Azerbaijan, Baku / Trend corr I. Khalilova / The court investigation regarding the Azerbaijan Economic Development Ministry's lawsuit regarding Barmek company was postponed to September due to reforms in Azerbaijan's judicial system (appointment of new judges), according to the Deputy Economic Development Minister, Mikail Jabbarov.
The lawsuit demands compensation (AZN 30mln) of the damage revealed as a result of an assessment of missing assets in the energy networks.
"The Supreme Court has already considered an appeal in this connection, and therefore any further appeals are not possible," he said.
According to him, procedure liability is not available for consideration of any appeals regarding the lawsuit. Therefore, the Economic Court on Disputes Proceeding from International Agreements is beginning the consideration of the lawsuit.
Barmek has two types of debts. The first one is for its electrical consumption in 2006, which was not paid by the company at all. The other debt is for the electricity offered on a lax cost, but the company is to launch the payback starting from 2008. According to the contract, Barmek Azerbaijan was to gradually increase the level of payment for electricity to 50%, 55%, 60%, 75% (since 2005) and up to 100% starting from 2006.