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 The President of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev signed an order awarding Nizami Khudiyev the Glory Medal for his active participation in public-political and cultural life, AzerTaj State news agency reported. Other Presidential order awarded Shamsaddin Khanbabayev the Glory Medal for his beneficial activity as a State servant. |
 Turkey's International Strategic Research Organization says though Armenian issue will be discussed during U.S. President's visit to Turkey, Ankara will not compromise and open borders with Armenia. "U.S. and Turkey will discuss Armenian issue. |
 "The joint or separate participation of the opposition in the municipal elections was discussed at the party's meeting," the Azerbaijani Democratic Party's (ADP) press service told Trend News. Azerbaijan will hold municipal elections in December 2009. |
 Russia supports the OSCE's Nagorno-Karabakh negotiations, Russian Permanent Representative to the UN Vitaliy Churkin said. "We support the OSCE negotiation process," Churkin told Trend News on March 30. |
 Azerbaijani Central Election Commission approved final results of the referendum held on March 18 to amend 29 articles of the Constitution. According to the Central Election Commission (CEC), 87-92 percent of voters supported the amendments. |
 Belgian members of parliament hope to establish friendly relations with Azerbaijan, Belgian Senator and Senate Gender Equality Advisory Council Chairman Tilmans Dominique told journalists in Baku on March 30. The Belgian delegation's visit to Azerbaijan began on March 29. |
 Azerbaijani Foreign Minister Elmar Mammadyarov will discuss enhancing cooperation during his visit to Georgia on April 1-3. Mammadyarov will meet with Georgian President Mikhail Saakashvili, Prime Minister Nika Giluari and Foreign Minister Grigol Vashadze. |
 European rightist parties will discuss the pressures faced by Azerbaijanis in northern Iran at a conference. Azerbaijan refers to northern Iran as "South Azerbaijan." "Representatives of all European rightist parties will attend the conference. We will circulate documents about events in the South Azerbaijan," South Azerbaijan Forum Chairman and Azerbaijani National Independence Party head Etibar Mammadov said. |
 Benelux Azerbaijanis Congress and Azerbaijani-Dutch Solidarity Society held protest action in Rotterdam, the Netherlands on the occasion of March 31, the Day of Genocide of Azerbaijanis, press service of the State Committee for Work with Diaspora told APA. Representatives of the Azerbaijani and Turkish, as well as Polish communities joined the action. |
 “The basic principles on the settlement of Karabakh conflict offered by the co-chairs, Madrid principles do not meet Azerbaijan’s interests. This variant aims to hand over Nagorno-Karabakh to Armenia in exchange for five or six regions around Nagorno-Karabakh,” says the statement issued by Karabakh Liberation Organization concerning the recent steps taken for the settlement of Karabakh problem, APA reports |
 Azerbaijan Higher Military School will celebrate its 70th anniversary in November, 2009. Alumni of the school will participate at the different events in Baku and Moscow organized on this occasion, Alumni Association of Baku Higher Multi-Service Commanders School told APA. |
 The Bar admission tests in Azerbaijan will be held in the first half of May, chairman of Azerbaijan Bar Association Azer Tagiyev told APA. He said the Bar Association and the State Commission for Student Admission were preparing the test questions. Tagiyev said the tests would be held in two phases. |
 PACE rapporteur on political prisoners in Azerbaijan Christoph Strasser will visit our country this year, the rapporteurs office told APA. The exact date of the visit is not known yet. Christoph Strasser will assess the situation on political prisoners and prepare a report on the outcomes of the visit. |
 “Preparation of the genocide monument in Azerbaijan delays,” Culture and Tourism Minister Abulfas Garayev told journalists, APA reports. “We have announced a competition on the preparation of genocide monument and some other themes. But the time has been prolonged as we are not satisfied with the works. |
 Azerbaijan’s leading steelworks Baku Steel Company has announced that it didn’t halt operation. Namig Ahmadov also denied media reports about layoffs. “This is hearsay. The plant is in operation and nobody was laid off. Any employee layoff is not expected,” he added. |
 Assembly of Musavat Party offered the opposition’s participation in the local elections within the unique coalition, the party’s press service told APA. At today’s meeting it was noted that the parties represented in the Movement for Karabakh and Republic should start discussions and coalition should be established in connection with the elections. |
 “It is necessary to exclude military solution to Nagorno-Karabakh conflict in all cases,” Minister of State at the Federal Foreign Office Gernot Erler said in Yerevan, APA reports. “German government supports settlement of Nagorno-Karabakh conflict. Our efforts aim at helping the settlement of the conflict,” he said. |
 Kuwait Finance House-owned Turkapital Holding and Azerbaijan Investment Company (AIC) have today signed a shareholder agreement to set up a joint investment company – Kuwait-Azerbaijan Investment Company. The agreement was signed by Azerbaijan Investment Company CEO Afgan Isayev and Turkapital Board Director Fawaz Al-Issa. |
 Azerbaijan and Qatar are negotiating on the signing of an intergovernmental agreement on cooperation in the field of ICT, telecommunications and mail service, said Azerbaijan’s Ministry of Communications and Information Technologies. |
 Baku will host a business forum on March 31, bringing together Azeri and German businesspeople. Azerbaijan Confederation of Entrepreneurs said the objective of the forum is to expand existing relations between the two countries and create new business ties. |
 Chairman of Azerbaijan State Social Protection Fund Salim Muslumov left for Greece on March 30. The aim of the visit is to report on pension reforms in Azerbaijan at the international forum “Transition period: development problems” organized by the United Nations Development Program in Athens, Greece, as the article “Pension reforms in Azerbaijan: |
 Ramil Safarov phoned to the member of Azerbaijani Milli Majlis, Zahid Oruj, member of Milli Majlis and Coordination Council for Protection of Ramil Safarov’s Rights, told APA. Zahid Oruj said Ramil Safarov, who is undergoing sentence in Hungary, called him and they asked after each other’s health. |
 Helpline will operate in the Republic Military Commissariat in connection with the draft as from April 1, Republic Military Commissariat told APA. The citizens may call 493 87 41 and 406 88 85 and give information about the problems they face. |
 The rules of conscription have changed in Azerbaijan. Commenting on the necessity of changes spokesman for Defense Ministry, Lieutenant-Colonel Eldar Sabiroglu told APA that the main aim was to achieve proper execution of the president’s decrees on conscription. |
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