUT BILATERAL TIES MINISTRY OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS ON 2007 ACTIVITIES ETHNIC AZERIS PROTEST AT IRAN'S PLANS TO OPEN ARMENIAN CONSULATE

NAGORNO-KARABAKH CONFLICT AZERI PRESIDENT SAYS 2008 TO BE DECISIVE IN KARABAKH SETTLEMENT FROZEN CONFLICT IS A PRESSING CHALLENGE AZERI LEADER SAYS KARABAKH WAR NOT OVER YET OVER MILLION AZERIS RALLY IN CAPITAL TO MARK 1990 MATTHEW BRYZA: CONCEPTUAL DISAGREEMENTS REMAIN BETWEEN SIDES, BUT THESE CAN BE OVERCOME AZERI OFFICIAL DIVULGES CORE PRINCIPLES OF NEW PROPOSALS FOR KARABAKH SETTLEMENT

OIL AND GAS AZERBAIJAN GETS FIRST DIVIDENDS FROM OIL EXPORT PIPELINE WORLD ECONOMIC FORUM CONTINUING IN DAVOS OIL WEALTH HAS BEEN A MIXED BLESSING

PRESIDENTIAL DECREES STATE PROGRAM ON IMPROVEMENT OF OFFICIAL STATISTICS BY 2012 ADOPTED IN AZERBAIJAN PRESIDENT OF AZERBAIJAN SIGNS ORDER: APPROVING CONCEPTION OF REFORMS IN SYSTEM OF FINANCING HEALTH AND APPLYING COMPULSORY MEDICAL INSURANCE IN AZERBAIJAN

PRESIDENTIAL ELECTIONS US TO ASSIST IN HOLDING DEMOCRATIC ELECTIONS IN AZERBAIJAN: AMBASSADOR AZERI POLITICIAN OFFERS PRIMARIES TO DEFINE SINGLE OPPOSITION CANDIDATE IN POLL

UN NEWS HEYDAR ALIYEV FOUNDATION, UN POPULATION FUND AND STATE COMMITTEE FOR FAMILY, WOMEN AND CHILDREN'S AFFAIRS SET TO FIGHT VIOLENCE AGAINST WOMEN AZERBAIJAN SIGNS UN CONVENTION ON THE RIGHTS OF DISABLED PEOPLE AND ADDITIONAL PROTOCOL TO THE CONVENTION MORE FUNDS NEEDED FOR UN TO FEED DISPLACED AZERBAIJANIS AZERBAIJAN MINISTER OF ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT MEETS UN RESIDENT COORDINATOR IN AZERBAIJAN

PRESS FREEDOM & HUMAN RIGHTS OSCE WELCOMES PARDONING OF JOURNALISTS IN AZERBAIJAN BUT URGES LEGAL REFORM RUSSIAN-LANGUAGE MEDIA STILL STRONG IN AZERBAIJAN US EMBASSY CLOSELY WATCHING TAX INSPECTION AT PRIVATE AZERI PRINTING HOUSE REGULATOR REPORTS ON MEDIA INDUSTRY'S STATE IN AZERBAIJAN AZERI PRIVATE TV STATION ANNOUNCES PRESIDENT "PERSON OF THE YEAR"

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AZERI LEADER DISCUSSES ENERGY SECURITY AT MEETINGS IN DAVOS

ANS TV,
24, January 2008

Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev had a number of meetings on the sidelines of the Davos forum in Switzerland this morning, private TV station ANS reported on 24 January.

The report added that at the meeting with President for the Swiss Confederation Pascal Couchepin, Aliyev discussed the development of bilateral ties and stressed Azerbaijan's increasing role in ensuring energy security in Europe. The two men reportedly discussed regional issues and the Nagornyy Karabakh conflict at the meeting.

At their meeting today Aliyev and his Ukrainian counterpart Viktor Yushchenko focused on bilateral ties, their current state, future prospects and on further development of all spheres of strategic ties between the two states.

Day.az quoted a source at the Ukrainian presidential press service as saying that the Azerbaijani and Ukrainian leaders discussed cooperation on the Odessa-Brody-Plotsk-Gdansk oil pipeline on 24 January.

The Azerbaijani president and Israeli Foreign Minister Tzipi Livni discussed the development of bilateral relations today. The president also met the director of CISCO, the head of BP and officials of other companies.

ANALYTICAL REPORT HIGHLIGHTS AZERBAIJAN'S ENERGY SIGNIFICANCE FOR WEST IN 2007

US ENVOY AWARDS AZERI PEACE-KEEPERS

AZERI LEADER DISCUSSES ENERGY SECURITY AT MEETINGS IN DAVOS

PRESIDENT ILHAM ALIYEV MEETS HIS SWISS COUNTERPART IN DAVOS

AZERI-TURKMEN ECONOMIC BODY HOLDS FIRST MEETING

AZERI LEADER, US SENATOR UPBEAT ABOUT BILATERAL TIES

MINISTRY OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS ON 2007 ACTIVITIES

ETHNIC AZERIS PROTEST AT IRAN'S PLANS TO OPEN ARMENIAN CONSULATE

January 2008,
Issue No. 55
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KHAZAR-LANKARAN WINS COMMONWEALTH SOCCER CUP
Azertag, 27, January 2008

Azerbaijani football club Khazar-Lankaran claimed the title of the 16th Commonwealth Cup tournament Sunday after beating Uzbek Pakhtakor 4-3 in the final match in Saint Petersburg, Russia.

Despite the game started with Khazar-Lankaran`s flurry of attacks, the Uzbek club took an early lead through Ildar Magdeev`s third minute goal.

But the Azeri side was not fazed, and was rewarded just three minutes later when Rahid Amirguliyev struck the equalizer.

In the 28th minute, Anver Soliyev`s goal put the Uzbek club ahead again.

This time, it took 15 minutes before Khazar-Lankaran`s forward Zaur Ramazanov scored a brilliant leveller provoking applauds by FIFA President Sepp Blatter, UEFA President Mishel Platini and President of Russian Football Federation Vitaly Mutko who were among spectators at the stadium.

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