Politics
24 March 2006 [23:02]
The state of Anar Husseynov, the resident of the Aghdam region, who was wounded as a result of violation of the cease-fire by Armenians on March 22-23, is satisfactory.
24 March 2006 [14:52]
Azerbaijani parliamentarians arrived at Ukraine to observe upcoming elections on March 26.
24 March 2006 [14:27]
Declaration on "Refugees and Displaced Persons in Azerbaijan, Armenia and Georgia" was included into Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE) spring preliminary session agenda. Project of the given document was prepared by the Latvian reporter of the Committee on Migration, Refugees and Population, Boriss Cilevics.
24 March 2006 [13:49]
March 23 the units of the Armenian armed forces dislocated in 0.4km south of Mazamli village of Gazakh District fired from 18:20pm to 18:25pm the positions of the Azerbaijan National Army in the opposite.
24 March 2006 [13:28]
The Azerbaijan Central Elections Commission (CEC) will invite representatives of CEC from other countries to observe the re-run parliamentary elections on May 13, CEC Vice-Chairman, Swetlana Gasimova stated.
24 March 2006 [11:56]
"The Al Qaeda terror cell is trying to recruit Azeri girls to carry out suicide attacks," the National Security Minister Eldar Mahmudov has said.
24 March 2006 [11:45]
The opposition has accused the West of a “double standard” against Azerbaijan.
24 March 2006 [11:27]
"Reckless statements cannot harm relations, relations between the two countries will expand and deepen, planned projects will be implemented," Iranian Ambassador to Azerbaijan, Afshar Suleymani, said.
24 March 2006 [11:08]
"OSCE MG co-chairs consider peace agreement on Nagorno Karabakh conflict in this year in any version as desirable. But in the conclusion, this agreement depends on the conflicting parties," American co-chair Steven Mann told.
24 March 2006 [09:25]
"After the Istanbul meeting on March 20 the OSCE Minsk Group co-chairs have not informed of their coming steps yet," Armenian Foreign Minister Vardan Oskanian said.
24 March 2006 [09:20]
Kazakhstan President Nursultan Nazarbayev made traditional appeal to people on March 1.
23 March 2006 [23:48]
"The C? Venice Commission supposes to organize roundtable in Baku soon in relation to the by-elections to the Milli Majlis in Azerbaijan May 13, 2006," Tatyana Myshelova, representative of the Venice Commission Secretariat stated.
23 March 2006 [23:16]
Meeting of the South Caucasus Parliamentary Assembly originally scheduled for late March has been postponed, a member of the South Caucasus parliamentary assembly (PA) from Azerbaijan, MP Zahid Oruj informed.
23 March 2006 [23:02]
The Azerbaijani Ombudsman, Elmira Suleymanova took part in the international symposium on "The Role of Women in the Religious World" that was recently held in Bucharest.
23 March 2006 [22:56]
The US International Republican Institute (IRI) will participate in the re-run parliamentary elections in Azerbaijan scheduled for May 13, 2006.
23 March 2006 [16:56]
Armenians, from their positions in the occupied village Yusifjanli of Aghdam region of Azerbaijan, fired on the Afatli village, Aghdam, at about 12.30 today.
23 March 2006 [16:18]
Danial Ahmetov, the Kazakh Premier, will pay a visit to Azerbaijan, Andar Shukputov, the Kazakh Ambassador to Azerbaijan, informed.
23 March 2006 [15:43]
India will to purchase Azerbaijani oil through the Baku-Tbilisi-Ceyhan pipeline, Trend reports quoting Jyoti Svarup Pande, the Indian Ambassador to Azerbaijan, as saying at a news conference in Baku on Thursday.
23 March 2006 [15:29]
Talks on Karabakh conflict settlement continue, and they have not still reached a deadlock, stated Armenian Prime Minister, leader of the Republican Party Andranik Margaryan, speaking with the press.
23 March 2006 [15:15]
Kazakhstan waits for Azerbaijan's reply due to signing of agreement on oil transit through the Baku-Tbilisi-Ceyhan pipeline, Andar Shukputov, the Kazakh Ambassador to Azerbaijan, told press on Thursday.
23 March 2006 [10:53]
The mediation on settling the Armenia-Azerbaijan Nagorno Karabakh conflict should be undertaken by "a force that is accepted both in Azerbaijan and Armenian as an impartial party" instead, a Russian MP has said.
23 March 2006 [10:44]
An Azeri political analyst has warned against a possible US attack on Iran.
23 March 2006 [10:32]
Resolution on the Nagorno Karabakh settlement will be adopted at the OSCE Parliamentary Assembly Summer Session, Armenian Parliament's vice-speaker, Head of the Armenian delegation to the OSCE PA Vaan Ovannisian stated.
23 March 2006 [09:19]
The President Ilham Aliyev has sent a congratulation letter to Pakistani President Pervez Musharraf on the national holiday of Islamic Republic of Pakistan - Day of Pakistan.
23 March 2006 [08:43]
"The European Union has a wish to take an active part in the conflict settlement in the South Caucasus," EU Special Envoy for the South Caucasus Peter Semneby stated in Georgia.
23 March 2006 [08:39]
The World Azerbaijanis Congress (WAC) today issued a statement denouncing the Iranian Ambassador to Baku Afshar Suleymanis' recent statements related to the 2nd Congress of World Azerbaijanis.
23 March 2006 [01:09]
In the process of solving Nagorno Karabakh conflict initially IDPs should return to their places said Edward Lintner, deputy chief of CE Parliamentary Assembly Commission on Legal Affairs and Human Rights after the meeting with Elmar Mammadyarov, minister of Foreign Affairs of Azerbaijan.
23 March 2006 [00:59]
"The activities for the conflict settlement will be continued this year," he added.
23 March 2006 [00:55]
Co-chairs of OSCE Minsk Group in Nagorno Karabakh conflict settlement still do not comment to the press on the agenda of their negotiations in Istanbul of March 20.
23 March 2006 [00:45]
A meeting of the Central Electoral Commission of Azerbaijan (CEC) took place on March 22.
23 March 2006 [00:39]
US Ambassador to Azerbaijan Reno Harnish's completes his duties.
22 March 2006 [23:54]
Problem caused by the flight from Azerbaijan to Northern Cyprus on June 27 last year has remained unsolved.
22 March 2006 [18:04]
The President of Azerbaijan, Ilham Aliyev, received delegation headed by the Vice Chairman of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE) on human rights, member of PACE monitoring group, Edward Linthner March 22.
22 March 2006 [17:54]
Some thoughts voiced during the 2nd congress of World Azerbaijanis in relation to Iran can not be the official position of Azerbaijan, Nazim Ibrahimov, the Chair of the State Committee on Azerbaijanis Living Abroad, stated.
22 March 2006 [12:56]
The resolution of the Armenian-Azerbaijani conflict over Nagorno Karabakh passes through the rehabilitation of the territorial integrity of Azerbaijan and repatriation of refugees, Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev stated in his appeal to nation at the ceremonial celebration of Novruz Bayram.
21 March 2006 [20:39]
His Majesty the Sultan and Yang Di-Pertuan of Brunei Darussalam on Monday granted an audience to Elmar Mammadyarov, Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Azerbaijan, at Istana Nurul Iman.
21 March 2006 [20:30]
Iran tries to hit back by pro-Iranian NGO's hands.
21 March 2006 [20:17]
Edward Lintner, deputy chief of CE Parliamentary Assembly Commission on Legal Affairs and Human Rights and Werner Munch, European Union expert today separately met with opposition leaders.
21 March 2006 [20:13]
"After the growth of tariffs for Russian gas pragmatic approaches substituted for empiric pro-Russian sentiments," Armenian Vice-Speaker Vahan Hovhannisyan said.
21 March 2006 [16:41]
OSCE Minsk Group Co-Chairs have held regular consultations in Istanbul.
21 March 2006 [14:33]
Tural Morali, ambassador of Turkey to Azerbaijan visited Tovuz's villages on the boarder with Armenia.
21 March 2006 [14:02]
To guarantee its own security, the EU must become more engaged in resolving the conflicts in the South Caucasus lest they ignite into full-fledged wars in Europe's neighbourhood.
21 March 2006 [12:07]
Destiny of the missed Azerbaijanis will be discussed at the meeting of Parliament Assembly of Council of Europe (PACE) committee for refugees, population and migration issues of on March 20 in Brussels, Belgium.
20 March 2006 [23:22]
"Georgia sympathizes with the Armenian people who survived the tragedy in 1915 that resulted in such great number of victims," Georgian Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary to Armenia Revaz Gachechiladze said.
20 March 2006 [22:40]
Azerbaijan has submitted seven memoranda of understanding to Malaysia containing its proposals to enhance bilateral cooperation and relationship.
18 March 2006 [21:34]
Foreign Ministry comments Suleymani's statement.
18 March 2006 [21:10]
As a result of counter-intelligence measures, it was proved that junior sergeant of a military unit of Azerbaijan's Defense Ministry, resident of Shamkir region Bakirov Ruslan Khagani, who has been in Armenian captive from February 15 till May 7, 2005, had a secret cooperation with Armenian intelligence services.
18 March 2006 [21:06]
Former head of "Azneft" appointed to a new position.
18 March 2006 [20:52]
A group of classical wing of Popular Front Party of Azerbaijan tried to hold unsanctioned picket opposite embassy of Iran to Azerbaijan.
18 March 2006 [12:18]
President Ilham Aliyev received the delegation headed by Akkan Suver, Chairman of Marmara Group Strategic and Social Research Foundation, Turkey.
18 March 2006 [10:56]
Azerbaijani Embassy in Russia sent a note to Russian Foreign Ministry due to the fact that Nagorno Garabagh was shown as territory of Armenia at Inter RAO EES website.
18 March 2006 [10:16]
Afshar Suleymani is indignant at the World Azerbaijanis Congress Chairman's words.
18 March 2006 [09:13]
Foreign Minister Elmar Mammadyarov paid and official visit to Malaysia. The Minister had talks with Malaysian officials.
18 March 2006 [08:22]
The next meeting of the Council of Europe Parliamentary Assembly (PACE) Committee on Migration, Refugees and Population will be held in Brussels March 20-21.
17 March 2006 [23:44]
The Iranian Embassy in Baku sent a note to Azerbaijani Foreign Ministry as a result of "anti-Iranian" statements voiced at the 2nd Congress of World Azerbaijanis.
17 March 2006 [18:10]
Today President of Azerbaijan Republic Ilham Aliyev received the delegation headed by Ainars Latkovskis, Minister of Special Assignments of Society Integration Affairs.
17 March 2006 [17:45]
March 17 Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev received delegation headed by Peter Semnebi, the European Union Special Envoy to South Caucasus.
17 March 2006 [16:12]
"Permanent political instability in Azerbaijan was an important factor in the Karabakh war," said author of "Black Garden" book dedicated to the Nagorno Karabakh conflict Thomas de Waal.
17 March 2006 [15:48]
Azeri presidential administration accused Armenian Foreign Minister of attempting to derail efforts to settle the long-standing Nagorno Karabakh conflict, following the latter's outrageous statement.
17 March 2006 [15:05]
"The talks on settling the long-standing Armenia-Azerbaijan Nagorno Karabakh conflict are not stagnant," said the US Department of State Assistant Secretary for European and Eurasian Affairs Daniel Fried as saying.
17 March 2006 [10:22]
Armenians violated the cease-fire at Gazakh and Terter frontlines.
17 March 2006 [10:19]
Karabakh Liberation Organization (KLO) made several attempts to prevent participation of Armenian representatives in the preparatory conference to the OSCE Economic Forum, but police prevented the attempts.
17 March 2006 [10:05]
Azerbaijani delegation led by first Deputy Speaker of Parliament Ziyafet Asgharov will attend NATO Parliamentary Assembly spring session in Paris this May.
17 March 2006 [09:59]
He thinks there is much likelihood that the conflict will be settled in 2006.
17 March 2006 [09:56]
The composition of the Central Election Commission (CEC) will be fully formed after the Constitutional Court's decision on the re-run of the parliamentary elections.
17 March 2006 [09:38]
He said that OSCE focuses on the settlement of Armenian-Azerbaijani conflict.
17 March 2006 [09:34]
"There is no special meaning in the next meeting of co-chairs of the OSCE MG for settlement of the Nagorno Karabakh conflict to be held in Istanbul," OSCE Minsk Group US Ambassador Steven Mann said in Yerevan.
16 March 2006 [19:34]
On Thursday Etibar Mammadov, the leader of the Azerbaijan National Independence Party (ANIP), met with Amy Sultz, the Director of the U.S. National Democratic Institute (NDI).
16 March 2006 [18:54]
Bogdan Borusevich, the chair of the Upper Chamber of the Polish Senate will pay an official visit to Azerbaijan from 6 to 7 April.
16 March 2006 [18:40]
"The implementation of state financing of political parties in Azerbaijan is impossible in 2006," said Ali Ahmadov, the Executive Secretary of the ruling Yeni Azerbaijan Party (YAP).
16 March 2006 [18:20]
The efficiency term of the Council of Europe's Action Plan on parliamentary elections in Azerbaijan has been prolonged.
16 March 2006 [17:20]
Asim Mollazade, the chairman of the Democratic Reforms Party (DRP), met with Emi Shultz, the Director of the U.S. National Democratic Institute (NDI) on Azerbaijan.
16 March 2006 [17:00]
"Elmar Mammadyarov, the Azerbaijani Foreign Minister, will start his official visit to Malaysia on Thursday evening," said the head of the Media and Information Policy Department of the Azerbaijani Foreign Minister, Tahir Tagizade.
16 March 2006 [16:03]
"By the adoption of the final Communique a meeting of the OIC member-states, which took place in Jeddah on 15 March, ended," said Tahir Tagizade, the head of the Media and Information Department of the Foreign Ministry.
16 March 2006 [15:32]
On Thursday the Israeli embassy in Azerbaijan holds the vote in relation to the elections to Knesset.
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