BBC Monitoring International Reports articles from January 2006, page 2

BBC Monitoring International Reports archives from January 2006

Iran press: Former vice president criticizes Ahmadinezhad's visit to syria.
January 31, 2006... (From BBC Monitoring International Reports) Text of commentary by Mohammad Ali Abtahi on Iranian newspaper E'temad website on 26 January In the foreign policy, the president of each country considers it his (or her) task to protect...

Georgian PM discusses energy security with Ukrainian security council secretary.
January 31, 2006... (From BBC Monitoring International Reports) Text of report by Georgian Imedi TV on 31 January [Presenter] The secretary of the Ukrainian National Security and Defence Council [Anatoliy Kinakh] began his visit to Georgia by meeting...

MP says Iran to block Persian Gulf oil exports if nuclear file sent to UNSC.
January 31, 2006... (From BBC Monitoring International Reports) Text of report: "Rudaki in response to comments by the OPEC secretary-general: If Iran faces sanctions, no oil will leave the Hormuz Straits" report by Iranian newspaper Aftab-e Yazd website on...

Iranian TV criticizes BBC for "fabricating" London meeting report.
January 31, 2006... (From BBC Monitoring International Reports) Text of report by Iranian radio on 31 January [Presenter] Western media took advantage of the declaration issued by the three European countries, China, Russian and America on Iran's...

Putin urges "universal principles" to deal with ethnic disputes.
January 31, 2006... (From BBC Monitoring International Reports) Russian President Vladimir Putin has called for "universal principles" in deciding whether to recognize the independence of disputed states such as Kosovo or the breakaway Georgian regions of...

Nigerian economy receives "major rating" from global agency.
January 31, 2006... (From BBC Monitoring International Reports) Excerpt from report by Radio Nigeria from Abuja on 31 January [Presenter] The Nigerian economy has received a major rating from Fitch, one of the respected international assessors of the...

Tanzania: State sets aside 7m dollars to subsidize political parties.
January 31, 2006... (From BBC Monitoring International Reports) Excerpt from report by Tanzanian newspaper Mwananchi on 29 January Five political parties yesterday began receiving grants from the government. The grants are higher than the previous ones....

Greek Cypriots continue supplying electricity to Turkish north.
January 31, 2006... (From BBC Monitoring International Reports) Text of report in English by Greek Cypriot news agency CNA Nicosia, 30 January: The Republic of Cyprus will continue to supply the Turkish occupied areas with electricity until 20 February,...

Turkish police arrest over 30 illegal migrants.
January 31, 2006... (From BBC Monitoring International Reports) Text of report in English by Turkish news agency Anatolia Edirne/Aydin, 30 January: Turkish gendarmerie captured 33 illegal immigrants in northwestern Edirne and western Aydin cities on...

Tokyo to launch drive to help poor countries market goods in Japan.
January 31, 2006... (From BBC Monitoring International Reports) Text of report by Maya Kaneko in English by Japanese news agency Kyodo Tokyo, 31 January: The government will run a campaign from February to September to help least developed countries...

Iranian press: Security forces in Khuzestan defused "several bombings".
January 31, 2006... (From BBC Monitoring International Reports) Text of report: "The political-security deputy for Khuzestan Province: Several bombings have been thwarted", published by the Iranian daily newspaper Farhang-e Ashti website on 28 January ...

Iranian daily refers to "bogus" report on US "scenario", bus strikes.
January 31, 2006... (From BBC Monitoring International Reports) Text of report by Iranian newspaper Kayhan website on 29 January Where has this "sun" come from? On Friday, the Aftab [literally meaning the sun] web site wrote: America is planning to...

Bosnia needs new generation of leaders, Ashdown says in farewell address.
January 31, 2006... (From BBC Monitoring International Reports) Text of report by Bosnia-Hercegovina public radio on 30 January [The following is High Representative Paddy Ashdown's farewell address to the Bosnian parliament's House of Representatives]...

Power line vandalism halts work at Papua New Guinea gold mine.
January 31, 2006... (From BBC Monitoring International Reports) Excerpt from report in English by Papua New Guinea Post-Courier website on 31 January Operations at the Porgera gold mine have been shut down again, only days after the world-class mine had...

Ukrainian veterinary agency denies bird flu at Black Sea resort.
January 31, 2006... (From BBC Monitoring International Reports) Text of report by Interfax-Ukraine news agency Kiev, 31 January: The State Veterinary Department of Ukraine has denied that birds in Alushta and Partenit (Greater Alushta, Crimea) died of...

Indian political parties target government over US envoy's remarks.
January 31, 2006... (From BBC Monitoring International Reports) Text of report by Venkat Parsa entitled: "Left: Seek Mulford recall", published by Indian newspaper The Asian Age website on 31 January New Delhi, 30 January: The BJP [Bharatiya Janata...

US envoy says India, Washington "entered new era" in defence cooperation, ties.
January 31, 2006... (From BBC Monitoring International Reports) Text of report by Indian news agency PTI New Delhi, 31 January: US Ambassador to India David C. Mulford, who is at the centre of a controversy over his remarks on the nuclear deal with...

Iraqi Shi'i coalition negotiating secretly with Allawi's list - paper.
January 31, 2006... (From BBC Monitoring International Reports) Text of report headlined "The Shi'i coalition is secretly negotiating with Iraqi list to persuade it to support its candidate - report based on interviews by Nu'man al-Haymas, Huda Jassim and...

Jordan's Muslim Brotherhood visits Syria for talks with leadership, Hamas.
January 31, 2006... (From BBC Monitoring International Reports) Text of report by Majid al-Khudari entitled "Muslim Brotherhood delegation visits Syria today" published by Jordanian newspaper Al-Ra'y on 31 January Amman: A high-ranking Muslim...

Georgian PM says Kosovo not appropriate model for Abkhazia, South Ossetia.
January 31, 2006... (From BBC Monitoring International Reports) Text of report by Georgian news agency Kavkas-Press Tbilisi, 31 January: The conflict resolution model for Kosovo is not appropriate for Georgia, Prime Minister Zurab Noghaideli told...

Analysis: Libya says it will allow private media.
January 31, 2006... (From BBC Monitoring International Reports) Editorial analysis by Peter Feuilherade of BBC Monitoring Media Services on 31 January Libya says that during the next 12 months it will allow the launch of private newspapers, radio and...

Bhutan extends term of local government, decentralization project.
January 31, 2006... (From BBC Monitoring International Reports) Text of report by Samten Wangchuk, published in English by Bhutanese official newspaper Kuensel website on 31 January 30 January: The term for completion of the local governance and...

Iran press: New paper promises to print truth, build national trust.
January 31, 2006... (From BBC Monitoring International Reports) Text of article by Fayyaz Zahed in Iranian newspaper E'temad-e Melli on 22 January Not so long ago, I asked my well traveled teacher: If we tried to describe Iranians in one sentence, what...

Hamas armed wing commander said injured in "assassination bid" in Gaza.
January 31, 2006... (From BBC Monitoring International Reports) Text of unsigned report in English headlined "Al-Qassam commander seriously wounded in assassination bid", published by pro-Hamas Palestinian Information Centre website on 31 January Gaza:...

Rebel region bans Moldovans from using dam - agency.
January 31, 2006... (From BBC Monitoring International Reports) Text of report by Moldovan news agency Basapress Chisinau, 31 January: The authorities in Moldova's breakaway Dniester region today banned residents of Dubasari District [which includes...

Iran press: Aviation chief on bid to set up Tehran-US direct flights.
January 31, 2006... (From BBC Monitoring International Reports) Text of report: "If Iranian and American aviation firms agree: American flights will gain permission to land from Iran", published by Iranian newspaper Iran website on 30 January Economic...

Governor tries to calm ethnic tension in northwestern Burundi.
January 31, 2006... (From BBC Monitoring International Reports) Excerpt from report by Burundi news agency ABP Bubanza, 31 January: After the death of a Tutsi soldier in December and a Hutu businessman in January in the district capital of Bubanza...

(Corrected) Putin urges "universal principles" to deal with ethnic disputes.
January 31, 2006... (From BBC Monitoring International Reports) (Correction note: The question below was answered after Russia TV had discontinued its live coverage; this segment was therefore monitored from Mayak radio, which continued to broadcast the news...

Hamas member Al-Zahhar tells Israel TV talks possible if Israel changes policies.
January 31, 2006... (From BBC Monitoring International Reports) Text of "special" interview with leading Hamas member Mahmud al-Zahhar by Sulayman al-Shafi'i recorded in Gaza on 30 January, broadcast by Israeli Channel 2 TV on 30 January; Al-Zahhar speaks...

Minor Czech far-right parties join forces ahead of parliamentary election.
January 31, 2006... (From BBC Monitoring International Reports) Text of report by Czech newspaper Pravo website on 30 January The far Right wants to run in the upcoming parliamentary election together in a newly-formed political party named Law and...

Putin placing his bets on Ukraine's ex-premier - Russian opposition figure.
January 31, 2006... (From BBC Monitoring International Reports) Russian President Vladimir Putin supports Ukraine's former Prime Minister Yuliya Tymoshenko, Russian liberal politician Ivan Starikov has said. Ukraine's opposition leader Viktor Yanukovych is...

South Korean experts assess prospects for inter-Korean military talks.
January 31, 2006... (From BBC Monitoring International Reports) Text of report by Lee Joo-hee entitled: "Cautious prospects for 3 Feb military talks with NK" in English by South Korean newspaper The Korea Herald website on 31 January In light of the two...

Cyprus minister tones down reaction to EU stance on Turkish initiative.
January 31, 2006... (From BBC Monitoring International Reports) Text of report in English by Greek Cypriot news agency CNA Brussels, 31 January: Representations by the Cypriot government to Enlargement Commissioner Olli Rehn concerning his statement on...

Hit-and-run case involving US sailor sent to Japanese prosecutors.
January 31, 2006... (From BBC Monitoring International Reports) Text of report in English by Japanese news agency Kyodo Tachikawa, Japan, 31 January: Police on Tuesday [31 January] sent papers on a US sailor to prosecutors on suspicion that she drove...

Russian courts considered 9m cases in 2005 - Supreme Court chairman.
January 31, 2006... (From BBC Monitoring International Reports) In 2005, Russian courts considered nine million criminal and civil cases, Russian news agency Interfax quoted chairman of the Russian Supreme Court Vyacheslav Lebedev as saying. "Last year...

Fresh New Zealand peacekeepers set for Solomon Islands.
January 31, 2006... (From BBC Monitoring International Reports) Text of report by Solomon Islands Broadcasting Corporation text website on 31 January A contingent of New Zealand soldiers is about to head to the Solomon Islands for a three-month...

Iran press: Military official says no sabotage in case of crashed aircraft.
January 31, 2006... (From BBC Monitoring International Reports) Text of report: "'Deputy Chief of Staff of the Armed Forces: There is no sign of sabotage in [crashed] C-130 aircraft'", published by the Iranian newspaper Iran on 30 January Political...

Iran press: Ministry official says Iran short of flu vaccine.
January 31, 2006... (From BBC Monitoring International Reports) Text of unattributed report, entitled: "'Deputy health minister in interview with 'Kayhan': The [pharmaceutical] drugs mafia smuggles through official channels'", published by the Iranian...

Iran press: Leading reformist criticizes "distortion" of Khomeyni's ideas.
January 31, 2006... (From BBC Monitoring International Reports) Text of report by Iranian daily newspaper Farhang-e Ashti website on 17 January "I am deeply concerned about the distortion of Imam Khomeyni's ideas and thoughts." While making the...

Syrian president, Russian army chief discuss ties, regional developments.
January 31, 2006... (From BBC Monitoring International Reports) Text of report by Syrian News Agency SANA website Damascus, 31 January: President Bashar al-Asad received the chief of the General Staff of the Russian Armed Forces, Army General Yuriy...

Iran press: Guardian Council spokesman on "weapons" against political system.
January 31, 2006... (From BBC Monitoring International Reports) Text of report by the Politics Desk under the headline: "Guardian Council Spokesman: Enemy using three weapons against Iran", published by the Iranian newspaper Iran website on 29 January ...

Russia: Successful radio/TV licence applications.
January 31, 2006... (From BBC Monitoring International Reports) This list of successful broadcast licence applications was published on 25 January by the web site of the Federal Service for Control over the Observance of Law in the Sector of Mass...

Czech Social Democrats elect head of floor group.
January 31, 2006... (From BBC Monitoring International Reports) Excerpt from report in English by Czech news agency CTK Prague, 31 January: The Social Democrat (CSSD) group of deputies will be further headed by Michal Hasek, up to now the group's first...

Foreign minister briefs US representative to UN on latest developments in Sudan.
January 31, 2006... (From BBC Monitoring International Reports) Text of report in English by Sudanese news agency Suna website New York, 31 January: Minister of Foreign Affairs Dr Lam Akol Ajawin briefed the permanent US representative to the United...

Poland: Inquiry gets reports about long-time defects in collapsed building.
January 31, 2006... (From BBC Monitoring International Reports) Text of report by Polish radio on 31 January The prosecutor's office conducting the inquiry into Saturday's [28 January] disaster in Katowice has appealed for people who have information...

North Korea urges US not to "turn its back" on efforts in six-party talks.
January 31, 2006... (From BBC Monitoring International Reports) Text of Nodong Sinmun commentary by Choe Hak-chol entitled: "The United States is to blame;" carried by North Korean Uriminjokkkiri website on 31 January, Broadcasting Station (PBS) in Korean...

German citizen rejects Macedonian claims about arrest, handover to CIA.
January 31, 2006... (From BBC Monitoring International Reports) Text of report by OH entitled "Guest workers are witnesses to Al-Masri; government remains mysterious about the case" published by Macedonian Albanian-language newspaper Fakti on 29 January ...

Nepal rights body seeks Maoist clarification on attacks on election candidates.
January 31, 2006... (From BBC Monitoring International Reports) Text of report by Nepalese Kantipur Television on 31 January [Presenter] Member of the National Human Rights Commission Sudip Pathak has said the Maoists' leader, Prachanda, must clarify why...

Slovak parliament once gain turns down proposal to stop airport privatization.
January 31, 2006... (From BBC Monitoring International Reports) Excerpt from report by Slovak radio on 31 January [Announcer] The 55th parliamentary session opened with a 30-minute delay. Oto Goerner reports from parliament: [Reporter] The delay was...

Kashmiri separatist leader warns Pakistan against supporting US on Iran issue.
January 31, 2006... (From BBC Monitoring International Reports) Text of report headlined "After Iran, US missiles to take aim of Pakistan: Ali Gillani" by Pakistani newspaper Nawa-i-Waqt on 30 January Jedda: Syed Ali Shah Gillani, chairman of the All...

Putin comments on spy allegations - clarification.
January 31, 2006... (From BBC Monitoring International Reports) (Re-issue of this report, re-wording and amplifying it to make clear that the BBC question asked in English was mistranslated when it was put to Putin by the Russian interpreter.) At his...

Cease-fire in India's Nagaland extended another six months.
January 31, 2006... (From BBC Monitoring International Reports) Text of report by Jaishree Balasubraminan, carried by Indian news agency PTI Bangkok, 31 January: India's union government and rebel faction leaders of Nagaland agreed to extend the...

Pakistan president urges nation to abandon sectarianism.
January 31, 2006... (From BBC Monitoring International Reports) Excerpt from report by Associated Press of Pakistan (APP) news agency Islamabad, 30 January [item was embargoed until 31 January]: President General Pervez Musharraf has underlined the...

Spanish Catalan official hails return of Civil War archive.
January 31, 2006... (From BBC Monitoring International Reports) Caterina Mieras, Catalonia's regional culture minister, has today hailed the return of a Civil War archive from Salamanca in western Spain. "Today democracy has triumphed, and today we are...

Pakistan daily reports on rocket attacks in Baluchistan.
January 31, 2006... (From BBC Monitoring International Reports) Text of report by Muhammad Ejaz Kan entitled: "Kalpars, Mashoris back in Dera Bugti", published by Pakistani newspaper The News website on 31 January Quetta: Hundreds of families belonging...

Former Russian vice president barred from regional elections.
January 31, 2006... (From BBC Monitoring International Reports) Text of report by Russian news agency Interfax Kursk, 31 January: The Kursk regional electoral commission has barred [Russian vice president in 1990-93 and one of the leaders of...

Russia: Kaliningrad Region media highlights 23-29 Jan 06.
January 31, 2006... (From BBC Monitoring International Reports) The following are highlights from Yantar state radio, Kaliningradskaya Pravda and Strazh Baltiki newspapers, and the Kaliningrad supplements to Komsomolskaya Pravda and Argumenty I Fakty...

Bangladesh government approves phone-tapping bill.
January 31, 2006... (From BBC Monitoring International Reports) Excerpt from report by Shahiduzzaman entitled: "Cabinet okays bill allowing phone tapping: Telephonic info to be admissible as court evidence" published by New Age website in English on 31 Jan...

Russian counterfeit product market worth 6bn dollars a year - minister.
January 31, 2006... (From BBC Monitoring International Reports) Text of report by Russian news agency Interfax Moscow, 31 January: The market of counterfeit products in Russia totals 4bn to 6bn dollars a year, Russian Trade and Economic Development...

Frosts kill 589 in Ukraine.
January 31, 2006... (From BBC Monitoring International Reports) Text of report by Ukrainian news agency UNIAN Kiev, 31 January: Some 6,705 Ukrainians sought medical assistance due to hypothermia on 16-31 January (as of 0700 gmt), of which 3,874 were...

Iran nuclear case cannot be referred to UN without IAEA approval - TV.
January 31, 2006... (From BBC Monitoring International Reports) Text of commentary by Iranian TV on 31 January Even though less than 24 hours have passed since the London meeting, Western media have unrealistically concentrated on part of the meeting's...

Two more dead bodies found under Poland's collapsed building.
January 31, 2006... (From BBC Monitoring International Reports) Excerpt from report by Polish radio on 31 January The worst news we could have had from Katowice - the bodies of two more victims of Saturday's [28 January] disaster have been found in the...

Russian security service says spy scandal not against NGOs.
January 31, 2006... (From BBC Monitoring International Reports) Text of report by Russian Ekho Moskvy radio on 31 January The investigation by the Federal Security Service [FSB] concerning the activities of British intelligence in Russia is not, it turns...

WHO expert team to visit Iraqi Kurdistan, help combat bird flu.
January 31, 2006... (From BBC Monitoring International Reports) Text of report headlined " WHO expert team arrives in Kurdistan" published by Iraqi Patriotic Union of Kurdistan (PUK) newspaper Kurdistani Nuwe website on 31 January As part of the...

Iran press: Editorial points to success of Islamists, criticizes USA.
January 31, 2006... (From BBC Monitoring International Reports) Text of "Note of the day" by Ja'far Behdad: "A festival for the hearts", published by the Iranian newspaper Kayhan website on 30 January In the next 12 days, when only two days have passed...

Iraqi Kurdish press highlights 31 Jan 06.
January 31, 2006... (From BBC Monitoring International Reports) Khabat, Arbil, daily newspaper in Sorani Kurdish published by Iraqi Kurdistan Democratic Party, KDP 1. Editorial sheds light on the achievements of Iraqi Kurdistan Region and says there...

Iran press: Majlis subcommittees elected, call for expulsion of UK envoy.
January 31, 2006... (From BBC Monitoring International Reports) Text of report by Iranian newspaper Resalat website on 30 January The elections of the Coordination Committee's three subcommittees The internal elections of the Coordination...

Poll shows over 70 per cent of Kyrgyzs do not trust president.
January 31, 2006... (From BBC Monitoring International Reports) Text of report by Kyrgyz AKIpress news agency website Bishkek, 31 January: Today the Agym newspaper published the results of a poll conducted over the phone. A total of 3,416 Kyrgyz...

Only talks can settle Iran's nuclear case - Security chief.
January 31, 2006... (From BBC Monitoring International Reports) Text of report in English by Iranian news agency IRNA website Tehran, 31 January: Secretary of Supreme National Security Council Ali Larijani here Tuesday [31 January] stressed the need for...

Georgian official condemns Putin's "threat".
January 31, 2006... (From BBC Monitoring International Reports) Excerpt from report by Georgian Imedi TV on 31 January [Presenter] The presidential administration has responded to the statement made by the Russian president earlier today [on relations...

Syria to ask Arab summit to compensate Palestinians for aid cuts.
January 31, 2006... (From BBC Monitoring International Reports) Text of report by Syrian News Agency SANA website Damascus, 31 January: Foreign Minister Faruq al-Shar'a has said that Syria will submit a draft resolution to the Arab summit that will be...

Australian wheat executive insists Iraq transport fees genuine.
January 31, 2006... (From BBC Monitoring International Reports) Text of report by Radio Australia on 31 January, from ABC Radio National's "PM" programme [Presenter Mark Colvin] A senior manager at the monopoly wheat exporter AWB has told the inquiry...

Indonesian Speaker visits Iranian nuclear centre, says all activities "peaceful".
January 31, 2006... (From BBC Monitoring International Reports) Text of report by Vision of the Islamic Republic of Iran Esfahan Provincial TV on 31 January Iranian nuclear activities are entirely peaceful and do not have any military aspect. In an...

Hamas representative in Lebanon notes "clear" position on "long-term truce".
January 31, 2006... (From BBC Monitoring International Reports) Text of unsigned report in English headlined "Hamdan: Hamas has many alternatives in dealing with the next stage", published by pro-Hamas Palestinian Information Centre website on 31 January ...

Iran, China discuss developments in Iranian nuclear case.
January 31, 2006... (From BBC Monitoring International Reports) Text of report in English by Iranian news agency IRNA website London, 31 January: Iran and China on Tuesday [31 January] discussed latest developments in connection with Iran's nuclear case...

Czech premier confirms general election date as 2-3 June.
January 31, 2006... (From BBC Monitoring International Reports) Excerpt from report in English by Czech news agency CTK Prague, 31 January: The elections to the Chamber of Deputies [lower house of parliament] will be held on Friday 2 June and Saturday 3...

Iran press: Majlis approves autonomy of provincial power companies.
January 31, 2006... (From BBC Monitoring International Reports) Text of report: "The urgent bill for the autonomy of provincial power companies passed", published by the Iranian newspaper Jomhuri-ye Eslami website on 30 January News Desk: At yesterday's...

Palestinian source says Fatah, USA, Israel trying to frustrate Hamas.
January 31, 2006... (From BBC Monitoring International Reports) Excerpt from report by Fathi Sabbah in Gaza and Ibrahim Humaydi in Damascus headlined "Hamas appeals to Quartet to continue financial aid to Palestinian [National] Authority; stressed aid would...

India keeps options regarding Iran nuclear issue "open" - sources.
January 31, 2006... (From BBC Monitoring International Reports) Excerpt from report by Indian news agency PTI New Delhi, 31 January: India keeps its options open with regard to Iran's nuclear issue to be taken up at the IAEA meeting two days later, even...

Czech news agency schedule of events for 31 Jan 06 - Afternoon.
January 31, 2006... (From BBC Monitoring International Reports) [This schedule of events has not been edited for content, nor have personal names and party names, abbreviations, etc. been amended.] Text of report in English by Czech news agency CTK ...

Austrian police investigate anti-Slovene SMS message.
January 31, 2006... (From BBC Monitoring International Reports) Text of report in English by Slovene news agency STA Klagenfurt, 31 January: Austrian police is investigating the case of an anti-Slovene short text messages that appeared in the province of...

Poland: Radical farmers' leader says talks on "stabilisation pact" under way.
January 31, 2006... (From BBC Monitoring International Reports) Text of report in English by Polish news agency PAP Warsaw, 31 January: Self-defence (Samoobrona) leader Andrzej Lepper said on Tuesday [31 January] that talks on a stabilisation pact were...

Uzbek Supreme Economic Court sums up work done in 2005.
January 31, 2006... (From BBC Monitoring International Reports) The Uzbek Supreme Economic Court resolved over 122,000 disputes between economic entities in 2005, the UzA National News Agency web site reported on 27 January. This is up by 21,000 on the year,...

Russian sources confirm Russia to supply Syria with air defence system - paper.
January 31, 2006... (From BBC Monitoring International Reports) Text of unattributed report from Damascus entitled "Moscow supplies Damascus with air defence systems" published by Jordanian newspaper Al-Arab al-Yawm on 31 January Russian sources have...