Hazar World - Sayı: 13 - Aralık 2013

February 2013
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February 7
AZERBAIJAN’S FIRST
COMMUNICATION
SATELITTE WAS LAUNCHED
Azerbaijan’s first telecommunication
satellite Azersat/Africasat-1 was
launched by the Arianespace Ariane
5 ECA spacecraft on February 7. The
satellite was manufactured by American
Orbital Sciences Corporation and
launched by the French Arianespace.
Azerbaijan became the 11th country in
the world who owns a satellite.
February 14
GREECE, ALBANIA AND ITALY
TAP AGREEMENT
Greece, Albania and Italy governments
signed an agreement for the operation
and construction of the TAP project.
With the total length of 800 km,
105 km of the pipeline will connect
Albanian and Italian coasts under the
Adriatic Sea. Greece is expected to
invest $ 1.5 billion to the pipeline. The
project will provide direct and indirect
employment to thousands of people.
February 18
PRESIDENTIAL ELECTIONS
HELD IN ARMENIA
In the presidential elections held
on February 18, Serzh Sargsyan was
re-elected by the 58.6 percent of the
votes for the second time. A total of six
different candidates competed in elections;
only 60 percent of voters went
to the polls, which made the election
dim in terms of participation. Another
ambitious candidate was the former
Foreign Minister Raffi Hovhannisyan
who was the second on the run with
36.7 percent.
President
of Armenia
Serj
Sarkisyan
HISTORICAL DAY FOR PETKIM
CONTAINER PORT
PETKİM subsidiary Petlim and Dutch company APM
Terminals signed an agreement with APMT BV and APM
Terminals for the establishment of a container port facility in
the Petkim Port.
The agreement was signed by CEO of State Oil Company of
Azerbaijan (SOCAR) and Board Member of Petkim Kenan Yavuz
and First Vice President of SOCAR Samir Kerimli on behalf of
Petlim and Petkim, and Theo Dersigni on behalf of APM Terminals and
APMT BV. Pre-agreement was signed on February 13, 2013.
The project is regarded as an important step towards becoming
Turkey’s largest port complex, and it will be the first dock suitable for
container ships with a capacity of 11,000 TEU. Construction investments
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