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Azerbaijan halts metal scrap export to Iran

/MAR 27/ Panorama.am/

Azerbaijan halted metal scrap export to Iran since last week; `Azadlyg' reported referring to milaz.info.

Baku Steel Company, that has already halted metal scrap export, is responsible for the storage.

It's reported that Azerbaijan has halted metal scrap export to Iran amid international sanctions imposed against Tehran. Iran is believed to use the metal scrap in defense industry.
Iranian media: Israeli intelligence minister urges Aliyev to continue policy of fear against Iran

/MAR 28/Panorama.am/

Israel's Intelligence Minister urged Aliyev to continue policy of fear

against Iran, Iranian news agency arannews.ir reported.

It's reported that on the sidelines of Nuclear Security Summit Israel's Intelligence Minister Dan Meridor thanked Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev for the policy of fear imposed against Iran encouraging him to be committed to it in the future also.

The Iranian media reported that under pressure of Mossadi Azerbaijan's

national security ministry declared that a group of 22 people were detained accused of having cooperation with Iran.
Israel is watching Iran from Azerbaijan

/MAR 28/news.am/

The Israeli press releases sensational information on Tel-Aviv - Baku

relations and about the actions of the Israeli intelligence agency in the Caucasus.

It is stated in the article of `Israel's New Friends' on Y-net web site that after the cooling of the relations with Turkey Israel is looking for new allies. In that context cooperation is growing with Georgia and Azerbaijan. As the release informs, there are already bases functioning in that states and those bases gather intelligence for the Israeli military structures.

`Israel watches Iran from Azerbaijan. These bases enable Israel to conduct secret operations in the territory of Iran mainly for preventing the realization of its nuclear program,' the release states.

Bloodshed in Azerbaijani army

/MAR 30/yerkir.am/

A fatal criminal case was recorded in Azerbaijani Defense Ministry's N

military unit situated in Terter region.

Press service of the Defense Ministry told APA that soldier Abbasov Mammad Abbas killed soldier Hasanov Emil Gilman by firing from submachine gun because of dispute between them, then committed suicide. Two other soldiers were wounded as the submachine gun was in automatic mode. Their situation is stabile.

The criminal case has been launched into the fact, the investigation is underway.

APA reports that the wounded soldiers are Teymur Tamirov, 19, and Babek Ibishov, 20. Tamirov was drafted from Baku's Nizami District Military Commissariat, Ibishov from Imishli Region Military Commissariat.

Killed soldier Emil Hasanov was drafted Lankaran Region Military Commissariat, Mammad Abbasov from Baku's Nasimi District Military Commissariat

ARMENIANS AND AZERBAIJANIS ACHIEVE GENTLEMEN AGREEMENT BEFORE EURONEST PA SECOND SESSION IN BAKU

/APR 2/arminfo/

On sidelines of the second session of the Euronest Parliamentary Assembly in Baku, the Committee on Economic Integration, Legal Approximation and Convergence with EU Policies discussed the committee's report, APA reports. During the discussion on the changes to the report, Armenia's proposal #8 and Azerbaijan proposal #12 were removed from the document.

Head of the Armenian delegation to Euronest PA Vahan Hovhannisyan said they are pleased with the perfect welcome in Baku.

He said gentlemen agreement was reached with Azerbaijani delegation to Euronest PA beforehand to remove from the proposed changes to the

committee's report the expressions damaging the common work. "We withdrew our proposal #8 from the report. The Azerbaijani side promised to withdraw proposal #44. We would like the contradicting proposals not to be included into the report," he said. Member of the Azerbaijani delegation to Euronest PA Azer Karimli said Azerbaijan withdraws proposal #12 from the report.

To recall that the second session of the Euronest Parliamentary Assembly will be held next week in the building of the Parliament. The Armenian delegation will include 10 deputies. The delegation of the European Parliament will comprise 37 deputies who together with their colleagues from the EPP member- states will discuss four reports on the energy infrastructures, future of democracy and free and independent mass media, trade agreements and cooperation between the governments and civil societies in both EPP and EU member- states.
AZERBAIJANI "KARABAKH LIBERATION ORGANIZATION" (KLO) PREPARING FOR VISIT OF ARMENIAN DEPUTIES

/APR 2/arminfo/

The heads of the so-called "Karabakh Liberation Organization" (KLO) have announced that police exert pressure on them in connection with their protests against the visit of the Armenian delegation to Baku to participate in the session of PA Euronest.

In particular, the head of the KLO Akif Nagi was summoned to the Police Department, where he was warned about the inadmissibility of the protests. Another member of KLO, Ilgar Abdullaev, was detained for 10 days on charges of not obeying the police.

KLO condemns the government pressure on the citizens of their own country "in order to protect the Armenians." KLO states that no pressure will force the organization to turn from the path of struggle for national interests.

To recall that the second session of the Euronest Parliamentary Assembly will be held next week in the building of the Parliament. The Armenian delegation will include 10 deputies. The delegation of the European Parliament will comprise 37 deputies who together with their colleagues from the EPP member- states will discuss four reports on the energy infrastructures, future of democracy and free and independent mass media, trade agreements and cooperation between the governments and civil societies in both EPP and EU member- states.

EURANEST SESSION KICKS OFF IN BAKU

/APR 2/Tert.am/

The EuroNest Parliamentary Assembly has opened its working discussion in Baku, Azerbaijan.

Today's meeting will hear the Economic and Energy Committees; the plenary session is scheduled tomorrow, according to Naira Zohrabyan, a Prosperous Armenia lawmaker who represents the Armenian delegation at the meeting.

"The impression from both committees is that the Azerbaijani side has decided to refrain from its common style, [refusing to speak of] the 20% occupied lands, the Karabakh issue and refugees. None of this demagogic folly has been heard so far," she told Tert.am.

Zohrabyan noted that any attempt to distort fact and realities would meet the Armenian side's reponse.

"I repeat, however, that they have so far managed to delicately circumvent the issue and speak only of the key topics on the agenda, energy issues etc.," she said.

The Azerbaijani news agency APA had earlier quoted Vahan Hovhannisyan of the Armenian Revolutionary Federation-Dashnaksutyun (ARF-D) faction in parliament as saying in Baku that the status quo over Karabakh cannot last forever.

Commenting on the report, Zohrabyan said that the ARF-D lawmaker might have given an interview to the Azerbaijani media as no political issues were discussed at the committee.

The Azerbaijani parliament members who attended the EuraNest Social Committee's meeting in Yerevan also met with President Serzh Sargsyan.

AZERBAIJAN RECENTLY REJECTED AT LEAST 4 PROPOSALS OF OSCE MEDIATORS - ARMENIAN FM

/APR 2/news.am/

YEREVAN.- Azerbaijan has recently rejected at least four arrangements,

Armenian FM Edward Nalbandian said during a press conference with Russian

FM Sergey Lavrov.

Commenting on Baku's constant appeals to the resolutions of the UN Security Council, Nalbandian said they were adopted back in 1993 and contained calls to stop hostilities and sign a ceasefire agreement.

After each resolution Azerbaijan intensified the military actions suffering defeats of the local Armenian forces, the Minister said.

It was an overwhelming defeat, not the UN demand, that urged Baku to ask Karabakh to sign a ceasefire agreement. This fact is mentioned in the book of Russian Ambassador Kazimirov, due to his efforts the agreement was signed.

Nowadays, the chapter on reaching agreement is turned over. Today the sides are engaged in the settlement process. According to Nalbandian, the Co-Chairs of the OSCE Minsk Group are not referring to these resolutions, as the documents called for ceasefire and had nothing with the settlement process.

The Armenian Foreign Minister pointed out Russian President's efforts into reconciliation of the positions adding that certain progress has been reached so far. The progress is reflected in the Sochi statement issued by presidents of Armenia, Russia and Azerbaijan.

As to the status quo, Azerbaijanis interpret it as a return of the territories surrounding Nagorno-Karabakh.

However, the Co-Chairs repeatedly stated all the principles and elements proposed as the basis for a settlement, are worked out as a whole, and none of them can be separated, as in this case you can not reach a settlement.

Edward Nalbandian stressed that Azerbaijan has rejected at least four suggestions of the OSCE Minsk Group which speaks of Baku's true desire.
VAHAN HOVHANNISYAN MEETS WITH ILHAM ALIYEV

/APR 2/Panorama.am/

"Two of four Euronest committees have completed their sessions, which will be introduced in Euronest plenary session tomorrow," member of Armenian delegation Hovhannes Sahakyan told Panorama.am.

Before the launch of the plenary session, Armenian delegation has held meetings with European People's Party partners and reached some agreements.

"In particular, Azerbaijan appears with unilateral proposals; however, we'll undertake all the measures not to fix them in the final report.

Our partners from EPP will support us," said the MP.

Hovhannes Sahakyan also informed that Vahan Hovhannisyan, the head of Armenian delegation to Euronest, had a meeting with President of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev.
Azerbaijan to launch its 1st satellite by late 2012

/APR 3/TODAY.AZ/

Swiss company OnAir could potentially use the resources of Azerbaijan's first telecommunication satellite Azerspace, the president of Azerkosmos,

Rashad Nabiyev told reporters on Tuesday.

"Negotiations have already been held and the resources of the satellite can be used by OnAir after its launch into orbit" Nabiev said. He added that the satellite was designed to meet more than Azerbaijan's needs.

"Only 20 per cent of its resources will be used to meet the Republic's needs with the remainder sold on the international market." Nabiev said.

Today, 39.5 per cent of the resources of the satellite operator have already been leased by the Malaysian group MEASAT.

"Resources of Azerbaijani satellite will be used by the Malaysian company for the provision of telecommunication services and broadcasting" Nabiev said. "The launch of the satellite is scheduled for November-December."

The French Arianspace will pull the satellite into the orbit. The US Orbital Sciences Corporation is the manufacturer and the orbit position at degrees east longitude is in its shared use according to an agreement with MEASAT.
SOCAR SPEARHEADS ANOTHER DEMOLITION PROJECT IN SULUTEPE, BAKU

/APR 5/ azerireport.com/

BAKU - Today, the demolition project of the local authorities resulted in another major standoff between a group of employees of the State Oil Company of Azerbaijan (SOCAR) and the residents of the village Yukhary Sulutepe in Binagadi district of Baku. A group of SOCAR employees began using heavy machinery to demolish the houses located in Sulutepe. Local residents began throwing rocks at the representatives of SOCAR. The demolition work never stopped. Then, the settlers armed with fixtures and other objects attacked the employees of SOCAR, who fled, unable to withstand the pressure. Police surrounded the area and stopped the traffic, but do not interfere with what was happening.

As a result of the confrontation, five employees of SOCAR were beaten and injured. Ten local residents were also injured. Five buses on which SOCAR staff arrived were damaged. According to the recent reports, the SOCAR security service managed partially or completely to demolish 10 houses and other buildings.

SOCAR claims that it legally owns that land. At different times hundreds of homes were built in the area. The people got permission to do so from the local executive authorities, as well as from the municipality. However, SOCAR dismisses the ownership documents on those properties considering the buildings in that area to be illegally built. At the same time, the residents say, "If the houses are illegal, why did the executive authority allow us to build them?"

Last year, SOCAR demolished dozens of houses, but the residents restored them later (Turan).

SOCAR Continues Demolition and Forcible Eviction Project In Sulutepe, Baku

/APR 6/Azerireport/

BAKU - State Oil Company of Azerbaijan (SOCAR) made second attempt to forcibly evict the local residents of Sulutepe and demolish the houses in this suburban Baku area. The first attempt was made three days ago when unidentified people acting on behalf of SOCAR attacked the people and tried to beat them up. The confrontation stopped after the SOCAR abandoned its efforts to evict the people. Today, SOCAR resumed its demolition project. According to reports of Turan News Agency from the scene, the security service of the oil company using heavy machines demolished 10 houses in the area. SOCAR claims those houses were illegally built and no compensation should be paid to the local residents. The local residents of Sulutepe have the ownership documents on the land signed by the municipal authorities.

The local residents of Sulutepe entered into a fistfight with the employees of SOCAR. At least on local resident, Rashad Jafarov, received physical injuries and had to seek a medical attention

L'AZERBAIDJAN ACCORDE UN CREDIT DE 308 MILLIONS D'EUROS A LA SERBIE

/APR 9/armenews.com/

BELGRADE, (AFP) - L'Azerbaïdjan a accordé àa la Serbie un crédit de

308 millions d'euros destiné à la construction d'une portion d'autoroute qui doit relier Belgrade au sud-ouest du pays, a rapporté samedi la télévision d'Etat serbe (RTS).

L'octroi de ce crédit, pour une période de 25 ans avec un taux d'intérêt annuel de 4%, a été approuvé vendredi par le Parlement azéri. Le président du Comite sur la politique économique du Parlement azerbaïdjanais Ziyad Samadzade a signé à Belgrade un accord avec l'entreprise publique serbe Koridori Srbije. La compagnie azeri AzVirt participera a la réalisation de ce projet, a-t-on ajoute de même source.

Le principe de l'octroi de ce crédit avait été convenu en février dernier lors d'une visite à Bakou du ministre serbe des Affaires

étrangères Vuk Jeremic.