From: farid@mem.odu.edu ("F. H. Miandoab")
Newsgroups: soc.culture.turkish
Subject: -->>> News - Azerbaijan <<<--
Date: 31 Jul 92 17:48:14 GMT
Reply-To: Turkish Cultural Program List <TRKNWS-L%USCVM.BITNET@forsythe.Stanford.EDU>

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HEAVY LOSSES ON ARMENIAN AND AZERI SIDES

    BAKU,31/07/91,TURAN: The information center of the defence
ministry reports that all day long bloody combats were
ranging across karabakh. according to preliminary data, only in
the fightings for the village of gochaz in the azeri region of
lachin 7 azeris and 17 armenians have been killed.
    the same source reports that armenia continues to transfer
armoured vehicles and manpower to karabakh through the lachin
corridor.--0--

POPULAR FRONT`S UNITS WILL BE DISARMED


     BAKU,31/07/92,TURAN: Defence minister of azerbaijan rahim
gaziev issued an order to disarm all the armed units of the
popular front. such an order has been passed through
distabilization of situation by these units and their
insubordination to the military headquarters.
     military units have been given an order to disarm these
armed groups of the popular front.--0--


ELCHIBEY BECOMES THE MEMBER OF THE "OLD MUSAVAT" SOCIETY

      BAKU,31/07/92,TURAN: Today in baku, the representatives of
the international society of "old musavat" handed to the
president a.elchibey of azerbaijan a certificate numbered 1 of
the society.
      the society of "old musavat" unites the offsprings of the
party of musavat, subjected to bloody repressions in 1920.
      as it is known, the center for reestablishment of the
musavat party has been set up in baku, headed by the
parliamentary chairman isa gambarov.--0--


ABDURAKHMAN VEZIROV INCOGNITO ARRIVED IN BAKU

     BAKU,31/07/92,TURAN: The ex-leader of azerbaijan, former
first secretary of the republic`s communist party, abdurakhman
vezirov arrived incognito in baku two days ago.
     A well-informed source reports that vezirov arrived in
baku to give evidences at the public prosecutor office on the
events, taken place in baku in january of 1990, when the soviet
troops were brought in baku to suppress the
national-liberation movement which led to the death of more
than 130 people. Sailkhan iskanderov, chief of the group of
inquiry into the january`s events under the azerbaijani public
prosecutor`s office said to the turan correspondent that vezirov
had not arrived in the public prosecutor office and he knew
nothing where the ex-leader might be for the present time.
    according to another reports, vezirov has arrived in baku on
the republic`s leadership invitation. the aim of this
invitation, as they say, to assign him to the ambassadorial work
in some state.
    as it is known, up to 1988 abdurakhman vezirov was a soviet
ambassador to pakistan.--0--

10 PRISONER-BREAKERS THE RUN  ARRESTED

    BAKU,31/07/92,TURAN: Turan agency was informed that 10
prisoners, who broke out of the reformatory colony on july 19, have
been arrested by police. one of the prisoners managed to escape
from the pursuers to georgia. search of the other members
of the criminal group is under way.
    as reported earlier, 32 prisoners, charged for grave
offences, had dug an underground channel and escaped from the
colony on the night of July 19-20.--0--

SITUATION IN AGDERE REMAINS COMPLICATED

    BAKU,31/07/92,TURAN: Four azeri soldiers have been killed
and six wounded in the shelling of the village of agdaban in the
region of kelbajar by the armenian expeditionary corps.
    senior lieutenant elkhan sadikhov, a worker of the
information center of the defence ministry reported that fierce
fighting was going on to the north-east of karabakh to take a
control over the region of agdere. there are heavy casualties on
both sides.--0--


A STEP TO ENLIVEN AZERI-UZBEK RELATIONS

    BAKU,31/07/92,TURAN: The deputy prime-minister of azerbaijan
abbas abbasov said yesterday during the meeting with the uzbek
prime-minister a.mutalov, held in baku, that he saw the primary
task for azerbaijan in livening up and deepening of the
relations with the states from the central asia.
   in course of the talks, the sides discussed a wide range
of questions, concerning the prospects of bilateral relations in
economic, scientific-technical and cultural spheres and also the
question on completion of the preparatory work and signing the
intergovermental treaty between azerbaijan and uzbekistan for
1993.
   it was decided to impose the state control over reciprocial
commodity deliveries.
   after the talks had been over, a.mutalov said :" our kindred
nations have to abandon political sluggishness at the
intergovermental and interparliamentary LEVEL."--0--



  "TRAIDENT INTERNATIONAL" IS GOING TO RENDER HUMATITARIAN
   ASSISTANCE TO AZERBAIJAN

     BAKU,31/07/92,TURAN: Yesterday stephen baumgar, president
of the american company of "traident international", known by
its deliveries to the cis states, arrived in baku.
     it is the first visit of the american businessman to
azerbaijan, aimed to establish contacts with the azeri
businessmen. s.baumgar is going to have a number of meetings
with the leadership of the "azeroil" and "azal" concerns.
     the americal company is ready to deliver to azerbaijan
oil-pipe-lines, oil and aviation equipment.
     s.baumgar said to the journalists:" my company is going to
render essensial humanitarian help to azerbaijan."
     today the deputy prime-minister abbas abbasov received
the americal businessman .--0--



   COUNTER ATTACK OF THE AZERI ARMY

     BAKU,31/07/92,TURAN: Bloody combats are going on in the
region of agdera for villages of metzshen, mohratag and kasapet
/ north-east of karabakh/.
     yesterday sub-units of the azeri army managed to stop
the offensive of the armenian expeditionary corps and then,
assuming the counter attack, azeris recaptured the villages of
demerli, magavuz and ashagi oratag, taken by armenians on july
29.
     the information center of the defence ministry of
azerbaijan reports heavy casualties on the armenian side.
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