Politics

19 December 2009 [09:36]

Official closing ceremony of "Baku-Capital of Islamic Culture-2009" held

Official closing ceremony of "Baku-Capital of Islamic Culture-2009" was held in Heydar Aliyev Palace on Dec. 18.
18 December 2009 [12:55]

New website on Karabakh presented

A new website prepared by the Academy of Public Administration under the President of Azerbaijan www.garabagh.ws was presented in Baku today.
18 December 2009 [11:56]

Political expert: Withdrawal from Zurich protocols will be Armenian-style hara-kiri

Day.Az interview with renowned Azerbaijani political expert Vafa Guluzade.
18 December 2009 [11:29]

Armenian Armed Forces break ceasefire

18 December 2009 [10:39]

Azerbaijani embassy in Tbilisi organizes children’s art contest

Embassy of Azerbaijan to Georgia is hosting the Fourth Children`s original artwork contest among the students of Azerbaijani schools in Georgia.
18 December 2009 [09:37]

Azerbaijan President extends national holiday congratulation to Emir of Qatar

Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev has congratulated Emir of Qatar Sheikh Hamad bin Khalifa Al Thani and the people of Qatar on the national holiday of the country.
18 December 2009 [09:21]

Council of Europe's Congress of Local and Regional Authorities to send delegation to observe municipal elections in Azerbaijan

A delegation of the Congress of Local and Regional Authorities of the Council of Europe, headed by Gaye Doganoglu (Turkey, EPP-CD), will observe the municipal elections in Azerbaijan Dec. 23, 2009.
17 December 2009 [16:10]

European Court of Human Rights to review IDP complaints against

The European Court of Human Rights will examine complaints of internally displaced persons against Armenia.
17 December 2009 [13:32]

Turkish ambassador: Turkey, Azerbaijan to lift visa regime

Azerbaijan and Turkey are one the path to cancel the visa regime, Turkish Ambassador to Azerbaijan Khulusi Kilich said.
17 December 2009 [13:16]

Armenian expert: No full guarantee for ratification of Turkey-Armenia protocols

Day.Az interview with Armenian political expert, Caucasus Institute Director Alexander Iskandaryan.
17 December 2009 [12:57]

Isareli FM to visit Azerbaijan

Chief of the Israeli Foreign Ministry’s Department for Asia and Eurasia Pinkhasa Avivi will visit Azerbaijan on Dec. 20-23.
17 December 2009 [11:32]

Azerbaijan Social Democratic Party co-chair: Armenian president realizes his stupid, unenviable condition

Day.Az interview with Azerbaijan Social Democratic Party Co-Chair Araz Alizade.
17 December 2009 [11:12]

Armenian Armed Forces break ceasefire

17 December 2009 [09:53]

Senior Azerbaijani official: U.S. shows no neutral position towards Azerbaijan, Armenia

“The U.S. should substantiate its steps,” Azerbaijani Presidential Administration International Affairs Department Chief Novruz Mammadov said.
16 December 2009 [18:22]

French president may visit Azerbaijan

16 December 2009 [18:07]

Head of Azerbaijani Presidential Administration approves plan of events on 20th anniversary of 20 January tragedy

“The plan of events on the 20th anniversary of the 20 January tragedy” has been approved.
16 December 2009 [15:42]

Azerbaijani political expert: Serzh Sargsyan's move is very doubtful

“I believe all statements, demarches, and gestures by Armenia are part of a political game, which has relatively high stakes,” Azerbaijani political expert Rasim Agayev said.
16 December 2009 [14:11]

Date set for Azerbaijani Foreign Ministry's visit to Turkey

Azerbaijan's Minister of Foreign Affairs Elmar Mammadyarov's official visit to Turkey has been scheduled.
16 December 2009 [13:47]

U.S. Assistant Secretary of State: United States hopes for quick progress in settlement of Nagorno-Karabakh conflict

“The United States hopes for quick progress in the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict settlement,” U.S. Assistant Secretary of State Philip Gordon said.
16 December 2009 [13:06]

Azerbaijani community of Nagorno-Karabakh: Euronews greatly harms settlement of Karabakh conflict

Euronews biased televised report greatly harms the process of settlement of the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict conducted through the OSCE mediation.
16 December 2009 [12:04]

Russian expert: U.S. financial assistance to Nagorno-Karabakh is imprudent

Russian political expert Alexander Karavayev believes that the U.S. applies double standards by allocating financial aid to Karabakh separatists.
16 December 2009 [10:57]

Meeting of Azerbaijan-Korea interparliamentary friendship groups held

Korean parliamentarian Suh Byung Soo has praised the country`s relations with Azerbaijan.
16 December 2009 [10:44]

Armenian Armed Forces break ceasefire

16 December 2009 [10:32]

Azerbaijani president congratulates Swiss president-elect

Azerbaijan`s President Ilham Aliyev has sent a congratulatory letter to Doris Leuthard as her election as President of the Swiss Confederation.
16 December 2009 [10:07]

Azerbaijani MP: U.S. Congress' decision to have negative impact on relations between two countries

The U.S. Congress decision to assist Armenian community of Nagorno-Karabakh has a negative impact on relations between the U.S. and Azerbaijan, Azerbaijani MP said.
16 December 2009 [09:21]

Azerbaijani president congratulates Romanian counterpart on reelection

President of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev has sent a congratulatory message to Romanian counterpart Traian Basescu on his reelection.
15 December 2009 [17:09]

Fashion TV to hold first exhibition in Baku

Fashion TV will organize a fashion exhibition in Baku for the first time.
15 December 2009 [16:56]

EU Baku office head: Reforms in European Union will positively influence EU-Azerbaijan relations

The office of the European Union in Azerbaijan hosted a ceremony to mark the new EU's Lisbon Treaty.
15 December 2009 [16:37]

Azerbaijani lawyer: Support for separatists to harm U.S. image not only in Azerbaijan

Day.Az interview with renowned Azerbaijani lawyer Aslan Ismayilov.
15 December 2009 [15:59]

Azerbaijani MP suggests declaring 2009 "Year of Karabakh and Khojaly"

Symposium “Human rights problems of Turks and our Muslims compatriots in recent history” has ended in Bursa, Turkey.
15 December 2009 [15:29]

Armenian fire interrupts monitoring on Azerbaijan-Armenia contact line

Armenian armed forces have violated ceasefire during the OSCE monitoring on contact line of the Azerbaijani and Armenian troops.
15 December 2009 [14:51]

Editor-in-chief of Russian newspaper: Turkey may further leave borders closed

Day.Az interview with editor-in-chief of Russia-based Konservator newspaper Rustam Arifjan.
15 December 2009 [13:55]

Korean MPs to visit Baku

Members of Korean parliament's friendship group on Korea-Azerbaijan inter-parliamentary ties will be visiting Baku on Dec. 15-16.
15 December 2009 [12:54]

Armenian expert: Normalizing Armenia-Azerbaijan relations is key to Armenia-Turkey dialogue

Day.Az interview with Armenian expert, Caucasus Center for Peacekeeping Initiatives Director Georgi Vanyan.
15 December 2009 [12:41]

Turkish organizations in U.S. propose Armenians to reconcile

American Turkish organizations call on the U.S. Congress members to reconcile them with Armenians.
15 December 2009 [10:55]

PACE Monitoring Commitee to debate issues related to Azerbaijan

The Monitoring Committee of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE) will meet in Paris on Dec. 17.
15 December 2009 [10:44]

Armenian Armed Forces break ceasefire

14 December 2009 [17:25]

U.S embassy in Azerbaijan comments on U.S aid to separatist regime in Nagorno-Karabakh

The U.S embassy in Azerbaijan commented on the U.S aid to separatist regime in the Nagorno-Karabakh.
14 December 2009 [14:23]

EU summit approves Eastern Partnership special cooperation program

Eastern Partnership special cooperation program was approved at the EU summit in Brussels.
14 December 2009 [13:39]

Azerbaijanis in U.S. demand Freedom House to correct Map of Freedom

Azerbaijani Diaspora organizations have started a new internet campaign against the Freedom House.
14 December 2009 [13:24]

Freedom House completely discredited itself long ago

"Today Freedom House meets the interests of only those who allocate $8 mln to Nagorno-Karabakh separatists."
14 December 2009 [12:51]

Russian MP: Turkey should act jointly with Russia, not U.S. in Karabakh issue

Day.Az interview with Sergei Markov, director of Russia-based Institute of Political Studies, professor at Moscow State Institute of International Relations and member of the Russian State Duma (parliament).
14 December 2009 [12:25]

Azerbaijani FM pays official visit to Iran

Azerbaijani Foreign Minister Elmar Mammadyarov is paying a one-day visit to Iran.
14 December 2009 [12:09]

Turkish expert: Turkey-Armenia protocols not to be included in Turkish parliament’s agenda

Day.Az interview with Nigar Geksel, Turkish expert, senior analyst at European Stability Initiative.
14 December 2009 [11:27]

Working meeting on Azerbaijan's Strategic Defense Survey and Final Document Preparations underway in Baku

A working meeting on the Azerbaijan’s Strategic Survey and Final Document Preparations began in Baku on Dec. 14, the Azerbaijan Defense Ministry said.
14 December 2009 [11:11]

OSCE to monitor contact line between Azerbaijani, Armenian armies

Monitoring will be held on the contact line between Armenian and Azerbaijani armed forces near the Garakhanbayli village of Azerbaijan's Fuzuli region on Dec.15.
14 December 2009 [10:57]

Armenian Armed Forces break ceasefire

14 December 2009 [10:23]

Azerbaijani official: We are developing contacts with Turkmenistan in all fields

“Azerbaijan and Turkmenistan are continuing and developing normal intergovernmental relations”, said Deputy Foreign Minister of Azerbaijan Khalaf Khalafov.
12 December 2009 [12:53]

Azerbaijani deputy FM: Azerbaijan not intends to influence Iran

"Azerbaijan and Iran are friendly neighbor countries," Azerbaijani deputy foreign minister said.