Politics

11 December 2009 [10:23]

Azerbaijan, France sign bilateral documents

Azerbaijan and France have signed several bilateral documents as part of President Ilham Aliyev's visit to Paris.
11 December 2009 [10:11]

Azerbaijani president accepts credentials of newly appointed Korean ambassador

Azerbaijan`s President Ilham Aliyev accepted credentials from the newly appointed Korean ambassador to the country Lee Chi-han on Dec. 10.
11 December 2009 [09:54]

OSCE MG Russian co-chair arrives in Baku

Russian co-chair of OSCE Minsk Group Yuri Merzlyakov arrived in Baku on Dec. 10.
11 December 2009 [09:21]

Azerbaijani president receives chief of Int'l Boxing Association

President of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev received chief of International Boxing Association Ching-Kuo Wu on Dec. 10.
10 December 2009 [18:42]

US President Barack Obama receives Nobel Peace Prize in Oslo

President Obama accepted the Nobel Peace Prize in Norway on Thursday but acknowledged the questions surrounding the award.
10 December 2009 [17:33]

Armenia's present leadership lacks political will: analyst

“It is obvious that the Amenian leadership has no unity of command,” expert at Azerbaijan’s Lider TV channel Tofiq Abbasov said.
10 December 2009 [14:11]

OSCE Minsk Group U.S. co-chair arrives in Azerbaijan

U.S. co-chair of OSCE Minsk Group Robert Bradtke has arrived in Baku, U.S. Embassy Public Affairs Officer Terry Davidson said.
10 December 2009 [13:53]

Armenian president has stated that Yerevan agreed to liberate seven occupied lands: political expert

Day.Az interview with Mubariz Ahmadoglu, Director of Azerbaijan-based Political Innovations and Technologies Center.
10 December 2009 [13:07]

Mark Katz: Turkey is in better position to solve Karabakh conflict than the OSCE Minsk group

Interview with professor of Government and Politics in George Mason University Mark N. Katz. The interview focuses on the latest meeting of U.S. President Barack Obama and Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan.
10 December 2009 [12:42]

Azerbaijani justice minister meets newly appointed ambassador of Netherlands

Azerbaijani Justice Minister Fikrat Mammadov met with newly appointed ambassador of Netherlands to Azerbaijan Jan Lucas van Hoorn on Dec. 10.
10 December 2009 [11:55]

U.S. president promised help to resolve Nagorno-Karabakh conflict: Turkish MP

Day.Az interview with member of Turkey’s Grand National Assembly (parliament), former foreign Minister Yasar Yakis.
10 December 2009 [11:39]

Venice Commission to consider bills on status of Azerbaijani municipalities

The 81st plenary session of the Council of Europe’s Venice Commission will be held on Dec. 11-12.
10 December 2009 [11:26]

Turkish Foreign Ministry issues official statement on ambassador's resignation

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Turkey has issued an official statement on resignation of Turkish ambassador to the United States Nebi Shensoy.
10 December 2009 [11:13]

Armenian Armed Forces break ceasefire

10 December 2009 [09:53]

Economic cooperation between Azerbaijan, France is successfully developing: Azerbaijani president - UPDATE - PHOTOS

President of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev has ended his official visit to France.
10 December 2009 [09:21]

Turkish ambassador to U.S. resigns

Turkish Ambassador to the US Nabi Shensoy reportedly resigned over strained relations with Foreign Minister Ahmet Davutoglu.
09 December 2009 [14:42]

Foreign ministers of Azerbaijan, Belarus and Ukraine to meet

Foreign ministers of Azerbaijan, Belarus and Ukraine will meet in the first half of February, 2010.
09 December 2009 [12:13]

Turkey faces enormous tasks in South Caucasus: political analyst

Day.Az interview with well-known Azerbaijani political expert Vafa Guluzade.
09 December 2009 [11:04]

Armenia has always misled its citizens: expert

Day.Az interview with renowned Azerbaijani conflictologist Arif Yunusov.
09 December 2009 [10:27]

Azerbaijani ambassador meets Indonesian minister of environment

Azerbaijan's ambassador in Jakarta Ibrahim Hajiyev has met Indonesian State Minister of Environment Gusti Muhammad Hatta.
09 December 2009 [09:35]

"European Union sees Azerbaijan as a country that can help Europe to diversify its energy supplies"

Interview with Roland Kobia, Head of European Commission Delegation in Azerbaijan.
08 December 2009 [18:48]

EU to begin associative agreement talks with Azerbaijan, Armenia, Georgia

European Union General Affairs and External Relations Council intend to begin associative agreement talks with Azerbaijan, Armenia and Georgia.
08 December 2009 [14:53]

Turkey's principled position on Nagorno-Karabakh issue has long been known to all: Azerbaijani MP

“Much depends on Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s visit to the U.S.,” member of Azerbaijani parliament Aydin Mirzazade said.
08 December 2009 [14:33]

I want to be ambassador to Azerbaijan: Matthew Bryza

“My appointment is still on agenda, but no decision in this regard has been passed yet,” former OSCE Minsk Group U.S. Co-Chair Matthew Bryza said.
08 December 2009 [10:42]

Azerbaijani political expert: Karabakh talks at the finish line

Day.Az Interview with renowned Azerbaijani political expert Rasim Musabayov.
08 December 2009 [10:08]

"Azerbaijani-Russia relations are developing in line with strategic partnership formula"

Trend News interview with Russian Ambassador to Azerbaijan Vladimir Dorokhin.
08 December 2009 [09:56]

Azerbaijani deputy FM pays working visit to India

Azerbaijan’s Deputy Foreign Minister Vagif Sadigov has paid a working visit to India, the Foreign Ministry said.
07 December 2009 [18:33]

Biased reports about Nagorno-Karabakh conflict serve interests of certain circles: Azerbaijani MP

“By such actions these channels represent interests of certain circles,” member of Azerbaijani parliament Fazail Agamali said.
07 December 2009 [17:15]

Euronews representatives may travel to Azerbaijan once they appeal: Foreign Ministry

“Euronews representatives may visit Azerbaijan once they appeal us,” Azerbaijani Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Elkhan Polukhov said.
07 December 2009 [16:24]

Azerbaijani FM to visit Brussels

Azerbaijani Foreign Minister Elmar Mammadyarov will pay one-day visit to Brussels on Dec. 8, the Ministry’s Spokesperson Elkhan Polukhov said.
07 December 2009 [15:52]

CoE Congress of Local and Regional Authorities delegation arrives in Baku

Representatives of the Council of Europe Congress of Local and Regional Authorities arrived in Baku on Dec. 6.
07 December 2009 [14:43]

"U.S. wants to tie both Armenia and Azerbaijan to itself"

Day.Az interview with Azerbaijani political expert Rasim Agayev.
07 December 2009 [14:26]

Ukrainian television presents Azerbaijan's occupied Shusha town as Armenian

Ukraine's Inter television has aired a biased report about Nagorno- Karabakh in a weekly program on Dec. 7.
07 December 2009 [14:09]

Azerbaijan considers proposals to increase peacekeepers in Afghanistan

"Azerbaijan considers proposals to increase peacekeepers in Afghanistan."
07 December 2009 [13:07]

OSCE Minsk Group co-chairs to present new proposals during next trip to region: Azerbaijani deputy FM

“If the progress in the Nagorno-Karabakh negotiations were an easy work, it would have been reached long ago."
07 December 2009 [12:14]

Civilians will lead some defense offices in Azerbaijan: Deputy FM

Azerbaijan prepares for the next two-year phase of the Individual Partnership Action Plan (IPAP) signed with NATO.
07 December 2009 [11:57]

"Right to self-determination belongs to the African and Asian countries, which fought for independence in 1960, and not to Nagorno-Karabakh"

Trend News interview with the director of foreign policy programs of Azerbaijan Diplomatic Academy Fariz Ismailzade.