Politics

04 July 2010 [09:32]

U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton arrived in Baku

U.S. State secretary Hillary Clinton has arrived in Baku today.
03 July 2010 [22:27]

Azerbaijani NGO protests U.S. allocation of financial aid to Nagorno-Karabakh separatists

Karabakh Liberation Organization (KLO) issued a statement in protest against the allocation of U.S. financial assistance to the separatist regime in Nagorno-Karabakh.
03 July 2010 [22:04]

Ilham Aliyev offers Independence Day greetings to Barack Obama

President of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev has sent a letter of congratulation to U.S. leader Barack Obama on the country`s Independence Day, State News Agency AzerTAc reported.
03 July 2010 [11:35]

Azerbaijani President approved amendments to budget

Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev signed a decree on application of amendments to the law "On 2010 state budget of Azerbaijan".
03 July 2010 [11:23]

Azerbaijani President approves law on compulsory insurance on labor ability loss in production

Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev approved the law "On compulsory insurance on labor ability loss in production".
03 July 2010 [10:15]

Educational institutes appeal to Azerbaijani interior ministry for security

The Sumgait City Executive Power appealed to the Azerbaijani interior ministry to ensure the safety of higher and secondary educational institutions.
03 July 2010 [09:53]

Azerbaijani leader congratulates newly-elected German president

President of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev has sent a congratulatory letter to Christian Wulff on his election as the President of Germany, AzerTAc state news agency reported.
02 July 2010 [17:29]

OSCE Minsk Group co-chairmen to meet with U.S Secretary of State in Baku

Co-Chairs of the OSCE Minsk Group Igor Popov (Russia), Robert Bradtke (U.S), as well as personal representative of OSCE Chairman-in-Office Andrzej Kasprzyk met with the head of the separatist "Nagorno Karabakh Republic", according to ArmeniaToday.
02 July 2010 [15:45]

Presidential administration department head: Clinton's visit to push U.S.-Azerbaijan cooperation to new level of development

Azerbaijan's relations with the U.S. are at a proper level, but there are issues to which Washington should pay more attention, said Novruz Mammadov, head of foreign relations department of the Presidential Administration.
02 July 2010 [13:28]

President Ilham Aliyev approved the changes to law "On rules of traffic movement"

Azerbaijan President Ilham Aliyev signed a decree on the application of the bill "On amendments and changes" to the Law of the Azerbaijan Republic on traffic rules and code of administrative offenses, according to the AzerTAc state news agency.
01 July 2010 [16:26]

Chairman of Azerbaijan Central Election Commission met Special EU South Caucasus Representative

Today, Chairman of Azerbaijan Central Election Commission Mazahir Panahov met EU Special Representative for the South Caucasus Peter Semneby.
01 July 2010 [15:55]

Azerbaijani ambassador to Great Britain gave an interview to "Open Central Asia"

Azerbaijani ambassador to Great Britain, Fakhraddin Gurbanov gave an interview to "Open Central Asia", according to the Azerbaijani Embassy in Great Britain.
01 July 2010 [14:18]

Defense Ministry: Azerbaijan works to bring back the bodies of dead soldiers

Azerbaijan is constantly working with international organizations to return its dead soldiers, Defense Ministry Press Service Chief Officer Abbas Shirinov told Trend today.
30 June 2010 [16:10]

Azerbaijani Ambassador presents credentials to Prince of Monaco Albert II

Azerbaijani Ambassador to France, the Holy See and the Principality of Monaco Elchin Amirbekov presented his credentials to the Prince of Monaco Albert II, ambassador told Trend.
30 June 2010 [12:19]

Bulgarian President to visit Azerbaijan

Bulgarian President Georgi Parvanov will pay a two-day visit to Azerbaijan from June 30 to July1, according to Sofia News Agency.
30 June 2010 [11:01]

Thomas de Waal: All prerequisites show that Baku - Washington relations will improve

There are all prerequisites to that the Baku-Washington relations will improve, said Thomas de Waal, Senior Associate for the Caucasus at the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace in Washington.
30 June 2010 [08:33]

"Positive dynamics recorded in development of Azerbaijani-German relations"

Azerbaijani Foreign Minister Elmar Mammadyarov on June 29 met with Bundestag's working group on foreign policy, during which he informed participants of the economic-political realities of Azerbaijan.
30 June 2010 [08:20]

Hillary Clinton to visit Azerbaijan on 4th of July

U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton will arrive in Baku on July 4, Assistant Secretary of State for European and Eurasian Affairs Philip H. Gordon said Tuesday at special briefing.
30 June 2010 [08:13]

Ilham Aliyev received director-general of UN industrial development organization

President of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev received a delegation led by Kandeh Yumkella, Director-General of the United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO) on June 29, AzerTAc state news agency reported.
30 June 2010 [08:07]

Azerbaijani foreign minister appreciates recent statement by presidents of Russia, France and U.S.

Azerbaijani Foreign Minister Elmar Mammadyarov highly assessed and recognized very important the recent statement by the presidents of the OSCE Minsk Group co-chair-countries in Toronto.
30 June 2010 [07:58]

Ilham Aliyev received Syrian minister of petroleum and mineral resources

President of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev received a Syrian delegation headed by Minister of Petroleum and Mineral Resources and co-chairman of a Syria-Azerbaijan intergovernmental commission Sufian Allaw on June 29.
29 June 2010 [21:46]

Azerbaijani president received president of French GDF SUEZ company

President of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev has today received a delegation led by Vice-Chairman and President of GDF SUEZ, President of EUROGAS Jean-Francois Cirelli, AzerTAc state news agency reported.
29 June 2010 [21:40]

Azerbaijani President's press secretary comments on the latest money loan to Belarus

Azerbaijan President's Press Secretary Azer Gasimov commented the money loan Azerbaijan made to Belarus.
29 June 2010 [21:32]

Azerbaijani president receives Albanian parliament speaker

Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev has today received an Albanian delegation led by Parliament's Speaker Jozefina Topalli, AzerTac state news agency reported.
29 June 2010 [18:03]

"EU concerned by frequent violations of ceasefire regime on Azerbaijani- Armenian contact line"

EU is concerned by frequent violations of the ceasefire regime on the contact line between Armenian and Azerbaijani troops.
29 June 2010 [15:42]

"Restoration of activity PACE Sub-Committee on Nagorno Karabakh can be solved in October"

PACE will continue to work to reconcile the positions of the Armenian and Azerbaijani sides to resume the activity of the PACE Sub-Committee on Nagorno Karabakh, PACE President Mevlut Cavusoglu told journalists today in Astana.
29 June 2010 [13:08]

"Heads of Caspian Littoral States may meet by the end of this year"

Next meeting on discussion of cooperation agreement in security sphere in the Caspian Sea is planned to take place in the first 10 days of July, said Deputy Foreign Minister of Azerbaijan Khalaf Khalafov.
29 June 2010 [10:07]

Speaker of Albanian Parliament started her visit to Azerbaijan

Official visit of Albanian Parliament's speaker started to Azerbaijan today, June 28.
29 June 2010 [09:42]

OSCE MG co-chairs prepare for visiting Azerbaijan, date revealed

OSCE Minsk Group co-chairs will arrive in Azerbaijan in early July, said the Russian co-chair of OSCE Minsk Group on Nagorno-Karabakh conflict settlement, Igor Popov.
28 June 2010 [15:47]

Ilham Aliyev received outgoing German ambassador

The President of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev received outgoing German ambassador Per Christopher Stanchina on June 28.