BBC Monitoring International Reports articles from September 2006, page 205

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Vietnam projected to achieve growth target of in 2006.
September 1, 2006... (From BBC Monitoring International Reports) Text of report in English by Vietnamese news agency VNA website Hanoi: The government forecast that the country's GDP growth rate this year would reach 8 per cent as planned. The...

Chinese expert outlines leaders' "gradual political reform" policy.
September 1, 2006... (From BBC Monitoring International Reports) China's leaders are promoting a policy of gradual political reform, a Hong Kong agency has said. It cited a Chinese "expert" as saying the reform was being conducted in coordination with...

Anyone caught in corruption, will never get new job - Kazakh leader.
September 1, 2006... (From BBC Monitoring International Reports) Kazakh President Nursultan Nazarbayev has said anyone caught involved in corruption will never be given a new job. Addressing a parliamentary session in the Kazakh capital of Astana on 1...

Uzbek leader leaves for Kazakhstan to attend Central Asian summit.
September 1, 2006... (From BBC Monitoring International Reports) Uzbek President Islom Karimov today left for Kazakhstan's capital Astana to attend an informal meeting of the heads of the Central Asian states, Uzbek TV reported at 1100 gmt on 1 September. ...

Chinese vice-president to draft document on harmonious society - paper.
September 1, 2006... (From BBC Monitoring International Reports) Text of report by Hong Kong newspaper Wen Wei Po website on 1 September; subheading as published Beijing, 31 August: Building a socialist harmonious society will be an important topic on...

Senior Russian officials urge talks with Iran, not sanctions.
September 1, 2006... (From BBC Monitoring International Reports) Text of report by Russian news agency ITAR-TASS Moscow, 1 September: Russia regrets that Iran has not met the demand of the United Nations Security Council, but approaches the issue of...

Vietnamese official urges legislative cooperation with China.
September 1, 2006... (From BBC Monitoring International Reports) Text of report in English by Vietnamese news agency VNA website Hanoi: The Vietnamese top legislator called on the Vietnamese and Chinese legislative bodies to develop their cooperation in a...

Azeri editors deny Iranian accusations of biased Middle East reporting.
September 1, 2006... (From BBC Monitoring International Reports) Text of report by Azerbaijani private TV station ATV on 31 August [Presenter] The opinions of Iran's TV and radio organization [presumably Voice and Vision of the Islamic Republic of Iran]...

Georgian president to attend economic forum in Poland on 6-7 September.
September 1, 2006... (From BBC Monitoring International Reports) Text of report by Georgian Imedi TV on 1 September On 6-7 September Georgian President Mikheil Saakashvili will attend the 16th international economic forum held in the Polish town of...

Iranian Al-Alam TV's "Iraq Today" programme on Iraqi justice system.
September 1, 2006... (From BBC Monitoring International Reports) Today's Iranian TV's "Iraq Today" programme was broadcast live from the station's studio in Baghdad. Presenter Qasim al-Abbudi invited Judge Rahim al-Ukayli to the studio and expert in...

Putin's envoy warns against "temptation" to share in guilt for Beslan attack.
September 1, 2006... (From BBC Monitoring International Reports) Excerpt from "Vesti" news report by Russia TV on 1 September [Presenter] Today Beslan is paying tribute to the memory of the victims of the horrendous terrorist attack, when two years ago...

Kazakh leader introduces rating system for central state agencies.
September 1, 2006... (From BBC Monitoring International Reports) Text of report by Interfax-Kazakhstan news agency Astana, 1 September: A system of rating the activities of central state agencies will be introduced next year in Kazakhstan, President...

Serbian troops to take part in Lebanon, Afghanistan peacekeeping missions.
September 1, 2006... (From BBC Monitoring International Reports) Text of report in English by Belgrade-based Radio B92 text website on 1 September Belgrade, 1 September: Serbian soldiers will take part in the peace missions in Lebanon and Afghanistan,...

Website carries "salient points" of Malaysia's 2007 budget.
September 1, 2006... (From BBC Monitoring International Reports) Text of report in English by Malaysian website Malaysiakini on 1 September; subheadings as carried The following are salient points of Budget 2007 which was announced by Prime Minister...

Iranian nation to conquer peaks of progress - President.
September 1, 2006... (From BBC Monitoring International Reports) Text of report in English by Iranian news agency IRNA website Orumiyeh, West Azarbayjan, 1 September: President Mahmud Ahmadinezhad said here Thursday night [31 August] that the Iranian...

Uzbekistan demolishes private houses near Kyrgyz border.
September 1, 2006... (From BBC Monitoring International Reports) Text of report by Kyrgyz news agency 24.kg website Bishkek, 1 September: The Uzbek authorities are demolishing houses near the Kyrgyz border in the town of Qorasuv in Andijon Region. In...

Malaysia's Islamic opposition party unveils "alternative budget".
September 1, 2006... (From BBC Monitoring International Reports) Text of report by Bede Hong entitled: "PAS unveils alternative budget", carried in English by Malaysian website Malaysiakini on 31 August; subheading as carried Two days before the 2007...

Army, bankers in southern Thailand discuss security measures after bombings.
September 1, 2006... (From BBC Monitoring International Reports) Text of report in English by Thai newspaper The Nation website on 1 September Yala: The southern army chief Friday [1 September] held a meeting with bankers in Yala, Pattani and Narathiwat...

German ethnic affairs official sees changes in Kazakhstan.
September 1, 2006... (From BBC Monitoring International Reports) Text of report by Kazakh TV on 1 September [Presenter] The parliamentary state secretary at the German Federal Interior Ministry and federal government commissioner for matters related to...

Polish daily wonders if US president wants to meet Polish premier.
September 1, 2006... (From BBC Monitoring International Reports) Text of report in English by Polish news agency PAP Warsaw, 1 September: US President George W. Bush does not want to meet with Polish Prime Minister Jaroslaw Kaczynski despite efforts of...

Polish catholic daily urges building Polish-German relations on truth.
September 1, 2006... (From BBC Monitoring International Reports) Excerpt from report by Polish news agency PAP Warsaw, 1 September: A debate about expulsions that has been gathering strength for several years is tainted with falsehood even in its...

(Corr) Nigerian leader worried by foreign arms supplies to Niger Delta militia.
September 1, 2006... (From BBC Monitoring International Reports) (Correcting the word "armed" to "disarmed" in first paragraph, sentence two; a corrected version of the item follows:) Text of report by Radio Nigeria from Abuja on 31 August ...

Kazakh leader prolongs property legalization process.
September 1, 2006... (From BBC Monitoring International Reports) Text of report by Interfax-Kazakhstan news agency Astana, 1 September: The law on legalization of property in Kazakhstan will be extended until 1 April 2007, Kazakh President Nursultan...

Kazakhstan, China to boost cooperation in energy sector.
September 1, 2006... (From BBC Monitoring International Reports) Excerpt from report by Interfax-Kazakhstan news agency Astana, 1 September: Kazakhstan and China have agreed to jointly study prospects for cooperation in the sphere of deeper conversion of...

Kyrgyz president leaves for Kazakhstan for CIS informal summit.
September 1, 2006... (From BBC Monitoring International Reports) Text of report by Kyrgyz AKIpress news agency website Bishkek, 1 September: President Kurmanbek Bakiyev left for Astana (Kazakhstan) this afternoon to take part in an informal summit of the...

Some 80 people die in plane crash in Iran.
September 1, 2006... (From BBC Monitoring International Reports) At 1148 gmt the Iranian news channel reported that some 80 people have died in a plane crash in Mashhad, north Iran. The plane which had just reached Mashhad from Bandar Abbas caught fire...

Kazakh foreign minister, Russian envoy discuss leaders' meeting in October.
September 1, 2006... (From BBC Monitoring International Reports) Text of report by Interfax-Kazakhstan news agency Astana, 1 September: Kazakh Foreign Minister Kasymzhomart Tokayev received Russian ambassador to Kazakhstan Vladimir Babichev in Astana...

Lebanese envoy welcomes Turkish troops, says UN force not to disarm Hezbollah.
September 1, 2006... (From BBC Monitoring International Reports) Text of report in English by Turkish news agency Anatolia Ankara 1 September: "We will be pleased to see Turkish troops in Lebanon," said Lebanese Ambassador to Turkey Georges H. Siam. ...

Taiwan asks China to consult on official's visit.
September 1, 2006... (From BBC Monitoring International Reports) Text of report by Lilian Wu; carried in English by Taiwanese Central News Agency website Taipei, 1 September: The cabinet-level Mainland Affairs Council (MAC) said Friday [1 September] that...

Azeri officer's second trial opens in Hungary - TV.
September 1, 2006... (From BBC Monitoring International Reports) Excerpt from report by Azerbaijani TV station ANS on 1 September A trial is under way at the moment in connection with the second case launched against Azerbaijani officer Ramil Safarov, who...

Thai defence minister reprimands officers for complaining about reshuffle.
September 1, 2006... (From BBC Monitoring International Reports) Excerpt from report in English by Thai newspaper The Nation website on 1 September Caretaker Defence Minister Thammarak Isarangura yesterday appointed a panel to probe four high-ranking...

Armenian minister ridicules reports about his presidential nomination.
September 1, 2006... (From BBC Monitoring International Reports) Excerpt from report by Armenian news agency Arminfo Yerevan, 1 September: Armenian Defence Minister Serzh Sarkisyan treats with humour reports published in local media about details of the...

Thai police detain five suspects in connection with bank bombings in south.
September 1, 2006... (From BBC Monitoring International Reports) Excerpt from report in English by Thai newspaper Bangkok Post website on 1 September; subheading as published Yala: Near-simultaneous bomb explosions at 22 branches of leading commercial...

US urges Thai authorities not to send Hmong refugees back to Laos.
September 1, 2006... (From BBC Monitoring International Reports) Text of report by Suphalak Kanchanakhwamdi entitled: "Plight of the Hmong: 'In a precarious situation'", published in English by Thai newspaper The Nation website on 1 September; subheading as...

Taiwan ruling party chairman says moves to oust president should be legal.
September 1, 2006... (From BBC Monitoring International Reports) Excerpt fromreport by Luis Hung; carried in English by Taiwanese Central News Agency website Taipei, 1 September: Ruling Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) Chairman Yu Shyi-kun said Friday...

Thai Supreme Court upholds dismissal of case against PM.
September 1, 2006... (From BBC Monitoring International Reports) Excerpt from report in English by Thai newspaper The Nation website on 1 September The Supreme Administrative Court on Friday [1 September] reaffirmed the decision of the lower court to...

Tajik president urges students to learn foreign languages.
September 1, 2006... (From BBC Monitoring International Reports) Excerpt from report by Russian news agency ITAR-TASS Dushanbe, 1 September: Tajik President Emomali Rahmonov believes that it is very important to improve the quality of teaching foreign...

Iranian authorities stepping up pressure on ethnic activists - Azeri agency.
September 1, 2006... (From BBC Monitoring International Reports) Text of report by Azerbaijani news agency APA 1 September: The situation in Iran is worsening again. As was reported, the trial of Mana Nistani, the author of the insulting cartoons about...

Devotion, martyrdom guarantee survival of society - Iranian President.
September 1, 2006... (From BBC Monitoring International Reports) Text of report in English by Iranian news agency IRNA website Orumiyeh, West Azarbaijan, 1 September: President Mahmud Ahmadinezhad said here Thursday night that the culture of devotion and...

Tajik leader off to Kazakhstan to attend Central Asian summit.
September 1, 2006... (From BBC Monitoring International Reports) Tajik President Emomali Rahmonov has left for Kazakhstan to attend an informal summit of the heads of state of Central Asian countries in Astana scheduled for 2 September, Tajik news agency...

Close to 80 fear dead in Iranian plane crash.
September 1, 2006... (From BBC Monitoring International Reports) Some 80 people have died in a plane crash in Mashhad, northern Iran. According to a report by the state-run TV news channel, IRINN, the Air tour passenger plane left Mashhad, capital of Khorasan...

Russian cabinet sends Georgia bases withdrawal agreement to ratification.
September 1, 2006... (From BBC Monitoring International Reports) Text of report by Russian RBK TV on 1 September The Russian cabinet has approved the agreements on the withdrawal of the bases of the Group of Russian Forces in the Transcaucasus located...

Daily terms Vietnam party chief's visit to China "splendid success".
September 1, 2006... (From BBC Monitoring International Reports) Text of Nhan Dan editorial entitled: "Further accelerating neighbourly friendship relations and comprehensive cooperation between Vietnam and China", published by Vietnamese newspaper Nhan Dan...

New crack troop unit set up in Moscow.
September 1, 2006... (From BBC Monitoring International Reports) Text of "Sobytiya" news report by Russian Centre TV on 1 September [Presenter] Today a new special-purpose detachment of the Interior Ministry troops came into being in Moscow. It was...

Armenia accuses Azerbaijan of delaying EU inspection of alleged vandalism.
September 1, 2006... (From BBC Monitoring International Reports) Text of report by Armenian Public TV on 31 August At the request of Armenian Public TV "Aylur" news programme, the Armenian Foreign Ministry today commented on Azerbaijan's refusal to host...

Iranian nation insists on right to peaceful nuclear technology - President.
September 1, 2006... (From BBC Monitoring International Reports) Text of report in English by Iranian news agency IRNA website Chaldoran, West Azarbaijan, 1 September: President Mahmud Ahmadinezhad said here Friday [1 September] that the Iranian nation...

Philippine president clears military in political killings.
September 1, 2006... (From BBC Monitoring International Reports) Excerpt from report by Sherwin C. Olaes with Gina Peralta-Elorde, Michaela P. del Callar, Dona Policar and Gerry Baldo entitled: "As Melo Commission starts its killings probe; GMA clears...

Central Asian summit opens in Kazakh capital.
September 1, 2006... (From BBC Monitoring International Reports) Excerpt from report by Interfax-Kazakhstan news agency Astana, 1 September: A summit attended by the presidents of four Central Asian countries - Nursultan Nazarbayev of Kazakhstan, Emomali...

Kazakh president urges rise in state officials' pay.
September 1, 2006... (From BBC Monitoring International Reports) Text of report by Interfax-Kazakhstan news agency Astana, 1 September: The salaries of state officials will be raised considerably on account of reducing the number of state administration...

Kosovo: UNMIK official Schook urges solidarity with families of the missing.
September 1, 2006... (From BBC Monitoring International Reports) Text of report by Radio-Television Kosovo TV website on 31 August On the Intentional Day of the Disappeared, Deputy UNMIK chief Steve Schook has called on all concerned to join together in...

Nepal's Maoists say weapons management, peace process should go together.
September 1, 2006... (From BBC Monitoring International Reports) Text of report by Nepalese radio HBC 94 FM on 1 September [Presenter] The central committee of the Communist Party of Nepal (Maoists) has decided to raise the issue of weapons management...

Iran: Leader says Hamas, Hezbollah "victories" have helped Tehran.
September 1, 2006... (From BBC Monitoring International Reports) Iran's supreme leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamene'i, said on 31 August that the "victories" of the Hezbollah movement in Lebanon and Hamas in the Palestinian territories have consolidated the...

Islamic leader's "jihad" remarks not official Baku's stance - Armenian minister.
September 1, 2006... (From BBC Monitoring International Reports) Text of report by Russian news agency Regnum 1 September: "It is good, when a man has hopes, and it is good when he does not build up his hopes," Armenian Defence Minister Serzh Sarkisyan...

Armenian minister eyeing rival in 2007 parliamentary polls.
September 1, 2006... (From BBC Monitoring International Reports) Text of report by Armenian news agency Arminfo 1 September: The Armenian defence minister and head of the council of the Republican Party, Serzh Sarkisyan, does not consider the Prosperous...

United Iranian nation immune against pressure - Speaker.
September 1, 2006... (From BBC Monitoring International Reports) Text of report in English by Iranian news agency IRNA website Khorramabad, Lorestan Province, 1 September: Majlis Speaker Gholamali Haddad-Adel said here Thursday night [31 August] that Iran...

Nepal minister says constituent assembly polls cannot be held in fear.
September 1, 2006... (From BBC Monitoring International Reports) Excerpt from report by Nepalese radio Kantipur FM on 1 September Home Minister Krishna Prasad Sitaula has said constituent assembly elections cannot be held as long as there is fear of...

Slovene institute conducts election survey in Montenegro, slams ruling parties.
September 1, 2006... (From BBC Monitoring International Reports) Excerpt from report by R.R entitled "Opposition's rating is growing" published by the Montenegrin newspaper Dan on 31 August According to the latest survey conducted by the Slovene...

German general takes over command of Kosovo's NATO-led peacekeeping force.
September 1, 2006... (From BBC Monitoring International Reports) Text of report in English by independent internet news agency KosovaLive Prishtina [Pristina], 1 September: German Gen Roland Kather took over today the command of international...

Uzbek leader warns "aggressive forces" against undermining stability - fuller.
September 1, 2006... (From BBC Monitoring International Reports) Uzbek President Islom Karimov has warned "aggressive forces" against undermining peace and stability in the country. Speaking at a ceremony to mark the 15th anniversary of Uzbekistan's state...

Iraq: PM visits IMN, inaugurates two radios stations.
September 1, 2006... (From BBC Monitoring International Reports) Text of report by Monitoring research on 1 September Iraqi Al-Iraqiyah TV on 30 August broadcast a report on a visit by Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki to the Iraqi Media Network [IMN] to...

Nepal's PM, US envoy discuss political developments.
September 1, 2006... (From BBC Monitoring International Reports) Text of report by Nepalese radio HBC 94 FM on 1 September [Presenter] The American ambassador to Nepal, James F. Moriarty, today called on the Prime Minister Girija Prasad Koirala to discuss...

New Kfor commander pledges not to cut troops in Kosovo.
September 1, 2006... (From BBC Monitoring International Reports) Text of report by Radio-Television Kosovo TV website on 31 August I will pursue the philosophy I had very good experiences with back in 1999-2000 as commander of the Southern Brigade in...

Somali Islamist leader denies agreeing to work with government.
September 1, 2006... (From BBC Monitoring International Reports) Text of report by Somali independent Shabeelle Media Network website on 1 September The chairman of the Consultative Council of the Union of Islamic Courts [UIC], Shaykh Hasan Dahir Aweys,...

Tajik president hails relations with Uzbekistan.
September 1, 2006... (From BBC Monitoring International Reports) Text of report by Tajik news agency Asia-Plus website Dushanbe, 1 September: Tajikistan values the traditions of friendship, good-neighbourly relations and mutual respect, which link the...

Russia set to move antiterror operation to Ingushetia, North Ossetia - website.
September 1, 2006... (From BBC Monitoring International Reports) Russia has decided to move its antiterror operation from Chechnya to neighbouring Ingushetia and North Ossetia, the opposition Ingushetiya.ru website has said. Ingushetia, which has recently...

Kosovo governing coalition LDK to elect new leader in December.
September 1, 2006... (From BBC Monitoring International Reports) Text of report by Radio-Television Kosovo TV website on 31 August LDK [Democratic League of Kosovo] deputy chief Eqrem Kryeziu said today that the LDK presidency will decide on the candidate...

Proposed Czech government line-up.
September 1, 2006... (From BBC Monitoring International Reports) Text of report in English by Czech news agency CTK Prague, 1 September: List of government members Prime Minister-[Designate] Mirek Topolanek (Civic Democrats, ODS) has proposed to...

Iran's heavy water project only for research purposes - Friday imam.
September 1, 2006... (From BBC Monitoring International Reports) Excerpt from report by Iranian news agency IRNA Shahr Kord, 1 September: The leader's representative in Char Mahal va Bakhtiari Province and the Friday imam of Shahr Kord has said: The...

Slovene minister, mufti call for deal between state, Islamic Community.
September 1, 2006... (From BBC Monitoring International Reports) Text of report in English by Slovene news agency STA Ljubljana, 1 September: Justice Minister Lovro Sturm and Nedzad Grabus, Slovenia's mufti since June, have agreed that it would be in the...

Iranian envoy to Kyrgyzstan defends Iran's nuclear programme.
September 1, 2006... (From BBC Monitoring International Reports) Text of report by Kyrgyz AKIpress news agency website Bishkek, 1 September: The nuclear energy generated in Iran is intended for only peaceful purposes, to be exact, for providing the...

Indian envoy stresses importance of military contacts with Russia.
September 1, 2006... (From BBC Monitoring International Reports) Excerpt from report by Indian news agency PTI Moscow, 1 September: Noting that military-technical contracts worth 10bn US dollars are on different stages of execution with Russia, India has...

Pundit describes Iran as "existential danger" to Israel.
September 1, 2006... (From BBC Monitoring International Reports) Text of commentary by Amos Gilbo'a headlined "The real danger"; published by web version of Israeli newspaper Ma'ariv on 28 August What is the current situation of Hezbollah and where is it...

Egyptian group says bombings, hijacking planes not allowed by Shari'ah law.
September 1, 2006... (From BBC Monitoring International Reports) Text of unattributed report headlined "Islamic group: Bombing governmental establishments is impermissible. Hijacking planes and using passengers to bargain is impermissible in Shari'ah"...

Burundi: World Food Programme scales down local air operations.
September 1, 2006... (From BBC Monitoring International Reports) Text of report by Burundi news agency ABP Bujumbura, 1 September: When the first aeroplane operated by the UN World Food Programme (WFP) touched down in Burundi in 1995, according to a...

Taiwan anti-president protest launched.
September 1, 2006... (From BBC Monitoring International Reports) Text of report by Lilian Wu; carried in English by Taiwanese Central News Agency website Taipei, 1 September: A civic group began a three-day protest Friday [1 September] to express their...

Kosovo's real independence lies in financial independence, says IMF official.
September 1, 2006... (From BBC Monitoring International Reports) Text of report by Radio-Television Kosovo TV website on 31 August Kosova's [Kosovo] real independence lies in its financial independence, because there will be a need for self sustainability...

Ukrainian president to employ former cabinet ministers.
September 1, 2006... (From BBC Monitoring International Reports) Text of report by Ukrainian news agency UNIAN Kiev, 1 September: President Viktor Yushchenko wants the presidential secretariat and the National Security and Defence Council to become...

China sets up new riot "Special Police Force".
September 1, 2006... (From BBC Monitoring International Reports) Text of report in English by official Chinese news agency Xinhua (New China News Agency) Beijing, 1 September: A newly-established riot police department dubbed the "Special Police Force...

Chinese military official, Peruvian air force commander discuss cooperation.
September 1, 2006... (From BBC Monitoring International Reports) Text of report in English by official Chinese news agency Xinhua (New China News Agency) Beijing, 1 September: A senior Chinese military leader on Friday [1 February] pledged to further...

Belarus balks at higher gas price demanded by Russia.
September 1, 2006... (From BBC Monitoring International Reports) Text of report by Belarusian news agency Belapan Minsk, 1 September: Belarus will not buy Russia gas at prices higher than those quoted for Germany, Belarusian President Alyaksandr...

China to host Central Asian economic cooperation meeting 18-20 October.
September 1, 2006... (From BBC Monitoring International Reports) Text of report in English by official Chinese news agency Xinhua (New China News Agency) Beijing, 1 September: Finance ministers from China and seven other countries in central Asia are...

UK official blames Iran for increased insecurity in southern Iraq.
September 1, 2006... (From BBC Monitoring International Reports) Text of report by Mina al-Uraybi headlined "British official: Iran wants to make coalition forces' presence in Iraq as much difficult as possible. Said sectarian violence is more dangerous than...

Nepal Maoists take up court case in Kathmandu.
September 1, 2006... (From BBC Monitoring International Reports) Text of report by Nepalese Channel Nepal TV on 1 September [Presenter] Maoists have taken three persons of the same family under their control in the Kathmandu Valley. They have made their...

Southwest China forest fire "under control".
September 1, 2006... (From BBC Monitoring International Reports) Text of report in English by official Chinese news agency Xinhua (New China News Agency) Chongqing, 1 September: A forest fire that ravaged drought-parched timberlands of southwest China's...