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AZERBAIJAN IN THE WORLD
ADA Biweekly Newsletter
Vol. 2, No. 11
June 1, 2009


Exhibition of Azerbaijani artists opens in Germany

www.today.az
24 June 2009

An exhibition of popular artists Arif Huseynov and Orkhan Huseynov opened in the exhibition hall "Baku-Berlin" functioning in Germany, according to the press service for the World Azerbaijanis Congress.

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Human Rights
  • Over 100 Azeri NGOs protesting at proposed changes to law

  • Head of OSCE Office issues statement about proposed amendments to the Azerbaijani Law on NGOs

  • CE concerned over proposed changes to Azeri NGO law

  • PACE urges Azeri parliament to consult on NGO law

  • US concerned over controversial NGO bill

  • Azerbaijan: Groups to protest at proposed changes to NGO law

  • Azeri official calls to revise NGO law changes

  • Foreign firms to be obliged to hire Azeris as deputy head

  • Baku conference of ombudspersons adopts declaration

  • Azeri clerics disapprove of proposed changes to religion law

  • Foreign firms to be obliged to hire Azeris as deputy head

  • Media NGO forced to leave its office in Azeri capital - agency

  • CIVIL SOCIETY DEFENSE COMMITTEE CONDUCTS MEETING
    • Nagorno Karabakh conflict
  • ARMENIAN AND AZERBAIJANI PRESIDENTS HAVE PRODUCTIVE TALKS

  • Azeri official says still no progress in Karabakh talks

  • Azeri president attends army drills

  • British envoy visits Azerbaijan's western border district

  • Garabagh’s Azeri community holds first congress

  • Azerbaijani foreign ministry prepares visit of Azerbaijani, Armenian public representatives to Karabakh: minister

  • Turkey to raise Garabagh at UN

  • Azeri group exposes Armenian distortions of monuments

  • Three more Armenian soldiers cross into Azerbaijan
    • Economy
  • Azerbaijan to top regional growth in 2010

  • Azeri growth to ease in 2009 despite low impact of crisis

  • Financial Times names AccessBank one of top sustainable banks

  • IBA honored with international award

  • Azeri trade down 60%: officials

  • Azeri Central Bank's foreign currency reserves down

  • Allocation of concessional mortgage loans resumes in Azerbaijan

  • South Korea funding Azeri cadastre project

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    Bilateral and Multilateral Ties
  • Israel wants stronger economic ties with Azerbaijan

  • Azerbaijan and Russia sign several inter-governmental agreements

  • Azerbaijan, Serbia see eye-to-eye on territorial integrity of states

  • Azeri FM responds to Iran

  • Azeri minister, senior US official discuss ties, Karabakh

  • Mixed responses to top US official’s Baku visit

  • NATO commends cooperation with Azerbaijan

  • Azeri, Turkish FMs hold unplanned meeting

  • Azeri, Syrian foreign ministers discuss bilateral relations, conflict settlement

  • Azeri ministry probing Iran’s work on disputed oil field

  • Baku hosts Azerbaijan-China business forum

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    Regional
  • Azeri minister urges EU to come up with unified position on Nabucco pipeline

  • EBRD plans to allot 1bn euros for Nabucco project

  • NABUCCO “not enough” to meet all of Europe’s energy needs

  • Obama's speech received warmly in Muslim Azerbaijan

  • Ex-Soviet bloc sets up joint forces

  • Azerbaijan remains transit state for human trafficking: State Dept.

  • Kazakh-Azeri-Russian joint operation nabs over 200 suspected poachers

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    Energy and Environment
  • Russia obtains Azeri gas in tug-of-war with Europe

  • $36bn invested in Azerbaijan’s oil and gas sector

  • Caspian region has projected 200bn barrels of oil - minister

  • Aliyev meets Latvian environment minister

  • NATO can help provide energy supplies' security, official says in Azeri capital

  • Azerbaijan signs renewable energy statute
    • UN News
  • World Refugee Day event in Baku

  • WB approves extra funding for Azeri highway project

  • UN and Azerbaijan Networking on Water, Sanitation and Health issues

    • Miscellaneous
  • Education law finally passed in Azerbaijan

  • Azeri fund donates 40,000 euros to Strasbourg church

  • Two killed on Azeri-Iranian border linked to illegal armed group

  • Ex-top manager of Azeri capital's power grid detained

  • 20 convicted on terror charges in Azerbaijan

  • Chart of Baku plane flights now available online


    • June 2009,
    Issue No. 72

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