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 Key tasks for 2010, both for Azerbaijan and for the CIS as a whole, will be to eliminate the consequences of the impact of global financial and economic crisis and restore rate of economic growth, CEO of the Central Bank of Armenia (CBA), Khagani Abdullayev said on Oct. 14. |
 Azerbaijani, Iranian and Russian working groups will meet in Tehran on Nov.3-4 under the North-South project, Azerbaijani State Railway Office Head Nadir Azmammadov said on Oct.14. "At present, negotiations are underway. There are still no exact results and dates. But, the meeting of working groups is scheduled for Nov.1-4 in Tehran," Azmammadov said. |
 The Sate Oil Company of Azerbaijan Republic (SOCAR) plans to complete construction of new platform Oil Rocks-2521 on offshore Oil Rocks field by early 2010, a source in SOCAR said. Currently, the company continues construction of the platform. Particularly, the company conducts work on installment of platform's crest structure and equipment. Under favorable weather conditions for the construction, the company will complete construction in early 2010, the same source added. |
 New tank field is expected to be filled with oil in the territory of oil and gas exploration department 'Oil Rocks' after celebration of 60-year-anniversary of offshore field of the same name, a source in SOCAR developing this field owing to own funds said on October 14. This department is a part of SOCAR. Jubilee of 'Oil Rocks' is planned to be solemnly celebrated in November. |
 Turkey will not take any actions contradicting Azerbaijani interests, deputy chairman of the committee for foreign relations of Turkish ruling Justice and Development Party, Kursad Tuzman, said at a meeting with Azerbaijani MPs. "The actions contradicting Azerbaijani interests are akin to suicide for Turkish leadership," Tuzman said at a meeting between Azerbaijani parliamentary delegation and representatives of Turkish Justice and Development Party. |
 The world has the wrong idea about the Muslim woman, Chairman of the Azerbaijani State Committee for Family, Women and Children Affairs Hijran Huseynova said. The world has the wrong idea about Muslim woman. A Muslim woman is perceived as a woman devoid of rights, a woman-terrorist, Huseynova told journalists on Oct.14. |
 Turkey is sure of its history and ready to investigate the 1915 events, Head of the Turkish Historical Organization's Armenian Department, Kamal Chicek said, the CNN Turk news agency reported. "Turkey is sure of its history. The Armenians are not familiar with the materials placed in their and Turkish archives," Chicek added. |
 The Azerbaijani Ecology and Natural Resources Ministry held next monitoring to study pollution of trans-boundary Kur and Araz Rivers over the first ten days of October, the ministry's press-service told Trend News. |
 Baku is hosting II International Banking Conference of the Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS) "Enhancing the stability of the financial and banking systems of the Commonwealth". The conference will last by Oct. 16. The conference will bring together key representatives of political and business elites of the CIS countries. The agenda of the conference will focus on the problems of stability of the CIS banking systems in terms of instability on world financial markets, as well as development of financial infrastructure as a basis for forming an integrated regional banking market of the Commonwealth, the prospects of forming a common currency area in the field of settlement and payment systems in the CIS. |
 On Oct. 13, the Armenian Armed Forces opened fire at Azerbaijani troops from areas outside the Khojavand region at 21:00-21:30 and from an area outside the Ashagi Abdulrahmanli in the Fuzuli region at 21:50-22:10, the Azerbaijani Defense Ministry reported. |
 Swine flue case was revealed in the primary school in Ankara, the Turkish CNN Turk TV channel reported. A pupil coming from abroad was infected abroad. The school was closed in quarantine. |
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