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 Armenian armed forces keeping a part of Azerbaijani lands under the occupation continue to violate ceasefire on the line of contact between the troops. |
 The Geology Institute of the Azerbaijani National Academy of Sciences (ANAS) will hold an international workshop on "Modern geodynamics' impact on the physico-mechanical state of the geological environment of sedimentation," March 1 - 3, the institute reported. |
 Azerbaijani Youth Organization in Russia (AYOR) held an event devoted to Khojaly genocide at St. Peterburg Hall of President Hotel Moscow within the worldwide campaign Justice for Khojaly on Feb. 26. Prior to the event, was held a presentation of the clip rap songs in English "Justice for Khojaly". |
 A residential building at the center of Baku, capital of Azerbaijan caught fire on Friday. The incident happened in a five-storey building at Nizami Street in downtown of Baku. APA correspondent reports that three firefighting vehicles arrived in site and the fire was extinguished. Firefighters told APA that the fire was caused by oil remains in collected in smoke-duct of Shaurma café in the first storey of the building. |
 Special representative of the European Union for the South Caucasus Peter Semneby had an exchange of views with the Azerbaijani authorities on European-Azerbaijani relations and how they can develop within the framework of the Eastern Partnership. On the occasion of this visit, he met with President Ilham Aliyev, Foreign Minister Elmar Mammadyarov and other representatives of the Azerbaijani government. |
 A rise in consumer prices was observed in Azerbaijan January, Head of Central Bank of Azerbaijan (CBA) Elman Rustamov said. Based on State Statistics Committee information, in January the inflation rate was 1.8 percent. |
 Azerbaijan will not give up and continue its efforts the Khojali genocide to be recognized internationally, Azerbaijani Parliament Vice Speaker Ziyafet Askerov told journalists. "It's a great pity that the world community does not react to the genocide committed in late the 20th century by Armenians," he said. |
 Azerbaijani civilian was shot as a result of cease-fire violation by the Armenian armed forces, Trend News' regional correspondent reported. Asif Quliyev, 39, is a resident of the Mirshanli village in Azerbaijan's Agdam region. |
 Due to the fact that 2010 is declared as the Year of Ecology in Azerbaijan, JSC Azerenergy (production and distribution of electric power in Azerbaijan) envisages the beginning of construction of a number of small hydroelectric plants in mountainous regions of the republic, JSC President Etibar Pirverdiyev said today. |
 The Noviy Meridian newspaper published in Russian in New York, publicized Azerbaijani Permanent Representative to the U.N. Agshin Mehdiyev's article titled ' The Khojali genocide - one of the terrible tragedies of the twentieth century', the Azerbaijani Permanent Mission to the U.N. told Trend News. |
 The U.S. George Washington University hosted an event dedicated to the anniversary of the Khojali tragedy, the Azerbaijani-American Council reported. The event was organized by the Azerbaijani-American Council (AAC), the Azerbaijan Society of America (ASA), the George Washington University-Turkish Student Association (GWU-TSA) and the Assembly of Turkish American Associations (ATAA). |
 RA President Serzh Sargsyan did not have a meeting with Turkish Foreign Minister Ahmet Davutoglu in Kiev, the RA presidential press service told NEWS.am, commenting on Turkish media reports, APA reports. Both the Armenian President and the Turkish FM attended the inauguration ceremony of Ukrainian President Victor Yanukovich in Kiev. During a reception, the Ahmet Davutoglu approached the Armenian President and exchanged views with him. |
 Public Union Ireli, as a part of series of events commemorating Khojaly tragedy in different European countries will hold its next event in front of the House of Parliament in London by marching on the “Parliament Square” on February 26 at 12:00. |
 A huge explosion followed by gunfire shook a commercial district of Kabul early Friday, witnesses in the Afghan capital said, APA reports citing AFP. The blast was followed by the wail of sirens and a loudspeaker announcement telling residents of the city to stay inside. |
 Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev visited today the memorial to victims of the Khojaly tragedy, erected in the Khatai District of Baku. President Aliyev put a wreath at the monument to commemorate the victims of the genocide. |
 Armenian armed forces, with the help of the 366th Motorized Rifle Regiment of Russia occupied the Azerbaijani town of Khojaly and slaughtered civilians on the night of February 25-26, 1992. Armenian military units, with the help of the 366th Motorized Rifle Regiment of the USSR based in Khankendi attacked on Khojaly on February 25, 1992. |
 An event devoted to Khojali massacre of February 26, 1992 will be held in the "Caucasian house" tomorrow at 12:30 p.m. on the initiative of the Congress of Georgia's Azerbaijanis. On Feb. 25-26 February, 1992 Armenian occupation forces together with the 366-th infantry regiment of the Soviet troops stationed in Khankendi (earlier Stepanakert) fired Azerbaijani Khojali town by all kinds of artillery systems, and then occupied the town in Nagorno-Karabakh of Azerbaijan, located about 23 km from Khankendi. |
 The Azerbaijani government has identified instances of direct appeal of the foreigners and stateless persons to obtain visas from the Foreign Ministry. According to information posted on the website of the Cabinet of Ministers, foreigners and stateless persons may apply directly to the Foreign Ministry to obtain visas, indicating the purpose and duration of stay in the following cases: |
 Members of Europe-Azerbaijan society have held an event on the steamer "Silver Sturgeon", moving via the Thames. Participants, including parliamentarians of the country, got the information about Khojali tragedy. The musical project of 'Justice for Khojali' was also presented. |
 Today an international conference on new technologies in oil-gas output organized by SOCAR (State Oil Company of Azerbaijan) has commenced in Baku. In his speech, Fakhraddin Ismailov, director of Neftgazlayihe Scientific Research Institute (SOCAR) told about the institute’s activities. He noted that the goal of the conference is to make researches on new methods of applying new technologies to oil-gas extraction. |
 New Azerbaijan Party (YAP) held an event on commemoration of 18th anniversary of Khojaly tragedy. According to APA, members of the parliament and party activists participated at the event held in the headquarters of YAP’s organization in Narimanov district of Baku. |
 “Iran has started assisting in the settlement of Nagorno Karabakh conflict. The issue on Iran’s assisting in this issue was discussed during Azerbaijani Foreign Minister Elmar Mammadyarov’s visit to Iran by the consent of President Ilham Aliyev,” Mahammad Bagir Bahrami said at the press conference, APA reports.The ambassador said Iran as an important country of the region might offer its help. |
 In the first quarter of this year SOCAR plans to put into operation three filling stations in Azerbaijan. In the second quarter of this year, the number of filling stations under the brand of SOCAR, will reach 10, SOCAR head Rovnag Abdullayev said today. |
 MP Ganira Pashayeva will take part in events devoted to the role of Turkish-Azerbaijani relations in achieving the truce in Caucasus, which will be held Feb. 25-28 in Berlin and Hamburg, Germany. The event was organized by the Azerbaijani Coordination Centre in Germany \(ACCG\) and Ataturk Dusunce Merkezi," the parliament told Trend News. |
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