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 The United States is prepared to support Azerbaijan in joining the World Trade Organization (WTO), head of the U.S. Embassy in Azerbaijan Public Relations Department Terry Davidson said at the opening of an international student program "Students in free enterprise." |
 Azerbaijani Minister of Youth and Sport Azad Rahimov called on youth to participate more actively in strengthening the country's economy. "One of the main directions of the state youth policy is to support the youth and provide them employment," Rahimov said at the opening of an international student program "Students in free enterpreneurship". |
 - Orhan, first of all, let congratulate you with such a great success. Tell us about the competition a bit more in detail. |
 - Mr. Elchin, it seems recently the interest of the United States towards Azerbaijan is growing. This is evidenced by a telephone conversation between the heads of States, meeting of the foreign ministries, Baku visit of Assistant Secretary of State and Commander of the U.S. Armed Forces in Europe. Do you think it involves such an interest? |
 The Azerbaijani Cabinet of Ministers has decided to establish a protection (buffer) zone of the Ichari Shahar (Inner City) State Historical-Architectural Reserve. Under the decision, a protection (buffer) zone of the Ichari Shahar State Historical-Architectural Reserve will be determined in accordance with the design-scheme, coordinated by the Office of the Ichari Shahar State Historical-Architectural Reserve at the Cabinet of Ministers with the Ministry of Culture and Tourism, Baku City Administration, State Committee of Architecture and Urban Development and Office of the Maritime Boulevard at the Cabinet of Ministers. |
 President of Israel Shimon Peres plans to visit Azerbaijan late in June, Israel’s ambassador to Azerbaijan Arthur Lenk said in his interview in a website, APA reports. “I can not say exact word. But the President will likely visit Azerbaijan in the last week of June, before my tenure as an ambassador expires. This indeed is an unusual event. |
 A two-day international symposium “New development tendencies and Turkic world” began at Khazar Univesrity in Baku on Friday. Rector of the Khazar University Hamlet Isakhanli said in his welcoming speech that representatives of the leading universities of Turkey, Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan, Kyrgyzstan and Azerbaijan were participating at the symposium. The scientists will discuss the global economic crisis and integrations, Turkic world in the system of international relations, the world education system and the Turkic world, history, philosophy, religion and sociology, language, literature and culture. |
 Azerbaijan will not make amendments and additions to its 2009 state budget blueprint, said Chingiz Asadullayev, Deputy Chairman of Parliamentary Commi9ssion for Economic Policy. “The bill on amendments and additions to its 2009 draft budget had been expected to come to the parliament, but this didn’t happen. This is a normal process,” he added. |
 Minister of Foreign Affairs of Azerbaijan Elmar Mammadyarov met with OSCE Minsk Group co-chairs Matthew Bryza (USA), Bernard Fassier (France) and Yuriy Merzlayakov and Special representative of the OSCE Chairperson-in-Office Andrzej Kasprzyk. |
 GUAM working group on economy and trade held its 9th meeting at the GUAM Secretariat in Kiev, APA reports. Ministers and other government officials of the GUAM countries, representatives of the GUAM Secretariat and USAID regional mission attended the meeting. They discussed GUAM economic and trade cooperation and realization of the GUAM field cooperation strategy and heard reports on the development of agricultural markets in GUAM countries, establishing of the united information system for agricultural production and sale and agricultural consulting services in GUAM countries. |
 The ceremony on the Day of Republic was held in the Azerbaijani Embassy in Austria. Officials from the Austrian Government, deputies and senators, members of public organizations and funds, public figures, diplomats and Azerbaijani students, who receive education in this country, were invited to the ceremony. |
 Oil prices closed above $65 per barrel Thursday for the first time in six months as OPEC maintained crude production levels as expected and a pair of reports suggested a slightly brighter economic picture, AP reported. Benchmark crude for July delivery added $1.63 to settle at $65.08 a barrel on the New York Mercantile Exchange. |
 The co-chairs of OSCE Minsk Group mediating in the settlement of Nagorno Karabakh conflict Matthew Bryza (USA), Bernard Fassier (France) and Yuri Merzlyakov (Russia) have started their visit to the region, APA reports. The mediators arrived in Baku on May 28. The diplomats told journalists at Heydar Aliyev International Airport that the aim of their visit was to arrange St. Petersburg meeting of Azerbaijani and Armenian Presidents. |
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