Beginning in 1999, the Presidents of Azerbaijan and Armenia initiated a direct dialogue through a series of face-to-face meetings, often facilitated by the Minsk Group Co-Chairs.

The ASF was formed from the Apache Group and incorporated in Delaware, U. S., in June 1999.

The company merged with Koninklijke Hoogovens to form Corus Group in 1999.

It merged with the Dutch steel producer Koninklijke Hoogovens to form Corus Group on 6 October 1999.

Westport, CT: Greenwood Publishing Group, 1999 ISBN 0-275-96151-6

Nevertheless the consolidation held through the 1990s, assisted by the group being renamed to the European People's Party – European Democrats ( EPP-ED Group ), and the group reclaimed its position as the largest group in the Parliament after the 1999 elections.

New York: Penguin Group, 1999.

Beginning in 1999 as an event at the Bean Blossom Blues Fest, the contest has 3 divisions: Youth ( ages 1-15 ), Adult ( 16 and above ), and Group ( 2 or more players of any age ).

* Facts about Food Irradiation, A series of Fact Sheets from the International Consultative Group on Food Irradiation ( ICGFI ), 1999, IAEA, Vienna, Austria

* Worth Fighting For, W Publishing Group, July 1999, ISBN 0-8499-1606-2

In 1999, the Krupp Group merged with its largest competitor, Thyssen AG ; the combined company — ThyssenKrupp AG, became Germany's fifth-largest firm and one of the largest steel producers in the world.

The international donor community pledged over $ 300 million per year at the last Consultative Group Meeting, held in Ulaanbaatar in June 1999.

Prior to its affiliation with The Greens – European Free Alliance, the SNP had previously been allied with the European Progressive Democrats ( until 1984 ), Rainbow Group ( 1989 – 1994 ) and European Radical Alliance ( 1994 – 1999 ).

With the financial and critical success of The Sixth Sense in August 1999, Shyamalan gave the Walt Disney Motion Pictures Group a first look deal for Unbreakable.

On 28 January 1999, Volvo Group sold its business area Volvo Car Corporation to the Ford Motor Company for US $ 6. 45 billion, with the resulting group largely set on commercial vehicles.

In May 1999, the Open Group formed X. Org.

* MTV Award for Best Direction in a Video: Praise You ( Torrance Community Dance Group ) ( 1999 )

( West Group, 1999 ), Bryan A. Garner, editor, ISBN 0-314-22864-0

These new journals comprise the Nature Publishing Group, which was created in 1999 and includes Nature, Nature Research Journals, Stockton Press Specialist Journals and Macmillan Reference ( renamed NPG Reference ).

In 1997, Nature created its own website, www. nature. com, and in 1999 Nature Publishing Group began its series of Nature Reviews.

In the American crime drama television series Millennium ( 1996 – 1999 ), the main character Frank Black ( Lance Henriksen ) uses the phrase " Soylent Green is people " as a login to the Millennium Group Database.

On February 20, 2007, the US Supreme Court ruled that the Altria Group ( formerly Philip Morris ) did not have to pay $ 79. 5 million in punitive damages awarded to Mayola Williams in a 1999 Oregon court ruling, when she sued Phillip Morris for responsibility in the cancer death of her husband, Jesse Williams.

Universal Music Group acquired PolyGram in 1999, resulting in a corporate reorganization of labels.

Continuum International Publishing Group, 1999 ISBN 0-8264-5173-X, 9780826451736

" In 1998, Rational Recovery announced, " The Recovery Group Movement is Over !... Beginning January 1, 1999, all addiction recovery group meetings for Rational Recovery in the United States, Canada, and abroad are hereby canceled and will not be rescheduled ever again, it's just a waste of time and is completely unproductive.

Krush gained an additional measure of fame both inside and outside chess circles during the well-publicized " Kasparov versus the World " chess competition in 1999.

By 1557, the Portuguese gained a permanent base in China at Macau, which they held until 1999.

He gained critical acclaim in the early 1990s, culminating in his first Academy Award for The Usual Suspects ( Best Supporting Actor ), followed by a Best Actor Academy Award win for American Beauty ( 1999 ).

In 1999, she aided her husband in campaigning for the presidency in a number of ways, most notably delivering a keynote address at the 2000 Republican National Convention, which gained her national attention.

After two seasons, John Kent Cooke was unable to raise sufficient funds to permanently purchase the Redskins, and on May 25, 1999, Daniel Snyder gained unanimous approval ( 31 – 0 ) from league owners and bought the franchise for $ 800 million, a deal that was the most expensive team-purchasing deal in sporting history.

She gained critical acclaim for her performances in the independent films She's the One ( 1996 ), Office Space ( 1999 ), The Good Girl ( 2002 ) and Friends with Money ( 2006 ).

In the 1999 election Plaid Cymru gained seats in traditional Labour areas such as Rhondda, Islwyn and Llanelli, achieving by far its highest share of the vote in any Wales-wide election.

The 2004 local election saw the party lose control of the two south Wales councils it gained in 1999, Rhondda Cynon Taff and Caerphilly, while retaining its stronghold of Gwynedd in the north-west.

In July 1999, the Stuckists were first mentioned in the media, in an article in The Evening Standard and soon gained other coverage, helped by press interest in Tracey Emin, who had been nominated for the Turner Prize.

Lemieux shocked the hockey world by deciding to come back as a player on December 27, 2000, having gained a stake in ownership of the franchise in 1999, becoming the first player – owner in NHL history.

This criticism prompted Cartoon Network to largely shelve Speedy's films when it gained exclusive rights to broadcast them in 1999.

* The town gained attention in 1999 when Phenix City National Little League advanced to the final of the Little League World Series.

In October 1999 Rockdale county, and by extension the county seat of Conyers gained substantial notoriety when the Public Broadcasting Service aired a nationwide documentary entitled The Lost Children of Rockdale County detailing a syphilis outbreak among middle and high school aged teenagers within the county.

* Daniel Huffman, gained fame in 1996 after donating a kidney to his grandmother and who was the subject of the 1999 television movie Gift of Love: The Daniel Huffman Story.

Tulia gained notoriety following a drug sting in July 1999 that rounded up 46 people, 40 of whom were African Americans.

For various reasons, the formation of the second government was delayed well beyond normal: the economic situation worsened to 1999 levels, both politically similar parties ( liberals and socialists ) gained approximately the same seats.

Japanese rock has a vibrant underground rock scene, best known internationally for noise rock bands such as Boredoms and Melt Banana, as well as stoner rock bands such as Boris and alternative acts such as Shonen Knife ( who were championed in the West by Kurt Cobain ), Pizzicato Five and The Pillows ( who gained international attention in 1999 for the FLCL soundtrack ).

Though he made his acting debut on television in 1978, Clooney gained fame and recognition by portraying Dr. Douglas " Doug " Ross on the long-running medical drama ER from 1994 to 1999.

However, by 1999, Novell had lost its dominant market position, and was continually being out-marketed by Microsoft, which gained access to corporate data centers by bypassing technical staff and selling directly to corporate executives.

Established in 1999 by Boaz Wachtel, Shlomi Sandak and Rafik Kimchi, the party gained 1 % of the vote in the elections that year, and 1. 2 % in the 2003 elections, but both times failed to pass the 1. 5 % threshold for representation in the Knesset.

Black blocs gained broader media attention outside Europe during the 1999 anti-WTO demonstrations, when a black bloc damaged property of GAP, Starbucks, Old Navy, and other multinational retail locations in downtown Seattle.

Black blocs gained significant media attention when a black bloc caused damage to property of GAP, Starbucks, Old Navy, and other retail locations in downtown Seattle during the 1999 anti-WTO demonstrations.

The Green League received 7. 3 % of the vote, and gained two additional seats in 1999, raising the total to 11.

Lastman gained national attention after multiple snowstorms, including the Blizzard of 1999, dumped 118 cm of snow and effectively closed the city.