Azerbaijan does not refuse participation in NabuccoJuly 6, 2009 - 13:50 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Agreement for the sale of Azeri natural gas signed between Moscow and Baku will not impede Nabucco implementation, Head of Azerbaijan State Oil Company (SOCAR) Rovnag Abdullayev said."The agreement contains no points that could restrict Azerbaijan's participation in Nabucco," Interfax cited Abdullaev as saying. According to him, Russia is one of Azerbaijan's partners in gas sale sphere. "It's a mutually beneficial agreement," he emphasized. Baku and Russia signed an agreement listing the basic terms of a contract for the sale of Azeri natural gas during President Dmitry Medvedev's working visit to Baku. The agreement envisions Gazprom initially purchasing 500 million cubic meters (bcm) of gas from the country starting from 2010. The Nabucco pipeline is a planned natural gas pipeline from Turkey to Austria, diversifying the current natural gas suppliers and delivery routes for Europe. Top stories Authorities said a total of 192 Azerbaijani troops were killed and 511 were wounded during Azerbaijan’s offensive. In 2023, the Azerbaijani government will increase the country’s defense budget by more than 1.1 billion manats ($650 million). The bill, published on Monday, is designed to "eliminate the shortcomings of an unreasonably broad interpretation of the key concept of "compatriot". The earthquake caused a temporary blackout, damaged many buildings and closed a number of rural roads. Partner news | Kazakhstan welcomes Yerevan, Baku’s agreement to meet in Almaty Kassym-Jomart Tokayev has welcomed the agreement of Baku and Yerevan to hold negotiations in Almaty. Armenia offers to temporarily host, preserve Gaza manuscripts The Armenian Foreign Minister has said Yerevan is ready to help preserve manuscripts from the conflict zone in Gaza. Aliyev says no need for mediators in Armenia-Azerbaijan process Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev believes that Baku and Yerevan do not mediators in the process of normalizing relations. Aram I supports Karekin II’s “patriotic position” Catholicos of the Great House of Cilicia Aram I has expressed support for the Mother See of Holy Etchmiadzin. |