Politics
17 September 2009 [09:54]
Iranian Ambassador to Azerbaijan Muhammadbaghir Bahrami believes that Iran and Azerbaijan must intensify fight against drug smuggling.
17 September 2009 [09:48]
17 September 2009 [09:07]
17 September 2009 [08:57]
Turkey’s Foreign Minister Ahmet Davutoglu completed meetings with leaders of political parties as part of six-week internal political discussions concerning the protocols initialed with Armenia, Turkish news agencies reported.
17 September 2009 [08:40]
President of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev met here with ambassadors of Muslim countries in Azerbaijan on the occasion of Ramadan Holiday on Sept. 16.
17 September 2009 [08:21]
President Ilham Aliyev of Azerbaijan sent a congratulatory message to the newly elected Prime Minister of Japan, Yukio Hatoyama.
16 September 2009 [17:13]
Vladimir Zhirinovsky's opinion on Nagorno-Karabakh stated in an interview with News Armenia in no way reflects Kremlin's position, said Sergei Markov, member of the Russian Federal Assembly State Duma of the fifth convention and member of the 'United Russia' faction.
16 September 2009 [16:52]
“The government says us that Armenians will begin to free seven occupied regions as the process goes on."
16 September 2009 [16:21]
16 September 2009 [16:08]
16 September 2009 [15:55]
Appointment of new cho-chairs of the OSCE Minsk Group will bring a new breath to resolution of the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict, Former U.S. Deputy Secretary of State Richard Armitrage told reporters in Baku.
16 September 2009 [15:36]
The agreements between Turkey and Armenia will be signed on Oct. 13, Turkey-based Milliyyet newspaper reported quoting sources in country’s Foreign Ministry as saying.
16 September 2009 [15:22]
New U.S. co-chair of the OSCE Minsk Group Robert Bradtke will visit Azerbaijan by end of September, Head of the U.S. Embassy Public Relations Office Terry Davidson told reporters.
16 September 2009 [14:49]
Azerbaijani political analysts predict a breakthrough in the solution of the Armenian -Azerbaijani Nagorno-Karabakh conflict.
16 September 2009 [14:37]
The European Union Parliament in Strasbourg on Wednesday re-elected Jose Mauel Barroso for a second term as the EU president, AP reported.
16 September 2009 [14:24]
Longtime opposition leader Yukio Hatoyama was elected prime minister of Japan on Wednesday, promising to reinvigorate the world’s second-largest economy and shake up government with his left-of-center party.
16 September 2009 [14:11]
“More than ten agreements may be signed during upcoming visit of the Kazakh president to Baku,” Azerbaijani ambassador to Kazakhstan Latif Gandilov said.
16 September 2009 [13:48]
16 September 2009 [13:19]
EU General Affairs and External Relations Council had an exchange of views on enhancing EU relations with Azerbaijan, Armenia and Georgia as part of EU’s Eastern Partnership program.
16 September 2009 [12:02]
The Armenian media reports claiming that the first memorial to victims of the so-called Armenian "genocide" will be erected in the Israeli town of Petach Tikva are untrue, Hezy Hakak, official of the City Hall of Petach Tikva said.
16 September 2009 [11:41]
Member of the Turkish parliament from the Republican People’s Party Birgen Keles confirmed that her party will not support opening of the Turkey-Armenia border.
16 September 2009 [11:26]
GUAM (Georgia, Ukraine, Azerbaijan, Moldova) foreign ministers will meet in New York on Sept. 25 to discuss cooperation prospects.
16 September 2009 [11:18]
After consultations with the country's political parties on the Turkish-Armenian protocols, Turkish Foreign Minister Ahmet Davutoglu expressed concern that Armenia will not abandon "genocide" claims even after the border is opened, Turkish Anadolu news agency reported.
16 September 2009 [10:23]
Iran is interested in peace and security in the region, and the West is ready to hold a dialogue with Tehran, Swedish Foreign Minister Carl Bild, who is chairing the EU, said.
16 September 2009 [10:11]
The United Kingdom supports energy policies of the European Union, the main component of which is to diversify energy supply routes, UK Energy Minister Lord Hunt said.
16 September 2009 [09:48]
Robert Cutler, Senior Research Fellow at Institute of European, Russian and Eurasian Studies at Carleton University spoke to Day.Az in an interview.
16 September 2009 [09:33]
After having a meeting with leader of Felicity Party Numan Kurtulmus, Turkish Foreign Minister Ahmet Davutoglu met with CHP leader Deniz Baykal as part of the six-week internal political discussions on the protocols initialed with Armenia.
16 September 2009 [09:26]
Turkey may host the Iran and the EU "six" discussions on the Iranian nuclear program, as it is a convenient place for both sides to meet, well-known European analyst, Michael Emerson, said.
16 September 2009 [08:32]
Azerbaijan President Ilham Aliyev received EU Energy Commissioner Andris Piebalgs on Sept. 15.
15 September 2009 [17:52]
President of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev has today received Georgian Foreign Minister Grigol Vashadze.
15 September 2009 [17:41]
Turkish Foreign Minister Ahmet Davudoglu met with Deniz Baykal, Leader of the Republican People's Party (CHP), to discuss the Turkey-Armenia protocol reached under the mediation of Switzerland, Turkish Cihan news agency reported.
15 September 2009 [17:13]
The status of the Caspian Sea may not be determined without participation of any of the littoral states, Iranian ambassador to Azerbaijan Muhammadbaghir Bahrami said at a new conference.
15 September 2009 [16:51]
President of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev has sent a letter of congratulation to his Mexican counterpart Felipe Calderon Hinojosa on the country`s Independence day.
15 September 2009 [16:11]
“There is no any secret talks between Azerbaijan and Armenia,” Azerbaijani member of parliament Aydin Mirzazade said commenting on reports by Regnum news agency claiming that Armenia and Azerbaijan are coordinating procedures of liberating five regions around Karabakh.
15 September 2009 [15:32]
15 September 2009 [15:14]
Various companies produce so-called tourist SIM-card for travellers to ensure convenient mobile communication.
15 September 2009 [14:26]
U.S. Senator from Michigan Carl Levin says Azerbaijan's Gabala radio station might be announced potential priority for the U.S.-Russia missile defense cooperation.
15 September 2009 [14:08]
Turkey will never take steps contrary to Azerbaijan's interests, Turkish Ambassador to Azerbaijan Hulusi Kilic told reporters after the memorial ceremony devoted to the 91st anniversary of Baku's liberation from occupation with the help of the Caucasus Islamic Army commanded by Nuru Pasha.
15 September 2009 [13:39]
Azerbaijani Foreign Minister Elmar Mammadyarov will discuss the bilateral and regional perspectives of the Azerbaijan-Iran cooperation in Tehran.
15 September 2009 [12:57]
Azerbaijan and Tuvalu have signed a joint communiqué on establishing diplomatic ties between the countries.
15 September 2009 [12:44]
Azerbaijani Minister of Foreign Affairs Elmar Mammadyarov met with visiting Georgian counterpart Grigol Vashadze on Sept. 14.
15 September 2009 [12:10]
A conference “Strategic Partnership between U.S. and Azerbaijan: Bilateral and Regional Criteria” will be held in Georgetown University in Washington on Sept. 18.
15 September 2009 [11:54]
The Nagorno-Karabakh conflict can be resolved only with assistance of region's countries, Iranian Ambassador to Azerbaijan Muhammadbaghir Bahrami told reporters.
15 September 2009 [10:21]
“The presence of huge gas reserves in Turkmenistan is an important factor, but this time it has no decisive role,” expert at Azerbaijani Lider-TV Tofiq Abbasov said commenting on latest statement by Turkmen President Gurbanguly Berdimuhammedov claiming that the country has enough stocks of gas for Nabucco.
15 September 2009 [10:09]
On 16 September the former US Deputy Secretary of State Richard Armitage will visit Azerbaijan.
15 September 2009 [09:58]
The President a.i. of the Congress of Local and Regional Authorities of the Council of Europe will submit a detailed report on the results of the visit to Azerbaijan on Sept. 21 at the next Bureau meeting of the Congress in Strasbourg, statement posted to the Council of Europe's official Web site says.
15 September 2009 [09:38]
15 September 2009 [08:21]
First Lady of Azerbaijan, President of the Heydar Aliyev Foundation, UNESCO and ISESCO goodwill ambassador, MP, Mehriban Aliyeva has been awarded the Grand Commander`s Cross of the Order of Merit of the Polish Republic.
14 September 2009 [17:45]
Azerbaijan National Independence Party Political Council has met today, the party said in a statement.
14 September 2009 [17:24]
“I think the Aktau meeting of the Caspian littoral states was useful,” Azerbaijani political expert Rasim Musabayov said commenting on results of the Aktau summit of the Caspian littoral states.
14 September 2009 [16:46]
Director of Russia-based Center for Post-Soviet Studies Aleksei Vlasov spoke in an interview with Day.Az.
14 September 2009 [16:27]
Turkish Opposition Leader Deniz Baykal demands to include Nagorno-Karabakh issue in the Ankara-Yerevan protocol signed between Turkey and Armenia in August, Turkish CNN TÜRK TV channel reported.
14 September 2009 [16:12]
14 September 2009 [15:56]
"I believe that acting head of the Congress of Local and Regional Authorities of the Council of Europe Ian Micallef left Azerbaijan very pleased."
14 September 2009 [14:58]
Two-volume book “Karabakh Yesterday, Today and Tomorrow” published by Karabakh Liberation Organization (KLO) was accepted by the U.S. Congress library’s monograph department.
14 September 2009 [14:44]
Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev congratulated his Russian Counterpart Dmitry Medvedev on his birthday on Sept.14 over the telephone.
14 September 2009 [13:31]
Republican Rep. Joe Wilson said Sunday he will ignore calls from Democrats demanding he apologize on the House floor for yelling "You lie!" during the president's health care speech to Congress Wednesday, saying he already has said he is sorry, Washington Times reported.
14 September 2009 [13:17]
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14 September 2009 [10:53]
The president of the 62nd UN General Assembly believes raising the Nagorno-Karabakh issue on the level of the General Assembly signals strengthening of the international interest to the region.
14 September 2009 [10:34]
The parties included in the Union for Democracy fails to reach agreement to hold an opposition forum, said Ahmad Oruj, Chief of Azadlig party which is a part of the union.
14 September 2009 [10:15]
U.S. President Barack Obama will deliver a major speech on the current global financial crisis, the White House said in a statement on Monday.
14 September 2009 [09:51]
Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad has elevated his deputy for legal and parliamentary affairs to the position of first vice president, Press TV reported.
14 September 2009 [08:56]
Ian Micallef, President ai of the Council of Europe Congress of Local and Regional Authorities, gave a press conference following his visit to Azerbaijan.
12 September 2009 [12:52]
Georgian delegation to PACE made a proposal to deprive Russia a right to vote at the forthcoming in late September at the autumn session, said the representative of the delegation of Georgia Giorgi Gabashvili.
12 September 2009 [12:35]
The Aktau meeting of the Presidents of Azerbaijan, Russia, Kazakhstan and Turkmenistan is of great importance in terms of future cooperation of the Caspian countries, members of the Azerbaijani Parliament say.
12 September 2009 [11:34]
Iran's Foreign Ministry has issued an official warning for being left out by the leaders of the other four Caspian Sea littoral states, Press TV reported.
12 September 2009 [10:41]
Presidents Ilham Aliyev of Azerbaijan, Nursultan Nazarbayev of Kazakhstan, Dmitry Medvedev of Russia and Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedow of Turkmenistan met in Aktau, Kazakhstan on Sept. 11.
12 September 2009 [09:16]
President Barack Obama sought to rally Americans behind the war in Afghanistan on the eighth anniversary of the September 11 attacks on the United States as polls show faltering public support for the conflict, Reuters reported.
12 September 2009 [08:56]
Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev ended his visit to Kazakhstan.
12 September 2009 [08:48]
The United States has drafted a U.N. Security Council resolution calling on all countries with atomic weapons to get rid of them, a text Washington hopes will be approved by a special council session presided over by U.S. President Barack Obama, Reuters reported.
12 September 2009 [08:29]
Congress of Local and Regional Authorities of Council of Europe highly appreciated the work carried out in Azerbaijan to improve municipalities.
11 September 2009 [17:33]
Russian President Dmitry Medvedev arrived in Kazakhstan on Friday, kicking off a tour of the energy-rich Caspian Sea region.
11 September 2009 [16:31]
The participation of the internally displaced persons (IDP) in the municipal elections is a problem, the chairman of the Azerbaijan Central Election Commission (CEC) Mazahir Panahov said.
11 September 2009 [16:14]
Azerbaijani political experts answered to question “what has changed in the world after the events of September 11, 2001?”