Politics

28 January 2010 [13:18]

New Georgian ambassador to Azerbaijan resigns

New Georgian ambassador to Azerbaijan Vano Noniashvili has resigned.
28 January 2010 [13:00]

Azerbaijani MPs attend American television show devoted to Azerbaijan

Azerbaijani MPs Ganira Pashayeva and Zahid Oruj, who are on visit to the U.S., participated in the popular television program devoted to Azerbaijan.
28 January 2010 [11:32]

OSCE chairman-in-office to visit Azerbaijan

OSCE Chairman-in-Office, Kazakhstan's Minister of Foreign Affairs Kanat Saudabayev will pay a 2-day visit to Azerbaijan next month.
28 January 2010 [11:00]

Azerbaijani President interviewed by the Wall Street Journal

President of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev has Wednesday given an interview in Davos to The Wall Street Journal newspaper's correspondents.
28 January 2010 [10:00]

Azerbaijani President meets Edison's CEO in Davos

President of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev met CEO of Edison Umberto Quadrino in Davos, Switzerland on Jan. 27.
28 January 2010 [09:58]

Azerbaijani President meets vice-president of Chevron corporation in Davos

President of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev met Vice-President of Chevron Corporation Jay Pryor in Davos, Switzerland on Jan. 27.
28 January 2010 [09:21]

Azerbaijani president gives interview to Bloomberg news agency in Davos

President of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev gave an interview to the Bloomberg News Agency`s correspondent Yuriy Humber on Jan. 27.
28 January 2010 [08:00]

Azerbaijani President meets Slovenian counterpart in Davos

President of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev met Slovenian counterpart Danilo Turk in Switzerland on Jan. 27.
27 January 2010 [17:43]

Azerbaijani political commentator: Russia can force Armenia to accept fundmental principles

Day.Az interview with political commentator at Azerbaijan-based Lider TV Tofiq Abbasov.
27 January 2010 [16:29]

Russian expert: No real Armenia-Turkey reconciliation

Russian expert Yevgeni Krishtalyov says the resolution of the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict and opening of the Armenia-Turkey borders are linked with each other.
27 January 2010 [15:13]

Azerbaijani, Turkish foreign ministers to meet in London

Azerbaijani and Turkish Foreign Ministers will meet in London on Jan. 28, Turkish Foreign Minister Ahmet Davutoglu said in his interview with country's local NTV channel.
27 January 2010 [13:30]

Azerbaijani political analyst: Armenia-Azerbaijan talks in Sochi were complete failure

“The negotiations held under the Madrid principles are doomed to failure from the very beginning,” Azerbaijani political expert Arif Yunus said.
27 January 2010 [11:29]

Azerbaijani president heads to Switzerland to attend Davos forum

President of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev has today left for Davos, Switzerland, to attend annual meeting of the World Economic Forum.
27 January 2010 [11:23]

Azerbaijani FM: Reports that Karabakh’s Armenian community will be involved with talks are groundless

“This is another invention of the Armenian side aimed at misleading the public,” Azerbaijani Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Elkhan Polukhov said.
27 January 2010 [10:49]

Azerbaijani president offers congratulations to new PACE chief

Azerbaijan President Ilham Aliyev has sent a congratulatory message to Mevlut Cavusoglu who has been elected new president of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe, PACE.
27 January 2010 [09:21]

Azerbaijani envoy: Azerbaijan, Latvia have great potential for cooperation in transit sector

Latvia and Azerbaijan have great potential for cooperation in the transit sector, Azerbaijan`s ambassador to Latvia Tofig Zulfugarov said at a press conference on Jan. 27.
26 January 2010 [19:34]

Azerbaijani MPs to leave for Uganda

26 January 2010 [18:17]

Azerbaijani MPs leave for Italy

Azerbaijani MPs have left today for Italian city of Rome, Milli Majlis press-service said.
26 January 2010 [17:38]

Azerbaijani MP: Madrid principles are built against Azerbaijan’s interests

Day.Az interview with Azerbaijan's former ambassador to Iran, member of the Azerbaijani parliament Nasib Nasibli.
26 January 2010 [16:05]

Russian analyst: Continued occupation of Azerbaijan's lands is inadmissible

Day.Az interview with Alexander Skakov, senior research fellow at Caucasus and Central Asia Department of the Russian Institute of Oriental Studies.
26 January 2010 [13:45]

Azerbaijani political expert: Serious progress may be achieved in resolving Nagorno-Karabakh conflict till April

Day.Az interview with Azerbaijani political expert Rasim Agayev.
26 January 2010 [13:15]

Azerbaijani president sends congratulatory message to Australian governor-general

Azerbaijan President Ilham Aliyev congratulated the Governor-General of the Commonwealth of Australia Quentin Bryce on the country`s national holiday, Australia Day.
26 January 2010 [12:39]

Azerbaijani president congratulates Indian counterpart on Republic Day

President of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev sent a letter of congratulation to his Indian counterpart Pratibha Devisingh Patil on the national holiday, the Republic Day.
26 January 2010 [11:25]

Azerbaijani MPs hold meetings in United States

As part of their visit to the United States, deputies of Milli Majlis (Azerbaijani Parliament) held meetings in the State of Colorado.
26 January 2010 [11:19]

Indian ambassador: India wants fair solution for Nagorno-Karabakh

Trend News interviews Indian Ambassador to Azerbaijan Debnat Show.
26 January 2010 [07:30]

Azerbaijani, Armenian Presidents meet in Sochi

Azerbaijan`s President Ilham Aliyev and Armenian President Serzh Sargsyan had a meeting at the Adler-Sochi International Airport on Jan. 25.
25 January 2010 [17:05]

Newly-elected PACE President: Resolution of Nagorno-Karabakh conflict is very important for Europe

Newly-elected PACE President says solution of frozen Nagorno-Karabakh conflict is very important for Europe.
25 January 2010 [17:00]

OSCE PA special representative on Nagorno-Karabakh to trip to Azerbaijan

OSCE Parliamentary Assembly’s Special Representative on Georgia and Nagorno-Karabakh Goran Lennmarker will visit the region early in March.
25 January 2010 [14:46]

Armenian expert: Armenian-Turkish dialogue has finally reached an impasse

Day.Az interview with Armenian expert, chairman of the Caucasus Center for Peacekeeping Initiatives Geori Vanyan.
25 January 2010 [12:57]

Azerbaijani political expert: Armenia’s blackmail will hardly be effective

Day.Az interview with Azerbaijani political expert Eldar Namazov.
25 January 2010 [12:00]

Mistakes on Armenian president's official website get corrected - PHOTO

The prevocative map of the so-called “Nagorno-Karabakh Republic” together with Azerbaijan’s occupied lands has been removed from the official Web site of the Armenian Presidential Administration.
25 January 2010 [10:55]

Spanish FM: It is possible to increase Spanish exports and diversify Azerbaijani imports

Interview with Miguel Angel Moratinos, Foreign Minister of Spain, currently presiding in the EU.
25 January 2010 [09:38]

Chief of Azerbaijani Presidential Administration: Azerbaijan-Russia humanitarian forum to become international next year

The Azerbaijan-Russia forum on humanitarian cooperation will become regular and international beginning from the next year.
23 January 2010 [11:30]

Azerbaijan’s president receives BP executive vice president

President of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev received BP Executive Vice President Andy Inglis on Jan. 22.
23 January 2010 [10:28]

Russian Olympic Commitee chief: Development of cultural ties between Azerbaijan and Russia will be beneficial for us

“Development of cultural relations between Azerbaijan and Russia will be beneficial for us,” honored president of the Russian Olympic Committee Vitali Smirnov said.
23 January 2010 [10:05]

Azerbaijani president receives participants of first Azerbaijan-Russia forum on humanitarian cooperation

President of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev received Friday participants of the first Azerbaijan-Russia forum on humanitarian cooperation.
22 January 2010 [20:48]

Azerbaijani FM: Edward Nalbandyan’s statement is senseless

Azerbaijan is perplexed at Armenian Foreign Minister Edward Nalbandian’s recent statement, Azerbaijani Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Elkhan Polukhov said.
22 January 2010 [17:45]

Russian FM: Russia actively supports dialogue between Azerbaijani and Armenian leaders

Russia actively supports the dialogue between Presidents of Azerbaijan and Armenia Ilham Aliyev and Serzh Sargsyan, Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said.
22 January 2010 [17:00]

OSCE fails to hold monitoring of Azerbaijani and Armenian troops contact line

OSCE failed to hold monitoring on the contact line between Armenian and Azerbaijani armed forces due to technical problems, the Azerbaijani Defense Ministry said.
22 January 2010 [15:45]

PACE winter session to be held Jan. 25

The Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE) will hold a winter session in Strasbourg on January 25-29.
22 January 2010 [15:30]

Russian analyst: Armenia-Turkey protocols not to be ratified soon

Day.Az interview with Professor at Political Science Department of Russia’s Graduate School of Economics and political scientist Fyodr Shelov-Kovedyaev.
22 January 2010 [14:51]

Famous Russian film director: President Ilham Aliyev played significant role in building close relations between Russia and Azerbaijan

Famous actor and film director Yuli Gusman has praised Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev's role in building relations between Russia and Azerbaijan.
22 January 2010 [13:32]

OSCE Minsk Group Co-Chairs issue statement on visit to S. Caucasus

The OSCE Minsk Group Co-Chairs issued the statement on their recent trip to the South Caucasus region, the organization's official Web site said.
22 January 2010 [13:05]

Azerbaijan donates $500,000 to Haiti relief efforts

"Azerbaijan has decided to donate $500,000 to Haiti relief efforts," Azerbaijani Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Elkhan Polukhov said.
22 January 2010 [12:47]

Reservation set by Armenian Constitutional Court are due to sick public consciousness in Armenia

Day.Az interview with Azerbaijani political expert Zardusht Alizade.
22 January 2010 [12:00]

Turkish parliamentarian: It is impossible to reopen Turkey-Armenia border until Armenia ends Karabakh’s occupation

Day.Az interview with member of Turkey’s Grand National Assembly (parliament) and Deputy Chairman of Nationalist Movement Party (MHP) Ismet Buyukataman.
22 January 2010 [11:31]

Armenian Armed Forces break ceasefire

21 January 2010 [18:04]

Armenian expert: Turkish Foreign Ministry tries to drag out ratification of Turkey-Armenia protocols

Day.Az interview with Armenian political expert, Deputy Director of the Caucasus Institute Sergey Minasyan.
21 January 2010 [17:09]

Turkish president to visit Azerbaijan

Turkish President Abdullah Gul will pay official visit to Azerbaijan, Turkish officials said.
21 January 2010 [16:58]

American-Azerbaijani Council Chairman: I doubt U.S. president will utter the word "genocide"

Day.Az interview with the American-Azerbaijani Council Chairman, US Azeris Network Co-Director Jeyhun Mollazade.
21 January 2010 [14:26]

Turkish MP: It is impossible to reopen borders and establish ties with Armenia until Nagorno-Karabakh conflict is resolved

Day.Az interview with member of Turkey’s Grand National Assembly (parliament), Deputy Chairman of ruling Justice and Development Party’s parliamentary faction Mustafa Elitash.