Politics
18 September 2009 [15:54]
The first forum on civil society's cooperation as part of the Eastern Partnership will be held in Brussels in November, Giovanni Cremonini, Administrator of the European Neighborhood Policy, said at a news conference in Baku on Sept.17.
18 September 2009 [15:41]
“The United States may consider joint use of the Gabala radar station,” Azerbaijani political expert Zardusht Alizade said commenting on media reports that the U.S. will deploy a new missile defense system in the Caucasus.
18 September 2009 [15:01]
Permanent Representative of Azerbaijan to the United Nations Ambassador Agshin Mehdiyev has sent a letter of protest to the UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon, Azerbaijan’s Permanent Mission to the UN said.
18 September 2009 [14:45]
French MP Tierri Mariani believes the Azerbaijani-Armenian conflict can no longer continue.
18 September 2009 [14:38]
The UK Government believes that aligning with Europe is an important decision by the Azerbaijani government.
18 September 2009 [14:18]
“Currently there are no publicly available information about at what stage is the issue of joint use of Gabala radar station between U.S. and Russia,” Azerbaijani parliament’s Security and Defense Committee Deputy Chair Aydin Mirzazade said commenting on recent media reports claiming that the U.S. will deploy new missile shield near Caucasus.
18 September 2009 [13:44]
The European Union is ready to support realization of the Nabucco gas pipeline project under the Eastern Partnership if it is needed, Giovanni Cremonini, Administrator of the European Neighborhood Policy, said at a news conference in Baku on Sept. 17.
18 September 2009 [12:22]
The Caspian region's energy resources should contribute to establishing peace in the region, British MP Mayk Hankok said.
18 September 2009 [11:58]
It is possible to hold a dialogue between the government and political parties in Azerbaijan, Head of the Presidential Administration Political Analysis and Public Relations Department Elnur Aslanov told reporters.
18 September 2009 [11:49]
Azerbaijan will organize the upcoming municipal elections at the highest level, Head of Presidential Administration Political Analysis and Public Relations Department Elnur Aslanov told reporters.
18 September 2009 [11:40]
The issue of cooperation between US and Russia on Azerbaijani based Gabala Radar Station is still open, said Philip Coyle, former Assistant Secretary of Defense, Pentagon testing chief and current senior advisor to the Center for Defense Information in Washington.
18 September 2009 [11:31]
A US-based Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy is to hold a Symposium on Reassessing the Nagorno-Karabakh Conflict in Medford, Massachusetts on Sept. 26.
18 September 2009 [11:21]
Los Angeles Consular Corps and Azerbaijani Consulate General in Los Angeles hosted a dinner on Sept. 17.
18 September 2009 [11:08]
Azerbaijan is one of the most important countries in terms of shaping regional security in Europe, Head of the Azerbaijani Presidential Administration Political Analysis and Rublic Relations Department Elnur Aslanov said at an international conference "Security and stability in the Caspian Sea region in light of new geopolitical realities" on Sept. 18.
18 September 2009 [10:46]
Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade of Australia has presented a note to the Azerbaijani Mission to the UN.
18 September 2009 [10:14]
The next Azerbaijani-Iranian talks on the status of the Caspian Sea will be held in Baku, Azerbaijani Ambassador to Iran Abbasali Hasanov said.
18 September 2009 [09:59]
Standing Committee on Foreign Relations of the Armenian Parliament will hold hearings on Armenia-Turkey Protocols on Oct. 1.
18 September 2009 [09:43]
President of Armenia Serzh Sargsyan held a closed meeting with the leaders of political parties as part of six-week domestic political consultations envisaged by the protocols initialed between Armenia and Turkey.
18 September 2009 [09:35]
The Barack H. Obama administration's decision to cancel missile defense program in Central Europe is, unfortunately, short-sighted and counterproductive, believes Roman Joch, Director of the Civic Institute of Prague.
18 September 2009 [09:29]
Azerbaijani Foreign Minister Elmar Mammadyarov received Director General of the Joint Office of Turkic Culture and Arts (TURKSOY) Dusen Kaseinov on Sept. 17.
18 September 2009 [09:21]
The ruling New Azerbaijan Party has approved a program for the upcoming municipal elections.
18 September 2009 [09:11]
In a major policy reversal, U.S. President Barack Obama has scuttled plans to build a massive ground-based missile defense system based in the Czech Republic and Poland that the Bush administration intended to counter the threat posed by Iranian ballistic missiles, Defense News reported quoting Gen. James Cartwright, vice chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, as saying.
18 September 2009 [08:47]
The United States will initially deploy Aegis ships equipped with missile interceptors to help defend Europe and U.S. forces against threats from Iran and others, Defense Secretary Robert Gates said on Thursday, Reuters reported.
18 September 2009 [08:36]
Human Rights Commissioner of Azerbaijan Elmira Suleymanova met with former Polish First Lady Jolanta Kwasniewska.
18 September 2009 [08:21]
Azerbaijan President Ilham Aliyev received TURKSOY Director-General Dussen Kasseinov on Sept. 17.
17 September 2009 [17:57]
17 September 2009 [16:57]
Russia welcomes all steps that promote peace and security in the region, Russia's ambassador to Azerbaijan Vladimir Dorokhin told reporters.
17 September 2009 [16:45]
Now the main problem is not so much Iranian missiles as the Iranian nuclear program, because the United States would like to gain Russia's support in possible serious sanctions against Iran, said Russian military expert Pavel Felgenhauer.
17 September 2009 [16:32]
“Azerbaijan has stated on numerous occasions that it have accepted Madrid principles as a basis for talks,” Azerbaijani Foreign Ministry spokesperson Elkhan Polukhov said commenting on Armenian foreign minister’s statement claiming that Armenia “is unhappy with Madrid proposals."
17 September 2009 [16:24]
"I don’t think that Vladimir Zhirinovsky’s views coincide with official views and policy of the Russian government."
17 September 2009 [16:06]
“Amendment to the Electoral Code of Azerbaijan is not real at the present time."
17 September 2009 [15:43]
17 September 2009 [15:39]
Elkhan Huseynov, a veteran of Afghanistan and Karabakh wars and cavalier of the Order of the Red Star and head of Azerbaijan-Denmark Friendship Community spoke to Day.Az in an interview.
17 September 2009 [15:23]
“Our official attitude towards the normalization of Turkey-Armenia relations is obvious."
17 September 2009 [15:09]
Azerbaijanis living in Georgia are concerned with Russia's decision to ban their entry to Russia through the Russia-Azerbaijan land border.
17 September 2009 [14:55]
Vladimir Zhirinovsky's opinion on Nagorno-Karabakh stated in an interview with News-Armenia does not reflect position of the Kremlin, Russian Ambassador to Azerbaijan said Vladimir Dorokhin said.
17 September 2009 [14:44]
The business-tour initiated by the EU Eastern Partnership with the participation of the EU officials will be held in Baku on Sept.17-18, the European Commission's office in Azerbaijan said.
17 September 2009 [14:33]
“I do ot rule out that U.S. may resume talks with Russia on joint use of Gabala radar station,” Azerbaijani political expert Rasim Musabayov said commenting on media reports claiming that the U.S. administration plans not to deploy missile defense system in Czech republic and Poland.
17 September 2009 [14:19]
Russian co-chair of OSCE Minsk Group Yuri Merzlyakov will be replaced, Russia’s ambassador to Azerbaijan Vladimir Dorokhin said.
17 September 2009 [14:03]
Los Angeles has hosted Azerbaijan-Israel negotiations, Azerbaijani Consulate General in Los Angeles said.
17 September 2009 [12:47]
The U.S. Former Deputy Secretary of State, Richard Armitage, speaking in Baku on Sept. 16 in front of students of the Azerbaijan Diplomatic Academy (ADA), shared his views on international issues.
17 September 2009 [12:27]
A solemn ceremony to celebrate the 15th anniversary of the signing of the Contract of the Century waas held at the Buta palace in Baku on Sept. 15.
17 September 2009 [11:37]
The Iranian Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary Ambassador to Azerbaijan Muhammadbaghir Bahrami spoke with Trend News Persian Desk in an exclusive interview.
17 September 2009 [11:22]
"Organization for Democracy and Economic Development - GUAM and the OSCE will intensify cooperation in combating organized crime and border cooperation.
17 September 2009 [11:13]
The White House will shelve Bush administration plans to build a missile-defense system in Poland and the Czech Republic, according to people familiar with the matter, a move likely to cheer Moscow and roil the security debate in Europe, The Wall Street Journal reported.
17 September 2009 [10:52]
Due to Georgia’s withdrawal from CIS nationals of this country can no longer enter into Russia through the land borders between Russia and Azerbaijan.
17 September 2009 [10:28]
Armenia is not happy with the Madrid Principles, Armenian Foreign Minister Minister Edward Nalbandyan stated in country's parliament.
17 September 2009 [10:12]
"It will largely depend on the South Caucasus countries that how soon an agreement on association between EU and South Caucasus will be signed."
17 September 2009 [09:54]
Iranian Ambassador to Azerbaijan Muhammadbaghir Bahrami believes that Iran and Azerbaijan must intensify fight against drug smuggling.
17 September 2009 [09:48]
17 September 2009 [09:07]
17 September 2009 [08:57]
Turkey’s Foreign Minister Ahmet Davutoglu completed meetings with leaders of political parties as part of six-week internal political discussions concerning the protocols initialed with Armenia, Turkish news agencies reported.
17 September 2009 [08:40]
President of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev met here with ambassadors of Muslim countries in Azerbaijan on the occasion of Ramadan Holiday on Sept. 16.
17 September 2009 [08:21]
President Ilham Aliyev of Azerbaijan sent a congratulatory message to the newly elected Prime Minister of Japan, Yukio Hatoyama.
16 September 2009 [17:13]
Vladimir Zhirinovsky's opinion on Nagorno-Karabakh stated in an interview with News Armenia in no way reflects Kremlin's position, said Sergei Markov, member of the Russian Federal Assembly State Duma of the fifth convention and member of the 'United Russia' faction.
16 September 2009 [16:52]
“The government says us that Armenians will begin to free seven occupied regions as the process goes on."
16 September 2009 [16:21]
16 September 2009 [16:08]
16 September 2009 [15:55]
Appointment of new cho-chairs of the OSCE Minsk Group will bring a new breath to resolution of the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict, Former U.S. Deputy Secretary of State Richard Armitrage told reporters in Baku.
16 September 2009 [15:36]
The agreements between Turkey and Armenia will be signed on Oct. 13, Turkey-based Milliyyet newspaper reported quoting sources in country’s Foreign Ministry as saying.
16 September 2009 [15:22]
New U.S. co-chair of the OSCE Minsk Group Robert Bradtke will visit Azerbaijan by end of September, Head of the U.S. Embassy Public Relations Office Terry Davidson told reporters.
16 September 2009 [14:49]
Azerbaijani political analysts predict a breakthrough in the solution of the Armenian -Azerbaijani Nagorno-Karabakh conflict.
16 September 2009 [14:37]
The European Union Parliament in Strasbourg on Wednesday re-elected Jose Mauel Barroso for a second term as the EU president, AP reported.
16 September 2009 [14:24]
Longtime opposition leader Yukio Hatoyama was elected prime minister of Japan on Wednesday, promising to reinvigorate the world’s second-largest economy and shake up government with his left-of-center party.
16 September 2009 [14:11]
“More than ten agreements may be signed during upcoming visit of the Kazakh president to Baku,” Azerbaijani ambassador to Kazakhstan Latif Gandilov said.
16 September 2009 [13:48]
16 September 2009 [13:19]
EU General Affairs and External Relations Council had an exchange of views on enhancing EU relations with Azerbaijan, Armenia and Georgia as part of EU’s Eastern Partnership program.
16 September 2009 [12:02]
The Armenian media reports claiming that the first memorial to victims of the so-called Armenian "genocide" will be erected in the Israeli town of Petach Tikva are untrue, Hezy Hakak, official of the City Hall of Petach Tikva said.
16 September 2009 [11:41]
Member of the Turkish parliament from the Republican People’s Party Birgen Keles confirmed that her party will not support opening of the Turkey-Armenia border.
16 September 2009 [11:26]
GUAM (Georgia, Ukraine, Azerbaijan, Moldova) foreign ministers will meet in New York on Sept. 25 to discuss cooperation prospects.
16 September 2009 [11:18]
After consultations with the country's political parties on the Turkish-Armenian protocols, Turkish Foreign Minister Ahmet Davutoglu expressed concern that Armenia will not abandon "genocide" claims even after the border is opened, Turkish Anadolu news agency reported.
16 September 2009 [10:23]
Iran is interested in peace and security in the region, and the West is ready to hold a dialogue with Tehran, Swedish Foreign Minister Carl Bild, who is chairing the EU, said.
16 September 2009 [10:11]
The United Kingdom supports energy policies of the European Union, the main component of which is to diversify energy supply routes, UK Energy Minister Lord Hunt said.
16 September 2009 [09:48]
Robert Cutler, Senior Research Fellow at Institute of European, Russian and Eurasian Studies at Carleton University spoke to Day.Az in an interview.
16 September 2009 [09:33]
After having a meeting with leader of Felicity Party Numan Kurtulmus, Turkish Foreign Minister Ahmet Davutoglu met with CHP leader Deniz Baykal as part of the six-week internal political discussions on the protocols initialed with Armenia.
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