3.02.2010 GREECE UNVEILS AUSTERITY PROGRAMME TO CUT DEFICITGreek Prime Minister George Papandreou has announced tough austerity measures aimed at cutting his country`s soaring public debt. Mr. Papandreou said a public sector pay freeze and fuel duty increases were essential because the economic crisis was propelling Greece towards a cliff. He said the EU was pressuring him to curb the budget deficit, which is four times higher than the 3% permitted. The European Commission will meet later on Wednesday to consider his measures.
31.01.2010 4 AFGHAN SOLDIERS KILLED IN JOINT FORCE AIR STRIKEAfghan and NATO officials say a coalition air strike has "likely killed" four Afghan soldiers, VOA reports. Military officials say joint force of Afghan and coalition soldiers came under fire early Saturday morning and called in the air strike. NATO and Afghan officials say their initial investigation after the air strike indicates the small arms fire originated from an Afghan National Army outpost.
29.01.2010 AFGHANISTAN SUMMIT KICKS OFF IN LONDON A summit on the future of Afghanistan has today started in London, bringing together foreign ministries from 70 countries, including United Nations Secretary General Ban Ki-moon and President of Afghanistan Hamid Karzai. British Prime Minister Gordon Brown has said mid-2011 should be the deadline for "turning the tide" in the fight against insurgents in Afghanistan. Speaking at a 70-nation London summit on the future of Afghanistan, he said the nations faced “a decisive time”.
19.01.2010 VIKTOR YANUKOVYCH WINS FIRST ROUND OF ELECTIONWith three quarters of votes counted, the current president had won only about 5%. Former PM Viktor Yanukovych led current PM Yulia Tymoshenko by some 36% to 25%. A total of 18 candidates took part in the election. A run-off will be held on 7 February after no candidate won 50% of the vote.
15.01.2010 NEW OSCE CHAIRPERSON TO OUTLINE PRIORITIES FOR 2010The new OSCE Chairperson-in-Office, Kazakhstan`s Secretary of State and Foreign Minister Kanat Saudabayev, will outline Kazakhstan`s priorities for the Organization in 2010 in a speech to be delivered on Thursday in Vienna, according to the OSCE`s website. Saudabayev will speak at a session of the Permanent Council, one of the Organization`s main regular decision-making bodies.
13.01.2010 HAITI EARTHQUAKE FEARED TO HAVE KILLED HUNDREDSA 7.0-magnitude quake which hit south of the Haitian capital Port-au-Prince is feared to have killed hundreds of people across the Caribbean country, BBC reports. In the space of a minute, Haiti`s worst quake in two centuries wrecked the HQ of the UN mission, the presidential palace and numerous other buildings. A "large number" of UN personnel were reported missing by the organization.
12.01.2010 SOCIAL DEMOCRAT IVO JOSIPOVIC ELECTED CROATIA PRESIDENT The opposition Social Democrat, Ivo Josipovic, has won Croatia`s presidential election by a wide margin. Mr Josipovic won 60.3% of the vote in the second round run-off, beating the mayor of Zagreb, Milan Bandic. Correspondents say the result was expected, but the margin of victory even larger than polls had predicted. Mr Josipovic has pledged to lead an “uncompromising fight against corruption” and to help the government complete EU membership talks this year.
Baku is hosting an international conference entitled “Actual problems of mathematics and informatics” at the Azerbaijan International University (ABU). Scientists of Azerbaijan and Egypt attend the event, which is organized by the Culture Centers of ABU and Egypt Embassy in Baku. Addressing to the event, rector of the University, professor Elshad Abdullayev spoke of nationwide leader Heydar Aliyev`s great care to education, which is now successfully continuing by President Ilham Aliyev. He stressed relations between the ABU and Egyptian Universities are successfully expanding. Egypt`s Ambassador in Baku Saber Abd Elkader Mansour and other speakers stressed the importance of friendly ties and cooperation between the two countries and expressed hope for future continuation of cooperation in education. The conferees also heard reports on sciences of mathematics and informatics. The conference will end January 15.
7.02.2010 ECO HEALTH MINISTERS VISIT HEYDAR ALIYEV FOUNDATION Participants of the first meeting of ECO health ministers visited here the Heydar Aliyev Foundation on Friday. They were briefed on the Foundation`s objectives, and items taken from the national leader`s personal archive. As stated, the main goal of the Foundation is to study and popularize Heydar Aliyev`s rich heritage, give an idea to future generations and foreign visitors about his large-scale activity to achieve Azerbaijan`s socio-economic, cultural progress, and assist projects that popularize the history and culture of Azerbaijan.
3.02.2010 OMANI FM`S AZERBAIJAN VISIT COMMENCES Yousef bin Alawi bin Abdullah, Minister Responsible for Foreign Affairs of the Sultanate of Oman started his visit to Azerbaijan by paying respect to national leader of Azerbaijan Heydar Aliyev at the Alley of Honors and Azerbaijani shahids at the Martyrs` Alley “The aim of our visit is to develop our relations with brotherly Azerbaijan even more. Our relationship is very strong and our countries are implementing a number projects. We will consider new opportunities for cooperation,” the Minister was quoted as saying.
3.02.2010 RUSSIAN AMBASSADOR VISITS AZERTAC Russian Ambassador Vladimir Dorokhin visited Azerbaijan State Telegraph Agency (AzerTAc) where he met its Director General Aslan Aslanov. Aslanov briefed the Ambassador on the history of the agency which was founded by the Government of the Azerbaijan Democratic Republic in 1920. He also spoke of nationwide leader Heydar Aliyev`s contribution to Azerbaijan`s development, saying his policy “is today successfully continued by President Ilham Aliyev”.
3.02.2010 DELEGATION OF KYRGYZSTAN MINISTRY OF EMPLOYMENT, LABOR AND MIGRATION VISITS HEYDAR ALIYEV FOUNDATION On February 2nd, a delegation of Kyrgyzstan`s Ministry of Employment, Labor and Migration visited the Heydar Aliyev Foundation. They were briefed on the Foundation`s goals and activity. They got familiar with the items taken from the national leader Heydar Aliyev`s personal archive. The visitors were informed that the main goal of the Foundation is to study and popularize Heydar Aliyev`s rich heritage, give an idea to the future generations about his large-scale activity to achieve Azerbaijan`s socio-economic,
3.02.2010 TOP OFFICERS OF DASHKESAN MILITARY UNIT BROUGHT TO JUSTICEDissemination of reports aiming to cause confusion in the public is inadmissible and bears responsibility “Top officers of the Dashkesan military unit N have been brought to justice”, Prosecutor General of Azerbaijan Republic Zakir Garalov told the AzerTAc correspondent. The Prosecutor General, in particular, said: “A fatal criminal case resulted with the death of soldiers and officers took place in the military unit N in the country`s Dashkesan region on January 28, 2010.
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3.02.2010 BAKU TO HOST PARALYMPIC PHOTO EXHIBITIONA photo exhibition featuring best moments of Paralympic tournaments will take place in Azerbaijan`s capital next Tuesday. The event, called Paralympic Moments, will mark the 14th anniversary of Azerbaijan`s National Paralympic Committee. The aim of the exhibition is to inform the public about successes of Azerbaijan`s paralympians on the European and world arena. Ilgar Jafarov, a photographer at Azerbaijan State Telegraph Agency, AzerTAc, will present more than 100 photos he took during the Beijing 2008 Paralympic Games.
2.02.2010 AZERI WRESTLERS WIN 6 MEDALS IN TURKEYAzerbaijani Greco-Roman wrestlers have brought home a clutch of 6 medals, including 3 golds from an international Vehbi Emre tournament in Istanbul, Turkey. Gold medals came from Hasan Aliyev weighing in at 60 kg, Elchin Aliyev at 55 kg and Shalva Gadabadze at 84kg. Vitaly Rahimov and Rafik Huseynov grabbed silver medals in the 60 kg and 74 kg divisions respectively, while Gadir Suleymanov weighing in at 55 kg won bronze.
31.01.2010 AZERI JUDO FIGHTER WINS WORLD SILVERAzerbaijani judo fighter Samir Dadashzadeh weighing in at 66 kg has claimed silver medal in the world cup in Tbilisi, Georgia, after losing to Georgian Shalva Kardava in final. On his way to final, the Azeri fighter beat Geogian Nestor Khergiani, Armenian Ambartsum Tonoian and Ukrainian Sergei Piliyev.
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