From: senel@vuse.vanderbilt.edu (Hakan)
Subject: News/Azerbaycan  (forwarding)
Originator: senel@irlsp
Organization: Takanumi University of Technology, Tokyo, Japan
Date: Sat, 12 Sep 1992 05:48:23 GMT

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FOREIGN CITIZENS GRANTED RIGHT TO TRADE FREELY IN AZERBAIJAN

     BAKU (9 SEPT) TURAN: Azeri cabinet of ministers passed a
resolution granting right to foreign citizens to trade in
manufactured goods and provisions for exchange of
ruble and manat in azerbaijan without any restrictions.
     the foreign subjects have been also granted the right to
exchange the rubles and manats, gained from the sale, for
foreign currency according to the current exchange rate.
moreover, those who so desire may invest those moneies in any
branch of the azeri industry.
     head of the press-service under the cabinet of ministers
fazil mamedov said to the turan correspondent this decision was
aimed at reduction of goods shortage, strengthening of the
national currency, attrackting foreign investments and a step
in the diretion of market economy.--0--


REINFORCEMENT OF ANTIMONOPOLY COMMITTEE

     BAKU (9 SEPT) TURAN: To strengthen the committee for
antimonopoly policy, the azeri cabinet of ministers has set up
a 7-member board within the committee.
    azeri economists are making a point of domination of the
goverment monopoly in all branches of the republic's economy.
    this decision is aimed at speeding up the process of
de-nationalization in azerbaijan.--0--


SHELLING ALONG THE AZERI-ARMENIAN BORDER GOING ON

    BAKU (9 SEPT) TURAN: The press-centre of the azeri defence
ministry reports on ten settlements in the azeri regions of
akstafa, kazakh, tauz, zangelan and gubatli beeing shelled last
night from the positions in the armenian regions of noyembryan,
ijevan, berd and kafan. azeri units opened a counter-fire.
    armenia made another attempt to transfer arms and ammunition
through the lachin corridor to karabakh. armenian column of 30
heavy lorries was shelled when making its way through the region
of lachin but still 7 lorries managed to get to karabakh.
   all night long, the town of agdam and nearby azeri
villages in nagorno-karabakh were coming under heavy armenian
shelling from the positions in askeran.
   local fighting were reported in the region of agdere. there
are no information on killed or injured.--0--


  RISE IN OIL PRICES

  BAKU (10 SEPT) BAKU: The cabinet of ministers passed a
decision to raise oil wholesale prices in azerbaijan. oil prices
have been increased and account for 2,197 rubles a ton.
  " all extra profits, gained from rise in oil prices will be
used to raise wages of the oil industry workers", said to
turan agency the deputy press-secretary to the cabinet of
ministers kamil katibli.
   average current wages of the oil industry workers is about
4,000-5,000 rubles.--0--


  YUSIF SAMEDOGLU EXPRESSING HIS DISAGREEMENT WITH CLINTON

    BAKU (10 SEPT) BAKU : Yusif samedoglu, chairman of the
permanent commission for international affairs under the azeri
parliament sent a message to the candidate for the post of the
us president Bill Clinton in connection with his speech, made
recently during his meeting with voters, in which the
presidential candidate assessed one-sidedly and biassedly
the role of the republic of azerbaijan in the karabakh conflict.
   the message throws light on the roots, lying at bottom of the
armenian-azeri conflict and stresses that such statements do not
contribute to the peaceful settlement of the conflict.--0--


AZERI ARMY READY TO SUSPEND MILITARY OPERATIONS

    BAKU (10 SEPT) TURAN: " Azerbaijan abides by the ceasefire
agreement, covering the armenian-azeri common border, signed
by the official representatives of both republics on september
3, said leila yunusova, chief of the information-analitical
centre under the defence ministry of azerbaijan to the turan
correspondent.
    l.yunusova classified as groundless armenian accusations of
azerbaijan of breaking the ceasefire agreement because of the
azeri military operations under way in nagorno-karabakh. " the
signed agreement does not cover nagorno-karabakh," she said.
l.yunusova informed that the azeri army would suspend its
military activity if all the armenian units are withdrawn from
the republic's territory.--0--


BP RENDERS AZERBAIJAN DEVELOPMENT AID IN THE AMOUNT OF 90
MILLION DOLLARS

     BAKU (10 SEPT) TURAN: "The agreement signed among the
bp/statoil alliance and the azeri goverment is aimed not at
development but at studying within 6 months the technical
aspects of the oil-field of "chigar" and prospective field of
"shakh deniz" and also at negotiating to assess the
hydrocarbonal reserves of these oil-fields and to sign an
agreement of production-sharing type ", said the state adviser
for strategical programmes s.bagirov to the turan correspondent.
    the state adviser outlined that to further the democratic
processes, the bp company is rendering the azeri goverment aid
in the amount of 90 million dollars to develop business
infrostructure in azerbaijan. 30 million dollars will be
rendered just after the signing of the agreement and the other
60 millions just after the president's ratification.
    " we have made only the first step and it is too early for
the sides to speak on the shares in the profit, because that
would be fixed only by the final agreement on development of the
oil-fields", said bagirov. he also outlined all operations would
be ecologically safe.
    experts think oil reserves of the "chirag" oil field make up
about 200 million tons and those of the "shakh-deniz" accont for
half the amount.--0--


ATTEMPT ON THE LIFE OF PRESIDENT NEVER TOOK PLACE

     BAKU (10 SEPT) TURAN: Press-secretary to the president of
azerbaijan niyazi ibrahimov denied the mass-media allegations on
an attempt on the azeri president abulfaz elchibey's life,
supposedly made by unknown persons yesterday night. " the
president is in his residence and working", - said ibrahimov.
    the press-secretary said a group of people have picketed the
presidential residence on the afternoon of september 8. the picketers
demanded to stop red taping the burial of 18 azeri soldiers
killed in the action and sought to have place in the martur's lane.
    police arrested several people, for breaking window-glasses of the
residence's foyer.--0--


ISA GAMBAROV :" AZERBAIJAN IS NOT GOING TO DISRUPT
RELATIONS WITH THE CIS"

      BAKU (10 SEPT) BAKU : Turan agency was informed that the
question on principles of the relations among the azerbaijan
and the cis would be the top item on the agenda of the next
session of the azeri parliament.
      speaker of the parliament isa gambarov said to turan
correspondent that at the present time the prospect for the cis
breakdowm much more meets the reality than that for the common-
wealth long existance. isa gambarov thinks that the bishkek
negotiations are not going to become a turning point to stop
the process.
     but the speaker said :"azerbaijan is not going to disrupt
relations with the cis. we can stand in the commonwealth as
observers or start building of our relatios after signing
the proper agreement with the cis co-ordinating board. the stand
of a detached onlooker does not meet the long-term interests of
the azeri people."--0--

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