By empty (8/8/2003 issue of the CACI Analyst)

The new 26 000 square meters platform construction meeting ICAO international norms has been finished at the airport of Turkmenbashi city where the next annual session of the Khalk Maslakhaty (the Peoplefs Council) will take place, August 14-16, 2003. The first stage of Turkmenbashi airport modernization was completed in the framework of the Civil Aviation National Development Program two years ago. The French ⌠Thomson¡ implemented technical re-equipment of the airport by having built the new radar station covering 400 km of airspace in accordance with international standards of air traffic monitoring.

By empty (8/8/2003 issue of the CACI Analyst)

Newly appointed Azeri prime minister Ilham Aliyev has received an invitation to pay an official visit to Turkey. The prime minister of Turkey Recep Tayyip Erdogan told Turkish media that this issue was discussed in the course of a telephone conversation between the two premiers. It should be mentioned that it will be the first official visit of the newly appointed Azeri premier to a foreign country.

By empty (8/8/2003 issue of the CACI Analyst)

The delimitation process was finished last year. It is necessary to work out 1 251 km. Both of the countries hope to finish the demarcation during 1,5 of the year.