Politics
22 September 2009 [10:36]
Defense Minister of Azerbaijan Safar Abiyev and Russian DM Anatoly Serdyukov at the meeting on Monday approved the bilateral military cooperation plan for 2010, spokesman for the Russian Defense Ministry said.
22 September 2009 [10:15]
Azerbaijan, which is part of the Islamic world and the largest country in the Caucasus, was destined to become the pivot of the Great Caucasus, the Chairman of the Islamic Committee of Russia Heydar Jamal told Trend News.
21 September 2009 [12:56]
The former French Prime Minister Dominique de Villepin is due to go on trial charged with plotting to discredit President Nicolas Sarkozy, AOL news reported.
21 September 2009 [12:12]
Azerbaijani ambassador to Russia Polad Bulbuloglu introduced Azerbaijan’s Consul General to Ural Sultan Gasimov to Sverdlovsk governor Eduard Rossel in Yekaterinburg.
21 September 2009 [11:36]
The Azerbaijani opposition party has elected a new chairman.
21 September 2009 [11:21]
State Minister and Turkey's negotiator on EU admission Egemen Bahish spoke with Trend News Middle East desk' in an exclusive interview.
21 September 2009 [10:14]
21 September 2009 [09:55]
Armenian President Serzh Sargsyan argues that the political and physical guarantees for security of Karabakh are inseparable.
21 September 2009 [09:37]
21 September 2009 [09:12]
U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton plans to meet Azerbaijan Foreign Minister Elmar Mamedyarov on Friday, according to to the program of the visit of Hillary Clinton to New York.
21 September 2009 [08:56]
The first swine flu death has been registered in Russia, the Vesti television said on Monday citing a leading Russian virology expert.
21 September 2009 [08:33]
Relations with Azerbaijan is one of the priorities of Turkish foreign policy and any step of Turkey contrary to the interests of Azerbaijan is out of the question, the Turkish Foreign Minister Ahmet Davutoglu said Saturday in an interview with CNN Turk television.
21 September 2009 [08:26]
Delegation headed by the President of the Senate of the Parliament of Czech Republic Přemysl Sobotka is to visit Azerbaijan on September 23, Azerbaijani Milli Majlis (parliament) said.
19 September 2009 [12:18]
Azerbaijani Deputy Foreign Minister Araz Azimov says Azerbaijan is ready to cooperate with the current Georgian leadership and favor’s country’s stability, security and ‘territorial integrity."
19 September 2009 [11:57]
William J. Burns, Under Secretary for Political Affairs, made a speech to a conference on Azerbaijan-U.S. relations organized at the Georgetown University.
19 September 2009 [11:44]
Obama's decision to give up deployment of missile defense system in Eastern Europe can become next political consideration and the first foreign policy success of the new U.S. administration, Professor of Anthropology at the McGill University Philip Carl Salzman said.
19 September 2009 [11:39]
Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev's tour to country's north-eastern regions.
19 September 2009 [11:23]
Obama administration's decision to scrap plans to deploy missile defense systems in Poland and Czech Republic has raised importance of Azerbaijan for U.S., David Kramer, Senior Transatlantic Fellow of German Marshall Fund and former Assistant Secretary of State for Democracy, Human Rights, and Labor said.
19 September 2009 [11:16]
Baku expects Yerevan to take a constructive position in the next rounds of negotiations on the solution of the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict.
19 September 2009 [10:58]
The Nagorno-Karabakh peace process has reached a point where President Serzh Sargsyan has not way back, the leader of the Armenian National Movement Levon Ter-Petrosyan stated at a rally organized by the opposition Armenian National Congress (ANC) on Sept. 18.
19 September 2009 [10:47]
“The United States has not yet appealed to Azerbaijan about deployment of missile defense system in country’s territory,” Azerbaijani Deputy Foreign Minister Araz Azimov said during a speech at a conference on U.S.-Azerbaijan strategic cooperation at the Georgetown University on Sept. 18.
19 September 2009 [10:08]
Azerbaijan`s Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs Vagif Sadigov made a working trip to Great Britain on September 16-17.
19 September 2009 [09:52]
If Azerbaijan seeks m EU membership, it will be supported by Ankara, said State Minister of Turkey.
19 September 2009 [09:27]
19 September 2009 [08:54]
Heads of Swiss Parliament two chambers will visit Azerbaijan.
19 September 2009 [08:35]
Azerbaijan`s Minister of Defense, colonel-general Safar Abiyev met with newly appointed Israeli ambassador Michael Lavon-Lotem and outgoing Korean envoy Lu Kwang-Chul on Sept. 18.
19 September 2009 [08:21]
On Sept. 18, Azerbaijan President Ilham Aliyev congratulated Azerbaijani people on Ramadan Holiday.
18 September 2009 [17:55]
Polish Foreign Minister Radoslav Sikorsky will pay an official visit to Georgia, Armenia and Azerbaijan in the first decade of November.
18 September 2009 [17:26]
Director of the Conflict Science Department of the Institute for Peace and Democracy Arif Yunusov spoke to Day.Az in an interview.
18 September 2009 [17:13]
"In case the parties fulfill their obligations, we can hope for opening the Turkish-Armenian border", Turkish Foreign Minister Ahmet Davudoglu said in an interview with Turkish CNN Turk TV channel.
18 September 2009 [16:51]
Director of Russia's Center for Post-Soviet Studies Alexei Vlasov commented on a statement that U.S. will deploy new missile defense system not in the Czech Republic and Poland, but closer to the Caucasus.
18 September 2009 [16:24]
The Turkey-Armenia border will not be opened on Oct.14, the Turkish state minister stated.
18 September 2009 [16:12]
Azerbaijani Defense Minister Safar Abiyev will pay a working visit to Russia on Sept. 21-24 upon the invitation of his Russian counterpart Anatoliy Serdukov, the Azerbaijani Defense Ministry said.
18 September 2009 [15:54]
The first forum on civil society's cooperation as part of the Eastern Partnership will be held in Brussels in November, Giovanni Cremonini, Administrator of the European Neighborhood Policy, said at a news conference in Baku on Sept.17.
18 September 2009 [15:41]
“The United States may consider joint use of the Gabala radar station,” Azerbaijani political expert Zardusht Alizade said commenting on media reports that the U.S. will deploy a new missile defense system in the Caucasus.
18 September 2009 [15:01]
Permanent Representative of Azerbaijan to the United Nations Ambassador Agshin Mehdiyev has sent a letter of protest to the UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon, Azerbaijan’s Permanent Mission to the UN said.
18 September 2009 [14:45]
French MP Tierri Mariani believes the Azerbaijani-Armenian conflict can no longer continue.
18 September 2009 [14:38]
The UK Government believes that aligning with Europe is an important decision by the Azerbaijani government.
18 September 2009 [14:18]
“Currently there are no publicly available information about at what stage is the issue of joint use of Gabala radar station between U.S. and Russia,” Azerbaijani parliament’s Security and Defense Committee Deputy Chair Aydin Mirzazade said commenting on recent media reports claiming that the U.S. will deploy new missile shield near Caucasus.
18 September 2009 [13:44]
The European Union is ready to support realization of the Nabucco gas pipeline project under the Eastern Partnership if it is needed, Giovanni Cremonini, Administrator of the European Neighborhood Policy, said at a news conference in Baku on Sept. 17.
18 September 2009 [12:22]
The Caspian region's energy resources should contribute to establishing peace in the region, British MP Mayk Hankok said.
18 September 2009 [11:58]
It is possible to hold a dialogue between the government and political parties in Azerbaijan, Head of the Presidential Administration Political Analysis and Public Relations Department Elnur Aslanov told reporters.
18 September 2009 [11:49]
Azerbaijan will organize the upcoming municipal elections at the highest level, Head of Presidential Administration Political Analysis and Public Relations Department Elnur Aslanov told reporters.
18 September 2009 [11:40]
The issue of cooperation between US and Russia on Azerbaijani based Gabala Radar Station is still open, said Philip Coyle, former Assistant Secretary of Defense, Pentagon testing chief and current senior advisor to the Center for Defense Information in Washington.
18 September 2009 [11:31]
A US-based Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy is to hold a Symposium on Reassessing the Nagorno-Karabakh Conflict in Medford, Massachusetts on Sept. 26.
18 September 2009 [11:21]
Los Angeles Consular Corps and Azerbaijani Consulate General in Los Angeles hosted a dinner on Sept. 17.
18 September 2009 [11:08]
Azerbaijan is one of the most important countries in terms of shaping regional security in Europe, Head of the Azerbaijani Presidential Administration Political Analysis and Rublic Relations Department Elnur Aslanov said at an international conference "Security and stability in the Caspian Sea region in light of new geopolitical realities" on Sept. 18.
18 September 2009 [10:46]
Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade of Australia has presented a note to the Azerbaijani Mission to the UN.
18 September 2009 [10:14]
The next Azerbaijani-Iranian talks on the status of the Caspian Sea will be held in Baku, Azerbaijani Ambassador to Iran Abbasali Hasanov said.
18 September 2009 [09:59]
Standing Committee on Foreign Relations of the Armenian Parliament will hold hearings on Armenia-Turkey Protocols on Oct. 1.
18 September 2009 [09:43]
President of Armenia Serzh Sargsyan held a closed meeting with the leaders of political parties as part of six-week domestic political consultations envisaged by the protocols initialed between Armenia and Turkey.
18 September 2009 [09:35]
The Barack H. Obama administration's decision to cancel missile defense program in Central Europe is, unfortunately, short-sighted and counterproductive, believes Roman Joch, Director of the Civic Institute of Prague.
18 September 2009 [09:29]
Azerbaijani Foreign Minister Elmar Mammadyarov received Director General of the Joint Office of Turkic Culture and Arts (TURKSOY) Dusen Kaseinov on Sept. 17.
18 September 2009 [09:21]
The ruling New Azerbaijan Party has approved a program for the upcoming municipal elections.
18 September 2009 [09:11]
In a major policy reversal, U.S. President Barack Obama has scuttled plans to build a massive ground-based missile defense system based in the Czech Republic and Poland that the Bush administration intended to counter the threat posed by Iranian ballistic missiles, Defense News reported quoting Gen. James Cartwright, vice chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, as saying.
18 September 2009 [08:47]
The United States will initially deploy Aegis ships equipped with missile interceptors to help defend Europe and U.S. forces against threats from Iran and others, Defense Secretary Robert Gates said on Thursday, Reuters reported.
18 September 2009 [08:36]
Human Rights Commissioner of Azerbaijan Elmira Suleymanova met with former Polish First Lady Jolanta Kwasniewska.
18 September 2009 [08:21]
Azerbaijan President Ilham Aliyev received TURKSOY Director-General Dussen Kasseinov on Sept. 17.
17 September 2009 [17:57]
17 September 2009 [16:57]
Russia welcomes all steps that promote peace and security in the region, Russia's ambassador to Azerbaijan Vladimir Dorokhin told reporters.
17 September 2009 [16:45]
Now the main problem is not so much Iranian missiles as the Iranian nuclear program, because the United States would like to gain Russia's support in possible serious sanctions against Iran, said Russian military expert Pavel Felgenhauer.
17 September 2009 [16:32]
“Azerbaijan has stated on numerous occasions that it have accepted Madrid principles as a basis for talks,” Azerbaijani Foreign Ministry spokesperson Elkhan Polukhov said commenting on Armenian foreign minister’s statement claiming that Armenia “is unhappy with Madrid proposals."
17 September 2009 [16:24]
"I don’t think that Vladimir Zhirinovsky’s views coincide with official views and policy of the Russian government."
17 September 2009 [16:06]
“Amendment to the Electoral Code of Azerbaijan is not real at the present time."
17 September 2009 [15:43]
17 September 2009 [15:39]
Elkhan Huseynov, a veteran of Afghanistan and Karabakh wars and cavalier of the Order of the Red Star and head of Azerbaijan-Denmark Friendship Community spoke to Day.Az in an interview.
17 September 2009 [15:23]
“Our official attitude towards the normalization of Turkey-Armenia relations is obvious."
17 September 2009 [15:09]
Azerbaijanis living in Georgia are concerned with Russia's decision to ban their entry to Russia through the Russia-Azerbaijan land border.
17 September 2009 [14:55]
Vladimir Zhirinovsky's opinion on Nagorno-Karabakh stated in an interview with News-Armenia does not reflect position of the Kremlin, Russian Ambassador to Azerbaijan said Vladimir Dorokhin said.
17 September 2009 [14:44]
The business-tour initiated by the EU Eastern Partnership with the participation of the EU officials will be held in Baku on Sept.17-18, the European Commission's office in Azerbaijan said.
17 September 2009 [14:33]
“I do ot rule out that U.S. may resume talks with Russia on joint use of Gabala radar station,” Azerbaijani political expert Rasim Musabayov said commenting on media reports claiming that the U.S. administration plans not to deploy missile defense system in Czech republic and Poland.
17 September 2009 [14:19]
Russian co-chair of OSCE Minsk Group Yuri Merzlyakov will be replaced, Russia’s ambassador to Azerbaijan Vladimir Dorokhin said.
17 September 2009 [14:03]
Los Angeles has hosted Azerbaijan-Israel negotiations, Azerbaijani Consulate General in Los Angeles said.
17 September 2009 [12:47]
The U.S. Former Deputy Secretary of State, Richard Armitage, speaking in Baku on Sept. 16 in front of students of the Azerbaijan Diplomatic Academy (ADA), shared his views on international issues.
17 September 2009 [12:27]
A solemn ceremony to celebrate the 15th anniversary of the signing of the Contract of the Century waas held at the Buta palace in Baku on Sept. 15.
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