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ICRC representatives visit Armenian family held in Azerbaijan
Representatives of the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) visited Armenians - five members of the family held in Azerbaijan, media contact person for the ICRC Delegation to Azerbaijan Ilaha Huseynova told APA. According to her, the visit took place on June 13. They were informed about their families and their families about them. Armenian citizens Yegishe, Rosanna, Alfred, ...
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Thailand to Host the 7th CSR Asia Summit 2013 Focusing on Responsible and Inclusive Business in Asia
BANGKOK, June 18 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- The annual flagship event of the leading corporate social responsibility network in the region, CSR ...
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Nazarbaev retreats on pension reforms
By Saule Mukhametrakhimova Faced with mounting public opposition to a pension reform plan, Kazakh President Nursultan Nazarbaev has sent the bill back to parliament and sacked the minister responsible for it. The bill envisages that the retirement age for women will be raised from 58 to 63, the same as for men. The change is to be phased in over 10 years, starting in 2014. In a televised ...
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Pakistan-Azerbaijan Youth Association chair visits Ireli
Editor in chief of The Diplomatic Insight & Media Diplomacy magazine, Chairman of the Pakistan-Azerbaijan Youth Association Muhammad Asif Noor has visited Ireli Youth Centre. The guest first familiarized with the centre and its projects, talked to the youth and then met with Ireli Public Union's Chairman Rauf Mardiyev and Secretary General Narmin Mammadova. The meeting discussed ...
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Azerbaijan purchases TOS-1A flamethrower system based on Т-90
In addition to T-90S tanks, 2S19 MSTA-S and BMP-3 tanks, Azerbaijan has purchased heavy flamethrower system TOS-1A, also known as "Solntsepek." The above-said tanks were purchased b Kazakhstan earlier. Like the Kazakh tanks, they have also been built on basis of T-90 tanks and equipped with 92C2 engine, Vestnik-rm.ru reports. These tanks are more modern than those owned by the ...
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Events continue as part of Days of Azerbaijan in France
Another event as part of the Days of Azerbaijan in France has taken place in Beauvais. The Days of Azerbaijan are held under the Heydar Aliyev Foundation`s "Cultural Treasures of Azerbaijan – the Pearl of Caucasus" ...
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President of Azerbaijan congratulates newly elected Iranian leader
President of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev has sent a letter of congratulation to the newly elected President of Iran. The letter notes the great importance attached by President Ilham Aliyev to relations between the Republic of Azerbaijan and the Islamic Republic of Iran. "These relations are based on the will of our peoples, who historically have lived in an atmosphere of good neighbourhood ...
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The European Azerbaijan Society organized conference in France
Bordeaux hosts "Islam and Secularism: The Azerbaijani experience and its reflection in France" conference. The French city of Bordeaux has hosted "Islam and Secularism: The Azerbaijani experience and its reflection in France" international conference. The conference was organized by The European Azerbaijan Society ...
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Asia Markets Most Asian stocks drop in choppy trade before Fed
HONG KONG (MarketWatch) -- Most Asian markets retreated Tuesday in choppy trade as investors pondered whether the U.S. Federal Reserve will maintain its monthly bond purchases, with Hong Kong stocks dragged lower by a drop in mainland Chinese property and banking ...
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Cameron will go to Kazakhstan despite dubious record on rights
David Cameron is to pay a two-day visit to the dictatorship of Kazakhstan at the end of this month despite the country's chequered human rights record. It would be the first time that a serving British Prime Minister has ever visited the Central Asia ...
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Mongolia shows the birthing pains of a green economy
Tsakhiagiin Elbegdorj , one of five UN Champions of the Earth for 2012. Mongolia is not alone: these trials face all nations seeking a green path to rapid economic ...
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Gazprom plans Ukraine bypass
By Vladimir Socor On April 3, in Moscow, President Vladimir Putin and Gazprom CEO Alexei Miller announced a colossal series of gas projects. These involve an expansion of existing big projects or a reactivation of earlier, unimplemented proposals. Ukraine's start of gas imports from Europe, reducing dependence on Gazprom, triggered this Putin-Miller move. In a set-piece dialogue, they ...
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Domestic violence continues to haunt the women of Azerbaijan
Domestic violence effects up to 80% of women in Azerbaijan, though official figures on the problem do not exist. In recent years the government has attempted to address the issue, but the bulk of responsibility remains with the public.
Azerbaijan has much to be proud of, it was the first country in the Muslim world to establish a democratic and secular government, it has contributed significantly to peace-keeping operations in Iraq, it has a rich history and much diversity in both its people and its landscape, and yet there remains a shameful reality in Azerbaijan, that casts a shadow on much of the country’s success: the prevalence of domestic abuse, and especially the abuse of women. Read more
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