APS Diplomat Operations in Oil Diplomacy articles from July 2003

APS Diplomat Operations in Oil Diplomacy archives from July 2003

AZERBAIJAN - The Non-OPEC Countries - Part 7.(Brief Article)
July 28, 2003... Editor's Note: The first five issues of OOD in this volume will survey the non-OPEC decision makers in the Caspian Sea basin. It will cover Azerbaijan, Kazakhstan, Russia, Turkmenistan and Uzbekistan. The survey will concentrate on the...

AZERBAIJAN - Profile - Gaidar Aliyev.
July 28, 2003... Also called Haydar and in power since June 1993, President Aliyev controls Azerbaijan. He tries to decide all things, big and small. This slows decision making as some ministers only get to see him once every few months. When he is out of the...

AZERBAIJAN - Profile - Ilham Aliyev.
July 28, 2003... On Aug. 24, 2002, the Azeri people voted on changes to the constitution which smoothed the way for Ilham to become ruler after his father. One change included making the prime minister the second ranking person in the republic who would take...

AZERBAIJAN - Profile - Murtuz Aleskerov.(Brief Article)
July 28, 2003... The Chairman of the National Assembly (Milli Majlis), Aleskerov is a close ally of Aliyev. The president has often designated him as acting ruler before leaving on foreign visits. But under constitutional changes voted on in August 2002, the...

AZERBAIJAN - Profile - Artur Rasizadeh.(Brief Article)
July 28, 2003... The prime minister, Rasizadeh keeps a low profile. He concentrates on the economy and administrative matters. It used to be speculated that, after the August 2002 referendum, Rasizadeh would be replaced by Ilham Aliyev after the presidential...

AZERBAIJAN - Profile - Medgid Kerimov.(Brief Article)
July 28, 2003... The Minister of Fuel and Energy Development since April 2001, Kerimov previously was head of the state-owned design institute GypromorNefteGaz. The ministry was created by presidential decree in April 2001 and was put in charge of the entire...

AZERBAIJAN - Profile - Natik Aliyev.(Brief Article)
July 28, 2003... Made head of Socar in 1993 by Gaidar Aliyev, Natik Aliyev is a geologist. Not related to the president, his powers are limited. Khoshbakht Yusifzadeh is vice president for exploration and geology and in charge of the divisions for production,...