BAKU (AFX) – Azerbaijan’s ailing 80-year old President Heidar Aliyev was absent from a high-profile conference on oil and gas in the Caspian region, reviving speculation that he may be too ill to continue in office. Mr Aliyev’s faltering health is of special concern to western oil companies which have invested billions of dollars in…
AZERBAIJAN: Ailing PM Aliyev fails to appear at key Caspian oil conference
Posted on June 11, 2003 by EnergyAsia