Politics

13 March 2007 [23:21]

OSCE co-chairs discuss meeting of Azerbaijani and Armenian Foreign Ministers

Co-chairs of the OSCE Minsk Group Matthew Bryza (US), Bernard Fassier (France) and Yuri Merzlyakov (Russia), mediators in the settlement of the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict, met in Geneva.
13 March 2007 [23:17]

GUAM Parliamentary Assembly's Committee to meet in Kiev

The next meeting of the Committee for Political and Legal Affairs of the GUAM Parliamentary Assembly will be held in Kiev.
13 March 2007 [22:58]

US Ambassador to OSCE to visit Baku

US Ambassador to the OSCE Julie Finley will visit Azerbaijan in late March.
13 March 2007 [22:53]

Azerbaijani soldier wounded as Armenians break ceasefire

Azerbaijani soldier Khayal Haziyev was wounded during the violation of the ceasefire by Armenian Armed Forces in Mazam village, Gazakh.
13 March 2007 [22:51]

Georgia to implement in its territory any project that it wishes, ambassador says

"Georgia does not intend to take any measures against Akhalkalaki Armenians that does not want the implementation of the Baku-Tbilisi-Akhalkalaki-Kars railway project. Georgia will implement in its territory the project that the country wishes," Georgia's Ambassador to Azerbaijan Zurab Gumbaridze told journalists.
13 March 2007 [22:47]

Medical University professors testify at Ali Insanov's trial

Trial on case of former Health Minister Ali Insanov and ten more defendants accused of embezzlement, abuse of power and bribery continued in the second part of the day at Azerbaijan's Court of Grave Crimes.
13 March 2007 [22:44]

Documents to be signed during Polish President's visit to Azerbaijan

The visit program of Poland's President Lech Kaczynski to Azerbaijan is ready, Polish Ambassador to Azerbaijan Kshishtof Krayevski said.
13 March 2007 [22:24]

Court dismisses Sardar Jalaloglu's claims on Rasul Guliyev's supporters

Sardar Jalaloglu's appeal to Sabail court related to editor-in-chief of "Baku Khabar" newspaper Aydin Guliyev has been dismissed.
13 March 2007 [17:09]

Rasul Guliyev's supporters to hold congress, April 14

Rasul Guliyev-led Azerbaijan Democrat Party (ADP) plans to hold the next congress April 14, Deputy Chief of the Organizing Committee for the Preparation for the Congress Akif Shahbazov told.
13 March 2007 [17:00]

Azerbaijani President decrees on law on state forensic examination

President Ilham Aliyev decreed on the application of law on making amendment to the law on state forensic examination.
13 March 2007 [16:44]

Robert Simmons to visit Azerbaijan

Robert Simmons, Special Representative of NATO Secretary General for South Caucasus and Central Asia will tomorrow start his three-day visit to Azerbaijan, NATO headquarters in Brussels informs.
13 March 2007 [16:38]

Georgian parliament passes declaration on NATO membership

The Georgian Parliament passed a declaration on the country's urgent integration into NATO with 160 votes to 0 on March 13.
13 March 2007 [16:03]

Mammadyarov meets UNICEF Regional Director

On March 12 Foreign Minister of Azerbaijan Elmar Mammadyarov met Mrs. Maria Calivis, UNICEF Regional Director for Central and Eastern Europe and the Commonwealth of Independent States.
13 March 2007 [15:50]

President Aliyev receives Belarus Emergencies Minister

Azerbaijan's President Ilham Aliyev received Belarus Emergencies Minister Anvar Bariyev.
13 March 2007 [15:46]

Azerbaijan and Tajikistan to sign several documents during President's visit

President Ilham Aliyev will be on an official visit to Tajikistan on March 15-16.
13 March 2007 [14:50]

UNESCO to decide on sending mission to Azerbaijan and Armenia by late March

It is not exactly known whether UNESCO will send mission to Azerbaijan and Armenia to monitor the situation of historical monuments, UNESCO central headquarters in Paris told.
13 March 2007 [14:24]

Azerbaijani and Belarus Emergences Ministries sign two documents

The delegation led by Emergencies Minister of Belarus Anvar Bariyev is visiting Azerbaijan.
13 March 2007 [13:24]

Gultekin Hajiyeva believes the co-rapporteurs report to reflect Azerbaijan's reality

The report on Azerbaijan's commitments was not debated at the latest meetings of the PACE Committees.
13 March 2007 [13:21]

Contact line of Azerbaijani and Armenian troops to be monitored

The contact line of Azerbaijani and Armenian troops is expected to be monitored tomorrow near the village Mazamli of Gazakh region in accordance with the mandate of the personal representative of the OSCE Chairman-in-Office.
13 March 2007 [12:53]

NATO organizes courses for Azeri military personnel

In the frame of Partnership for Peace Program signed between Azerbaijan and NATO, a working meeting will be held on "Euroatlantic partnership working plan and Mediterranean sea dialogue working plan" in Montreux, Switzerland from March 12 to 15.
13 March 2007 [12:46]

Nagorno Karabakh issue included into report on Situation of human rights in Europe

Parliamentary Assembly of Council of Europe (PACE) Committee for Legal Affairs and Human Rights met on Monday.
13 March 2007 [12:05]

Azerbaijani and Armenian FMs to meet in Geneva

Azerbaijani foreign minister Elmar Mammadyarov is already in Geneva, the Minister told.
13 March 2007 [11:45]

Kazakh PM expected in Azerbaijan in the nearest future

Ambassador of Kazakhstan to Azerbaijan Andar Shukputov has held a working meeting with Economic Development Minister of Azerbaijan Heydar Babayev in Baku on Monday.
13 March 2007 [11:11]

Andres Herkel: "I got acquainted with the letter of Azerbaijani delegation"

I got acquainted with the letter of Azerbaijani delegation and especially, with the items that they are dissatisfied with, PACE co-rapporteur for Azerbaijan Andres Herkel said.
13 March 2007 [10:28]

UNICEF regional director visits Azerbaijan

Three-day visit of Ms. Maria Calivis, UNICEF Regional Director for Central and Eastern Europe and the Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS) started to hold meetings today.
13 March 2007 [09:56]

Israel recalls 'naked ambassador'

Israel has recalled its ambassador to El Salvador after he was found drunk and naked apart from bondage gear.
13 March 2007 [09:41]

Mammadyarov meets new Iranian ambassador

Iran's new Ambassador to Baku Nasser Hamidi Zare conferred on Monday with Azerbaijan's Foreign Minister Elmar Mammadyarov and submitted a copy of his credentials letter to him.
13 March 2007 [09:35]

Armenia says no plans to join NATO, but ready for cooperation

Armenia's foreign minister said on Monday his country does not plan to join NATO but will cooperate with the alliance.
13 March 2007 [09:31]

Turkish Premier meets with CIBC President

March 9, Turkish Prime Minister Recap Tayyip Erdogan met with Telman Aliyev, President and Chief Executive Officer of the Caspian Integration Business Club (CIBC).
13 March 2007 [09:13]

Ceremony held on occasion of 15th anniversary of Interior troops

A ceremony was held on the occasion of 15th anniversary of Azerbaijan's Interior Troops.
13 March 2007 [09:04]

Captured Azerbaijani soldier sends another letter to his family

The soldier of Azerbaijani Armed Forces Samir Mammadov, who was captured on December 24 last year, sent his next letter to his family.
13 March 2007 [09:00]

Bernard Fassier: "If the main principles of the settlement process are formed in Geneva, Mammadyarov and Oskanyan should meet again"

All conditions have been created for successful meeting of Azerbaijani and Armenian Foreign Ministers in Geneva, OSCE Minsk Group French co-chair Bernard Fassier told journalists in Yerevan.
13 March 2007 [08:51]

Working group of Azerbaijani-Ukrainian interparliamentary relations to leave for Kiev

The members of the working group of Azerbaijani-Ukrainian Interparliamentary relations will leave for Kiev.
13 March 2007 [08:47]

MPs to attend Session of PABSEC in Athens

The 28th session of the committee on economic, trade, technological and ecological issues of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Black Sea Cooperation Organization (PABSEC) will be held in Athens, the capital of Greece on March 14.
12 March 2007 [23:07]

OSCE Chairman-in-Office to visit South Caucasus by June

OSCE Chairman-in-Office, Foreign Minister of Spain Miguel Angel Moratinos will possibly visit South Caucasus by June, Foreign Ministry of Spain told.
12 March 2007 [22:44]

Alliance attentively observes negotiations on NK conflict settlement

"The settlement of Nagorno Karabakh conflict is in OSCE Minks Group's competence. NATO does not deal with this problem directly," Jean Fournier, Deputy General Secretary of NATO said.
12 March 2007 [22:13]

Belarus Emergencies Minister to arrive in Azerbaijan

The delegation led by the Emergencies Minister of Belarus Anvar Bariyev will today arrive in Azerbaijan, Azerbaijani Emergencies Ministry public relations department told.
12 March 2007 [18:17]

Azerbaijan can strengthen its sovereignty making use of the advantages of the cooperation with US

"We do not exchange democracy for oil. These two ideas should be united," Anne E. Derse, the US Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary Ambassador to Azerbaijan said at the meeting with the students of Khazar University.
12 March 2007 [18:13]

Yuri Merzlyakov: "OSCE Minsk Group co-chairs have already begun to come to Geneva"

The mediators of Nagorno Karabakh conflict, OSCE Minsk Group co-chairs Matthew Bryza (USA), Bernard Fasier (France) and Yuri Merzlyakov (Russia) began to come to Geneva beginning from today, OSCE Minsk Group co-chair Yuri Merzlyakov told.
12 March 2007 [15:08]

President Aliyev receives Georgian ambassador

Azerbaijan's President Ilham Aliyev has received the ambassador of Georgia to Azerbaijan Zurab Gumbaridze whose tenure is about to end.
12 March 2007 [14:53]

Ali Insanov insists on calling Maleyka Abbaszade and Fatma Abdullazade to testify

Today trial on case of former Health Minister Ali Insanov and ten more defendants accused of embezzlement, abuse of power and bribery continued at Azerbaijan’s Court of Grave Crimes. The sitting is presided over by Judge Faig Gasimov.
12 March 2007 [14:49]

Council of Europe for speeding up talks around Nagorno Karabakh

The Council of Europe is ready to give all kind of support on the way of the Nagorno Karabakh conflict settlement, Secretary General of the Council of Europe Terry Davis stated.
12 March 2007 [14:36]

Anne Derse: "Neither Azerbaijan, nor the US needs Iran's having nuclear weapons"

The US defends democracy and human rights. We do not believe that some part of the world deserves democracy less than other regions, the US ambassador to Azerbaijan Anne Derse said at the meeting with the students of Khazar University.
12 March 2007 [14:27]

NATO says no talks with Azerbaijan on possible membership

A deputy NATO chief said the alliance was not conducting talks with Azerbaijan on its possible membership.
12 March 2007 [13:52]

Defense Minister in the state of war should be a serviceman, General Beydullayev says

Azerbaijani Armed Forces is one of the powerful armies of the CIS states for combat readiness. I can prove it by facts, chief of the Armed Forces Inspection Department, major-general Mammad Beydullayev says.
12 March 2007 [13:41]

US actively supports peaceful resolution of Nagorno Karabakh conflict, ambassador says

US supports Azerbaijan's territorial integrity and peaceful resolution of Nagorno Karabakh conflict, the US ambassador to Azerbaijan Anne Derse said at the meeting with the students of Khazar University.
12 March 2007 [11:37]

NATO Secretary Generals Special Representative to visit Azerbaijan, March 15

NATO Secretary Generals Special Representative for South Caucasus and Central Asia Robert Simons will visit Azerbaijan March 15, Foreign Ministry told.
10 March 2007 [18:50]

Iran-Russia talks end in failure

Three days of talks aimed at resolving a funding dispute over the Russian-built Bushehr nuclear plant in Iran ended in failure Friday, signaling yet another delay in the start-up of Iran's first atomic power plant and potentially new tension between Tehran and Moscow.
10 March 2007 [15:30]

Azeri MPs to take part in PACE meetings

Meetings of committees on politics, law and human rights of the Council of Europe Parliamentary Assembly will be held on March 12.
10 March 2007 [15:29]

Valeh Alasgarov meets Swedish envoy

On March 9, Valeh Alasgarov, vice-speaker of the Azerbaijan Parliament met Hans Gunner, ambassador of the Kingdom of Sweden to Azerbaijan.
10 March 2007 [15:26]

UNICEF Regional Director to visit Azerbaijan

Ms. Maria Calivis, UNICEF Regional Director for Central and Eastern Europe and the Commonwealth of Independent States, will come to Azerbaijan on 11 March.
10 March 2007 [15:25]

Diplomatic Academy of Azerbaijan and Georgetown University organize training

Diplomatic Academy of Azerbaijan and Georgetown University facilitated "Diplomatic training program" for 30 employees of the Ministry of Foreign Ministry on 5-9 March. Professors of Georgetown University, USA, have arrived in Baku for this purpose.
10 March 2007 [15:17]

Georgia CIS membership no impediment for NATO entry - Saakashvili

Georgian President Mikhail Saakashvili said at a press conference on Friday that Georgia's membership in the Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS) cannot be an obstacle for its entry in NATO.
10 March 2007 [15:14]

Putin says $190 bln funding for military equipment

A total of 5 trillion rubles ($190 billion) will be earmarked to equip the army and Navy with modern arms until 2015, Russia's president said Friday.
10 March 2007 [14:57]

Elections to be held in Russian enclave of Azerbaijan

Parliamentary and local elections will be held in one of the two Russian enclaves in Khrakh oba village, Khachmaz region on March 11.
10 March 2007 [14:48]

Azerbaijan's Parliament to meet March 16

The next sitting of Azerbaijani Parliament (Milli Majlis) will be held on March 16.
10 March 2007 [14:44]

Mayor's Office to respond to Musavat's appeal on rally next week

Baku Mayor's Office condiders Musavat Party's appeal on holding rally on March 18.
10 March 2007 [10:49]

Lithuanian Ambassador to come to Baku late March

Lithuania Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary Ambassador to Azerbaijan Ketutas Kudzamanas will come to Baku in late March, Lithuania's Foreign Ministry informs.
10 March 2007 [10:44]

Armenia sees 'positive shift' Karabakh

Armenian Foreign Minister Vartan Oskanian says upcoming talks in Geneva should cause "a positive shift" toward settling the Nagorno Karabakh conflict.
10 March 2007 [10:43]

EU Commissioner to pay visit to Azerbaijan

EU Commissioner Andreas Piebalgs will pay visit to Azerbaijan, spokesman of commissioner Ferran Tarradellas told.
10 March 2007 [10:41]

Sweden to host conference of Azerbaijani and Turkish Diaspora Organizations

Conference will be held in Sweden after the 1st Forum of Azerbaijani and Turkish Diaspora Organizations, the chief of Turkmen Federation Mehmet Hurshid Samanci in Sweden told.
10 March 2007 [10:40]

Erdogan challenges Armenian diaspora at joint forum in Baku

Truth cannot be built on lies, Turkey's Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan said Friday in Baku, as he called on the Armenian diaspora to prove their allegations of genocide by the Ottoman Empire with documents.
10 March 2007 [10:30]

Armenia rejects U.S. Missile Plan

Amidst rumors of U.S. interest to deploy a missile defense system in Armenia, Armenian deputy foreign minister Arman Kirakosyan has announced that he will not welcome the plan in his country.
10 March 2007 [10:28]

Diplomat: U.S. ABM in Caucasus will affect Russian relations with neighbors

The possible deployment of a U.S. missile defense facility in the Caucasus will affect friendly relations between Russia and the regional states, Russian Foreign Ministry spokesman Mikhail Kamynin said on Friday in Moscow.
10 March 2007 [09:54]

Azerbaijan and Russia Accounting Chambers and Kazakhstan Accounting Committee to hold conference

Leaders of Azerbaijan and Russia Accounting Chambers and Kazakhstan Accounting Committee will have a conference in Aktau, Kazakhstan March 12, Azerbaijani Embassy in Kazakhstan informs.
10 March 2007 [09:50]

Next congress of Azerbaijan Liberal Party to take place in June

Azerbaijan Liberal Party (ALP) has begun to preparations to next congress, acting chief of the party Avaz Temirkhan told.
10 March 2007 [09:48]

2nd Congress of European Azerbaijanis to be held

The second Congress of European Azerbaijanis will be held today, leaders of Azerbaijani and Turkish Diaspora Organizations told at 1st Forum.
10 March 2007 [09:07]

Reformer's detention raises questions about human rights in Azerbaijan

Oil-rich in a troublesome neighborhood, Azerbaijan ranks high among Western-leaning former Soviet satellites the United States wants in its corner.
09 March 2007 [23:39]

President signs executive order on awarding officers of Interior Troops

President Ilham Aliyev signed an executive order on awarding some officers of Interior Troops for their merits in the territorial integrity and sovereignty of the country.
09 March 2007 [23:36]

Matthew Bryza: "Azerbaijan's rich natural gas resources are enough for efficiency of Turkey-Italy-Greece gas pipeline"

"Rich natural gas resources are enough for efficiency of Turkey-Italy-Greece gas pipeline," US Deputy Assistant Secretary of State Matthew Bryza stated at the sixth Energy Assembly in Istanbul.
09 March 2007 [23:32]

Forum I of Turkish and Azerbaijani Diaspora organizations adopts Baku declaration and some more documents

Forum I of Azerbaijani and Turkish Diaspora organizations continued its work in "Park INN" hotel.
09 March 2007 [23:26]

Officers of ICRC Armenian office meet with captured Azerbaijani soldier

Today the officers of International Committee of Red Cross (ICRC) Armenian office have met with captured soldier of Azerbaijani Armed Forces Samir Mammadov.
09 March 2007 [23:15]

Meeting of Azerbaijan-Belarus intergovernmental commission to be held on March 27-28

The fifth meeting of Azerbaijan-Belarus intergovernmental commission will be held in Baku on March 27-28, Belarus Ambassador Nikolay Paskevich told.
09 March 2007 [23:01]

Belarus President to visit Azerbaijan

Preparations are being made for the visit of Belarus President Alexander Lukashenko to Azerbaijan, Belarus Ambassador to Azerbaijan Nikolay Paskevich told.
09 March 2007 [22:49]

President receives head of Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus

Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev has received Mehmet Ali Talat, Head of Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus.