Politics

17 October 2009 [23:05]

Azerbaijan celebrating Independence Day

On Oct.18, Azerbaijan is celebrating the State Independence Day.
17 October 2009 [12:15]

Russia is not going to make case of South Ossetia and Abkhazia a model for resolving other conflicts: Russian expert

Day.Az interview with senior research fellow at the Center for Caucasusian Studies at the Moscow State Institute of International Relations Nikolai Silayev.
17 October 2009 [11:52]

UN pays special thanks to Azerbaijan for maintaining peace

The UN has paid special thanks to Azerbaijan and 18 other member countries for totally fulfilling their peacekeeping assessments, financed by UN.
17 October 2009 [11:02]

Azerbaijan’s opposition party nominates candidates for municipal elections

Azerbaijan Liberal Democratic Party (ALDP) has held its next meeting, ALDP chairman Fuad Aliyev said.
17 October 2009 [10:11]

Azerbaijan receives applications from 45 countries to participate in 4th Int'l Junior Science Olympiad in Baku

A total of 45 countries have already applied to participate in the 4th International Junior Science Olympiad that will be held in Baku in Dec., the Azerbaijani Youth and Sport Ministry said.
17 October 2009 [09:44]

CSTO is still far away from NATO: Azerbaijani MP

"I do not think that the CSTO could accomplish the mission that NATO does today,” Deputy Chairman of Azerbaijani parliament’s Security and Defense Committee Aydin Mirzazade said commenting on reports that the CSTO has asked the UN status similar to NATO.
17 October 2009 [09:09]

Azerbaijan's opposition Musavat party not to participate in municipal elections

Azerbaijan's opposition's Musavat Party issued a statement on the coming municipal elections that will be held on Dec. 23.
17 October 2009 [08:56]

Azerbaijan's growing role in region and world will never enable Armenia to move away from isolation: Azerbaijani president

President of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev on Friday presided over a meeting of the Cabinet of Ministers on the outcomes of socio-economic development for nine months of 2009.
17 October 2009 [08:42]

A total of 915 people nominated for municipal elections in Azerbaijan

The district election commissions have approved 915 candidates for municipal elections so far in Azerbaijan.
17 October 2009 [08:21]

Actions of Armenian side in negotiations in Chisinau cause disappointment: Azerbaijani FM

We can not say that the last meeting of Azerbaijani and Armenian presidents' in Chisinau was constructive,Azerbaijani Foreign Minister Elmar Mammadyarov said.
16 October 2009 [17:17]

Azerbaijan Democratic Party refuses to participate in municipal elections

Azerbaijan Democratic Party refused to participate in the municipal elections to be held on on Dec. 23.
16 October 2009 [16:57]

Russia may receive observer status in TURKSOY: secretary general

TURKSOY's members negotiate with Russia's Federal Ministry in terms of providing Russia with an observer status in the Turkic-speaking countries' organization, TURKSOY Secretary General Dyusen Kaseinov said.
16 October 2009 [16:41]

Turkey's culture ministry responds to accusations of disrespect to Azerbaijani flag in Bursa

The Turkish Ministry of Culture says insulting Azerbaijani flag is inadmissible.
16 October 2009 [16:28]

Armenia-captured Azerbaijani soldiers’ parents concerned with absence of infornation about them

Parents of the Armenia-captured Azerbaijani soldiers – Anar Hajiyev and Rafig Hasanov – are concerned that they have not received any letter from the sons for three months.
16 October 2009 [16:10]

Karabakh conflict can be solved in the coming months: political expert

Day.Az interview with Azerbaijani political expert Eldar Namazov.
16 October 2009 [15:26]

Azerbaijani MPs want punishment for those who insulted Azerbaijani flag in Turkey

The Azerbaijani MPs want punishment for all those who insulted Azerbaijani flag in Turkey.
16 October 2009 [15:03]

Turkish prime minister assured Azerbaijani MPs that there is no reason for concern: Azerbaijani MP

Azerbaijani members of parliament describe their visit to Ankara as positive.
16 October 2009 [14:30]

Turkey detains 32 al Qaeda suspects

Turkish security forces detained 32 suspected members of the militant group al Qaeda believed to have been planning attacks on NATO, U.S. and Israeli targets, state-run news agency Anatolian reported on Thursday, Reuters reported.
16 October 2009 [13:58]

Turkey-Armenia protocols may be hollow and easily reversed: Stratfor analytic center

"Turkey and Armenia reached a symbolic deal Oct. 10 toward normalizing relations, but several important and interwoven hurdles still remain."
16 October 2009 [12:34]

Barack Obama invites Turkish prime minister to U.S.

U.S. President Barack Obama has invited Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan to Washington.
16 October 2009 [11:53]

Ireland completes ratification of Lisbon Treaty

Ireland completed its ratification of the EU's Lisbon Treaty, intensifying the pressure on the Czech Republic to overcome its objections and become the final member state to pass the treaty, AFP reported.
16 October 2009 [11:36]

Turkey may ratify protocols, but not open borders: expert on South Caucasus

Day.Az interview with Senior research fellow at the European Policy Center and an expert on Southern Caucasus Amanda Akcakoca.
16 October 2009 [11:13]

New UN Security Council members elected

Bosnia and Lebanon won seats Thursday on the Security Council and will be in the rare position of being subject to scrutiny by the U.N.'s most powerful body while serving their two-year terms, AP reported.
16 October 2009 [10:09]

Ankara not faces pressure to normalize Armenia-Turkey relations: Turkish President

In the interview with the French L`Express magazine, the Turkish President Abdullah Gul said that Ankara did not face any pressure in order to normalize his country's relations with Armenia, the Turkish ANADOLU news agency reported.
16 October 2009 [09:04]

Azerbaijani FM meets Lithuanian deputy foreign minister

Azerbaijan’s Foreign Minister Elmar Mammadyarov met visiting Lithuanian Vice Minister of Foreign Affairs Evaldas Ignatavicius on Oct. 15.
16 October 2009 [08:45]

Barack Obama congratulates Azerbaijani counterpart

U.S. President Barack Obama congratulated Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev and the Azerbaijani people on the Day of State Independence on behalf of the American people, AzerTaj state news agency reported.
16 October 2009 [08:33]

OSCE special representative on Nagorno-Karabakh to visit Azerbaijan

OSCE PA Special Representative on Nagorno-Karabakh and South Ossetia Goran Lennmarker will visit all three countries in the South Caucasus - Armenia, Azerbaijan and Georgia in November.
16 October 2009 [08:21]

Azerbaijan president receives chief of Iranian presidential office

President of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev received head of the Iranian Presidential Office Esfandiar Rahim Mashaie on Oct. 15.
15 October 2009 [17:15]

Azerbaijani stamps presented at CoE

15 October 2009 [16:56]

Signing of protocols between Turkey and Armenia is unreasonable: Azerbaijani parliament's first vice speaker

Opening Turkish-Armenian border without the liberation of occupied lands will be a blow to the back of Azerbaijan, said the First Deputy Speaker of the Parliament of Azerbaijan.
15 October 2009 [16:45]

Iranian embassy to Armenia refutes reports about death of Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei

Iran’s Embassy to Armenia said rumors spread over iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei's death are slander and has nothing to do with the reality.
15 October 2009 [16:37]

Many Armenians left Cuba in different ways: chargé d'affaires of Azerbaijan in Cuba

Day.Az interview with Chargé d'affaires of Azerbaijan in Cuba Ilham Agayev.
15 October 2009 [16:21]

Azerbaijani FM receives Qatar's Culture and Heritage Minister

On Oct.15, Azerbaijani Foreign Minister Elmar Mammadyarov received Qatari Culture and Heritage Minister Hamad Bin Abdulaziz al-Kawari, the Foreign Ministry said.
15 October 2009 [16:06]

Ruling New Azerbaijan Party Deputy chairman expresses dissatisfaction to U.S. Embassy about work of OSCE MG

Deputy Chairman of the ruling New Azerbaijan Party (NAP) expressed dissatisfaction to the U.S. Embassy regarding the work of the OSCE Minsk Group.
15 October 2009 [15:18]

Azerbaijani peacekeepers to be assigned title of war veterans

On Oct.15, the of the Azerbaijani parliamentary committee recommended bill "On Peacekeepers" for discussion at the parliament's autumn session.
15 October 2009 [14:09]

Iran’s opposition claims religious leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei has died - UPDATE

Iran's Supreme Religious Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei has died.
15 October 2009 [13:55]

OSCE opens third legal resource centre in Azerbaijan

The OSCE Office in Baku opened a Legal Resource Centre (LRC) in Ganja today to offer free legal advice to residents and support training activities for law professionals, OSCE said.
15 October 2009 [13:38]

Azerbaijan should be more active to abolish 907th amendment: former congressman

Former Vice Chairman of the U.S. Congress's Armed Services Committee Curt Weldon urges Azerbaijani Diaspora in the U.S. to be more active in their efforts to abolish the 907 amendment in the Congress.
15 October 2009 [13:22]

Azerbaijani parliament to discuss state budget 2010

A draft law on the state budget 2010 of Azerbaijan was sent to the parliament, Chairman of the Parliament’s Economic Policy Committee Ziyad Samedzade said.
15 October 2009 [13:11]

Azerbaijan and Cuba to expand agreement-legal base

Azerbaijan and Cuba are expected to sign about 10 documents in economic and humanitarian spheres, Cuba's ambassador to Azerbaijan Marcelo Caballero Torres told reporters.
15 October 2009 [12:48]

Azerbaijani president inaugurates Hovsan Olympic Sport Complex

President of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev today has inaugurated Olympic Sport Complex in Hovsan, a settlement near the capital city of Azerbaijan.
15 October 2009 [12:34]

There is crisis inside Movement for Karabakh and Republic: Azerbaijan’s opposition party chief

There is a crisis inside the political Movement for Karabakh and the Republic, so participation of the Azerbaijan Democratic Party (ADP) in the municipal elections still remains in question, Azerbaijan’s opposition ADP Chairman Sardar Jalaloglu said.
15 October 2009 [12:08]

Fitch awards SOCAR with rating "BB+, forecast "Stabile"

Fitch Ratings awarded the State Oil Company of Azerbaijan (SOCAR) with long-term Issuer Default Rating "BB+" and short-term Issuer Default Rating "B".
15 October 2009 [11:47]

We try together not to move backwards in Turkey-Armenia relations: Turkish president

"Joint efforts are made not to move backwards in the Turkey-Armenia relations," Turkey's President Abdullah Gul told reporters after the meeting with Armenian counterpart Serzh Sargsyan who arrived in the Turkish city of Bursa to watch Turkey-Armenia football match on Oct. 14, Anadolu news agency reported.
15 October 2009 [11:31]

Abandoning privileged partnership with Azerbaijan, Turkey can not acquire status of regional power: Russian political expert

Day.Az interview with famous Russian political expert and founder of Institute of Russia's National Strategy Stanislav Belkovski.
15 October 2009 [11:17]

Norway’s secretary general of justice and police ministry to visit Azerbaijan

High-ranking officials of the Norway’s justice and police ministry will visit Azerbaijan on Oct. 25-28.
15 October 2009 [10:54]

Turkey, Armenia not writing history, but creating it: Turkish president

Turkey and Armenia are not writing a history, but creating it, Turkish President Abdullah Gul said commenting on a meeting with his Armenian counterpart Serzh Sargsyan who arrived in Turkish city of Bursa to watch the Turkey-Armenia football match on Oct. 14, CNN Turk reported.
15 October 2009 [10:39]

Turkey will do its utmost to resolve Nagorno-Karabakh problem: PM

Turkey will make every possible effort to resolve the Nagorno-Karabakh problem, Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan said after the meeting with the Azerbaijani parliamentary delegation, CNN Turk reported.
15 October 2009 [10:12]

Normalization of Turkey-Armenia relations began even before football match: Turkish prime minister

Normalization of Turkey-Armenia relations began even before the football match between national squads of the countries, Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan told media before leaving for Iraq, CNN Turk TV channel reported.
15 October 2009 [09:44]

180 people took signature sheets to participate in municipal elections in Azerbaijan

Azerbaijan's election constituencies registered 256 candidates for the local elections in Azerbaijan.
15 October 2009 [09:33]

Success of Armenia's foreign policy not to solve problems of democracy and authoritarian rule in country: ACNIS director

"The recent progress in Turkish-Armenian diplomacy, culminating in the recent signing of the two protocols between the two countries, has already triggered an intense reaction in domestic politics within Armenia."
15 October 2009 [08:45]

Azerbaijani presidents extends greetings to participants of XV Congress of European Fair Play Movement

President Ilham Aliyev on Wednesday sent a greeting to the XV Congress of the European Fair Play Movement which started in Baku on Oct. 24.
15 October 2009 [08:21]

Azerbaijani president receives delegates of OIC ministers of culture’s 6th conference

President of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev received Tuesday delegates of the 6th Conference of Ministers of Culture of the Organization of Islamic Conference (OIC) held here in the framework of the cultural year “Baku-Islamic Culture Capital-2009”.
14 October 2009 [17:48]

Actions contradicting Azerbaijani interests are akin to suicide for Turkish leadership: Turkish ruling party official

Turkey will not take any actions contradicting Azerbaijan's interests, deputy chairman of the committee for foreign relations of Turkish ruling Justice and Development Party Gursad Tuzman said at a meeting with Azerbaijani MPs.
14 October 2009 [17:32]

Azerbaijani diaspora in talks with Turkish diaspora

The Azerbaijani diaspora has begun negotiations with the Turkish diaspora to prevent opening of the Turkish-Armenian borders.
14 October 2009 [17:17]

No one can interfere with and undermine Azerbaijan-Turkey relations: MP

“No one can interfere with and undermine Azerbaijan-Turkey relations,” Member of Azerbaijani Parliament and head of the Azerbaijani delegation to PACE Samad Seyidov told Turkish reporters, CNN Turk reported.
14 October 2009 [16:57]

Armenian president arrives in Turkey

Armenian President Serzh Sargsyan arrived in Turkey today.
14 October 2009 [16:46]

Protest action held in front of Turkish embassy in Azerbaijan

Azerbaijan National Democratic Party staged a protest action in front of Turkish embassy in Azerbaijan on Oct. 14 in a protest against the protocols on normalization of relations signed between Turkey and Armenia.
14 October 2009 [16:15]

I will be very much surprised if Turkey-Armenia protocols are not ratified: conflict science expert

“If West’s proposals are beneficial for Ankara, the Turkey-Armenia border will be opened,” Azerbaijan-based Peace and Democracy Institute Conflict Science Department Director Arif Yunus said.
14 October 2009 [15:51]

Armenian president leaves for Bursa

Armenian President Serzh Sargsyan has left for Bursa, Turkey at the invitation of his Turkish counterpart Abdullah Gul.
14 October 2009 [15:34]

Peace and cooperation in region is possible only after Armenia liberates occupied Azerbaijani territories: Azerbaijani MP

As part of her trip to Turkey, Azerbaijani Member of Parliament Ganira Pashayeva participated in a number of programs at the Turkish television channels.
14 October 2009 [15:13]

Turkish foreign minister’s visit to Baku will not solve all problems: political expert

"We have heard numerous promises by Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan and Foreign Minister Ahmet Davutoglu,” Azerbaijani Political Expert Fikrat Sadigov said commenting on Turkish Foreign Minister Ahmet Davutoglu’s upcoming visit to Baku.
14 October 2009 [14:45]

Association for Civil Society Development in Azerbaijan offers changes to Electoral Code

Association for Civil Society Development in Azerbaijan (ACSDA) offered some changes in the Electoral Code.
14 October 2009 [13:58]

There will be no calm in Caucasus until Armenia is indicated its place: Turkish MP

Day.Az interview with member of Turkey’s Grand National Assembly from the Republican People’s Party Canan Aritman.
14 October 2009 [13:39]

Azerbaijan's left parties to hold forum

Azerbaijan's left parties will hold their public and political forum on Nov.15 in Baku, Chairman of the Azerbaijani National Socialist Party (ANSP) Rovshan Huseynov said.