Politics

23 January 2009 [11:03]

OSCE monitoring to be held on contact line of Azerbaijani and Armenian armed forces

OSCE is planning to hold a monitoring on the contact front line of the Azerbaijani and Armenian armed forces on January 27, said spokesman for Azerbaijani Defense Ministry Eldar Sabiroghlu.
23 January 2009 [10:16]

Mazahir Panakhov: "Some initiative groups collect signatures under pretense of returning bank deposits"

The chairman of the Central Election Commission Mazahir Panakhov appealed to voters.
22 January 2009 [17:58]

Russian expert: "For Israel to recognize Armenian Genocide means to equate it with Holocaust"

Israel can recognize the Armenian Genocide only if outraged by Turkey, a Russian expert said.
22 January 2009 [17:15]

CEC registers initiative group of Yeni Azerbaijan party

The Central Election Commission of Azerbaijan registered an initiative group "Yeni Azerbaijan" created by the ruling party as an agitation group.
22 January 2009 [16:58]

Mehti Mehtiyev: "Supplies of Russian military hardware to Armenia really took place"

"As is known, there is no smoke without fire that the supplies of Russian military hardware in the amount of $800,000,000 to Armenia, spoken of by Azerbaijani mass media, really took place", said famous military expert Mehti Mehtiyev.
22 January 2009 [16:26]

Bulgarian President ends his working visit to Azerbaijan

Bulgarian President Georgi Pyranov ended his one-day working visit to Azerbaijan, reports AzerTac.
22 January 2009 [15:27]

Latif Gandilov: "Today the West is paying attention to the countries, which may lay a foundation for the Nabucco project"

Today the West is paying attention to the countries, which may lay a foundation for the Nabucco project, said Azerbaijani ambassador extraordinary and plenipotentiary in Kazakhstan Latif Gandilov, speaking about energy hopes of the West.
22 January 2009 [14:55]

President of Azerbaijan holds one-on-one meeting with Bulgarian counterpart

President of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev held a one-on-one meeting with Bulgarian counterpart Georgi Pyrvanov in Baku, reports Day.Az with reference to the official website of the Azerbaijani President.
22 January 2009 [13:16]

Bulgarian President arrives in Azerbaijan

Bulgarian President Georgi Pyrvanov has arrived on a one-day visit to Azerbaijan, according to AzerTac.
22 January 2009 [13:01]

USA to supply military cargoes to Afghanistan via Georgia and Azerbaijan

The United States have worked out a new transport route for supply of arms and other cargo, according to Associated Press.
22 January 2009 [11:08]

Armenians violate ceasefire in three regions

Armenian armed forces locating in the occupied lands of Azerbaijan violated ceasefire on January 22.
22 January 2009 [11:00]

Armenian Foreign Ministry: "OSCE MG co-chairs have not presented amendments to the basic principles of the Karabakh conflict resolution to Armenia"

Armenian Foreign Minister Edward Nalbandyan has refuted statement of his Azerbaijani counterpart that the OSCE MG co-chairs have presented amendments to the basic principles of the Karabakh conflict resolution to Armenia and Azerbaijan.
22 January 2009 [10:18]

Russian Foreign Ministry refutes information about supplies of Russian military hardware of total of $800 mln to Armenia

The Russian Foreign Ministry refuted information in Azerbaijani mass medias about alleged supplies of Russian military hardware to Armenia in 2008, reports Day.Az with reference to Newsru.com.
22 January 2009 [09:45]

Armenian FM ready to meet his Azerbaijani counterpart

Armenian Foreign Minister Edward Nalbandyan agreed to meet his Azerbaijani counterpart Elmar Mamedyarov.
21 January 2009 [18:38]

Democratic Party of Azerbaijan urges to review decision about holding a referendum

The Democratic Party of Azerbaijan urges to review the decision about holding a referendum due to introduction of amendments to the Constitution, reports Day.Az with reference to the press service for the party.
21 January 2009 [18:23]

Mubariz Ahmedoghlu: "I do not think that US President Barack Obama will call 1915 events in Osman Turkey as an "Armenian genocide"

"I do not think that US President Barack Obama will call 1915 events in Osman Turkey as the "Armenian genocide", considers Mubariz Ahmedoghlu, head of the Center of Political Innovations and Technologies.
21 January 2009 [17:50]

Representative of Azerbaijan becomes deputy chairman of UN disarmament commission

First secretary of the standing representative office of Azerbaijan under UN Oqtay Ismailzade has been elected deputy chairman of the UN disarmament commission, said the press service for the Azerbaijani Foreign Ministry.
21 January 2009 [17:20]

Elmar Mamedyarov: "The visit of Bulgarian President to Azerbaijan is mainly connected with the gas conflict between Russia and Ukraine"

The recent gas conflict between Russia and Ukraine made some European states search ways of getting gas from other sources, said Azerbaijani Foreign Minister Elmar Mamedyarov.
21 January 2009 [16:53]

Elmar Mamedyarov: "Azerbaijan and EU are working at draft agreements in the framework of European partnership program"

There is a plan to sign several agreements, currently elaborated between Azerbaijan and EU in the framework of the Eastern Partnership program, said Azerbaijani Foreign Ministry Elmar Mamedyarov.
21 January 2009 [16:36]

Vahdat party not to create separate initiative group on referendum

Vahdat party will not create a separate initiative group due to conduction of a referendum on amendments to the Azerbaijani Constitution, said party chairman Tahir Kerimli.
21 January 2009 [16:17]

President of Azerbaijan receives EU commissioner on external ties

President of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev has received a delegation led by EU commissioner on external ties and European Neighborhood Policy Benita Ferrero-Waldner, reports AzerTac.
21 January 2009 [16:04]

Elmar Mamedyarov: "Currently we are working at the elaborated proposals of the Minsk Group co-chairs, made in Helsinki"

During the latest meeting of the Foreign Ministers of Azerbaijan and Armenia in Helsinki, the OSCE Minsk Group co-chairs specified proposals on the basis of Madrid principles, said Foreign Minister of Azerbaijan Elmar Mamedyarov.
21 January 2009 [13:51]

Unsanctioned protest against closure of foreign radio stations dispersed in Baku

An attempt of the Musavat party youth organization to hold an unsanctioned protest in front of the National Television and Radio Council was dispersed in Baku on January 21, said deputy chairman of the youth organization Ahad Mamedli.
21 January 2009 [13:26]

Azerbaijani FM receives EU commissioner on external ties

Azerbaijani FM Elmar Mamedyarov met Benita Ferrero-Waldner, EU commissioner on external ties and European neighborhood policy in Baku.
21 January 2009 [12:46]

Russian expert: "Unleashing new war for Karabakh to fully discredit Russia's policy in South Caucasus"

Unleashing new war for Karabakh will fully discredit Russia's policy in the South Caucasus, Aleksey Yegorov, an expert of the Russian Strategic Culture Foundation, told ArmInfo.
21 January 2009 [12:42]

Azerbaijani and Armenian Foreign Ministers to meet in Switzerland

Foreign Ministers of Armenia and Azerbaijan will meet in Switzerland before the meeting of the presidents of Azerbaijan and Armenia in Switzerland, said Azerbaijani Foreign Minister Elmar Mamedyarov.
21 January 2009 [11:59]

Benita Ferrero-Waldner: "I will express my serious concern about closure of foreign radio stations in Azerbaijan"

At the meetings in Baku I will express my serious concern about closure of foreign radio stations in Azerbaijan, said Benita Ferrero-Waldner, EU commissioner on external ties and European neighborhood policy.
21 January 2009 [11:45]

Armenian President also agrees to meet Azerbaijani counterpart in Davos

OSCE MG co-chairs reached an agreement to organize a meeting between the Presidents of Armenia and Azerbaijan in the nearest future, reports the press service for the Armenian President.
21 January 2009 [11:37]

Armenians violate ceasefire in three regions

Armenian armed forces locating in the occupied lands of Azerbaijan violated ceasefire on January 20.
21 January 2009 [11:27]

Benita Ferrero-Waldner: "I have come to suggest Eastern Partnership program to Azerbaijan"

"I have come to Azerbaijan to suggest Eastern Partnership program to your country", said Benita Ferrero-Waldner, EU commissioner on external ties and European neighborhood policy.
21 January 2009 [11:10]

Paul Gauble: "Moscow, Yerevan and Tehran are interested in existence of the Karabakh conflict"

Day.Az interview with famous US political scientist Paul Gauble.
21 January 2009 [10:58]

OSCE Minsk Group co-chairmen not to visit Nagorno Karabakh

OSCE Minsk Group co-chairmen will not visit Nagorno Karabakh, as it was scheduled earlier, within the frames of their present visit to the region.
21 January 2009 [10:51]

Armenian FM meets with OSCE MG co-chairs

Armenian Foreign Minister Edward Nalbandian and the Co-chairs of the OSCE Minsk Group, Ambassador Yuri Merzlyakov of Russia, Ambassador Matthew Bryza of the United States and Ambassador Ber Fassier of France, have completed their meeting in Yerevan.
21 January 2009 [09:59]

Yuri Merzlyakov: "President of Azerbaijan agreed to meet with Armenian President in Davos"

Presidents of Azerbaijan and Armenia may meet in Davos in the framework of the economic forum, said Russian co-chair of the OSCE Minsk Group Yuri Merzlyakov, who was paying an official visit to Azerbaijan.
21 January 2009 [09:49]

The military balance of Nagorno Karabakh

By Alexander Jackson, Caucasian Review of International Affairs (www.cria-online.org), January 19, 2009.
20 January 2009 [00:07]

Azerbaijan mourns Black January Martyrs

On January 20, people of Azerbaijan commemorate a tragedy, which became a turning point in the nation's struggle for independence from the former Soviet Union and one of the most tragic events in its recent history.
19 January 2009 [18:30]

Gudrat Hasanquliyev's party decides about form of participation in referendum on amendments to Azerbaijani Constitution

"I support the initiative of holding a referendum in Azerbaijan about introduction of amendments to the Constitution", said chairman of the United Popular Front Party of Azerbaijan Gudrat Hasanquliyev.
19 January 2009 [16:52]

Azerbaijani FM meets OSCE Minsk Group co-chairs

Azerbaijani Foreign Minister Elmar Mamedyarov received OSCE Minsk Group co-chairs, visiting Baku, said sources from the Foreign Ministry of Azerbaijan.
19 January 2009 [16:07]

Union for Democracy urges to create state commission due to gas blasts in Azerbaijan

The Union for Democracy held its regular session on Monday.
19 January 2009 [14:32]

Ana Veten party to hold agitation of amendments to Constitution in cooperation with YAP

Ana Veten party intends to hold agitation due to conduction of a referendum on introduction of amendments to the Constitution in cooperation with the Yeni Azerbaijan party, said party chairman Fazail Aghamaly.
19 January 2009 [14:11]

Belgium ambassador to Azerbaijan: "The document on military cooperation between Belgium and Azerbaijan is ready for signing"

On January 19 Azerbaijani Defense Minister Safar Abiyev received newly appointed ambassador of Belgium to Azerbaijan Phillip Jetard, said the press service for the Defense ministry.
19 January 2009 [13:40]

Armenian President to deal with Armenia's issues in PACE against threat of losing right to vote

President Serzh Sargsyan has convened an urgent session, attended by speaker of parliament Ovik Abramyan, Prime Minister Tigran Sargsyan and secretary of the Security Council Artur Bagdasaryan.
19 January 2009 [12:36]

Armenians to hold events to populate the self-declared Nagorno Karabakh

Ministry of social provision of separatist Nagorno Karabakh has prepared a concept of the policy of populating the "republic", which was approved by the "NKR" security council, said Minister of Social Provision of "NKR" Narine Azatyan.
19 January 2009 [12:21]

Armenian and Azerbaijani Presidents may meet in Davos

OSCE MG co-chair of Russia Yuri Merzlyakov considers that Azerbaijan and Armenia may soon reach an agreement on basic principles of the Karabakh conflict resolution, said Yuri Merzlyakov, according to Interfax-Azerbaijan.
19 January 2009 [12:00]

OSCE Minsk Group co-chairs arrive in Baku

The OSCE Minsk Group co-chairs have arrived in Baku today.
19 January 2009 [11:40]

Sergey Markedonov: "In all cases Russia will have an influence on Azerbaijan. Along with Nagorno Karabakh conflict, there are other tools of influence"

Day.Az interview with Sergey Markedonov, famous Russian political scientist and chief of department of problems of international relations under the Institute of Political and Military Analysis.
19 January 2009 [11:13]

Have Georgian Azerbaijanis hold action with a demand to open market on the border between Azerbaijan and Armenia?

Up to 200 local Azerbaijanis held an action on the border at the Red Bridge checkpoint in Georgia on the border between Azerbaijan and Armenia.
19 January 2009 [10:48]

Armenians violate ceasefire in four regions

Armenian armed forces locating in the occupied lands of Azerbaijan violated ceasefire on January 18.
19 January 2009 [10:38]

Gross mistake on the website of Freedom House

Freedom House has placed the Map of Freedom on its official website.
19 January 2009 [10:19]

President of Azerbaijan presides over cabinet meeting on socioeconomic results of 2008

President Ilham Aliyev on Friday presided over a meeting with the Cabinet of Ministers to sum up socio-economic results of 2008.
16 January 2009 [18:25]

Protest action against Israeli offensive in Gaza begins in Nardaran - UPDATED

Nardaran residents held protest action in Imam Husayn square on Israel’s military offensive into Gaza Strip, APA’s correspondent reports from the site.
16 January 2009 [17:20]

Protest to be held in front of the Russian embassy to Baku

The youth organization of the Aydinlar party, chaired by Gulamhuseyn Alibeyli, is planning to hold a protest near the Russian embassy to Azerbaijan, said chairman of the youth organization Araz Guliyev.
16 January 2009 [15:31]

Ukrainian President to visit Azerbaijan

Ukrainian President Viktor Yushchenko will pay an official visit to Baku early in April, Ukrainian Ambassador to Azerbaijan Boris Klimchuk said at today’s press conference, APA reports.
16 January 2009 [14:21]

Russian foreign ministry: "A person, whose last name is mentioned in Azerbaijani mass medias, did not sign any documents and no supplies were conducted to Armenia last year"

"Russia has investigated the situation around publications in Azerbaijani mass medias regarding large supplies of Russian armament to Armenia and the information was not confirmed", said Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov.
16 January 2009 [12:52]

Manuscripts not to be returned to imprisoned editor-in-chief of Azadlyg newspaper

The Baku Appellate Court has considered the appeal of imprisoned editor-in-chief of Azadlyg newspaper Ganimat Zahid against the Bail investigation facility with a demand to return his manuscripts, reports Day.Az with reference to the Institute for Reporter Freedom and Safety.
16 January 2009 [12:26]

Tereqqi party supports initiative of holding referendum due to amendments to Azerbaijani constitution

"By decision of the Tereqqi party we will hold a policy, supporting the course of the working president of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev", said chairman of the party Chingiz Demiroghlu.