Politics
17 November 2005 [14:54]
A group of candidates to deputy claiming their rights were violated in the parliamentary elections held republic-wide meeting in Republic Cultural Palace named after Shah Ismayil Khatayi today.
17 November 2005 [14:50]
United candidate of "Azadlig" bloc on Fizuli ConEC #84 Gubad Ibadoglu is going to take PA Consulting Group that conducted exit-poll in this constituency.
17 November 2005 [14:47]
The ex-president of the Azerbaijan National Academy of Sciences, academician Eldar Salayev was released at evening hours today.
16 November 2005 [19:49]
"Period of authority of the existing Central Election Commission will expire at the first meeting of new Milli Majlis," said the CEC member Fuad Javadov.
16 November 2005 [19:43]
The deputy of the head of the Musavat Party, editor-in-chief of the "Yeni Musavat" newspaper Rauf Arifoghlu was called to the General Prosecutor Office yesterday.
16 November 2005 [19:38]
The embassy of France in Baku informs that the 5th meeting of the Azerbaijan-France intergovernmental economic commission will be held in Paris in early December.
16 November 2005 [19:24]
Yesterday the Central Election Commissiongathered for its regular meeting and discussed law violations in the Nizami (Ganja) II Election Constituency # 38.
16 November 2005 [19:13]
Press attache of the embassy of Ukraine in Azerbaijan Atash Girkhiyev informed APA news agency that the official visit of the Ukrainian President Viktor Yushchenko is scheduled for the end of the year.
16 November 2005 [19:03]
The opposition members representing their parties in the Central Election Commission get ready to resign collectively. They are expected to take this step at any time.
16 November 2005 [19:00]
The sitting of the CIS Parliamentary Assembly will be held in St.Petersburg on November 16-18 .
16 November 2005 [18:45]
Special representative of NATO Secretary General for the South Caucasus and Central Asia Robert Simmons will be on a visit in Baku on November 18-19.
16 November 2005 [14:04]
Head of the press service the Democratic Party of Azerbaijan Nureddin Ismaylov told Trend that the National Defense Committee established to protect Rasul Guliyev when he comes back to the homeland has temporarily suspended its activities.
16 November 2005 [13:59]
On Tuesday the Azerbaijani Court of Appeals considered appeal of the Yagub Abbasov, the single candidate from "Azadlig" election bloc, who balloted from Garadagh constituency 11, the bloc told Trend.
16 November 2005 [13:48]
"We believe that Azerbaijan will find power to withstand the pressure of international organizations, which call on the country to refuse cooperation with the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus (TRNC)," stated Mustafa Evran, the representative of the TRNC in Azerbaijan at the event dedicated to the 22nd anniversary of the TRNC.
15 November 2005 [20:32]
Commissioner on Human Rights (Ombudsman) Elmira Suleymanova visited the investigation ward of the Ministry of National Security to get acquainted with the holding conditions of the ex-president of the National Academy of Science, academician Eldar Salayev.
15 November 2005 [19:13]
The report presented by the OSCE Minsk Group co-chairmen Yuri Merzlyakov (Russia), Bernard Fasier (France) and Steven Mann (USA) was positively valued by the OSCE Permanent Council.
15 November 2005 [16:16]
Yesterday, the President Ilham Aliyev has signed an order appointing status of extraordinary and plenipotentiary ambassador of Azerbaijan to Elin Suleymanov.
15 November 2005 [16:07]
"The health condition of academician Eldar Salayev, ex-president of National Academy of Science, who was presently being held in the isolated cell of the Ministry of National Security sharply deteriorated," informed Fikrat Mirzayev, advocate of the academician.
15 November 2005 [16:00]
The Baku city Executive Power did not allow "Azadliq" bloc to hold a march-rally on November 18.
15 November 2005 [14:57]
Yesterday the President Ilham Aliyev signed a decree dismissing the head of the Executive Power of Zagatala, Vagif Rahimov from his position.
15 November 2005 [14:44]
A forum of former parliamentary candidates who did not win the elections will be held at the Republican Cultural Palace named after Khatai on November 16. APA was informed about it from the press-service of the "Azadliq" bloc.
15 November 2005 [14:41]
"The Central Election Commission received about 550 complaints within 3 days stated in the Election Code after the parliamentary elections," informed the secretary of the CEC Natig Mammadov.
15 November 2005 [14:33]
The Marmara University of Turkey awarded president Ilham Aliyev with the Ataturk premium. The premium will be presented to the president during his visit to Turkey late this month.
15 November 2005 [14:22]
Sardar Jalalogly informed APA news agency that on Monday Chairmen Council of "Azadliq" bloc held a meeting at the headquarters of Popular Front Party of Azerbaijan [reformists wing] where opposition leaders discussed results of the November 13 rally.
15 November 2005 [14:10]
Gurban Mammadov, a member of Supreme Assembly of the Democratic Party of Azerbaijan told APA news agency that tents can be set up and a sit-down demonstrations might be initiated as the next actions of "Azadliq" bloc.
14 November 2005 [13:58]
Yesterday the opposition attempted to hold a rally in Zagatala however it was scattered by police forces.
13 November 2005 [18:50]
Opposition blocks "Azadliq", "Yeni Siyaset" and movement "National Unity" are holding sanctioned by the Baku Mayor office rally at the square in front of Galaba Movie Theater.
12 November 2005 [19:22]
Meeting of TRACECA Intragovernmental commission national secretaries and international law experts of Foreign Ministries will be held in Kiev on November 15-16.
12 November 2005 [18:20]
Draft resolution is drawn up by the lower house of the US Congress banning the US financial assistance to the realization of Baku-Tbilisi-Akhalkalak-Gars railway project.
12 November 2005 [17:31]
Head of the OSCE Long-term Observation Mission Geert Ahrens leaves Azerbaijan with only a small group of mission experts staying in Baku.
12 November 2005 [13:50]
Yesterday the members of Chairmen Council of "Azadliq" bloc Isa Gambar, Ali Karimli, Sardar Jalaloglu along with Lala Shovkat Hajiyeva, the leader of "National Unity Movement" held a meeting.
12 November 2005 [13:40]
Results of the Elections to the Supreme Assembly of Nakhchivan Autonomous Republic will be submitted to the Supreme Court on November 14.
12 November 2005 [13:27]
The Constitutional Court (CC) will announce its decision concerning the results of the Parliamentary Elections on December 10.
12 November 2005 [13:22]
Over 1000 complaints had been sent to the European Court for Human Rights from Azerbaijan," said the Court's judge Khanlar Hajiyev.
12 November 2005 [12:58]
The Democratic Reforms party asked experts to make an independent evaluation of the poll results conducted in Azerbaijan by PA Consulting Group.
11 November 2005 [20:57]
"Elections were held in a very objective and peaceful form in Azerbaijan," reads statement of the members of the Georgian Central Election Commission Gizo Mchedlidze, Guram Chalagashvili and the Head of the press-service of Georgian CEC Tamara Mchedilishvili who observed the parliamentary elections held in Azerbaijan.
11 November 2005 [20:39]
The period of accreditation of Milli Majlis of Azerbaijan in the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE) will end on January 28, 2006.
11 November 2005 [20:32]
The president Ilham Aliyev received the head of the OSCE Election Observation Mission Geert Ahrens yesterday.
11 November 2005 [20:23]
The Minister of Foreign Affairs Elmar Mammadyarov will visit Strasbourg and Brussels in the middle of November to hold negotiations in the frame of the European Commission.
11 November 2005 [16:19]
The Azerbaijani State Department on Religious Establishments expressed its dissatisfaction by that the annual report of the U.S. State Department on adherence to freedom of religion in the world.
11 November 2005 [16:07]
One of the key objectives of Russian President Putin’s visit to Azerbaijan will be the opening of the Year of Russia in Azerbaijan in 2006, Abbas Abbasov, the Azerbaijani Vice Premier, told Trend. A serious of events will be held in Azerbaijan under President’s visit to Azerbaijan.
11 November 2005 [13:53]
"Statements by the opposition regarding their intentions to establish orange tents on squares are insignificant," stated the deputy-chief of the Baku city Main Board of Police Yashar Aliyev.
11 November 2005 [13:28]
"There is no doubt in the legality of the parliamentary elections held in Azerbaijan," stated the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Russia, Sergey Lavrov.
11 November 2005 [13:22]
Yesterday the Central Election Commission (CEC) has looked through received complaints. The secretary of the CEC Natig Mammadov stated that according to the complaints received by the organization from Nakhchivan city #4 Election Constituency (EC) law violations happened during the voting in polling station #2. Therefore the organization has decided to liquidate the results of the election returns at the station.
11 November 2005 [13:15]
"The International Crisis Group fully agrees with the OSCE statement on the elections held in Azerbaijan," stated the director of the "Caucasian project" of the International Crisis Group (ICG) Sabina Frazer at a press-conference held today.
11 November 2005 [12:14]
The Yeni Azerbaijan Party (YAP) held a rally-concert yesterday celebrating the victory in the parliamentary elections.
10 November 2005 [18:51]
Prosecutor General's Office of Azerbaijan started crime case on the facts of severe violations of electoral legislation in Binagadi ConEC2 #9 and Sumgayit ConEC 2#42. The election results from both are announced unreliable under article 308.1 (abuse of duties) and 161.1 (forgery of election documents, miscounting of voices purposely, breaching the rule on secret voting) of the Criminal Code.
10 November 2005 [18:37]
"The abolishment of the results in two constituencies is an indication that the Government of Azerbaijan is acting in response to the reported irregularities and fraud," said Adam Ereli, Deputy Spokesman of the US State Department.
10 November 2005 [18:12]
Chairman of Central Election Commission Mazahir Panahov told the journalist that, the parliamentary elections in Azerbaijan were discussed during his meeting with the US Ambassador to Azerbaijan Reno Harnish.
10 November 2005 [17:58]
"If stability in Azerbaijan is violated regulation of the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict can be postponed on an indefinite time. If taking into consideration that we have quite approached solution of the conflict, sudden deterioration of the situation would be very bad," writes OSCE chairman, the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Slovenia Dmitri Rupel in his article printed in "The Wall Street Journal".
10 November 2005 [17:48]
President Ilham Aliyev signed decree on the dismissal of Heads of Executive Powers of Surakhani and Sabirabad.
10 November 2005 [17:31]
Interview of Day.Az with a deputy from the 30 Surakhan district Anar Mamedkhanov.
10 November 2005 [13:36]
The chairman of the Adalat (Justice) Party Ilyas Ismayilov appealed to the president of Azerbaijan.
10 November 2005 [13:11]
Since yesterday oppositionists are sending population SMS calling to participate in the rally of "Azadliq" bloc at the square in front of "Qalaba" cinema.
10 November 2005 [13:05]
Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA) of Ukraine issued a statement on the results of the parliamentary elections held in Azerbaijan.
10 November 2005 [12:54]
Mishael Cheshin, Deputy President of Supreme Court of Israel will arrive in Baku tomorrow.
10 November 2005 [12:38]
"NATO is ready to dislocate peacekeeping forces in the South Caucasus if it is necessary," stated NATO communication officer for the South Caucasus Romualdas Rajusk.
10 November 2005 [12:33]
President of Russia Vladimir Putin made a called to the head of the state Ilham Aliyev and congratulated Ilham Aliyev with successful democratic parliamentary elections in Azerbaijan.
09 November 2005 [21:09]
Today the CEC adopted a decision to annul election results of some polling stations of eights Binagadi precinct.
09 November 2005 [20:44]
Yesterday the Ambassador of Norway to Azerbaijan held a press conference on the results of the elections.
09 November 2005 [20:05]
NATO Secretary General Jaap de Hoop Scheffer made a statement on the parliamentary elections in Azerbaijan.
09 November 2005 [17:45]
Hasan Karimov, the deputy of PFPA chairman informed APA news agency that "Azadliq" bloc has made a decision on holding a rally-meeting on November 12 together with National Unity Movement.
09 November 2005 [17:11]
Yeni Azerbaijan Party (YAP) plans to hold a rally on November 20.
09 November 2005 [16:25]
The oppositional block "Azadliq" along with "Yeni Siyaset" [New Politics] block and the Liberal Party of Azerbaijan have started their promised rally at the "20 January" subway station and are moving towards "Gelebe" movie theater were they will hold a meeting that was sanctioned by the city authorities.
09 November 2005 [14:36]
The whereabouts of ex-speaker, the head of Democratic Party of Azerbaijan, Rasul Guliyev are unknown even to his relatives.
09 November 2005 [14:29]
"OSCE Long-term Observation Mission will stay in Baku until they make final statement on November 6 Elections held in Azerbaijan," said the Mission's coordinator on media Urdur Gunnadukhter.
09 November 2005 [14:08]
The statement of the US Department of State by Adam Ereli, Deputy Spokesman of the Department.
09 November 2005 [13:55]
Statement of the Presidency of the European Union on the Parliamentary Elections in Azerbaijan.
09 November 2005 [13:48]
New Parliament is expected to hold its first sitting in the late November or early December.
08 November 2005 [20:44]
"The authorities are ready for a dialogue with the opposition representatives, protesting against the results of the elections," said the executive secreatary of the ruling Yeni Azerbaijan Party (YAP) Ali Ahmedov.
08 November 2005 [19:57]
The the Central Election Committee (CEC) held a meeting on Tuesday. The meeting considered some complaints on the results of the voting and adopted appropriate decisions.
08 November 2005 [17:02]
"The ruling Yeni Azerbaijan party (YAP) won the 2005 parliamentary elections," the YAP executive secretary Ali Ahmedov told the news conference on 8 November, Trend reports.
08 November 2005 [15:34]
Member of the elections observation mission of Bulgaria held a news conference on Tuesday to sumerize the result of the monitoring of poll on 6 November, Trend reports.
08 November 2005 [15:25]
The US State Department called on the citizens of Azerbaijan to avoid violence while clearing out the issues of violations during the November 6 parliamentary elections, Trend reports citing "RIA Novosti".
08 November 2005 [14:53]
Yesterday "Yeni Siyaset"[New Politics] bloc held a press conference dedicated to the initial results of the parliamentary elections.
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