From: farid@mem.odu.edu (F. H. Miandoab)
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Subject: -->>> News - Azerbaijan <<<--
Date: 15 Oct 1992 20:42:01 -0500
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      THE THIRD MONTH WITHOUT TURKMENISTAN'S GAS

   BAKU (14 OCTOBER) TURAN: Despite the fact that azerbaijan has
already paid off her 713 million ruble debt to "turkmengas" for
the july gas deliveries, turkmenistan has not resumed her gas
deliveries to azerbaijan.
   Earlier, azeri government agreed to the terms of the
turkmenistan's side, under which the republic was bound to
pay off her debt and allot more than 100 names of the azeri
goods liable to exchange through clearing for the turkmenistan
gas.
   Since august of this year, more than 700 million cubic
meters of the turkmenistan natural gas has not been delivered to
azerbaijan and it is not clear as to when it is going to happen.
   To settle the problem, the president of the "azerigas"
company, tariel huseynov, has left for ashgabad. But, the
specialists think that only the presidents or heads of the
government of both republics can negotiate this question once
and for all.--0--


   USA RELIEF AID TO AZERBAIJAN

    BAKU (14 OCTOBER) TURAN: The director of the bureau of the
usa state department for emergency relief, arthur duen, left
baku for tiblisi yesterday.
    Duen arrived in azerbaijan on september 10 to assess the
republic's humanitarian needs in connection with the approaching
winter and work out the mechanics of its distribution.
    The usa has already delivered food and medicine as part
of a relief aid to azerbaijan twice within this year.
    The deputy premier, asker mamedov, informed the state
department representative about the hard refugee problem
in azerbaijan. According to the governmental statistics,
there are 500,000 refugees in azerbaijan, 55 per cent of them
are the elderly, women and children. 216,000 Of those who escaped
from the azeri frontier regions and karabakh are still homeless.
    Mamedov appealed to duen to help azerbaijan with warm
blankets, canned food, baby-food, dried milk and butter.
    In course of the talks with the chairman of the parliament,
isa gambarov, duen said the usa was ready to give azerbaijan
the requested aid.
    During the official meetings in baku duen was accompanied
by the usa ambassador to azerbaijan richard miles and the
representative of the usa ambassador to russia gerald
oberndorfer.--0--


    MUTUAL UNDERSTANDING IN THE MILITARY FIELD

   BAKU (14 OCTOBER) TURAN : The president of azerbaijan abulfaz
elchibey, in his moscow residence, received russian vice-president
rutskoy and acting premier gaydar at their request, yesterday.
  The sides discussed the questions on economics and also some
aspects of military cooperation. Earlier, during the
press-conference, the azeri president said the most important
strategic facilities based on the territory of azerbaijan, in
particular, the galabya padio station, would be operated by both sides.
  It is believed that, the two sides managed to reach a mutual
understanding in the military field.--0--



  KGB SECRETS MAY BE LET OUT

   BAKU (14 OCTOBER) TURAN: National council of the azeri
parliament has placed on the agenda of the session the question
on revealing the republic's kgb archives of 1975-82 period.
   Such a proposal has been made by the deputy nuriyev. It
should be noted, that azeri mass-media has become the most
persistent advocate of revealing the kgb archives.
   But observers are sure that the most important documents
on the activity of the azeri special services, have been
already either destroyed or sheltered.--0--


   RE-ZONING OF THE AGDERA REGION OF THE FORMER
   NAGORNO-KARABAKH AUTONOMOUS PROVINCE

    BAKU (14 OCTOBER) TURAN: National council of the azeri
parliament has liquidated the status of the region of agdera of
the former nagorno-karabakh province.
    The territory of the region has been divided between three
neighboring regions - agdam, ter-ter and kelbajar.
    The name of the region of agdera has been deleted from the
azeri constitution.
    This region has become one of the main theaters of the
recent azeri-armenian military operations.--0--


   ARMENIAN DEPUTY IN AZERBAIJAN

   BAKU (14 OCTOBER) TURAN: a international seminar under the
motto "we are against violence" has been opened today in the
baku's suburb of zagulba. Representatives of the national
council of the helsinki civil assembly of azerbaijan, frg
bunderstag and georgian and turkish democratic organizations
participate in the seminar. The deputy of the armenian supreme
soviet, anakhit bayandur also takes part in the seminar.
  The closing day of the seminar is scheduled for october 15.
The participants are expected to put forward an initiative to
create the common transcaucasian bureau of the helsinki civil
assembly.--0--


    AZERBAIJAN CALLING UP FOR MILITARY SERVICE

     BAKU (14 OCTOBER) Azeri defence minister issued an edict on
calling up of selectees for active service in october/december
of 1992.
     The call-up covers those born between 1966-74 and not
eligible for deferment of military service.
     Persons, refusing to serve in the azeri armed forces
for moral reasons, are called up for an alternative trade
service.--0--


     FIERCE COMBATS TO THE NORTH-WEST OF AGDAM

   BAKU (14 OCTOBER) TURAN: Azeri defence ministry reports on
the armenian war-planes bombing the bridge near the
village of poylu in the azeri region of kedabek, yesterday.
   The villages in the region of zangelan and the settlements in
the region of sharur in the autonomous republic of nakhichevan
came under heavy armenian shelling yesterday evening.
   There are reports on bloody combats going on today in the
directions of fizuli and agdera. The azeri village of
sirkhavend, just 18 km. To the north-west of the town of agdam,
has again become the epicenter of the fighting. As it is known,
the village has been captured and recaptured for several times
already.--0--


   THREAT OF STUDENT UNREST

   BAKU (14 OCTOBER) TURAN: Yesterday, the students of the azeri
academy of petroleum rallied to protest against the sharply
deteriorated social status of the republic's students.
   The ralliers demanded the government to increase the
educational grants by 300 percent, grant them free-tickets for
urban transportation and reduce the fare for interurban
transportation by half for students.
   A strike-committee has been set up. The participants of the
rally sent their appeal to the president of azerbaijan, supreme
soviet and public education ministry.
   The students of the polythechnical university have expressed
their solidarity with the oil academy students.--0--

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