Politics

30 July 2008 [12:30]

US works to bring the level of cooperation with Azerbaijan in the democracy issues to the level of cooperation in the sphere of energy and security

Azerbaijan is a friend to the United States and both countries cooperate in several important spheres, said representative of US Department of State David Kraemer during the hearings on Azerbaijan in the Helsinki commission of the US congress.
30 July 2008 [12:06]

CIS to send missions to observe elections in Azerbaijan

CIS Executive Committee will send initial mission to Azerbaijan after the government invites CIS to observe the presidential elections, CIS Executive Committee told APA.
30 July 2008 [10:39]

Union for Democracy to nominate two candidates for presidential elections in Azerbaijan

The Union for Democracy is completing work for creation of a single election campaign team due to participation in the presidential elections of Azerbaijan, said chairman of the Classical Popular Front Party of Azerbaijan Mirmahmud Miralioghlu.
30 July 2008 [10:25]

Azerbaijan's former economic development minister transferred to Bail investigation facility

Former Economic Development Minister of Azerbaijan Farhad Aliyev was placed in Bail investigation facility No 1, said his defender Isakhan Ashurov.
30 July 2008 [09:58]

Azerbaijan's consul in Los Angeles Elin Suleymanov visits the Union of Women Journalists of Azerbaijan

Azerbaijan's consul general in Los Angeles Elin Sulemanov visited the Women's Media Watch of the Union of Women Journalists of Azerbaijan.
30 July 2008 [09:35]

Armenians violate ceasefire in five regions

Armenian armed forces locating in the occupied lands of Azerbaijan violated ceasefire on July 29 and 30.
30 July 2008 [09:23]

OSCE chairman special envoy discusses pre-election situation in Azerbaijan with representatives of political parties

Special Envoy of OSCE Chairman-in-Office, Ambassador Heikki Talvitie met with the representatives of several political parties in OSCE Office in Baku, chairman of the United Azerbaijan Popular Front Party Gudrat Hasanguliyev told APA.
30 July 2008 [08:57]

President of Azerbaijan offers throne day greetings to Moroccan King

President of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev extended greetings to Moroccan King Mohammed VI on the occasion of the Throne Day.
29 July 2008 [17:31]

Armenian political scientist Ara Papyan: "Armenia can challenge lawfulness of the construction of Baku-Tbilisi-Ceyhan pipeline and Baku-Tbilisi-Kars railroad"

Armenia remains the assignee of borders, fixed by US president Woodrow Wilson on November 22 of 1920, said Ara Papyan, head of the Modus Vivendi Center of Public Research and former Armenian ambassador to Canada, at a seminar in Yerevan on July 29.
29 July 2008 [16:24]

Former vice speaker of Armenian parliament: "The position, the powers have taken in the Nagorno Karabakh issue, creates concern"

The situation around Nagorno Karabakh conflict is not in Armenia's favor, said Ara Saakyan, former vice speaker of the Armenian parliament, supporting the National Movement, led by Levon Ter-Petrosyan, at a press conference on July 28.
29 July 2008 [15:58]

Court initiate proceedings on appeal of Azadlyg newspaper editor-in-chief against Bail investigation facility

The Sabail district court of Baku held a preliminary hearing on the claim, filed against Bail investigation facility No 1 today.
29 July 2008 [15:17]

President of Azerbaijan receives special representative of OSCE chairman-in-office

President of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev received a delegation, led by special representative of the OSCE chairman-in-office Heikki Talvitie, reports Day.Az with reference to the official website of the president.
29 July 2008 [14:44]

Election campaign starts in Azerbaijan

The Central Election Commission declared October 15 the day of presidential elections in official press on July 29, thus initiating the election campaign.
29 July 2008 [14:28]

President of Azerbaijan presents condolences to his Ukrainian counterpart

President of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev has sent a letter of condolence to Ukrainian President Viktor Yushchenko over natural disaster in Ukraine, Day.Az reports with reference to AzerTac.
29 July 2008 [13:55]

Armenian political scientist Ara Papyan: "Definition of borders in line with international law will give us new opportunities for the resolution of Nagorno Karabakh conflict"

Definition of Armenian borders should be based on the international, but not the Soviet law, considers head of the Center of Scientific and Public Researches Modus Vivendi, former Armenian ambassador to Canada Ara Papyan.
29 July 2008 [13:31]

Human rights activist Saadat Bananyarli: "The whole world watches the fate of the journalists, arrested in Azerbaijan, and demands their release"

The pre-election situation is not felt in Azerbaijan, said chairman of the Azerbaijani affiliate of the international society on human rights protection Saadat Bananyarli at a joint press conference of human rights organizations leaders.
29 July 2008 [12:37]

Azerbaijani Foreign Minister receives special representative of OSCE chairman

Heikki Talvitie, special representative of the OSCE chairman-in-office, visiting Baku, had a meeting with Azerbaijan's Foreign Minister Elmar Mamedyarov.
29 July 2008 [12:12]

Avaz Temirkhan: "It is senseless to appeal to any instances with request to allocate an office to us"

The Liberal Party of Azerbaijan is not able to hold a session as it has no due space to organize it, said acting chairman of the party Avaz Temirkhan.
29 July 2008 [11:33]

Rasim Musabeyov: "The ruling elite has colossal financial means, complete monopoly on electronic mass media and administrative resources"

Novosti-Azerbaijan interview with famous political scientist Rasim Musabeyov.
29 July 2008 [11:15]

Special representative of OSCE Chairman-in-Office arrives in Azerbaijan

Ambassador Heikki Talvitie, OSCE Chairman-in-Office Special Envoy arrived in Azerbaijan at night, APA reports.
29 July 2008 [10:56]

Fazil Qazanfaroghlu: "Our party may support other candidacy at the presidential elections of Azerbaijan"

"The state does not pay too much attention to the activity of political parties of Azerbaijan", said Great Creation party chairman Fazil Qazanfaroghlu.
29 July 2008 [10:35]

Armenian Defense Minister: "Nagorno Karabakh issue has already been settled by force"

Armenian Defense Minister announced that Nagorno Karabakh issue should be settled diplomatically.
29 July 2008 [10:24]

Armenians violate ceasefire in three regions

Armenian armed forces locating in the occupied lands of Azerbaijan violated ceasefire on July 28.
29 July 2008 [10:03]

Musavat party ready to conduct unsanctioned picket

The meeting committee of the Musavat party was instructed to hold a picket, scheduled for August 2, during a session of the party Divan.
29 July 2008 [09:08]

EU special representative on South Caucasus to visit Azerbaijan

EU Special Representative on South Caucasus Peter Semneby will be visiting Azerbaijan on July 31-August 2, says the announcement of the European Commission representative in Baku, according to Interfax-Azerbaijan.
29 July 2008 [09:02]

President of Azerbaijan extends condolences to Turkish counterpart over terrorist acts in Istanbul

President of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev sent a letter of condolences to his Turkish counterpart Abdullah Gul over the terrorist acts, committed in Istanbul.
28 July 2008 [17:42]

Rasul Quliyev: "Provocation is prepared against me" - UPDATED

The Day.Az news agency has received a call from former speaker of Azerbaijani Parliament Rasul Quliyev who refuted information according to which he wrote the book "Contemporary Ali Baba and forty CIA agents".
28 July 2008 [17:06]

Anne Derse: "The United States supports not political powers, but democratic processes in Azerbaijan"

During her visit to country's South. US ambassador Anne Derse spoke of the future presidential elections in Azerbaijan.
28 July 2008 [16:50]

Georgy Vanyan: "Resolution of the conflict with Azerbaijan is a vital and top priority issue for Armenia"

Settlement of the Karabakh conflict is a real, not cosmetic resolution of the Armenian-Azerbaijani relations and it can not be subjugated to the use of the third factors, said chairman Caucasus Center of Peacekeeping Initiatives Georgy Vanyan in his interview to Day.Az.
28 July 2008 [16:13]

Head of PACE Subcommittee on Nagorno Karabakh dies

Former Scottish Liberal leader Lord Russell-Johnston has died in Paris at the age of 75.
28 July 2008 [15:58]

Anne Derse: "US policy is aimed at ensuring numerous partners in the sphere of energy and different oil transportation channels"

US ambassador to Azerbaijan Anne Derse spoke of cooperation between the two countries in the energy sector.
28 July 2008 [15:21]

Date of presidential elections defined in Azerbaijan

The Central Election Commission of Azerbaijan held a session to decide about conduction of presidential elections in the country.
28 July 2008 [14:50]

Azerbaijan's Democratic Elections Center to coordinate its activity in the threshold of presidential elections in Azerbaijan

The Center of Democratic Elections, functioning in Azerbaijan, will adopt a plan due to participation in the presidential elections, said chairman of the Green Party of Azerbaijan Mais Gulaliyev.
28 July 2008 [12:55]

USAID to assign $6-7 mln for democratic development in Azerbaijan

"We would like to implement a number of projects in Azerbaijan and we work in this direction", said USAID assistant director on Europe and Asia Ken Yamashita.
28 July 2008 [12:31]

World Azerbaijanis Congress to open representative office in Georgia

The World Azerbaijanis Congress will open its representative office in Georgia by the end of this year, said a source from the Congress, according to Interfax-Azerbaijan.
28 July 2008 [12:27]

Latvian Foreign Minister to visit Azerbaijan

New Foreign minister of Latvia Maris Ritsktins will pay an official visit to Azerbaijan in September-October of this year, said consul of Latvian embassy to Azerbaijan Martsis Maxims.
28 July 2008 [11:42]

Sabir Rustamkhanly not to take part in presidential elections in Azerbaijan

The Civil Solidarity Party, functioning in Azerbaijan, decided about the form of participation in the presidential elections at the session of Supreme Medjlis.
28 July 2008 [11:26]

Another bigger monetary transfer system MoneyGram supports separatists of Nagorno Karabakh - PHOTO

Two banks, illegally functioning in Khankendi - Artsakhbank and ArmEconomBank are cooperating with the world's bigger monetary transfer system MoneyGram, according to the website of the system.
28 July 2008 [10:15]

Zurab Todua: "Nagorno Karabakh is too expensive for Armenia"

Day.Az interview with famous Russian political scientist Zurab Todua.
28 July 2008 [10:07]

Azerbaijani journalists visit Upper Abkhazia

Officials of the Autonomous Republic of Abkhazia allowed to Russia, Azerbaijani and Estonian journalists to visit Upper Abkhazia.
28 July 2008 [09:54]

Armenians violate ceasefire in four regions

Armenian armed forces locating in the occupied lands of Azerbaijan violated ceasefire on July 27 and 28 again.
28 July 2008 [09:30]

US ambassador to Azerbaijan visit Azerbaijan's South - UPDATED

US ambassador to Azerbaijan Anne Derse is visiting country's South.
28 July 2008 [09:09]

Azerbaijan's Green Party confirms calendar plan due to participation in the presidential elections

The Green Party of Azerbaijan has ratified a calendar plan due to participation with its candidate in the upcoming presidential elections, said party chairman Mais Gulaliyev.
26 July 2008 [11:14]

Qudrat Hasanquliyev: "Not only people but also powers would benefit from strong opposition"

"Azerbaijani opposition may unite on the basis of several factors in current conditions", said chairman of the Azerbaijan Single Popular Front Party, MP Qudrat Hasanquliyev.
26 July 2008 [10:06]

Arif Hajili: "Azerbaijani officials can not leave Musavat party without office"

"We hope the Musavat party will not have problems with the office in the near future", said chairman of the Musavat opposition party Arif Hajili, commenting on the party's moving to another office, due to the completion of the term of rent and replacement of the building owner.
26 July 2008 [09:58]

Armenians violate ceasefire in four regions

Armenian armed forces locating in the occupied lands of Azerbaijan violated ceasefire on July 25 and 26 again.
26 July 2008 [09:46]

Armenian parliamentarian: "Azerbaijan tries to prove that there are parallels of violence between the Balkans and Nagorno Karabakh"

"Armenia signed the Roman statute, but did not ratify it, which means that it is not the territory, falling within the scope of the Hague tribunal", said member of the Armenian Republican party, Armenian parliamentary Armen Ashotyan on July 25.
26 July 2008 [09:26]

All-Armenian Catholicos accuses Sheikh-ul-Islam of Caucasus of "bellicose statements"

"Decrease of tensions in Armenia is expected by everyone", said All-Armenia Catholicos Garegin the Second at the meeting with PACE chairman Luis Maria de Puig, according to the press chancellery of the Saint Echmiadzin.
26 July 2008 [09:07]

President of Azerbaijan congratulates his Maldivian counterpart on Independence Day

President of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev sent a message of congratulation to President of Maldives Maumoon Abdul Gayoom on country’s national holiday - the Independence Day.
25 July 2008 [17:26]

Sabine Freizer: "I hope that presidential elections will be held much better than previous ones in Azerbaijan"

"I hope that presidential elections will be held much better than previous ones in Azerbaijan," Sabine Freizer, Europe Program Director of International Crisis group told APA.
25 July 2008 [17:15]

Supporter of Democratic Party, speaking against sale of Martyrs' Alley territory, arrested in Imishli

Officials of the Imishli region police station arrested retiree lieutenant-colonel Qabil Shirinov.
25 July 2008 [15:44]

Center of Democratic Elections concerned with pre-election situation in Azerbaijan

The Center of Democratic Elections, functioning in Azerbaijan, held a session, according to Azadlyg party chairman Ahmed Oruj.
25 July 2008 [11:55]

Uzbek President to visit Azerbaijan

Uzbek President Islam Karimov will pay an official visit to Azerbaijan in September, 2008, Ismatulla Irgashev, Uzbek Ambassador to Azerbaijan told APA.
25 July 2008 [11:43]

Hasan Kerimov: "The activists of the Azerbaijan Popular Front Party are not allowed to hold conferences in the regions"

Azerbaijan's Popular Front Party can not appoint the date for session conduction, said deputy chairman of the party Hasan Kerimov.
25 July 2008 [11:17]

Special representative of the OSCE chairman-in-office to arrive in Azerbaijan

Special representative of the OSCE chairman-in-office, ambassador Heiki Talvitie will arrive in Azerbaijan on July 29, said a source from the OSCE Baku office.
25 July 2008 [11:11]

Qudrat Hasanquliyev: "Nomination of a single candidate from Azerbaijani opposition is not ruled out"

"Talks between opposition leaders on nomination of a single candidate will finish after presidential campaign starts", said chairman of the Single Popular Front Party of Azerbaijan, MP Qudrat Hasanquliyev.
25 July 2008 [10:27]

PACE chairman: "PACE is ready to assist to resolution of Nagorno Karabakh conflict in the framework of its mission"

PACE is ready to assist to resolution of Nagorno Karabakh conflict in the framework of its mission and activity principles, said PACE chairman Luis Maria de Puig at the meeting with Armenian parliament speaker Tigran Torosyan.
25 July 2008 [10:08]

Armenians violate ceasefire in four regions

Armenian armed forces locating in the occupied lands of Azerbaijan violated ceasefire on July 24 and 25 again.
24 July 2008 [17:15]

Georgian Deputy Foreign Minister receives Azerbaijani ambassador

Georgian deputy Foreign Minister Grigol Vashadze received ambassador extraordinary and plenipotentiary of Azerbaijan to Georgia Namiq Aliyev Thursday.
24 July 2008 [17:05]

Meeting of the work group on Caspian status determination put off

The next session of a special work group for definition of the legal status of the Caspian Sea, to be held in Baku on July 23-24, has been put off, reports the press service for the Foreign Ministry of Azerbaijan.
24 July 2008 [16:40]

Yeni Azerbaijan party discusses preparations to the session

The Yeni Azerbaijan party has held a meeting with participation of the chairmen of regional organizations to discuss preparations to the session, said executive secretary of the party Mubariz Gurbanly.
24 July 2008 [15:45]

Four political parties of Azerbaijan not determined to expand their structure

A session of four opposition party of Azerbaijan was held, according to spokesman of the party for press and agitation Ali Orujev.
24 July 2008 [14:27]

Fazail Aghamaly: "Radical opposition is to be blamed for the absence of political competition in Azerbaijan"

"Only one factor can unite opposition - defeat in the presidential elections", said Ana Veten party chairman Fazail Aghamaly.