Politics
15 July 2005 [08:18]
At the invitation of the Carnegy Fund and the Enterprise Institute the visit of the Democratic Reforms Party (PDR) chairman, a member of the Parliament Asim Mollazade commences on 15 July, the party told Trend.
14 July 2005 [09:28]
The president Ilham Aliyev met with the chairman of the USA National Democracy Institute Administration Personnel, former state secretary Madlen Albright yesterday.
14 July 2005 [09:24]
A three-day seminar on the “Dialogue between the governmental representatives of Azerbaijan and media” subject organized by the Media Department of the Council of Europe (CE) and President’s Office (PO) ended with signing agreement memorandum in the International Press Center yesterday.
14 July 2005 [09:16]
In January to June the Ministry of Communications and Information Technologies has invested 44,959 manats (approx. $9.6m) in the national communications sector.
14 July 2005 [09:06]
“YeS” bloc is not going to start rallies earlier than September. Refuting the information that the bloc will hold rally soon, head of ”YeS” Rally Committee Ali Aliyev told APA that, the bloc is preparing to the rally planned to the second half of September.
14 July 2005 [09:01]
“I held many interesting meeting in Baku. I think that political activity is great in Azerbaijan and there is desire to express more political activity”.
14 July 2005 [08:56]
“The pre-elections situation is more difficult in the regions than in Baku.
14 July 2005 [08:47]
President Ilham Aliyev yesterday received special representative of President of Islamic Republic of Iran on Caspian matter, Deputy Foreign Minister Mehdi Safari.
14 July 2005 [08:44]
Turkish Defense Minister Vejdi Gunel will pay a 3-day visit to Azerbaijan on 19 July, the Turkish embassy in Baku told Trend.
14 July 2005 [08:39]
The next round of Azerbaijani-Iranian talks on the Caspian Sea status took place on 13 July in Baku.
14 July 2005 [08:37]
The USA former state Secretary, chairman of Directors’ Council of National Democracy Institute Madlen Albright has met with the leadership of New Azerbaijan Party today.
14 July 2005 [08:35]
The danger of the loss of Karabakh forever has been realizing. International organizations, using the complicated pre-election situation in the country, increase pressure on the public and authorities of Azerbaijan aimed at the forcing to make serious surrenders.
14 July 2005 [08:30]
President of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev sent congratulations to his French counterpart Jacque Shirac on the occasion of the France National Holiday - the Bastille Day.
14 July 2005 [08:28]
The USA former State Secretary, chairman of Directors’ Council of National Democracy Institute Madlen Albright met founders of “Yeni Siyaset” bloc Etibar Mammedov, Eldar Namazov and Ali Masimov.
13 July 2005 [09:51]
According to the information available for the moment, about 3,000 observers, 1500 of which international, will monitor the November parliamentary elections, head of the socio-political department of the President’s executive office, Ali Hassanov told on 12 July during his talk with journalists, Trend reports.
13 July 2005 [09:48]
Before the meeting of Presidents of Azerbaijan and Armenia in Kazan in late August it is unrealistic to expect readiness of the document on the final settlement of the Nagorno Karabakh conflict, the co-chair of the OSCE Minsk group from Russia, Yuri Merzlyakov stated on 12 July in Baku during the news conference on the results of the Baku visit, Trend reports.
13 July 2005 [09:40]
Georgian President Mikhail Saakashvil and head of state Ilham Aliyev had telephone talk.
13 July 2005 [09:34]
Former USA State Secretary Madlen Albright who is on a visit in Baku met the representatives of NGOs in Azerbaijan today. Head of Independent Consulting and Assistance Center for Civil Society Eldar Ismaylov informed APA about the meeting.
13 July 2005 [09:10]
The authorities of Azerbaijan have been holding consultations on improvement of the electoral practice jointly with the Venice Commission of the Council of Europe (CE) and will go on doing it.
13 July 2005 [09:05]
The former USA state secretary Madlen Albright met with the women famous in the public-political arena of Azerbaijan in the “Baku room” hall of the “Hyatt Regency” hotel.
13 July 2005 [09:01]
Some organizations scheduled to hold exit polls in front of the polling stations, head of the socio-political department of the President’s executive office, Ali Hassanov stated on 12 July during his talk with journalists, Trend reports.
13 July 2005 [08:59]
The USA President George Bush will meet member of “YeS” coordination council, former chairman of ANIP Etibar Mammedov who is to visit Washington on 18-19 July.
13 July 2005 [08:39]
“I think amendment will be made to the legislation regarding ensuring the NGOs for observing the elections till the elections”.
13 July 2005 [08:34]
The OSCE Minsk Group co-chairs held the second irregular round of consultations with the Azerbaijani Foreign Minister, Elmar Mammadyarov, in Baku on Tuesday, the Foreign Ministry told Trend.
13 July 2005 [08:10]
The legal hearings on Karabakh partisans’ case, originally scheduled for Tuesday, were postponed. The legal hearings to be held under chairmanship of judge Vidadi Hashimov was postponed to July 19, Trend reports.
13 July 2005 [08:02]
“Political polarization reached such level that none of the sides confesses its defeat.
13 July 2005 [08:00]
The next monitoring on the Armenian-Azerbaijani frontline will take place the next week, the OSCE acting chairman’s personal envoy, Andzey Kasprshik told Trend.
12 July 2005 [08:40]
On the initiative of the International Crisis Group and the Reconciliation Opportunities Organization the international workshop on the topic “Nagorno Karabakh: opportunities for the conflict solution and prospects” will be held on 12-15 July in Tbilisi, the Azerbaijan’s Foreign Ministry told Trend.
12 July 2005 [08:36]
The first stage of the “Peace Shield-05” team headquarter training will be held in the frame of the “Collaboration for Piece” Program of NATO in Kiev city of Ukraine on July 11-24.
12 July 2005 [08:34]
The Venice Commission (VC) of the Council of Europe (CE) will take a final decision on the situation in Azerbaijan in the current October, the VC official of the elections and referendums department, Sergey Kuznetsov made such a statement in his exclusive interview to Trend.
12 July 2005 [08:32]
The president Ilham Aliyev received the co-chairmen of OSCE Minsk Group yesterday.
12 July 2005 [08:28]
The National Coordinating Center (NCC) of the opposition will be established next week, Sabir Rustamkhanly, the chairman of the Civil Solidarity Party, said.
12 July 2005 [08:22]
President Ilham Aliyev will receive director of the USA National Democracy Institute, former State Secretary of this country Madlen Albright who started her visit to our country.
12 July 2005 [08:09]
“Azadlig” bloc member parties held march-rally starting in front of the 20 January metro station ending in square in front of Gabala cinema.
11 July 2005 [08:31]
In January to June the State Oil Company of Azerbaijan failed to full the target on exploration well drilling, the SOCAR told Trend.
11 July 2005 [08:24]
Asim Mollazade, the chairman of the Democratic Reforms Party (DRP), held a meeting with Endrew Colbrone, the head of the Baku Office of the U.S. International Republicans Institute, on Friday.
11 July 2005 [08:15]
Members of the Azerbaijani Youth Organizations Network on Elections met with the Natasha Rastegari, a representative of the U.S. embassy in Baku, last Friday.
09 July 2005 [08:19]
President Ilham Aliyev visited the British embassy to Azerbaijan and gave condolence related to the terrible terror acts committed in London.
09 July 2005 [08:16]
"Foreign ministry of Azerbaijan has familiarized with the report drawn up by rapporteur on Nagorno Karabakh Goran Lenmarker in the 14th session of OSCE Parliamentary Assembly in Washington".
09 July 2005 [08:14]
The newly appointed Ambassador of Israel to Azerbaijan, which is still to be defined, will arrive in Baku in August, the Israeli embassy in Baku told Trend.
09 July 2005 [08:11]
The organization of democratic elections in Azerbaijan depends on the position of entire society, but on individuals, even President Ilham Aliyev, Laurie Bristow, the British Ambassador to Azerbaijan told journalists.
09 July 2005 [08:05]
AGO group concerns satisfaction with the progress in the implementation of CE obligations by Azerbaijan, a delegation of the Ago Group of the Committee of Ministers of the Council of Europe, which visited Baku from 29 June to 2 July 2005, made a statement during the hearings on the 6th visit of the Group to Azerbaijan and Armenia in the Ministerial Committee.
09 July 2005 [08:03]
"Yeni Siyaset" bloc will apply for Central Election Commission (CEC) for registration next week.
09 July 2005 [08:02]
During the forthcoming visit of the OSCE Minsk group co-chairman to the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict region, the work on elaboration of the basics for the conflict regulation will be continued, the Russian OSCE Minsk group co-chairman, Yuri Merzlyakov told Trend, commenting on the mediators' scheduled visit to the region on 10-16 July 2005.
09 July 2005 [08:01]
"Azadliq" bloc has got positive reply to the application to Baku city Executive Authority related to holding march-rally on July 10.
09 July 2005 [07:59]
Positive solution of issues related to prisoners-of-war and missed persons is very important for Azerbaijan and allows to establish the atmosphere of mutual confidence in the region, the Foreign Minister of Azerbaijan, Elmar Mammadyarov made such a statement on 8 July during the meeting with the Baku representative office's head of the International Red Cross Committee's (IRCC), Mary Vernts, Trend reports.
08 July 2005 [09:19]
The "Elmar Husseynov foundation" has undergone the state registration at the Justice Ministry (JM) of Azerbaijan, one of the co-founders Shakhbaz Khuduogli told Trend.
08 July 2005 [09:17]
Conference on the subject "Reforms in educational system of Azerbaijan" held in UNESCO. According to the information given to
08 July 2005 [09:06]
The present Milli Mejlis must be renewed at the upcoming parliamentary elections, as the Parliament's resources have been exhausted, the MP Anar Mamedkhanov told Trend.
08 July 2005 [09:03]
Council of Civil Watch on Political Prisoners made statement related to the Resolution of Parliamentary Assembly of Council of Europe (PACE) on political prisoner matter in Azerbaijan.
08 July 2005 [09:00]
Executive Director of ARTICLE 19 Dr Agnes Callamard, chairman of Yeni Nesil Union of Journalists Arif Aliyev, president of the National Center of Environmental Forecasting sent letter to Mr Ramiz Mekhtiyev - Chief of the Presidential Administration, Mrs Elmira Suleymanova- Commissioner on Human Rights, Mr Rizvan Jabiyev-MP, Head of the Parliamentary Working Group, and Members of the Milli Mejlis.
08 July 2005 [08:56]
Deputy Foreign minister Mahmud Mammedguliyev today held press conference regarding the negotiations on Azerbaijan's joining the World Trade Organization (WTO) in Geneva on 27 June till 1 July.
08 July 2005 [08:54]
The Intensification of the international organizations in the solution of the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict evolves serious danger for Azerbaijan, the address of the Karabakh Liberation Organization (KLO), adopted on Thursday, says.
08 July 2005 [08:52]
Interior Minister, colonel-general Ramil Usubov today received Interior Minister of Pakistan Mr.Aftab Ahmad khan Sherpao who is on a visit to our country.
08 July 2005 [08:50]
Meeting of heads of "Azadlig" bloc was held in the headquarters of Azerbaijan Popular Front Party (APFP)(r) yesterday.
08 July 2005 [08:44]
2005 assumes special importance for Azerbaijan.
08 July 2005 [08:41]
"Public Union" (PU) Union held roundtable on "Coordination of activity NGOs' blocs and coalitions in the elections" in the International Press Center.
07 July 2005 [19:23]
Near 9:00 am there was a series of bomb attacks in the Subway and in the city buses. 30 dead and near 200 injured.
07 July 2005 [09:26]
The Azadlyg (freedom) election bloc expects a mass rally of 50,000 protesters at its upcoming march-meeting on July 10.
07 July 2005 [09:17]
Musavat Party leader Isa Gambar met National Democracy Institute representative in Azerbaijan Christi Kverk in the headquarters of the party yesterday.
07 July 2005 [09:15]
Andreas Gross, the co-rapporteur of the Parliamentary Assembly of Council of Europe (PACE) Monitoring Committee, visited Shaki and Gabala regions under a tour of the western regions of Azerbaijan on Wednesday, the Information Office of the CE in Baku told Trend.
07 July 2005 [09:01]
President Ilham Aliyev today received European Union special representative on the South Caucasus Heike Talvitie.
07 July 2005 [08:57]
The issue of definition of the Caspian status should not put a shadow on bilateral relationships between Azerbaijan and Iran, Afshar Suleymani, the Iranian Ambassador to Azerbaijan, said. He was commenting on the position of the new authorities of Iran.
07 July 2005 [08:51]
The Parliamentary Assembly of the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE) has come up with a recommendatory proposal on the introduction of unified standards for the activity of international observation missions of OSCE during the monitoring of the election process.
07 July 2005 [08:41]
The forming of the chairman’s office, as well as the participation in the upcoming parliamentary elections and socioeconomic situation in the country have topped the agenda of the first meeting of the Party of Democratic Reforms’ Political Council, on July 6.
07 July 2005 [08:39]
The Organization on Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE) jointly with the UNO Office on Drugs and Criminality (UNODC) will hold a number of workshops in Baku on the topics “Prevention of money laundering facts” and “Fighting the terrorism financing”.
07 July 2005 [08:37]
The Foreign Affairs Ministry of Romania (FAM) spread information for the press in connection with the fake elections in Nagorno Karabakh held by the separatist regime occupied the lands of Azerbaijan.
07 July 2005 [08:35]
French Ambassador Bernard Facie, the OSCE Minsk Group co-chair, will arrive in Baku on 9 July, the French embassy in Baku told Trend.
07 July 2005 [08:33]
IFES will implement two projects related to the parliamentary elections in Azerbaijan.
07 July 2005 [08:24]
The issue of clarification and stepping forth from the single position towards ‘political prisoners’ will be submitted for discussion to human rights activists and other participants of the July 7 meeting at the Committee on Democracy and Human Rights (DIHK).
07 July 2005 [08:22]
USA will allocate for Azerbaijan $38 million aid in 2006 for realization of the programmes of support to democracy, economic reforms and pre-eminence of law.
07 July 2005 [08:16]
Defense Minister, colonel-General Safar Abiyev received USA ambassador in Azerbaijan Reno Harnish.
07 July 2005 [08:11]
“If one of the sides of the Karabakh conflict starts military operations it will quit the Council of Europe”- stated Council of Europe Secretary-General Terry Davis.
06 July 2005 [10:02]
As a result of carried out by the Ministry of National Security investigations had been exposed and neutralized especially dangerous criminal group in structure of citizens of the foreign countries, intended to organize acts of terrorism.
06 July 2005 [10:00]
57 countries, members of the Organization of Islamic Conference (OIC), have unanimously supported the position of Azerbaijan by adopting 3 resolutions at the next 32-th conference of the Foreign Ministries (FM) heads of the OIC member-countries, which took place in the Yemen’s capital city, Sana, head of the II territorial Administration of the Azerbaijan’s FM, Azer Husseyn told the briefing on 5 July, Trend reports.
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