From: farid@mem.odu.edu ("F. H. Miandoab")
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Subject: -->>> News - Azerbaijan <<<--
Date: 30 Jul 92 16:58:29 GMT
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  SEPARATISM IS BACKED BY MOSCOW

    BAKU,30/07/92,TURAN: The delegation of the daghestan`s
parliament is expected to arrive in baku for the next few days.
    in a course of the visit the sides are going to discuss the
wide range of questions, concerning the bilateral relations
among these two states and in particular, the questions on
frontier regime and the status of the citizens of the frontier
villages in both republics.
    arif hadjiev, head of the department of administrative-
-territorial division under the president of azerbaijan said to
the turan correspondent that both sides expressed their anxiety
through the attmepts, made by external forces to stir up the
separatist`s centiments of the lezghin`s populatin, living in
compact group on the junction of the both republics. "leaders
of the separatist`s movement are backed and directed by
moscow, but we could see it today, they had found no
support among the population up to the present day",- stressed
hadjiev.--0--


FIGHTINS ON THE APPROACHES TO AGDERA

     BAKU,30/07/92,TURAN: Armenian expeditionary corps
exploites its attacks in the north-west of karabakh.
     in these attacks, launched on july 19, the corps has
managed to capture six villages and take the control over the
sarsang reservoir.
     information center of the azeri defence ministry reports
that the republic`s self-defence forces are conducting stubborn
defencive fighting.
     both sides have suffered heavy casualties.  for the current
moment, fightings are ranging on the approaches to the district
center of agdera /former mardakert/.--0--


ONLY 108 JOINT ENTERPRISES OPERATE IN AZERBAIJAN

    BAKU,30/07/92,TURAN: Only 108 out of 150 joint enterprises,
registered by the ministry of external economic links are
operating in azerbaijan, said the deputy minister of external
economic links, rauf karaev to the turan correspondent.
    turkish businessmen are in the head by the number of
operating joint enterprises - there are 51 turkish-azeri
establishments in azerbaijan, then come german firms - they have
seven enterprises, the third place occupied by iran and sweden -
they have six enterprises each, great britian has five and the
usa and izrael set up four enterprises each.
    all in all 21 states from all over the world have set up
joint enterprises in azerbaijan, with the exception of africa
south-east of asia.--0--


DOLLAR`S EXCHANGE REACHED A RECORD FIGURE

     BAKU,30/07/92,TURAN: Official exchange of a dollar has
risen by 10 rubles against the exchange of the last week and
reached the record figure of 170 rubles a dollar. exchange rates
of the other currencies have risen accordingly.
     despite of the excessive exchange rates, there is a great
demand for dollars in azerbaijan. but through the shortage of
the foreign currency in azerbaijan, the republic`s international
bank has suspended to sell it to those leaving for tourist`s
trips.--0--


THE CASPIAN SEA IS APPROACHING, BUT THE DEPUTIES DO NOT KNOW
WHAT TO DO

      BAKU,30/07/92,TURAN: Six industrial establishments have
been covered by the caspian sea in the region of astara on the
south of azerbaijan and hundreds of houses destroyed in the rise
in water-level of the caspian sea.
      rahim huseinov, azeri prime-minister informed the
deputies of the national council about the situation,
established in the littoral regions. as the prime-minister
said the sea had already covered more than 700 hectares of rich
soil in the region of astara. 660 private houses have been
destroyed in the region of lenkoran in the rising tide.
     r.huseinov called on the parliament to take urgent steps to
stave off the consequences of the sea flow, down to the
resettlement of the coastal villages. but the deputies had
failed to take the concrete decision.
    azeri scientists inform that the caspian sea level has
risen by 180 centimetres against 1978 year and continues to
rise.--0--


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