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NEW PAKISTANI AMBASSADOR HANDS COPIES OF CREDENTIALS
Foreign Minister Vilayat Guliyev received the Pakistani ambassador Muhammad Faiz Hoso Monday, according to a source from the Foreign Ministry. The Minister stated that Baku appreciates Pakistan's policy towards Azerbaijan and its position in the Armenian-Azerbaijan conflict.
The ambassador handed copies of his credentials to the minister and vowed to do his best to develop bilateral relations.
RELIGIOUS COMMUNITIES TO UNDERGO RE-REGISTRATION
There are over 400 religious communities registered in Azerbaijan, including 350 Islamic ones. In an interview with Azernews, chairman of the State Committee on Religious Affairs Rafiq Aliyev shed some light on the ongoing debate concerning re-registration of the communities and abolition of some of them. He said, "Azerbaijan did not have an entity regulating relations between the state and religion, but now, as such a body has been set up, all religious entities are to undergo re-registration. By-laws of some of them conflict with our legislation and must be amended. There are some communities that have no historic roots in Azerbaijan, such as the International Krishna Society and the Nehemiia religious community based in the US.
Concerning the religious propaganda on part of some humanitarian organizations registered in Azerbaijan, Prof. Aliyev said this was a part of such organizations’ work, but it is necessary that the Ministry of Justice demand them to erase such provisions from their by-laws.
«Let them help the poor instead of taking advantage of their plight and coercing them to adopt other religious for a piece of bread», he said.
ARMENIAN SEPARATISM IN GEORGIA
According to the Yeni Musavat newspaper, Georgian parliament member representing Akhalkalaki province Melik Raisian has said if the local governor Gigla Baramidze does not resign, the population of this Armenian-populated region will launch massive protest actions. The MP alleges that Mr. Baramidze is a despotic ruler who continuously misinforms the capital city of the local situation.
Deputy chairman of the Musavat party Gabil Husseinli says Armenian separatism in Javakhetia has deep roots. This is one of the components of the Armenian nationwide movement. The key purpose here is to annex Javakhetia to Armenia, he said.
EXXON CONTINUES INCOME GENERATION PROJECT
Exxon Azerbaijan Operating Company LLC (Exxon Azerbaijan) continues to support the Income Generation Project in the southern refugees camps implemented by CARE International in the Caucasus (CARE).
The Income Generation Project is directed to the development of refugee communities. It includes different self-sustainable projects that help refugees and Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs) develop and benefit the communities in which they live. Most of the implemented projects are agricultural, but there are many others, including water, sanitation, electrical power supply, school construction and road rehabilitation.
Approximately 15 projects were completed during September 2000 - May 2001. The refugee communities that implemented the agricultural projects were mainly supplied with seeds or seedlings, fertilizer and other necessary means and assistance from CARE. Currently there are several ongoing projects including some new agricultural projects, bath-house rehabilitation, electrical power supply, construction of an irrigation canal, mill rehabilitation, and other.
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