AZERBAIJAN'S ENERGY CRISES FRAUGHT WITH SOCIAL BURSTDecember 11, 2001 - 22:03 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - The energy crisis in Azerbaijan is beginning to turn into a catastrophe. The energy is already cut off in the capital. According to the Azerbaijani media, yesterday Baku was in pitch darkness for the whole evening and night. The situation in the regions is even worse. Energy has not been distributed to refugee camp "Gizil ay" in Bard for four day and 1200 people have already lived in inhuman conditions for 8 years there. In order to attract the government's attention the people living in the camp made an attempt to block the highway to Baku. "Namus" party chairman Togrul Ibragimli says that he "does not exclude the possibility of the social burst in any region of Azerbaijan". According to him, "repetition of the last year events in Sheki is possible. There were mass disorders having social ground in that region last year. Top stories The Cabinet of Ministers decided on Thursday, November 9 to allocated AMD 120 million to arrange the gathering. Michael Roth believes sanctions must be put on the table after Baku‘s ethnic cleansing in Nagorno-Karabakh. The Yerevan City Council has elected Tigran Avniyan from the ruling Civil Contract as the mayor of the Armenian capital. The Armenian Parliament on Tuesday, October 3 voted to ratify the Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court. Partner news | Narek Manasyan wins European Boxing Championships silver for Armenia Armenia’s Narek Manasyan (92kg) won Armenia’s second silver medal at the European Boxing Championships 2024 on April 28. Blinken urges Azerbaijan to continue negotiations with Armenia Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken has urged Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev to continue negotiations with Armenia. Titus, Bilirakis lead legislation to sanction Azerbaijani war criminals Representatives Dina Titus (D-NV) and Gus Bilirakis (R-FL) have introduced the bipartisan legislation. Azerbaijan must respect human rights, Scholz tells Aliyev German Chancellor Olaf Scholz has called for greater respect for human rights in Azerbaijan. |