Politics

16 February 2010 [12:14]

Editor-in-chief of Russian newspaper: Armenia will begin to leave Azerbaijani lands

Day.Az interview with editor-in-chief of Russia-based “Konservator” newspaper Rustam Arifjanov.
16 February 2010 [11:07]

Azerbaijani President receives credentials of incoming Slovak ambassador

Azerbaijan's President Ilham Aliyev accepted credentials of newly appointed ambassador of Slovakia Jozef Migas on Feb. 15.
16 February 2010 [10:43]

Azerbaijani MP: Serzh Sargsyan’s actions are inconsistent with his status

Azerbaijani MP says Armenian president’s statement that his country would never give Karabakh to Azerbaijan will bring no political dividends to Yerevan.
16 February 2010 [10:36]

Azerbaijani President receives credentials of incoming Kyrgyz ambassador

Azerbaijan President Ilham Aliyev received credentials of the newly appointed Kyrgyz ambassador to the country Raimkul Attokurov on Feb. 15.
16 February 2010 [09:21]

Azerbaijani President congratulates Lithuanian counterpart on country’s public holiday

President of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev has sent a congratulatory letter to Lithuanian counterpart Dalia Grybauskaitė on Day of Re-establishment of the State of Lithuania.
15 February 2010 [21:00]

Azerbaijani President received OSCE Chairman-in-Office

Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev received the delegation led by OSCE Chairman-in-Office, Foreign Minister of Kazakhstan Kanat Saudabayev.
15 February 2010 [18:37]

Azerbaijani FM receives copies of credentials of Slovakian, Spanish and Kyrgyz ambassadors

Azerbaijani Foreign Minister Elmar Mammadyarov received Slovakia’s newly-appointed ambassador to Azerbaijan Joseph Migas.
15 February 2010 [15:00]

Saudabayev: 2010 can be turning point in Nagorno-Karabakh conflict

As OSCE chairman, Astana hopes that 2010 will be a turning point in settling the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict if parties adhere to agreements, OSCE Chairman Kanat Saudabayev said on his official visit to Baku today.
15 February 2010 [13:25]

Turkish MP: Armenia stages dirty campaign to give official status to its claims against Turkey

Day.Az interview with Secretary of the Turkey’s Grand National Assembly (parliament), MP from the ruling Justice and Development Party (AK Party) Fatih Metin.
15 February 2010 [13:00]

Azerbaijani FM: Azerbaijan interested in accepting updated version of Madrid principles

Azerbaijan is interested in accepting an updated version of the Madrid principles, Azerbaijani Foreign Minister Elmar Mammadyarov told media on Monday.
15 February 2010 [11:57]

OSCE chairman debates Nagorno-Karabakh conflict with political parties in Baku

OSCE Chairperson-in-Office, Kazakhstan's Secretary of State and Foreign Minister, Kanat Saudabayev met with representatives of the Azerbaijani political parties today.
15 February 2010 [11:35]

Heydar Jamal: By his London speech Armenian president announced his consent to withdraw from Azerbaijan’s occupied lands

Day.Az interview with Russia’s Islamic Committee Chairman, renowned political expert Heydar Jamal.
15 February 2010 [11:00]

Armenian Armed Forces break ceasefire

13 February 2010 [13:57]

Azerbaijani MPs to meet with OSCE PA President

The Azerbaijani MPs will meet with OSCE PA President Joao Soares.
13 February 2010 [10:32]

Azerbaijani President trips to Goychay region

President Ilham Aliyev arrived in country's Goychay region on Feb. 12.
13 February 2010 [10:00]

Azerbaijani MP urges parliament to appeal U.S. Congress over "Armenian genocide" discussions

The Azerbaijani Parliament should appeal the discussion of "Armenian genocide" to the U.S. Congress, MP Ganira Pashayeva said.
13 February 2010 [09:44]

Azerbaijani President trips to country's Agdash region - UPDATE

Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev started a trip to country's Agdash region on Feb. 12.
12 February 2010 [20:25]

Austria-Azerbaijan Chamber of Commerce set up in Vienna

The first meeting of Austria-Azerbaijan Chamber of Commerce took place in Vienna.
12 February 2010 [18:27]

OSCE PA winter session to discuss Khojaly tragedy

The Khojaly tragedy will be discussed during the OSCE Parliamentary Assembly’s Winter Meeting to be held on 18-19 February in Vienna, member of the Azeri delegation to the OSCE PA Eldar Ibrahimov said.
12 February 2010 [16:30]

EU special envoy for S. Caucasus to trip to Azerbaijan

Special representative of the European Union for the South Caucasus Peter Semneby will visit Baku this month.
12 February 2010 [14:37]

EU Coordination Bureau for International Technical Aid to Azerbaijan abolished

The Azerbaijani Cabinet of Ministers has abolished the EU Coordination Bureau for International Technical Aid to Azerbaijan, said the Cabinet.
12 February 2010 [13:19]

Azerbaijani President congratulates Ukraine's Yanukovych on victory in presidential elections

President of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev has today made a telephone call to Viktor Yanukovych to congratulate him on his victory in the Ukrainian presidential elections.
12 February 2010 [12:05]

Azerbaijani students greet Armenian president with protests in London - PHOTO

On Feb.10, a group of Azerbaijani students met President Serzh Sargsyan with protests in London.
12 February 2010 [11:54]

Carnegie Center expert: Opening of Turkey-Armenia borders cannot do without preconditions

Day.Az interview with expert at Moscow Branch of the Carnegie Center, a known political analyst Alexei Malashenko.
12 February 2010 [10:50]

Armenian Armed Forces break ceasefire

12 February 2010 [09:21]

Azerbaijani President opens Ramada Plaza hotel in Ganja

Azerbaijan President Ilham Aliyev cut the ribbon to officially open Ramada Plaza hotel as part of his Ganja trip on Feb. 11.
11 February 2010 [14:43]

Documentary on Karabakh presented in Kiev

Presentation of the documentary on Karabakh (”Karabakh in the Maelstrom of History”) took place at the conference hall of “Opera” hotel in Kiev.
11 February 2010 [13:44]

Russian analyst: Armenian-Turkish dialogue will continue indefinitely

Day.Az interview with well-known Russian political expert, founder of the Russia-based National Strategy Institute Stanislav Belkovski.
11 February 2010 [13:00]

Israeli FM meets Azerbaijan national oil company president

President of the State Oil Company of Azerbaijan (SOCAR) Rovnag Abdullayev met with visiting Israeli Foreign Minister Avigdor Lieberman on Feb. 10.
11 February 2010 [12:21]

Azerbaijan's ruling party presents book on resettlement of Armenians in Azerbaijani lands

The book titled "Irevan Khanate. Russian occupation and resettlement of Armenians in Azerbaijani lands" was presented by the New Azerbaijan Party (YAP) on Feb. 10.
11 February 2010 [11:46]

US Azeris Network Executive Director: Armenian government has spoiled its already tarnished reputation

Day.Az interview with candidate of political sciences and Executive Director of the US Azeris Network Adil Bagirov.
11 February 2010 [11:38]

Azerbaijani Speaker meets Israeli FM

Speaker of Azerbaijan Milli Majlis (parliament) Ogtay Asadov met visiting Israeli foreign minister Avigdor Lieberman on Feb. 10.
11 February 2010 [11:31]

Armenian Armed Forces break ceasefire

11 February 2010 [11:00]

Azerbaijani President receives credentials of incoming Canadian envoy

President of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev accepted credentials of newly appointed ambassador of Canada Mark Bailey on Feb. 10.
11 February 2010 [10:28]

Azerbaijani President receives credentials of Malian, Serbian ambassadors

President of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev received credentials from newly appointed ambassador of the Republic of Mali Brahima Coulibaly on Feb. 10.
10 February 2010 [18:24]

Canada, Mali and Serbia appoint new ambassadors to Azerbaijan

On Feb. 9, Azerbaijani FM Elmar Mammadyarov received newly-appointed ambassadors of Canada, Mali and Serbia to Azerbaijan Mark Bailey, Brahima Kulibali and Vladimir Jurgus respectively.
10 February 2010 [17:28]

Azerbaijani political analyst: Armenian president’s move is hypocritical

“Ahmet Davutoglu should once and for all understand that the border with the enemy should never be opened,” Azerbaijani political expert Vafa Guluzade said.
10 February 2010 [16:05]

NATO experts to visit Azerbaijan

According to the NATO-Azerbaijan Individual Partnership Action Plan, the Arabic Course will be organized in Abu Dhabi, UAE from Feb. 14 to May 5, 2010, press service of the Azerbaijan Defense Ministry said.
10 February 2010 [14:56]

Azerbaijani parliamentarian: Armenia has no other choice, but to leave Azerbaijan's occupied lands

Azerbaijani MP says Armenia already realizes that it pursues wrong policies.
10 February 2010 [13:08]

Azerbaijani MP: Armenia is in death-rattle

Member of the Azerbaijani Milli Majlis (parliament) Asaf Hajiyev says policies of Robert Kocharyan and Serzh Sargsyan have resulted in a deep economic crisis in Armenia.
10 February 2010 [13:00]

Azerbaijan-Israel relations 'deeply rooted'

Israeli FM has praised his country's relations with Azerbaijan.
10 February 2010 [10:00]

Israeli Foreign Minister: Israel hopes all agreements reached within OSCE Minsk Group will be implemented

Israel hopes that all the agreements reached within the OSCE Minsk Group will be implemented, visiting Israeli Foreign Minister Avigdor Lieberman said.
09 February 2010 [17:00]

Canadian war journalist Scott Taylor: Armenia can't move on forward with closed borders - PHOTOS

Exclusive interview with former professional soldier, Canadian war correspondent, and editor and publisher of the Esprit de Corps magazine, Scott Taylor.
09 February 2010 [16:43]

Azerbaijani MP: At the 46th Munich security conference we managed to show that its problems are part of world security ones

Azerbaijan managed to show in the 46th Munich Security Conference that its problems are part of the world security ones, MP Aydin Mirzazade said commenting on the results of the conference.
09 February 2010 [15:45]

Azerbaijani political expert: U.S. may be interested in “blitzkrieg” in Karabakh

Day.Az interview with Azerbaijani political expert Rasim Agayev.
09 February 2010 [14:23]

Azerbaijani, Israeli FMs meet - UPDATE

Israeli Foreign Minister Avigdor Lieberman is on a visit to Azerbaijan.
09 February 2010 [14:00]

Washington to host conference on South Caucasus

The conference entitled “South Caucasus line of fracture: security, energy and interests of the U.S.” will be held in Washington on Feb. 23.
09 February 2010 [11:58]

Azerbaijani political analyst: Blame for Armenia's absence in major int'l forums lies with country's authorities

Day.Az interview with Azerbaijani political analyst Arif Yunusov.