Politics
20 December 2005 [10:56]
The official Baku considers seriously the issue of holding the meeting of presidents of Azerbaijan and Armenia in late January-early February 2006 in the previously selected place, the deputy Foreign Minister (FM) head of Azerbaijan Araz Azimov said in a statement on 19 December 2005 at the briefing in Baku.
20 December 2005 [10:53]
Opposition parties will arrange the date of the next rally-meeting in near days.
20 December 2005 [10:28]
We are to establish the potential of the strong army to be able to liberate the areas under the Armenian occupation at any moment, the President of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev said in a statement on 19 December 2005 addressing the cadets of the Heydar Aliyev Military Lyceum of the Nakhchevan Autonomous Republic (NAR).
20 December 2005 [10:12]
“Chjan Khaychjou, the newly-appointed Ambassador of the Chinese People’s Republic to Azerbaijan, will arrive in Baku on Tuesday.”
20 December 2005 [10:06]
The OSCE Minsk Group co-chairmen do not wish to undertake moves towards removal of the consequences of the Armenian aggression against Azerbaijan, the statement made by the Karabakh Liberation Organization (KLO) spread on19 December 2005.
20 December 2005 [09:55]
Deputy Foreign Minister Araz Azimov held a press conference on the conclusions of the OSCE Minsk Group co-chairs’ visit to the region.
19 December 2005 [18:21]
The OSCE leadership is interested that the organizational issues related to the Armenian –Azerbaijani conflict over Nagorno-Karabakh were not behind the negotiation process. In this regard, the OSCE high planning group comprising 9 members has been sent to Azerbaijan, said deputy Foreign Minister (FM) of Azerbaijan Araz Azimov on December 19, 2005.
19 December 2005 [17:27]
Prosecutor General Office and nongovernmental organizations of Azerbaijan held today a roundtable at the International Press Center where they discussed corruption situation in the country and punishment measures for those responsible for it.
19 December 2005 [17:14]
Parliamentary Assembly of Council of Europe (PACE) Monitoring Committee co-rapporteurs on Azerbaijan Andreas Gross, Andres Herkel and the head of European Council Observation Mission for the parliamentary elections Leo Platvoet have not completed the report on their visit to Baku on December 1-3.
19 December 2005 [10:57]
The question of whether the elected oppositionists should participate in the work of the Parliament has broken Azerbaijani opposition in half. Representatives of the Azadliq oppositional bloc accuse of vendibility other oppositional deputies that voiced readiness to participate in the work of the parliament.
19 December 2005 [10:28]
Yesterday evening, the head of the Baku City Main Police Department Maharram Aliyev made a statement commenting the December 18 Azadlig bloc’s unauthorized rally.
18 December 2005 [17:39]
Oppositional bloc "Azadliq", "National Unity Movement" and "National Independence Party of Azerbaijan" held today an unsanctioned protest rally.
17 December 2005 [17:16]
Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev issued a decree on the appointment of representatives of the State Customs Committee of the country (customs attaches)in foreign countries and ensuring their activities.
17 December 2005 [17:06]
A meeting of the PACE Ad Hoc Committee will meet in Paris on January 9, 2006, CE Secretariat told Trend. The gathering with the OSCE Minsk Group co-chairs will focus on the application of the 5th paragraph of CE Resolution 1416 on Nagorno-Karabakh.
17 December 2005 [16:51]
OSCE Minsk Group co-chairs held today a press conference commenting the process of Karabakh conflict settlement.
17 December 2005 [16:23]
Yesterday Baku Mayor's Office answered the request of "Azadliq" bloc denying the opposition to hold on December 18 a protest rally at Gelebe square. Opposition answered, that in that case the rally will be placed at one of three squares: "Fuzuli", "28 May" or the square in front of Nariman Narimanov cinema.
17 December 2005 [15:52]
"On Saturday Maharram Aliyev, the chief of the Baku Central Police Department, met with the organizers of the unsanctioned rally scheduled for Sunday," announced today Yashar Aliyev, the deputy head of the department.
17 December 2005 [15:07]
The Ministry of Taxes and territorial tax organs situated in Baku will be connected with each-other in a corporate network.
17 December 2005 [11:57]
Tahir Tagizade, head of Press and Information Policy Department of the Foreign Ministry told journalists that negotiations between Azerbaijan and European Union have been initiated in the Foreign Ministry yesterday.
17 December 2005 [11:47]
Parliament of Azerbaijan is expected to start discussion on the state military doctrine during its spring session in 2006, said Ziyafat Asgarov, the chairman of standing commission on defense and security issues of the Milli Majlis [Parliament].
17 December 2005 [11:05]
The CEC is waiting for someone to conduct an exit-poll during May 13 re-elections to the Parliament.
17 December 2005 [10:57]
A group of Karabakh Liberation Organization members held yesterday a picket outside of the Foreign Ministry of Azerbaijan protesting against the visit of OSCE Minsk Group co-chairs to Azerbaijan.
17 December 2005 [10:39]
The OSCE Minsk Group co-chairs Steven Mann (USA), Bernar Fasie (France) and Yuri Merzlyakov (Russia) made a joint statement after meetings held with the president Ilham Aliyev, minister of foreign affairs Elmar Mammadyarov and head of the Azerbaijani community of Nagorni Garabagh Nizami Bahmanov in the framework of their visit to Baku yesterday.
17 December 2005 [10:37]
Yesterday the president Ilham Aliyev signed a decree dismissing the chairman of the Court of Economy Jafar Valiyev from his post at his own request.
16 December 2005 [21:57]
President of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev signed today a decree on establishing of a new ministry. Newly formed Ministry of Defense Industry of the Azerbaijan Republic will be formed on the basis of the State Committee on special machine-building and conversion.
16 December 2005 [19:40]
Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev is going to meet on December 22 with the President of Iran Mahmoud Ahmadinejad at an official ceremony of commencement of the Iranian gas delivery to Nakhchivan.
16 December 2005 [19:19]
Israeli Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary Ambassador to Azerbaijan, Artur Lenk in the interview told Trend about his country’s intentions and position on major directions of bilateral relationship with Azerbaijan.
16 December 2005 [19:13]
Michael Svetlik, the Regional Director of International Foundation for Elections Systems (IFES) on Europe and Asia, and Daniel Blessington, head of the Baku Office, met on Friday with Mazahir Panahov, the chairman of the Central Elections Commission.
16 December 2005 [18:34]
Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev has signed a decree adopting an agreement between Azerbaijan and the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) under the Baku-Samur, inked on September 29, 2005.
16 December 2005 [18:22]
While "Musavat" party and the rest of "Azadliq" bloc is still thinking whether to participate in the re-elections or not, the Democratic Party of Azerbaijan already made a decision. "Members of the Democratic Party of Azerbaijan participating in re-elections will be expelled from the party," stated Akif Shahbazov, head of the DPA Supreme Council.
16 December 2005 [11:11]
The chairman of the Popular Front Party of Azerbaijan (PFPA, reformists), Ali Kerimli met yesterday with the Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary Ambassador of the United Kingdom to Azerbaijan Lowrence Bristow.
16 December 2005 [11:00]
"The PACE Monitoring Committee will continue the discussions on Azerbaijan within the winter session of the organization in January," said Asim Mollazade, an Azerbaijani delegate at PACE, who participated in the meeting of the Monitoring Committee on the results of the 6 November Parliamentary elections in Paris on Thursday.
16 December 2005 [10:40]
"Former head of Pharmacy and Medical Technical Supply Department of the Health Ministry Akif Maharramov who is in jail of the Ministry of National Security felt worse. Suffering from diabetes mellitus, the former department director needs to be treated immediately," stated Kamandar Nasibov, lawyer of A.Maharramov.
15 December 2005 [19:39]
Exchange of fire in the zone of the Armenian-Azerbaijani conflict in 2005 grew considerably, which causes alarm and regret, the OSCE acting chairman personal envoy Anzhei Kaspershik said on his arrival in Baku.
15 December 2005 [19:17]
The representatives of the South Caucasus local and regional self-governance bodies met in Strasburg on Thursday. "Azerbaijan was represented at the event by members of the European Congress of the Local and Regional Authorities (CLRA)," said Ilgar Ibrahimov, the head of the CE Information Office in Baku.
15 December 2005 [18:57]
The existing staff of Central Election Commission (CEC) may remain unchanged till re-elections that will be held in 10 constituencies.
15 December 2005 [18:20]
The leaders of "Azadlig" bloc, National Union Movement and National Independence Party held a sitting in the headquarters of Musavat Party yesterday.
15 December 2005 [11:21]
President of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev dismissed Ramiz Ayvaz oglu Hasanov from the post of the Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary Ambassador of Azerbaijan to Georgia.
15 December 2005 [11:01]
National Independence Party of Azerbaijan stays devided by a crisis caused by its chairman Ali Aliyev dismissing Arzukhan Alizade from the post of the Secretary General of the party. Party members accused Aliyev of violation of the party's code of conduct.
15 December 2005 [10:40]
Thee second meeting of an expert group, formed on initiative of the Azerbaijani government to implement recommendations of Report from the Trial Monitoring Project was held yesterday in the OSCE Office in Baku.
15 December 2005 [10:18]
The Mayor’s Office of Baku will answer to "Azadliq" bloc requesting a permission to hold a rally on December 18.
14 December 2005 [16:40]
Iran proposes to host Summit of Caspian Littoral Countries.
14 December 2005 [16:30]
The General Committee, responsible for organization of the work of UN General Assembly, rejected a request by member-states of GUAM, a regional organization uniting Georgia, Ukraine, Azerbaijan and Moldova, on bringing on agenda of 60th session a new item on interference-fit conflict in the Black Sea-South Caucasus region and their outcomes for the international world, security and development.
14 December 2005 [16:26]
Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev signed a decree on ensuring the implementation of the law "On preparations for mobilization and mobilization of the Azerbaijan Republic".
14 December 2005 [16:20]
The Azerbaijani Foreign Ministry will invite observers for monitoring the repeated parliamentary elections scheduled for May 13, 2006, Rovzat Gasimov, the head of the Foreign Relationships Department of the Central Elections Commission, told Trend.
14 December 2005 [11:01]
The mini-plan on cooperation of Azerbaijan with NATO covering the 6-month period will be adopted in March, the Azerbaijan’s deputy Foreign Minister Araz Azimov told journalists.
14 December 2005 [10:54]
"Discussions of the parliamentary elections at the winter session of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE) will be very tense," stated a member of the Azerbaijani delegation to PACE Gyultekin Hadjiyeva.
14 December 2005 [10:49]
President of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev on December 13, 2005 signed a decree appointing a head of Executive Power of the Saatli district .
14 December 2005 [10:45]
The activists of the Karabakh Liberation Organization (KLO) preparing to meet the OSCE Minsk Group co-chairmen with protest.
14 December 2005 [10:41]
"Azadliq" bloc appealed to the Executive Power of Baku on holding a rally on December 17.
14 December 2005 [10:24]
Elmar Mammadyarov visiting Brussels held his first meeting with Heike Talvitie, special representative of European Union to the Southern Caucasian countries.
14 December 2005 [10:11]
A sitting of the Monitoring Committee of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE) will be held on December 15 in Paris.
13 December 2005 [20:01]
The Cabinet of Ministers of Azerbaijan hosted consultations between the Azerbaijani Vice Premier, the chairman of the State Committee on Refugees, Ali Hassanov, and the Swedish Minister for Migration and Sheltering, Barbiew Holmberg. They discussed co-operation possibilities between the Azerbaijani and Swedish state bodies, involved in the migration policy.
13 December 2005 [19:50]
Specific moves need to be taken in 2006 for the Nagorno-Karabakh settlement, deputy Foreign Minister of Azerbaijan Araz Azimov said in a statement during the briefing on 13 December.
13 December 2005 [19:39]
"Candidates that will participate in the re-elections will not have a free airtime," said Vidadi Mahmoudlu, secretary of Central Election Commission (CEC) told APA
13 December 2005 [19:06]
"The Musavat Party holds discussions on whether to participate in the repeated elections or not," said the deputy chairman of the Musavat Party Arif Hajili.
13 December 2005 [18:18]
Ilham Aliyev on December 13 signed a decree appointing new president of Azersu Joint Stock Company.
13 December 2005 [15:16]
Few hours ago Milli Majlis reviewed legislative initiatives of the Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev and voted for amendments to the Constitution of Azerbaijan Republic.
13 December 2005 [11:03]
Second meeting of the Azerbaijan-Egypt intergovernmental commission will be held in Cairo on December 25-26.
13 December 2005 [10:56]
The Central Election Headquarters of the "Azadliq" bloc prepares a final statement on the November 6 parliamentary elections.
13 December 2005 [10:40]
Azerbaijan continues its efforts on admission of the country to the World Trade Organization.
13 December 2005 [10:23]
Training course "Evaluation of operation opportunities and opinion program" is held in Gotzendorf (Austria) on 12-16 December in the framework of the NATO "Partnership for Peace" Program, initial planning conference of "Cooperative Mako-2006" will be held in Neapol (Italy) on 13-14 December.
13 December 2005 [10:12]
Yesterday, building of the Foreign Affairs Ministry hosted the first stage of EU - Azerbaijan dialogue on European Policy of New Neighborhood program.
12 December 2005 [18:55]
"Some changes will be applied in the Ministry of Industry and Energy and its Board," said Natik Aliyev, the Minister for Industry and Energy.
12 December 2005 [18:45]
Minister for Economic Development, Heydar Babayev continues reforms in the ministry planning some deep structural reforms.
12 December 2005 [11:44]
The Council of EU and Azerbaijan cooperation will meet in Brussels on 13-14 December, the Foreign Ministry told Trend.
12 December 2005 [11:28]
Azerbaijan and the European Commission start discussions under the EU’s European Neighborhood Policy in Baku today.
12 December 2005 [10:51]
"Azadliq [Freedom] election bloc did not accept the initiative of the National Survival Movement on consolidation of the opposition in a single center neither before nor after the elections," said Faraj Guliyev, the leader of NSM.
12 December 2005 [10:42]
On Friday, December 10 the Civil Solidarity Party announced creation of "Democratic Revival" youth movement.
10 December 2005 [19:48]
Human Rights Watch calls European Union to exert pressure on Armenia, Georgia and Azerbaijan for them to improve protection of human rights and condition of freedoms.
10 December 2005 [19:32]
"Azadliq" bloc decided to take Baku Executive Power to Court since it did not authorize the opposition's rally on December 3 and 10 that was planned to be held on the "Gelebe" square.
10 December 2005 [18:58]
Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev signed a decree on conduct of repeated parliamentary elections in some constituencies.
10 December 2005 [18:52]
President Ilham Aliyev signed order discharging Majid Karimov from the post of Minister for Industry and Energy and signed another giving the minister's chair to Natig Aliyev.
10 December 2005 [18:44]
The Central Election Commission is going to distribute mandates to newly elected parliamentarians at the next sitting of the Parliament.
10 December 2005 [11:32]
US Ambassador to Azerbaijan Reno Harnish announced on Friday about the commencement of three projects of the USAID in Azerbaijan.
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