By Aijan Baltabaeva (7/16/2003 issue of the CACI Analyst)

The main points of the agenda were the institutional and legal aspects of the attraction of direct foreign investments, and honest management. Participants also concluded the realization of the third investment matrix and planned the fourth. As Askar Akaev stated, the government made certain progress during the last several years in the sectors of banking and finance, state managing and local administration, the court system, and in the framework of the first, second, and third matrixes.

By Gulnara Ismailova (7/16/2003 issue of the CACI Analyst)

Chehregani was elected to the Iranian parliament from Tebriz in 1996, however the Iranian authorities prohibited his election and since then, Chehregani suffered from torture during arrests at several occasions.

Chehregani’s last visit to Baku took place in March of last year,from where he left for the West. His present visit to Baku coincides with greater American pressure on the Iranian regime.

By Narmina Mamedova (7/2/2003 issue of the CACI Analyst)

At the nomination meeting, the vice-presidents of Nakhichevan state university, the minister of youth, sports and tourism of Nakhichevan and the head of the women\'s organization \"Sevil\" (which has close ties to Ilham\'s sister) spoke about the personal and professional achievements of Ilham Aliyev. Turan information agency reported that the chairman of the local supreme council Vasif Talybov was also present at the meeting, which, if true, gives more credibility to the event.

This nomination creates a puzzle in the pre-election situation.