The possible deployment of elements of a NATO missile defense system in Turkey poses no threat to Iran. This is according to Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad who spoke on Thursday at a press conference in Baku, Azerbaijan, RIA Novosti reports.
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Serbia, Azerbaijan sign agreements
May 13th, 2010 |
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Serbian President Boris Tadić and Azerbaijan President Ilham Aliyev signed in Baku on Thursday a joint declaration on the development of bilateral relations At the same time, ministers of the two countries signed several bilateral agreements which give room for enhancement of cooperation in all fields.
Keppel Corporation rated outperform
March 23rd, 2010 |
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CIMB in a Mar 22 research report says: “Keppel O&M has announced a new joint venture with the State Oil Company of Azerbaijan (SOCAR) and Azerbaijan Investment Company (AIC) to develop and manage a 52-ha shipbuilding and repair facility in Baku, Azerbaijan.
Keppel in JV to build and operate new shipyard in Azerbaijan
March 19th, 2010 |
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Keppel Offshore & Marine has joined hands with State Oil Company of Azerbaijan Republic (SOCAR) and Azerbaijan Investment Company (AIC) to develop and manage a new 52-ha shipbuilding and shiprepair facility in Baku, Azerbaijan.
Looking eastwards, even further
November 19th, 2009 |
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Could China fill a power vacuum in eastern Europe?
AS THE countries of eastern Europe bump nervously between a near-neutralist Germany, a revisionist Russia and an absent-minded America, the search is on for a powerful outsider, with strong interests in the region, willing to put all kinds of clout behind the smaller countries’ sovereignty and independence.
Once, Britain filled that role. The Royal Navy helped the Baltic states win their independence after the first world war. Britain also ruled the southern part of Georgia as a protectorate from 1918 to 1920 and sent a daring expedition to Baku to push back the Bolshevik presence there. But Britain’s imperial star, with the shame and glory that it brought, has waned. Who can fill the gap? …
Belgrade, world’s “party capital”
November 18th, 2009 |
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A survey conducted by the Lonely Planet website has dubbed Serbia’s capital city “the world’s top destination” when it comes to having a good time. Montreal, Buenos Aires, Dubai, Thessaloniki, La Paz, Cape Town, Baku, Oakland and Tel Aviv also found their place on the top ten list.
Soothsayers: One More Reason
October 6th, 2009 |
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By: Dennis Cook
This week we’ll offer you a look at three of the best, forward-minded reggae releases this year. For a genre that can sometimes seem a bit stodgy or frozen in time, the three groups spotlighted this week – Soothsayers, The Black Seeds and Groundation – represent the forefront of reggae today and tomorrow.
The best reggae often hits us bodily before engaging the mind, a warm soak that loosens muscles and situates one in the now with a satisfying, “Ahhhh.” The U.K.-based Soothsayers have this part of the equation down pat, but then rapidly introduce modern elements like Cubanismo, a silky dub sensibility, standout male and female singers and expertly undulating brass. This meeting with The Red Earth Collective taps into reggae’s natural propensity for collaboration, producing seriously heady results that handily explore classic lover’s rock and root’s social consciousness in ways that makes them feel brand new.
Flow is supreme on One More Reason (Red Earth Records), which moves with the languid dexterity of early Grace Jones and Black Uhuru albums nestled in something far more explicitly Afrocentric. These are, of course, broad strokes, and a good part of the Soothsayers’ appeal is their nuances and differences, like the ’60s Flower Children vibe of “Slown Down,” the Linton Kwesi Johnson-like “Mama Said” with Bob Skeng, and the smooth-jazz-tinged “Tears of Sorrow” with the great Michael Prophet delivering a honeyed lead vocal. Also of note are the seductive singing of Mellow Baku, which bring in a cool nu-soul feel, and the smoldering bed sheet turndown of “Your Love” featuring Johnny Clarke. Instrumental “River Effra” has a great vintage Skatalites feel with especially strong trombone soloing.
Nothing here stumbles or meanders. There is great purpose and energy to each segment, even the more vibrationally copacetic sections, and this alone sets One More Reason, Soothsayers and The Red Earth Collective apart from a multitude of reggae acts simply treading water and following established patterns. A Mad Professor remix and a stoned-to-the-bone dub of “Tears of Sorrow” cap off one of the finest roots reggae albums in years.
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Europe gas pipeline deal agreed
July 13th, 2009 |
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By David O’Byrne
BBC News, Ankara
Four European countries are meeting in Turkey to sign a five-nation agreement for the long-planned 3,300km Nabucco natural gas pipeline.
Once completed, the line will bring up to 31 billion cubic metres of gas a year from the Caspian and the Middle East across Turkey and into Europe.
It will give an important alternative energy supply to Russia, which already meets 30% of Europe’s gas needs.
But much still remains to be agreed on, not least where the gas will come from.
The five countries – Turkey, Romania, Bulgaria, Hungary and Austria – have been working on the Nabucco project with the European Commission for seven years now.
But still the decision to sign the heads of government agreement on 13 July has come as a surprise.
To begin with there is still no clear idea as to what has been agreed.
Turkey and the European Commission are still at loggerheads over how much gas Turkey will be able to take from the line, with Ankara claiming that it might be another six months before a final agreement is reached.
More worrying still, Nabucco still has no guaranteed supply of gas.
Iran, Iraq, Kazakhstan, Turkmenistan and Egypt are all considered potential suppliers in the long term.
Currently though, only Azerbaijan is in a position to supply the 15 billion cubic metres a year the line needs if it is to be constructed as planned by 2014.
But two weeks ago, Baku agreed to sell some of that gas to Russia, a move many understood as a warning to the Nabucco partners to sort out their differences or look elsewhere.
In the same way, Monday’s signing ceremony is being seen as largely an attempt to persuade Baku that the Nabucco partners can reach an agreement, on some issues at least.</p
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