From: farid@mem.odu.edu ("F. H. Miandoab")
Newsgroups: soc.culture.turkish
Subject: -->>> News - Azerbaijan <<<--
Date: 29 Jul 92 15:24:42 GMT
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ARMENIA TRIES TO TAKE ITS REVENGE

    BAKU,28/07/92,TURAN: The press-center of the defence
ministry reports that armenian sub-units are exploiting the
attack, launched yesterday in the region of agdera. fierce
fightings are ranging near the sarsang reservoir.
    This afternoon azeris repealed an armenian attack
on the village of mokhratag. two enemy tanks have been put out
of action.
    last night five villages in the region of fizuli came
under "grad" missile shelling from the armenian positions in the
village of askeran.
    five villages in the region of zangelan and three villages
in the region of kubatli are coming under  "grad" missile
shelling from the positions in the kafan region of armenia.
a woman was killed, 20 hectares of wheat has been set on fire.
   frontier villages in the region of lachin came under
shelling from the armenian positions in the region of goriss.
   the village of sadarak in the republic of nakhichevan again
was subjected to the shelling from the armenian positions in the
region of ararat. the village suffered much destructions.--0--


THE END OF THE BARTER TRANSACTIONS IN AZERBAIJAN

      BAKU,28/07/92,TURAN: The president of azerbaijan passed
a resolution to suspend all barter
transactions with foreign states beginning august 1.
      this step is seen as forced and explained by the fact that
the majority of profits from the barter transactions, received by the
azeri businessmen through selling of strategic raw materials,
accumulates abroad.
      the cabinet of ministers reports that for the last three
months, azerbaijani side has exported to iran goods with total
value of 169,2 millions in hard currency, but the import from
iran made up only 7,8 millions. To turkey  exported goods totaled
 to 45 million dollars and imported to a value
of 12 million dollars.
      the first deputy of the minister of the external economic
relations rauf karayev thinks that such a situation has been
established through the incorrect taxation. azeri commercial
organizations receive only 18 per cent out of the profits,
gained from the barter transactions. moreover, azerbaijani
international bank refuses to pay in foreign currency to the
azeri participants of barter, but pays 50 rubles for a dollar.
     the international bank of the republic has denied the offer
of the azeri ministry of external economic relations to pay for
a dollar according to the market value.
     "extortionare profit taxes and a ban of the barter
transactions will lead to the crisis in external economic
activity of the republic."--0--


DEFENCE MINISTER WANTS TO STEP DOWN

     BAKU,28/07/92,TURAN: Turan agency was informed that
yesterday evening the defence minister rahim gaziev of
azerbaijan declared that he had handed in his resignation.
     the minister clarified that this step had been urged by the
fact that the president abulfaz elchibey appointed for the post
of the baku`s chief military prosecutor rofshan aliev without
discussing this appointment with the ministry of defence.
    r.gaziev thinks that :" such an appointment, given to a
dishonourable person, seriously compromises our department."
    for the present, the president has not signed the minister`s
resignation.
    today at the session of the national council the chairman of
the party for national independence etibar mamedov called on the
deputies to consider the question on resignation of the
minister.--0--


LEZGHEN`S PARTY BOOSTS FOR DEMOCRATIC AZERBAIJAN

    BAKU,28/07/92,TURAN: A constituent conference of the
lezghins democratic party of azerbaijan was held in baku.
    the programme of the party outlines that the party boosts
for a democratic, economically strong and sovereign
azerbaijan.
    the programme makes also provisions for protection of the
ethnic genofund of the lezghins nation and promotion of its
language, culture and traditions.
    the party declared that would struggle for full lezghins
nation equality in participation in political, economic and
cultural life of azerbaijan.
    fakhreddin aidaev, a candidate of physico-mathematical
sciences, senior scientific worker of the azeri academy of
sciences has been elected for the post of the chairman of the
party.
    lezghins belong to the caucasian - iberian group of
nations. there are about 190,000 of them in azerbaijan.
they have their national cultural center  of "samur" in
baku.--0--


CENTRAL DEPOT OF FRONTIER FORCES TRANSFERRED INTO THE
AZERBAIJANI`S POSSESSION.

     BAKU,28/07/92,TURAN: The central military depot of the
transcaucasian frontier okrug, based in baku, has been
transferred under jurisdiction of the state committee for
protection of the azeri state borders.
     such an agreement had been reached in the negotiations,
conducted by the headquarters of the frontier departments of the
both states at the urgent request of the azerbaijan.the republic
stressed that lately the depot`s personnel had relaxed their
guarding of the depot and through this fact the cases of
stealing and illegal selling of the depot`s property had become
more frequent.--0--


AZERBAIJANI PRESIDENT STRENGTHENS THE PRINCIPLE OF UNDIVIDED
AUTHORITY IN ARMY

     BAKU,28/07/92,TURAN: In order to speed up the process of
forming the national army, the president of azerbaijan,
commander-in-chief of the azeri armed forces abulfaz elchibey
issued an edict to set up common headquarters over the sub-units
of the armed forces, interior ministry and voluntary
detachments. the headquarters will bear responsibility for
working out and carring on the military operations in the
conflict zone.
     in accordance with the edict, military tribunals should be
set up to strengthen discipline and order in the conflict
zone. the questions, connecting with administrarive support,
will be under the authority of the defence ministry.
     the most strict control and stock-taking of arms and
ammunition have been established.
      working group of the representatives of the defence
ministry and other organizations is set up under the
commander-in-chief. all proposals on creation of the azeri
national army will be sent for their consideration.--0--
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