Politics

29 October 2008 [11:20]

Farhad Aliyev feels worse

Defender Isakhan Ashurov met yesterday the former economic development minister of Azerbaijan Farhad Aliyev in penitentiary facility No 2.
29 October 2008 [10:44]

Adalyat party not to join any political bloc

There are currently no prospects for cooperation with any party in the framework of a single political bloc, said deputy chairman of the Adalyat party Elkhan Shukurlu.
29 October 2008 [10:39]

Armenians violate ceasefire in three regions

Armenian armed forces locating in the occupied lands of Azerbaijan violated ceasefire on October 28.
29 October 2008 [10:18]

Occupation of Zengilan region by Armenians turns 15

15 years have passed since the day of occupation of the Zengilan region of Azerbaijan by Armenians.
28 October 2008 [18:26]

Popular Front Party of Azerbaijan planning to hold regional conference in the flat of one of the activists

"We do not want the confiscation of the office of the Musavat party in Lenkoran", said deputy chairman of the Popular Front Party of Azerbaijan Hasan Kerimov.
28 October 2008 [16:20]

Defense Ministry of Azerbaijan gets information about capturing of Azerbaijani soldier by Armenians from mass media

Unfortunately, the Defense Ministry of Azerbaijan does not have information about their soldiers and gets it from mass media, said deputy Aynur Guliyeva at a session today.
28 October 2008 [15:36]

French ambassador to Armenia: "OSCE Minsk group remains the key format of the resolution of Nagorno Karabakh conflict"

"The OSCE Minsk Group remains the format of the resolution of the Karabakh conflict", said French ambassador to Armenia Serzh Smessov.
28 October 2008 [15:13]

Gudrat Hasanquliyev: "The Azerbaijani parliament should consider issue of Ukrainian Holodomor"

Ukraine is a strategic partner of Azerbaijan and we can not stay indifferent to the issue of Holodomor, which occurred there in the 1930s, said deputy Gudrat Hasanquliyev at a plenary session of Milli Medjlis.
28 October 2008 [14:30]

Turkish ambassador to Azerbaijan: "Turkey will open borders with Armenia after the latter withdraws its armed forces from the occupied lands of Azerbaijan"

Turkey will open borders with Armenia after the latter withdraws its armed forces from the occupied lands of Azerbaijan, said Turkish ambassador to Azerbaijan Hulusi Kilic, according to Novosti-Azerbaijan.
28 October 2008 [14:14]

Rasim Aghayev: "If Serzh Sargsyan agrees to return the occupied lands to Azerbaijan, Russia will have to ensure his security"

Day.Az interview with famous political scientist Rasim Aghayev.
28 October 2008 [13:16]

Azadlyg party to appeal to Ilham Aliyev due to the non-allocation of head office

The Azadlyg party has not yet settled the problem with the head office, said party chairman Ahmed Oruj.
28 October 2008 [12:19]

Russian embassy to Azerbaijan: "The mistake made by the MAIL.RU website is disgraceful for it"

Day.Az has contacted the Russian embassy to Azerbaijan for official comments regarding the "mistake" made on the MAIL.RU website on which Nagorno Karabakh is called Artsakh and fixed as part of Armenia.
28 October 2008 [11:56]

Azerbaijan and Zimbabwe establish diplomatic relations

Diplomatic relations have been established between Azerbaijan and Zimbabwe.
28 October 2008 [11:30]

MAIL.RU playing a smeary game with Azerbaijan - PHOTO

Armenian officials of one of the biggest Internet portals of Russia MAIL.RU, staking on the good neighbor relations between Russia and Azerbaijan, decided to play a smeary game with our country.
28 October 2008 [10:58]

Hafiz Hajiyev: "There are many educated people in Azerbaijan, who may constitute for the new presidential team"

"No one may interfere with the formation of the new team by the president," said former presidential candidate and chairman of the Muasir Musavat party Hafiz Hajiyev.
28 October 2008 [10:37]

Armenians violate ceasefire again

Armenian armed forces locating in the occupied lands of Azerbaijan violated ceasefire on October 28.
28 October 2008 [10:29]

Musavat party demands to investigate causes of death of activist of the national movement of Iranian Azerbaijan

The Musavat party has adopted a statement, connected with the mysterious death of the activist of the national movement of Iranian Azerbaijan Gulamrza Emani.
28 October 2008 [10:19]

President of Azerbaijan to attend a conference on Holodomor in Ukraine

The presidents of Azerbaijan, Georgia, Poland and Baltic states will attend an international forum on the 75th anniversary of Holodomor in Ukraine.
28 October 2008 [10:12]

George Bush congratulates President of Azerbaijan

US President George Bush has sent a letter of congratulation to President of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev.
28 October 2008 [09:58]

Former presidential candidates Hafiz Hajiyev and Fuad Aliyev discuss prospects of creation of a coalition

Chairman of the Muasir Musavat Party Hafiz Hajiyev and chairman of the Liberal-Democratic Party of Azerbaijan Fuad Aliyev held a meeting on Monday, according to Hafiz Hajiyev.
27 October 2008 [18:30]

Serzh Sargsyan: "Armenian army today is more battle-worthy than it was yesterday"

"Armenian army today is more battle-worthy than it was yesterday and yesterday it was more effective than the day before yesterday", said Armenian President Serzh Sargsyan.
27 October 2008 [18:11]

Democratic Party of Azerbaijan: "International organizations must recognize Armenia as an aggressor"

"The Democratic Party of Azerbaijan held its regular session on Monday, reports Day.Az with reference to the press service for the party.
27 October 2008 [17:59]

Parliamentary delegation of German to arrive in Azerbaijan

The German parliamentary delegation led by deputy Renate Blanc will arrive in Azerbaijan on October 29, reported the press service for the German embassy to Azerbaijan.
27 October 2008 [17:52]

Musavat party to hold session of Medjlis

The Divan of the Musavat party held its regular session on Monday, said head of the central office of the Party Arif Hajili.
27 October 2008 [17:46]

Azerbaijan National Independence Party files a claim to the European Court of Human Rights due to imprisonment of its activist

The National Independence Party of Azerbaijan has filed a claim to the European court of Human Rights due to the imprisonment of its activist Musa Rahimov for five years, reports Day.Az with reference to the press service for the party.
27 October 2008 [17:22]

Panakh Huseyn: "Military trainings, held in the occupied lands of Azerbaijan, prove that Armenians are not interested in the peaceful resolution of the conflict"

I regard the trainings in Nagorno Karabakh just as one of the many actions, held by occupants in the occupied Azerbaijani lands, said member of the parliamentary commission on defense and security Panakh Huseyn.
27 October 2008 [17:06]

State Fund of Social Protection of Azerbaijan to create single database

The Azerbaijan State Fund of Social Protection is creating a single database.
27 October 2008 [15:27]

Union "For Democracy" concerned with the state of Azerbaijanis in Iran

The Union "For Democracy" held its session Monday, said head of the Azadlyg party Ahmed Oruj.
27 October 2008 [13:37]

Civil Solidarity Party preparing for municipal elections

The Civil Solidarity Party has prepared a plan of actions due to participation in the municipal elections in Azerbaijan, said head of the party administration Samir Asadli.
27 October 2008 [12:22]

Vahdat party eager to be represented in Azerbaijani powers

Vahdat party requests from the authorities to give it a right to be represented in powers, said party chairman Tahir Kerimli.
27 October 2008 [11:04]

Armenians violate ceasefire in three regions

Armenian armed forces locating in the occupied lands of Azerbaijan violated ceasefire on October 26.
27 October 2008 [10:37]

Abdullah Gul: "We want to develop our relations with Armenia"

Turkish President Abdullah Gul said his country wants to develop relations with Armenia.
25 October 2008 [13:04]

Umid party not to join any political bloc

The Umid party intends to continue its activity independently, without joining any political bloc, said deputy chairman of the party Anver Aghazade.
25 October 2008 [12:16]

Armenian armed forces hold trainings in Azerbaijani occupied lands

The Armenian Armed Forces, locating in the occupied lands of Azerbaijan, have been holding the military trainings beginning from 11:00 today.
25 October 2008 [11:28]

National Independence Party to appeal to Azerbaijani state structures for allocation of place for holding a session

The Azerbaijan National Independence Party has carried all necessary works due to the conduction of the urgent party session, said party spokesman Ali Orujev.
25 October 2008 [11:14]

Armenian diplomat: "Despite existence of statehood, Azerbaijan is still perceived in Ankara as Turkey's province"

"In order to realize the essence of the Armenian-Turkish relations, it is necessary to understand the Russian-Turkish ones", said Hamlet Arutyunyan, deputy of the faction of the Republic Party of Armenia.
25 October 2008 [10:42]

Armenians violate ceasefire in two regions

Armenian armed forces locating in the occupied lands of Azerbaijan violated ceasefire on October 24.
25 October 2008 [10:31]

Chairman of Azerbaijani Communist Party: "We do not intend to change our political course"

"The Communist Party of Azerbaijan can be attributed to the parties, which support a constructive position", said chairman of the Communist Party of Azerbaijan Rauf Gurbanov.
25 October 2008 [10:09]

Alexei Vlasov: "Stability and succession of the course including multi-direction and pragmatism are the main advantages of the working President of Azerbaijan"

Day.Az interview with Alexei Vlasov, Russian political scientist, general director of the information and analytical center of study of sociopolitical processes in the post-Soviet area.
25 October 2008 [09:04]

EU studies possible construction of Tbilisi-Yerevan railroad via Azerbaijan

The European Union is launching a program aimed at the exploration and feasibility study of the Tbilisi-Yerevan railroad in the framework of the TRASECA program.
24 October 2008 [17:40]

Hafiz Hajiyev: "The bullying in the armed forces of Azerbaijan is profitable for corrupted officials"

"There are some groupings within the armed forces of Azerbaijan, which regulate the situation in the armed forces", said chairman of the Muasir Musavat party Hafiz Hajiyev.
24 October 2008 [16:37]

President of Azerbaijan: "Karabakh will never be independent, Azerbaijan will never recognize it. Neither in five, ten nor in twenty years. Never"

President of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev thanked the Azerbaijani people for his re-election during his inauguration ceremony in Baku Friday.
24 October 2008 [15:05]

Armenian Foreign Minister: "Turkey’s final goal is the normalization of its relations with Armenia, as well as the relations between Azerbaijan and Armenia"

Armenia is optimistic about Turkish-Armenian relations, RA Foreign Minister Edward Nalbandian said on Thursday.
24 October 2008 [13:49]

Azerbaijani consul general to Los Angeles meets with mayor of Denver

Azerbaijani consul general to Los Angeles Elin Suleymanov and vise-consul Elshan Baloghlanov visited the capital of Colorado Denver, said sources from the Azerbaijani consulate general in Los Angeles.
24 October 2008 [13:23]

Umid party to hold zonal sessions in Azerbaijani regions

On November 1 the Umid party will start holding zonal sessions in the regions of Azerbaijan, said deputy chairman of the party Anver Aghazade.
24 October 2008 [13:05]

Inauguration of President of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev held

The inauguration of President of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev was held at Heydar Aliyev's palace, reports Day.Az with reference to AzerTac.
24 October 2008 [11:29]

Ayaz Mutallibov: "Do not play me for fool!"

Day.Az interview with first president of Azerbaijan and co-chair of the Social-Democratic Party of Azerbaijan Ayaz Mutallibov.
24 October 2008 [10:39]

Ali Kerimli: "Five Azerbaijani parties will be represented in the Center of Cooperation of Opposition"

"The parties, represented in the Center of Cooperation of Opposition, are defining prospects for continuation of cooperation", said chairman of the popular Front Party of Azerbaijan Ali Kerimli.
24 October 2008 [10:26]

Azerbaijan's Central Election Commission voices regret over EU position

On October 21, the Embassy of the French Republic in Baku, on behalf of the Presidency of the European Union, issued a statement on the October 15 Presidential election in the Republic of Azerbaijan.
24 October 2008 [10:16]

Stepan Grigoryan: "Russia can cede a part of its territory to Azerbaijan, without using NKR as token coin"

The events that followed Kosovo's proclamation of independence and deployment of EU peacekeepers in Georgia will affect the Nagorno Karabakh settlement process, Armenian expert Stepan Grigoryan said.
24 October 2008 [10:14]

Armenians violate ceasefire in two regions

Armenian armed forces locating in the occupied lands of Azerbaijan violated ceasefire on October 23 and 24.
24 October 2008 [10:05]

Armenian political scientist Sergey Minasyan: "The meeting of the Presidents of Armenia, Azerbaijan and Russia will not yield serious results"

The trilateral meeting of the Presidents of Armenia, Azerbaijan and Russia on the Karabakh conflict, will not yield serious results", said Sergey Minasyan, chief of Department of Political Studies of the Caucasus Institute.
24 October 2008 [09:11]

Russian State Duma: "Medvedev's visit to Armenia aimed at getting back to the temporarily postponed problems of Karabakh settlement"

"The Karabakh problem has been partially frozen for a long period of time", said Konstantin Zatulin, first deputy of the committee of the State Duma for CIS affairs and contacts with compatriots and director of the Institute of CIS states.
23 October 2008 [16:47]

Russian expert Vladimir Zakharov: "Talks between three presidents must be launched, if no, it would mean the suspension of the process"

"Russia has been in time to intercept the initiative for the resolution of the Karabakh problem", considers Vladimir Zakharov, head of the Center of Caucasus Studies of MGIMO.