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01 April 2010 [18:25]

Turkish FM: Turkish delegation plans to meet with Armenian lobby if trip to U.S made

If a decision to visit the U.S. is made, the Turkish delegation plans to hold meetings with representatives of the Armenian lobby, Turkish Foreign Minister Ahmet Davutoglu told the media.

01 April 2010 [18:20]

Iran to West: "Accept rights of independent states"

Iran has dismissed Western threats of sanctions, stressing that “the rights of independent states” should be accepted.

01 April 2010 [17:58]

Iran marks Islamic Republic establishment

Iran is celebrating the 31st anniversary of the establishment of the Islamic Republic — a new Islamic system that replaced a US-backed monarchy.

01 April 2010 [17:52]

Turkey's president calls for more trade with Pakistan

The Turkish president said on Thursday that it was time for economic cooperation with Pakistan.

01 April 2010 [17:34]

Russian FM: Country's position on Iran's nuclear program remains unchanged

01 April 2010 [17:24]

Armenian PM spoke with Ukrainian PM on economic affairs

01 April 2010 [17:18]

Turkish PM Erdogan: Decision on visit to Washington to be made April 2

Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan said that the decision on whether he will go to the United States or not, will be announced April 2.

01 April 2010 [16:53]

German chancellor discusses Iran's nuclear programme with China

German Chancellor Angela Merkel discussed Iran's nuclear enrichment programme with Chinese Prime Minister Wen Jiabao during a telephone call on Thursday, a German government spokesman said.

01 April 2010 [16:49]

Armenian PM: Inflation in 2010 will be around 7%

01 April 2010 [16:42]

Turkey's PM to visit France for events

Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan will arrive in Paris on April 6 on a two-day visit.

01 April 2010 [16:21]

Georgia's Saakashvili due to arrive in Kutaisi today

Georgian President Mikhail Saakashvili is due to arrive in the city of Kutaisi, Samegrelo region, today.

01 April 2010 [16:10]

Quake hits Iran's Fars province

An earthquake measuring 4.1 on the Richter scale jolted the Eshkanan town in the Fars province of Iran this afternoon.

01 April 2010 [15:31]

Georgia, India hold political consultations

Georgian and Indian foreign ministry officials held political consultations in Delhi on March 29 -30.

01 April 2010 [15:25]

Iran: Uranium exchange deal "still on agenda"

Iran was still considering a proposed uranium exchange deal with world nuclear powers, Foreign Minister Manouchehr Mottaki said Thursday.

01 April 2010 [15:17]

Armenian Prime Minister warns government's ministers

01 April 2010 [14:23]

Opposition, police clash in Georgia

The Georgian police and opposition supporters clashed in Zugdidi, Western Georgia on March 31.

01 April 2010 [14:14]

Algeria backs Iran's right to peaceful nuclear technology

Algerian President Abdelaziz Bouteflika said Iran like any other country has the right to use peaceful nuclear technology.

01 April 2010 [13:46]

Former Armenian President meets OSCE MG U.S. co-chair

01 April 2010 [13:40]

Georgia to issue biometric passports

Georgia will begin issuing biometric passports on Apr.15, Georgian Civil Registry Chairman and Deputy Justice Minister Giorgi Vashadze said.

01 April 2010 [13:32]

Saudi finance minister in Turkey for meetings

The Turkish finance minister met his Saudi Arabian counterpart in Ankara on Thursday.

01 April 2010 [13:13]

Swedish PM welcomes Turkey envoy return after Armenia issue

Swedish Prime Minister Fredrik Reinfeldt welcomed return of Turkish Ambassadress to Sweden Zergun Koruturk.

01 April 2010 [12:58]

Armenian Minister of Finance leaves for Moscow

Armenian Minister of Finance Tigran Davtyan will attend the 4th sitting of the Permanent Conference of the CIS Ministers of Finance in Moscow, Russia.

01 April 2010 [12:51]

President proposed to be elected by parliament in Georgia

01 April 2010 [12:43]

Turkish PM says Turkey has "nothing in past to be ashamed of"

01 April 2010 [12:06]

Turkey's president given honorary doctorate by Pakistani university

Turkey's president was given honorary doctorate by a Pakistani university on Wednesday.

01 April 2010 [11:50]

Georgian FM protests Russian decision over plans in break-away regions

01 April 2010 [11:44]

Armenian-British Chamber of Commerce to open in Yerevan

Armenian British Connect (ABC) initiated establishment of Armenian-British Chamber of Commerce (ABCC) in Yerevan.

01 April 2010 [11:17]

Iranian FM to visit Gabon

Today Iranian Foreign Minister Manouchehr Mottaki will visit Gabon in west central Africa.

01 April 2010 [11:08]

First article of draft law on Turkish-German university approved

Turkey's education minister said on Wednesday that the Turkish-German university to be opened in Istanbul would be a "state university founded in Turkey".

01 April 2010 [10:52]

Council of Europe Anti-Racism Commission visits Armenia

A delegation of the European Commission against Racism and Intolerance (ECRI) visited Armenia from March 23 to 26, 2010.

01 April 2010 [10:30]

EU Monitoring Mission welcomes release of six detainees by Tbilisi

01 April 2010 [10:07]

Iran denies interference in Iraq's internal affairs

Iran denies any interference in Iraqi internal affairs following the victory by former Iraqi prime minister Ayad Allawi's faction in the March 7 parliamentary elections.

01 April 2010 [09:50]

Turkish prime minister likely to attend US nuclear summit

In a move to reduce the ongoing tension between the two-long time allies, Turkey is likely to re-send its ambassador to Washington ahead of an international nuclear summit on April 12.

01 April 2010 [09:44]

EU Commissioner for Enlargement to visit Armenia

01 April 2010 [09:30]

Survey: Georgian people have highest confidence in Church

01 April 2010 [08:58]

Obama, Clinton sending conflicting signals on Iran

US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton claims that six key world powers are united in talks on a possible new round of sanctions against Iran over its nuclear program.

01 April 2010 [08:52]

Turkey's President meets Pakistani Zardari

Zardari has expressed his country's willingness to improve trade relations with Turkey.

01 April 2010 [15:44]

Robot jockeys ride camels in Egyptian race - PHOTOS

Robots might not yet be at the stage where they can replace humans in every meaningful task - but in Egypt and several other Arab countries, they are replacing human jockeys after being taught how to ride camels.

01 April 2010 [14:53]

Dog nurses baby squirrels who lost their home - PHOTOS

Three baby squirrels who were left homeless after the tree they lived in was chainsawed have found a foster mother in the shape of a poodle called Pixie.

01 April 2010 [13:33]

World tallest horse ever Luscombe Nodram - PHOTOS

01 April 2010 [12:20]

Investors wish to turn Saddam Hussain'a villas into gold

Saddam Hussein made his palaces a desert paradise, but now his hometown is seeking foreign investors to turn the late dictator's playground into a tourist mecca.

01 April 2010 [11:39]

French government picks new words to replace English

France has begun another attempt to prevent the invasion of English words in its language by creating new words to replace common Anglicisms.

01 April 2010 [16:33]

Azerbaijani political party official: Turkey-Armenia normalization will reduce a need for existence of Armenian lobby

01 April 2010 [16:29]

Germany-Azerbaijan cooperation discussed in Berlin

A meeting has been held here to discuss Germany-Azerbaijan cooperation and prospects for activities of Diaspora organizations.

01 April 2010 [15:52]

Izyum City Council abolishes decision recognizing "Armenian genocide" due to Crimean Azeri community

01 April 2010 [14:46]

Azerbaijani MP: We should adopt new law to prevent ideas estranging people from national values

01 April 2010 [14:07]

Romanian ambassador: Involvement of Azerbaijani civil society to NATO initiatives to be priority in 2010

01 April 2010 [13:07]

Azerbaijani political expert: We are forced to listen to this nonsense of OSCE Minsk Group

Day.Az interview with renowned Azerbaijani political expert Vafa Guluzade.

01 April 2010 [12:35]

Delegation of Azerbaijan President's Administration visits Ankara

Azerbaijan's delegation led by chief of Presidential Administration Ramiz Mehdiyev arrived in Turkey with an official visit.

01 April 2010 [12:13]

NATO Secretary General may visit Azerbaijan

01 April 2010 [11:55]

Azerbaijani MP: We must appeal to the International Court for justice on Armenian terrorists

01 April 2010 [11:31]

Moscow hosts event on Day of Azerbaijanis' Genocide

The Azerbaijani embassy in Russia hosted an event on March 31, Day of Azerbaijanis’ Genocide on Wednesday.

01 April 2010 [11:23]

Azerbaijani, Georgian FMs discuss bilateral relations

01 April 2010 [10:22]

Armenian Armed Forces break ceasefire

01 April 2010 [10:14]

Day of Azerbaijanis' Genocide commemorated abroad

01 April 2010 [08:45]

Azerbaijani delegation visits Slovenia

01 April 2010 [08:38]

Ruling New Azerbaijan Party deputy chair meets head of OSCE's Baku office

01 April 2010 [16:58]

Azerbaijani, French businessmen agree to enhance cooperation

01 April 2010 [15:38]

Dredging work on SOCAR's Black Sea Terminal to continue in April

01 April 2010 [14:32]

Gazprom official: Favorable conditions created for business development in Azerbaijan

Favorable conditions have been created for business development, well-known businessman Alisher Usmanov said.

01 April 2010 [15:11]

Daily laugh: Sunburn

01 April 2010 [11:12]

Daily laugh: Do you have a hunting licence?

01 April 2010 [09:58]

Daily laugh: Being impressive...

01 April 2010 [11:00]

The beauty of green Baku - PHOTOS

01 April 2010 [18:47]

Azerbaijani ombudswoman meets ICRC’s official in Geneva

01 April 2010 [18:15]

Baku to host International Mendeleyev Olympiad

01 April 2010 [17:41]

International Fencing Federation president: World Cup in Azerbaijan to mark beginning of new history in fencing

01 April 2010 [17:30]

Film festival "Azerbaijan Family - 2010" to be held in Baku

01 April 2010 [17:13]

Azerbaijani Ministry of Emergency Situations: Four people injured in Shamakhi explosion

Four people were injured during the blast in a residential building situated in the Azerbaijani town of Shamakhi.

01 April 2010 [17:06]

Masked men attacked school in Baku

01 April 2010 [16:50]

St. Petersburg commemorated memory of 1918-1919 Azerbaijani victims - PHOTOS

St. Petersburg commemorated the memory of victims died during the tragic events in the Azerbaijani history in 1918-1919.

01 April 2010 [16:38]

International students condemn March 1918 Genocide against Azerbaijanis

01 April 2010 [16:17]

Azerbaijani police reveals crime committed 18 year ago

01 April 2010 [16:06]

Book about genocide of Azerbaijanis to be translated into Georgian language

A book telling about the genocide of Azerbaijanis by Armenians will be translated into Georgian language.

01 April 2010 [15:58]

Moscow to host exhibition devoted to Azerbaijani art figure

01 April 2010 [15:06]

Azerbaijan's traffic police commissions helicopter

The Azerbaijani Traffic Police Service commissioned a helicopter.

01 April 2010 [15:00]

Azerbaijani woman pours gasoline over herself and sets it on fire

In Sheki a woman committed an act of self-immolation.

01 April 2010 [13:24]

The village of internally displaced persons flooded in Azerbaijan

As a result of torrential rains, which started on march 31, the village of IDPs from Agdam region near the Mamyrly village of Terter region was flooded.