Новости за 18.05.2016

The residents of the Nakhchivan Autonomous Republic (NAR) were banned to import  from Turkey and Iran tomatoes and potatoes. These products  is now imported in large lots by the monopolists of the local market. As a result, the cost of these vegetables in Nakhchivan is the highest throughout Azerbaijan. Thus: more than three  manat per kilo, according to the regional correspondent of Turan.  Turan failed to get comments in the customs administrations of Azerbaijan and ........

Heavy accident happened this morning in the Nakhchivan Autonomous Republic (NAR).  At the 20th kilometer of the highway Nakhchivan-Sadarak (near Duzdag)  military "Gazelle" and the car "Opel" run into each other. The "Gazelle" flew into a ravine, and "Opel" shattered to pieces.  As a result of the accident,  four people,  two from each  car, were injured. The  health of one victim  is serious, reports the regional corr ........

The Shah Deniz consortium is pleased to announce that the subsea construction vessel (SCV) “Khankendi” was recently re-floated into the Caspian Sea at the Baku Shipyard quay. The vessel has been specifically designed and built to install the subsea structures of the giant Shah Deniz Stage 2 gas development project. This follows the safe transportation of the vessel’s hull strips from Singapore to Azerbaijan and their successful integration with bow blocks built at the Baku Sh ........

At the trial of the journalist and activist Elchin Hasanov accused of hooliganism in the Nizami District Court, the lawyer Fariz Namazly made a closing speech. At the meeting of May 13, the prosecutor asked to sentence Hasanov to 3.5 years in prison. Today, the lawyer Fariz Namazly in his concluding remarks called on the court to stop the prosecution and acquit Hasanov. He reiterated that in fact there were no witnesses to the incident. The victim said in court he had no claim to him. ........

Azerbaijan has gotten $20 million in military aid from the U.S. Department of Defense over the last ten years, while Armenia has gotten nearly nothing, the www.eurasianet.org website reported. While the U.S. State Department has traditionally administered most foreign military aid, since the onset of the "War on Terror" the Defense Department has taken on increasing responsibility for military aid. And although the U.S. State Department for the most part observes a policy of &qu ........

US State Department spokesman John Kirby said the Presidents of Azerbaijan and Armenia demonstrate political will to move beyond the status quo of the Karabakh conflict. At the traditional briefing at the State Department Kirby said that the Presidents of Azerbaijan and Armenia undertook to respect the ceasefire, to start important confidence-building measures and negotiations next month, which could lead to a comprehensive settlement. According to him, the heads of state have demonstrated ........