Politics

06 June 2009 [08:53]

Negotiations between EU and Eastern Partnership countries were equal dialogue: Azerbaijan's ambassador to Belgium

Discussions on Eastern Partnership, which took place in Brussels on June 5, became the first multilateral negotiations between the EU and program participants, which focused on the issues of mutual interest, said the Ambassador of Azerbaijan to Belgium Emin Eyubov.
06 June 2009 [08:48]

Azerbaijani President extends national holiday congratulations to King of Sweden

Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev congratulated the King of Sweden Carl XVI Gustaf on the national holiday - the Day of the Swedish Flag, AzerTaj state news agency reported.
05 June 2009 [17:33]

OSCE MG Co-chairs, Russian Foreign Ministry coordinate further actions: American Co-chair

Russian State Secretary - Deputy Foreign Minister Grigory Karasin and OSCE Minsk Group Co-chairs discussed prospects for settlement of Nagorno-Karabakh conflict, American Co-chair Matthew Bryza told Trend News.
05 June 2009 [17:22]

President of Azerbaijan ends his working visit to Russia

President of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev ended Friday his working visit to Russia and returned home.
05 June 2009 [17:20]

Communist parties of Azerbaijan and Cuba support strengthening of relations between parties

On June 5 chairman of the communist party of Azerbaijan Rauf Gurbanov received ambassador extraordinary and plenipotentiary of Cuba in Azerbaijan Marcelo Caballero Torres, according to the press service for the party.
05 June 2009 [17:03]

NATO Week in Azerbaijan

Azerbaijan will host the next NATO Week in Baku from 10 to 26 June 2009, Press Secretary of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs Elkhan Polukhov told APA.
05 June 2009 [16:55]

Armenian politician: Armenia can not be an independent state unless the Armenian-Azerbaijani and Armenian-Turkish relations are settled

Suren Surenyants, representative of the Armenian National Congress, member of the political board of the Republic party said during the press conference that the "Karabakh issue will not be settled unless the public in Yerevan and Baku rejects the formulation "Karabakh is ours".
05 June 2009 [16:23]

Armenian Premier: Opening of Armenian-Turkish border will have positive effect on Armenian economy

The opening of the Armenian-Turkish border will have a positive influence on the economic system of Armenia, said Armenian Premier Tigran Sargsyan.
05 June 2009 [15:38]

Azerbaijani Defense Ministry: Armenian soldiers pass to Azerbaijani territory in groups

Armenian Defense Ministry has spread a statement regarding the video tape of Armenian soldiers Ohan Harutyunyan and Gevorg Tomasyan, captured by Azerbaijanis, in which the Ministry states that the special forces of Azerbaijan attempt to raise the influence of their army by way of provocations.
05 June 2009 [15:18]

Azerbaijan-Kazakhstan cooperation predetermined for many years: ambassador

Kazakhstan and Azerbaijan are strategic partners and the co-operation between countries is predetermined for many years, Ambassador of Azerbaijan to Kazakhstan Latif Gandilov said in an interview with Trend News.
05 June 2009 [14:46]

Azerbaijani Ombudswoman says international right on Nagorno-Karabakh conflict is on the side of Azerbaijan

International organizations do not demonstrate determination demanding payment of compensations by Armenia to Azerbaijani refugees and IDPs, Azerbaijani Ombudswoman Elmira Suleymanova said at a meeting of the Public Union "Azerbaijani community of Nagorno-Karabakh" on June 5.
05 June 2009 [14:35]

Representative of Iran's Ayatollah refutes information about his interrogation in Azerbaijan

Representative of supreme leader of Iran in Azerbaijan denied information about his interrogation in the of National Security Ministry.
05 June 2009 [14:26]

Democratic party of Azerbaijan says not aware of conduction of forum by opposition

The Democratic Party of Azerbaijan has not received invitation from the parties, represented in the Union for Democracy in connection with participation in the forum of opposition, said chairman of the party Sardar Jalaloghlu.
05 June 2009 [14:17]

Chairman of Azerbaijani community of Nagorno-Karabakh re-elected

Head of the Shaki City Administration Bayram Safarov was re-elected chairman of the Azerbaijani community of Nagorno-Karabakh.
05 June 2009 [13:40]

Israeli ambassador to Azerbaijan says visit of Israeli president to Azerbaijan has nothing to do with Iran

Iran worries about the upcoming visit of Israeli president Schimon Perez to Azerbaijan in vain, said Israeli ambassador to Baku Artur Lenk, according to Interfax-Azerbaijan.
05 June 2009 [13:13]

US Ambassador Anne Derse ends diplomatic mission in Azerbaijan

US Ambassador to Azerbaijan Anne Derse will end her diplomatic mission in Azerbaijan this summer, head of the US Embassy Public Affairs Office Terry Davidson told APA.
05 June 2009 [13:10]

Baku Slavic University rector: Visit of Azerbaijani intellectuals to Nagorno Karabakh is a positive event

"I praise the visit of Azerbaijani intellectuals to Nagorno Karabakh and Armenian intellectuals to Azerbaijan.
05 June 2009 [12:54]

Elections in Nagorno-Karabakh are illegal: Azerbaijani community

The Azerbaijani Community of Nagorno-Karabakh considers the elections held in the occupied territories of Azerbaijan as illegal.
05 June 2009 [12:45]

Moscow believes Azerbaijan never to threaten stability in Russia: ambassador

Moscow believes that Baku will never threaten stability in Russia, Russian Ambassador to Azerbaijan Vladimir Dorokhin told an audience at the Azerbaijan President administration Strategic Studies Centre.
05 June 2009 [12:00]

Russia's role in regulation of Nagorno-Karabakh conflict is so efficient as it is demanded: ambassador

Russia's role in the process of settling the Armenian-Azerbaijani conflict over Nagorno-Karabakh is so efficient, as it demanded, Russian Ambassador to Azerbaijan Vladimir Dorokhin said.
05 June 2009 [11:58]

Azerbaijani community of Nagorno-Karabakh dissatisfied with OSCE MG's fruitless activity

The Azerbaijani community of Nagorno-Karabakh is dissatisfied with a fruitless activity of the OSCE Minsk Group.
05 June 2009 [11:45]

Reforming of Azerbaijani Nagorno-Karabakh community to increase efficiency of state policy: vice speaker

Vice Speaker of the Azerbaijani Parliament believes the Azerbaijani community of Nagorno-Karabakh to be reformed.
05 June 2009 [10:24]

Azerbaijani opposition party to take part in municipal elections

The Open Society Party will take part in municipal elections, said party chairman Akif Shahbazov.
05 June 2009 [10:11]

Legislation repealing Jackson-Vanik trade restrictions on Azerbaijan introduced to U.S. Congress

Chairman of the Subcommittee on Europe, a senior member of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, Congressman Robert Wexler and Co-Chair of the Congressional Azerbaijan Caucus, member of the House of Representatives Bill Shuster introduced legislation that would repeal Jackson-Vanik trade restrictions on Azerbaijan.
05 June 2009 [09:48]

Azerbaijan defies stereotypes: Official tells NPS, MIIS of Caspian Sea democracy

The US Monterey Herald has published Kevin Howe's article "Azerbaijan defies stereotypes: Official tells NPS, MIIS of Caspian Sea democracy", which reads:
05 June 2009 [09:33]

Armenian Foreign Ministry refutes information about possible meeting of Azerbaijani and Armenian FMs in Italy

Armenian and Azeri FMs are not going to meet in Italy on June 25, RA MFA Spokesman Tigran Balayan told a PanARMENIAN.Net correspondent. Turkish media, he said, disseminate misinformation on the issue.
05 June 2009 [08:46]

Azerbaijan President intends to discuss with Russia oil and gas cooperation and further development of relations

The President of Azerbaijan intends to discuss with Russia the oil and gas cooperation and further development of relations.
04 June 2009 [17:32]

Turkey’s State Minister: Turkey will not open the borders with Armenia unless Nagorno Karabakh conflict is solved

Turkey does not intend to open borders with Armenia unless Nagorno Karabakh conflict is solved, Turkey’s State Minister for Foreign Trade Zafer Caglayan told APA’s employee sent to Istanbul.
04 June 2009 [16:57]

Romania’s State Secretary for Strategic Affairs Bogdan Aurescu to pay working visit to Azerbaijan

The State Secretary for Strategic Affairs in the Romanian Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Bogdan Aurescu, will pay a visit to Baku on 8-11 June 2009, Romanian embassy in Azerbaijan told APA.
04 June 2009 [15:46]

Yeni Azerbaijan party holds zonal sessions

A zonal session of the organizations of the Karabakh region of the Yeni Azerbaijan party was held in Barda on June 4, according to the press service for the Yeni Azerbaijan party.
04 June 2009 [12:50]

Turkish general: Armenian side's obstinacy in the genocide issue has a poisonous effect

Azg newspaper reported that on May 31-June 3 Washington hosted an annual conference of the US-Turkish council of ATC, which has a 28 year history.
04 June 2009 [12:32]

We are willing to normalize ties with Armenia: Turkish FM

Turkish Foreign Minister Ahmad Davudoglu said a press conference in Washington that he wants Turkey-Armenia relations to be normalized, Cihan reported.
04 June 2009 [11:54]

US Embassy in Baku stresses importance of cooperation with Azerbaijan

The US Embassy in Baku understands a strategic importance of the United States' cooperation with Azerbaijan and hopes to see president Barack Obama in Baku soon," Head of the Public Relations Department of the US Embassy in Azerbaijan Terry Davidson told Trend News on June 4.
04 June 2009 [11:15]

Armenian expert: No considerable changes will occur in the resolution of the Karabakh conflict in the result of the meeting of presidents

No considerable changes are expected from the Sargsyan-Aliyev meeting in St.Petersburg, said chairman of the Politekonomiya research center Andranik Tevanyan.
04 June 2009 [10:49]

Turkish MP: Turkey ready to consider possible proposal on a role of the fourth co-chair in the OSCE Minsk Group

Day.Az interview with Mustafa Karaci, Turkish deputy from the ruling Justice and Development Party, the head of the parliamentary friendship group Turkey-Azerbaijan, who notes that Turkey could consider the proposal to join the OSCE Minsk Group, if such a proposal was received.
04 June 2009 [10:40]

Removing restrictions on public office term is Azerbaijani society's need: head of department

Removing restrictions on public office term is the need of the society, Head of the Azerbaijani Presidential Administration Public-Political Department Ali Hasanov told journalists on June 4.
04 June 2009 [10:21]

Azerbaijani authorities not allow interfering in country's interior affairs

Azerbaijan has never interfered in other countries' interior policies and will not allow anyone to interfere in its policy, Head of the Presidential Administration Public-Political Department Ali Hasanov told journalists on June 4.
04 June 2009 [09:58]

Armenian Armed Forces break ceasefire

On June 3, the Armenian Armed Forces opened fire at Azerbaijani troops in the nameless heights of the Gazakh region at 21:50-22:05.
04 June 2009 [09:55]

Azerbaijan expects concrete steps from European countries in regulating Internet-media: head of presidential administration department

Azerbaijan expects concrete steps from the European countries in regulating Internet-media, Head of the Public-Political Department of the Presidential Administration Ali Hasanov said at the conference on "Regulating Internet-media in Azerbaijan", organized by the Council of Europe (CE) and the Azerbaijan National Television and Radio Council.
04 June 2009 [09:53]

Aydinlar party chairman: Opposition not ready for joint participation in municipal elections

"A bloc of opposition parties might be established before municipal elections", said chairman of the Aydinlar party Gulamhuseyn Alibeyli.
04 June 2009 [09:02]

Armenian Foreign Ministry: Armenian side is constructive about the meeting of the presidents of Armenia and Azerbaijan

"Armenian side is constructive about the meeting of Presidents of Armenia and Azerbaijan Serzh Sargsyan and Ilham Aliyev to be held in terms of the international economic forum in St.Petersburg, said deputy Foreign Minister of Armenia Shavarsh Kocharyan.
03 June 2009 [16:32]

President of Azerbaijan receives Syrian FM

President of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev has received a delegation headed by Foreign Minister of Syria Valid Al-Muallem, according to the official website of the president of Azerbaijan.
03 June 2009 [15:21]

Azerbaijani parliament received draft law on lifting restriction imposed on election of Prosecutor General more than twice

Azerbaijani parliament received a draft law on lifting the restriction imposed on the election of Prosecutor General more than twice, the parliament told APA.
03 June 2009 [14:52]

Date of Israeli president's visit to Azerbaijan divulged

Israeli President Shimon Peres will visit Azerbaijan on June 28, Israeli Vice-Premier and Foreign Minister Avigdor Lieberman said at a news conference on June 3, ITAR-TASS reported.
03 June 2009 [14:50]

Low competence and strong complexes hamper Serzh Sargsyan's understanding of objective reality

The world is witnessing a geopolitical process of transition from globalization to localization, or the formation of local regions with their leading powers.
03 June 2009 [14:13]

Azerbaijani FM not sharing mediators' optimism about Karabakh conflict settlement

Azerbaijani FM Elmar Mamedyarov is not sharing the optimism of the OSCE MG co-chairs regarding soonest possible breakthrough in the Karabakh issue.
03 June 2009 [14:03]

Armenian analyst: Azerbaijanis' statements that negotiations were more pleasant under Kocharyan are positive

"No breakthrough decision will be adopted at tomorrow's meeting of Presidents of Armenia and Azerbaijan", said analyst Stepan Grigoryan today.
03 June 2009 [13:22]

FM: Baku to continue investigating information about illegal supplies of Russian military hardware to Armenia

Baku will continue investigating information of illegal supplies of Russian military hardware to Armenia in late 2008, said Azerbaijani FM Elmar Mamedyarov, according to Interfax-Azerbaijan.
03 June 2009 [13:15]

Azerbaijani FM surprised at Iran's statement: minister

Iran's statement on necessity to close the Israeli Embassy in Azerbaijan causes surprise, Azerbaijani Foreign Minister Elmar Mammadyarov said on June 3.
03 June 2009 [13:11]

Syria supports the territorial integrity of Azerbaijan: Syrian FM

Syria advocates equitable settlement of the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict, which will meet interests of the both sides, Syrian Foreign Minister Valid Al Muallim said in Baku.
03 June 2009 [12:10]

Armenians committed arson during monitoring on line of contact

Armenian Armed Forces committed arson in the occupied Yusifjanli village of Aghdam region, APA’s Karabakh bureau reports.
03 June 2009 [12:06]

Political scientist: Just before the meeting Armenia has turned out to be unable to accept the share of compromises the mediators recommended it to take

"My opinion about the contacts of presidents, despite the large number of meetings, has not changed", said political scientist Rasim Agayev, commenting on the upcoming St. Petersburg meeting of Presidents of Azerbaijan and Armenia.
03 June 2009 [11:52]

Armenian-captured sergeant of Azerbaijani Army writes letter to his family

Representatives of the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) in Khankendi visited sergeant of Azerbaijani Army Anar Khanbaba Hajiyev captured by Armenian Armed Forces on May 10, spokesperson for ICRC office in Azerbaijan Gulnaz Guliyeva told APA.
03 June 2009 [11:17]

Azerbaijani MP leaves for Albania as part of PACE pre-election mission

Member of the Parliament of Azerbaijan will leave for Albania in the composition of the pre-election mission of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe.
03 June 2009 [09:54]

Armenians use new weapons in the front line

Armenian armed forces have started to fire on the residential areas of Azerbaijan and positions of Azerbaijani Army with weapons not included in the modern military system.
03 June 2009 [09:50]

War expert: We should propagandize goodwill surrender among Armenians in the front line area

Azerbaijan should propagandize goodwill surrender among Armenians in the front line area, said chairman of the Union of reserve officers and military expert Yashar Cafarli, commenting on the goodwill passing of Armenian soldiers to the Azerbaijani territory.
03 June 2009 [09:33]

Armenians violate ceasefire in several regions

Armenian armed forces violated ceasefire again, according to the press service for the Defense Ministry of Azerbaijan.
03 June 2009 [09:28]

Azerbaijan's Foreign Ministry: Nalbandyan's words could have been true if not for the ethnic cleansing in the occupied lands, committed by Armenians"

Armenian occupant forces have destroyed most of the Muslim temples located in Nagorno-Karabakh and the occupied territories of Azerbaijan, said spokesman for the Foreign Ministry of Azerbaijan Elkhan Polukhov.
03 June 2009 [09:19]

British Premier sends letter to Azerbaijani President

Prime Minister of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland Gordon Brown has sent a letter to Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev to congratulate him on the opening of the 16th Oil and Gas exhibition and conference, according to AzerTac.
03 June 2009 [09:15]

President of Azerbaijan receives prince Andrew, Duke of York

President of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev received the Prince Andrew, Duke of York, according to AzerTac.
03 June 2009 [09:13]

St. Petersburg meeting of Presidents of Azerbaijan and Armenia to take place in usual format: U.S. co-chairman

St. Petersburg meeting of the Presidents of Azerbaijan and Armenia will take place in a usual format, the co-chairman of the OSCE Minsk Group Matthew Bryza said in Baku on June 2.