Politics

09 December 2006 [00:55]

Vurgun Eyyub: "Isa Gambar wants authoritarian management style"

"I have stated that democratic principles are not observed in the management of the Party. But seeing the reactions of the Party leader and other members of Divan I did not think of including this issue in the agenda," said Musavat Party member Vurgun Eyyub.
09 December 2006 [00:51]

Teleradio Council passes decision about Liberty and VOA

National Television and Radio Council made a decision about the 24-hour broadcasting of Liberty and VOA radios in FM 101.7.
08 December 2006 [21:35]

Azerbaijani soldier taken prisoner

Azerbaijani soldier Vusal Garachayev, 18, was taken prisoner by Armenian Armed Forces in the contact line in Aghdam.
08 December 2006 [21:20]

Azerbaijan among countries with areas at extreme security high political risk

Half the countries in the world do not provide a stable environment for companies to operate in.
08 December 2006 [16:30]

Discussions of amendments to Labour Code paralyzes sitting of Milli Majlis

Today, offered amendment to the labour code caused the discontent of some parliamentarians in the sitting of Milli Majlis.
08 December 2006 [15:50]

Asadov meets German Ambassador

Milli Majlis speaker Ogtay Asadov met December 7 with Peer Christopher Stanchina, Germany's ambassador to Azerbaijan.
08 December 2006 [15:49]

Vasili Istratov: "Azerbaijanis not to face any problems if they follow Russian law"

"Russian proposal to Azerbaijan on expensive gas supplies is discussed at the level economical structures of both countries. The authorities are aware of the discussions, as well. But there is no need to politicize it," Russian Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary to Azerbaijan Vasili Istratov told reporters.
08 December 2006 [13:55]

Jemal Inaishsvili: "Georgia may leave CIS in 2007"

The positions of parliament majority and opposition on the importance of Georgia’s leaving CIS coincide, said Jemal Inaishsvili, Georgian Parliament's Vice-Speaker, chairman of Georgian Chamber of Commerce.
08 December 2006 [13:39]

Romanian FM: "Inevitability of borders and territorial integrity mean holy principles for us"

"Inevitability of borders immunity and territorial integrity mean holy principles for Romania," stated Romanian Foreign Minister Mihai Razvan Ungureanu.
08 December 2006 [13:37]

Mahmudali Chohraganli: "Rafig Tagi helped Persian regime with his article"

"Today there is a group of officials and famous men in North Azerbaijan who cooperate with Iran special service bodies. They want to put Azerbaijan under the blow. Rafig Tagi who wrote an article that insulted Prophet Muhammad helped Persian regime," said the chief of South Azerbaijan National Awakening Movement Mahmudali Chohraganli.
08 December 2006 [13:35]

Novruz Mammadov: "Resolving frozen conflicts under the UN umbrella serves our interests"

Resolving frozen conflicts under the UN umbrella serves our interests, Novruz Mammadov, the head of President Office International Relations Department told journalists.
08 December 2006 [13:31]

Romania intends to begin Bucharest process

Romania will show its sensibility to frozen conflict after it enters to EU, said Romania Foreign Minister Mihai-Razvan Ungureanu.
08 December 2006 [13:29]

Tatiana Mishelova: "Azeri side should present draft laws about Freedom of assembly and election legislation"

The representative of Venice Commission for external affairs Tatiana Mishelova gave exclusive statement to APA Europe bureau about the results of the discussions on draft laws on Freedom Assembly and election legislation held between the experts of Venice Commission and Azerbaijani delegation on December 6-7 and she said that the meeting was constructive.
08 December 2006 [13:26]

Japanese Emperor's birthday marked in Baku

Embassy of Japan to Azerbaijan hosted a reception to mark emperor Akihito's birthday at the Excelsior hotel.
08 December 2006 [13:24]

Most of Armenians do not believe Azerbaijani and Armenian president fruitful meeting

Armenian A1+ media organization conducted a survey among Armenian.
08 December 2006 [13:23]

National NGO Forum made a statement concerning constitutional referendum in Nagorno Karabakh

National NGO Forum made a statement as a protest against constitutional referendum to be held on Dec 10 in Nagorno Karabakh.
08 December 2006 [13:22]

Azerbaijani consul general to St. Petersburg visits Murmansk

Azerbaijani consul general to St. Petersburg Gudsi Osmanov visited Murmansk.
08 December 2006 [13:21]

Azerbaijan to open embassy in Tajikistan

Azerbaijani embassy will be opened in Tajikistan soon.
08 December 2006 [11:53]

Russia companies to construct hydroelectric power stations in occupied Azerbaijani territories

Russia is interested in the development of energy sector in occupied Azerbaijani territories.
08 December 2006 [11:46]

Afshar Suleymani: "Iran can assist Azerbaijan in defense industry"

Iranian Defense and Azerbaijani Defense Industry Ministers are expected to meet next year.
08 December 2006 [11:41]

Oskanian, NATO's chief discuss Karabakh

Armenian Foreign Minister Vartan Oskanian met with NATO Secretary General Yaap de Hoop Scheffer.
08 December 2006 [11:38]

Working group of CIS FMs to hold meeting

The working group of CIS Foreign Ministries will hold a meeting in Minsk on Friday.
08 December 2006 [11:32]

First Lady meets Laura Bush, U.S. officials

First Lady Mehriban Aliyeva met on December 7 at the White House with US First Lady Laura Bush.
08 December 2006 [11:22]

Georgia opposition demands government to leave CIS

Georgia opposition has renewed discussions about Georgia's existence in the Commonwealth of the Independent States (CIS) following the Minsk summit again.
08 December 2006 [10:37]

Date of PACE winter session set

The date of Parliamentary Assembly of Council of Europe winter session has been scheduled for 22-26 January 2007.
08 December 2006 [01:47]

Armenia blasts GUAM criticisim of Karabakh vote

Armenia condemned on Thursday Georgia, Ukraine and Moldova for joining Azerbaijan in strongly criticizing Sunday's referendum in Nagorno Karabakh on a constitution that declares the disputed territory an independent state.
08 December 2006 [01:42]

U.S. Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense Jim MacDougall: "Section 907 restricts US-Azerbaijan cooperation"

Defense Minister Safar Abiyev received the delegation headed by U.S. Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense Jim MacDougall.
08 December 2006 [01:41]

Russian military equipment withdrawn from Georgia placed in Armenia-Azerbaijan border line

Russian military equipment, as well as armored carrier, Bradley Fighting Vehicle and vehicles were placed in the military bases in Armenia-Azerbaijan border line, Ijevan, Tavush and Vardenis.
08 December 2006 [01:39]

Mensur Akgun: "Armenia is better than Turkey for EU"

"Though Turkey has offered to open a port and an airport, it was possible for Greeks to accept this offer. Because, according to their view point, their recognition by Turkey side is more important than opening the port and airports," said Mensur Akgun, the executive director of Turkey economic and Social Studies Foundation, one of the main specialists of Turkey in EU.
08 December 2006 [01:37]

Azeri, Russian Presidents to exchange visits

Azerbaijan's President Ilham Aliyev is expected to visit Russia twice next year.
08 December 2006 [01:31]

MP to visit Amman

MP Bakhtiyar Aliyev, will head to the Jordanian capital, Amman, to participate in the high-level meeting of the countries which ratified the United Nations Convention against Corruption.
08 December 2006 [01:30]

National Security Minister meets UN Resident Coordinator

Minister of National Security, Eldar Mahmudov, met with the United Nations Resident Coordinator and UNDP (United Nations Development Program) Resident Representative, Marco Borsotti, as the latter recently completed his mission in Azerbaijan, press service of the Ministry said.
08 December 2006 [01:28]

Taxes Minister meets Belarussian Ambassador

Minister of Taxes Fazil Mammadov met December 6 with Ambassador of Belarus to Azerbaijan Nikolay Pastkevich.
07 December 2006 [16:40]

President Aliyev visits northern regions

President of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev visited northern regions of Azerbaijan
07 December 2006 [16:30]

Turkey reportedly offers to open port to Cyprus

Turkey has offered to open a port and an airport to EU member Cyprus in return for trade to the breakaway Turkish Cypriot state in a bid to avert a partial freeze of EU entry talks, reports said Thursday.
07 December 2006 [16:13]

The growing importance of Euro-Azeri relations

As its ties with the EU grow stronger, Azerbaijan must take care not to weaken already established ties with its regional neighbor Russia.
07 December 2006 [16:08]

US House of Reps blocks Eximbank aid for Turkey-Georgia-Azerbaijan railway

The US House of Representatives on Wednesday evening backed a resolution that would bloc the US Eximbank from providing a credit loan for the construction of a railway linking Turkey, Georgia and Azerbaijan.
07 December 2006 [16:04]

Oskanian offers to send fact-finding mission to Nakhchivan

"We are satisfied with the special program of the Council of Europe for holding fair elections in Armenia," Armenian Foreign Minister Vartan Oskanian said while meeting with the CE Secretary General Terry Davis.
07 December 2006 [15:37]

Negotiations held on Caspian status

Definite improvements made in the talks held for defining the status of the Caspian Sea held in Tehran, the chief of the delegation who participated in the meeting of five experts group of Caspian countries, Deputy Foreign Minister Khalaf Khalafov told.
07 December 2006 [14:03]

Ishik Koshaner: "Turkey wil have no relations with Armenia unless the latter releases Azerbaijani territories"

Defense Minister Safar Abiyev received the delegation headed by Turkey Gendarme Forces Commander-in-chief, Army general Ishik Koshaner yesterday, Defense Ministry Press Service told.
07 December 2006 [13:47]

Ali Ahmedov met with Great Britain deputy Ambassador to Azerbaijan

New Azerbaijani Party deputy and executive secretary Ali Ahmedov met with Great Britain deputy Ambassador extraordinary and plenipotentiary to Azerbaijan Colin Wels, NAP information service told.
07 December 2006 [10:24]

15 more Georgians returned to motherland

15 more georgians having been detained in Derbend checkpoint for two weeks returned to their motherland through Azerbaijan.
07 December 2006 [10:05]

ANAMA clears Azerbaijani territories from mines and ordinances

1,356,484sq.m areas of Azerbaijani territory were cleared from mines and unexploded ordinances (UXO) and 10,740 UXO have been rendered harmless in November, National Agency for clearing territories from mines told.
07 December 2006 [09:48]

Interior Troops Commander-in-chief Zakir Hasanov receives Turkey Gendarme Forces Commander-in-chief Ishik Koshaner

Interior Troops Commander-in-chief, major-general Zakir Hasanov has today received Turkey Gendarme Forces Commander-in-chief, army general Ishik Koshaner.
06 December 2006 [21:43]

Azerbaijani reserve officer goes on trial for allegedly spying for Russia

An Azerbaijani Defense Ministry reserve officer went on trial Wednesday, charged with high treason for allegedly passing military secrets to Russia, a Baku military court official said.
06 December 2006 [20:43]

President Aliyev congratulates Hugo Chavez

President Ilham Aliyev sent a message of congratulations to the President of the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela Hugo Rafael Chavez Frias on thr occasion of his re-election to the post of country's President.
06 December 2006 [20:38]

Vladimir Kazimirov: "It won't be possible to fully ignore Karabakh referendum"

The conduction of elections and referenda in Nagorno Karabakh traditionally arouse calls not to recognize them, said OSCE Minsk Group former Russian Co-chair Vladimir Kazimirov.
06 December 2006 [20:32]

Iran calls for expansion of cooperation with Azerbaijan

Minister of Cooperatives Mohammad Abbasi called here Wednesday for expansion of economic cooperation with the Republic of Azerbaijan.
06 December 2006 [20:28]

Turkey Gendarme Forces to assist qualification of staff

"I am following the process of development of Azerbaijani Interior Troops. I believe that this process will go on," Turkey's Gendarme Forces Commander-in-chief Ishik Koshaner said at the briefing.
06 December 2006 [20:26]

Customs officers prevent transition of special products used in ballistic missiles

Some days ago the customs officers stopped the cars transferring 22ton of special products used in ballistic missiles from Azerbaijan to Iran, the chief of State Customs Committee Chief Aydin Aliyev told the journalists.
06 December 2006 [20:22]

Azerbaijan government and Venice Commission start next round of talks

Discussions on the law 'On Freedom of assembly' of Azerbaijan between Azerbaijani government and Venice Commission experts began in the Council of Europe.
06 December 2006 [17:24]

Iran-Azerbaijan defense talks

The second round of negotiations between Iran's minister of defense, Brigadier General Mustafa Mohammad Najar, and his Azerbaijan's Defence Industry Minister counterpart Brigadier General Yavar Jamalov was held in Tehran on Wednesday.
06 December 2006 [17:19]

Anne Derse: "I'll help to lift section 907"

US ambassador to Azerbaijan Anne Derse is for lifting Section 907.
06 December 2006 [15:46]

Mammadyarov: "OSCE MG to familiarize next OSCE CiO with Karabakh issue"

The OSCE MG Co-chairs are going to visit Madrid to inform next OSCE Chairman-in-Office, the Spanish Foreign Minister, on the current situation, Azeri FM Elmar Mammadyarov told Zerkalo newspaper when commenting on the Brussels meeting. In his words, there was a proposal to organize another meeting of the FMs.
06 December 2006 [15:27]

Mammadyarov: "Return of Lachin and referendum are not those issues which block negotiation process"

"The return of Lachin and the referendum are not those issues which block the negotiation process», said Azeri Foreign Minister Elmar Mammadyarov in an interview to Day.Az referring to those two issues which are not agreed yet.
06 December 2006 [15:20]

Meeting of Azerbaijan-Latvia intergovernmental commission expected

Divergences of idea in Diaspora caused the closure of Azerbaijani school in Riga.
06 December 2006 [15:15]

MPs visit border region

A group of MPs are visiting border region.
06 December 2006 [13:48]

Mehriban Aliyeva on working visit to US

First lady of Azerbaijan, chair of the working group on Azerbaijan-US inter-parliamentary relations, UNESCO goodwill ambassador Mehriban Aliyeva is on working visit to the US.
06 December 2006 [13:25]

GUAM Interior Ministers' working group meeting held in Baku

The next meeting of working group on fighting for terrorism, organized crimes, illegal turnover of drugs and other dangerous crimes is held in Baku.
06 December 2006 [10:29]

Preliminary trial on Akif Muradverdiyev's appeal to be held Dec 13

The preliminary trial of President's Office ex-Administrative Office chief Akif Muradverdiyev's appeal will be held in the Court of Appeal on December 13.
06 December 2006 [10:27]

Trial of Al Qaida members arrested in Azerbaijan scheduled for Dec 18

A trial of 15 Al Qaida members found guilty in Articles 120.2.3, 120.2, 279.1, 228.3, 315.1 and others of the Criminal Code will be held in Supreme Court on Dec 18.
06 December 2006 [10:21]

Farhad Aliyev appealed to MNS ward leadership

Ex-minister of economic development Farhad Aliyev appealed to MNS ward leadership of treatment in Penitentiary Service Treatment Centre remains unanswered.
06 December 2006 [10:07]

US to donate two special automobiles to State Customs Service

On December 6 the ceremony on donation of two special automobiles to Azerbaijan State Customs Service will be held.
06 December 2006 [09:57]

Polad Bulbuloglu: "We made our proposals to the committee to solve the problems of Azerbaijanis"

No decision or recommendation was made in the first meeting of the committee established to solve the problems of Azerbaijanis trading in Russia, the member of the commission.
06 December 2006 [09:55]

Nushirevan Maharramli: "NTRC not report to Parliament"

"According to the legislation National Television and Radio Council should not report to the Parliament. But I can willingly report to the Parliament," expressing his position on MPs' demand about making report on the broadcasting of ANS TV and ANS ChM to the Parliament, NTRC chief Nushiravan Maharramli told.
05 December 2006 [21:07]

President Aliyev congratulates Finnish counterpart

President of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev sent a message of congratulations to President of Finland Mrs. Tarja Halonen and the people of her country on the occasion of the national holiday, the Independence Day.
05 December 2006 [20:58]

President Aliyev receives Turkey Gendarme Forces Commander

President of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev received Turkey Gendarme Forces Commander-in-chief, Army General Ishik Koshaner.
05 December 2006 [20:54]

Working group on Caspian's status to meet in Tehran

The working group composed of Caspian states' experts will have a meeting on Caspian’s status tomorrow in Tehran.
05 December 2006 [20:53]

Statement on Nagorno Karabakh for the OSCE Ministerial Meeting

The statement calls to strengthen efforts on the agreement of base principles in 2007.
05 December 2006 [20:51]

Azerbaijan's FM: Sticking points remain on Nagorno Karabakh

Azerbaijan's Foreign Minister Elmar Mammadyarov said Tuesday a number of sticking points remain for the conflict in the Nagorno Karabakh region to be resolved.
05 December 2006 [20:49]

Azeri, Armenian Foreign Ministers will not meet in 2006

Scheduled meeting of Azerbaijani and Armenian Foreign Ministers Elmar Mammadyarov and Vardan Oskanyan will not be held.
05 December 2006 [20:47]

German embassy to issue Austrian visas

Azerbaijanis can apply to German embassy in Baku for a visa for Austria from next year, Johann Kausl, Commercial Counsellor at the Austrian Embassy in Moscow said.
05 December 2006 [17:34]

Finnish Foreign Minister: "OSCE MG co-chairs play an important role in settlement of conflict"

"European Union considers that OSCE Minsk Group co-chairs play an important role in the settlement of Nagorno Karabakh conflict," Finland Minister of Foreign Affairs Erkki Tuomioya announced at 14th OSCE Ministerial Council conference in Brussels.
05 December 2006 [17:21]

Working group on Caspian status to meet in Tehran

The working group composed of Caspian states' experts will have a meeting on Caspian’s status tomorrow in Tehran.
05 December 2006 [17:15]

German FM calls on Azerbaijan and Armenia to use every opportunity for negotiations

"OSCE will continue to play important role in settlement of Nagorno-Karabakh conflict and the conflicts in South Caucasus."