Politics
09 October 2006 [13:28]
Armenian Armed Forces continues to violate the ceasefire.
09 October 2006 [10:41]
Central Election Commission has not received any complaints about local elections held on Friday.
08 October 2006 [03:01]
Turkey Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan met with representatives of French companies doing business in Turkey on Saturday and asked for their help to thwart a French bill that would make it a crime to deny that World War I-era killings of Armenians amounted to genocide, the state-owned Anatolia news agency reported.
08 October 2006 [02:53]
This country entry has been extracted from a forthcoming Amnesty International (AI) report, Europe and Central Asia: Summary of Amnesty International's Concerns in the Region: January - June 2006 to be issued later in 2006.
07 October 2006 [18:05]
More than a dozen activists who rallied in support of Georgia outside the country's embassy and accosted counter-protesters with taunts and eggs were arrested on Saturday.
07 October 2006 [16:18]
A delegation of the Congress of Local and Regional Authorities of the Council of Europe observed the repeat partial municipal elections held in Azerbaijan on October 6 has held a press conference.
07 October 2006 [16:14]
Russia's decision to impose a transport and postal blockade on Georgia after a bruising spy scandal may result in the economic isolation of its impoverished ally Armenia, politicians and analysts warned.
07 October 2006 [15:29]
Chairman of NATO PA Subcommittee on Future Security and Defense Capabilities Vahid Erden is expected to visit Azerbaijan October 15.
07 October 2006 [15:27]
On October 6, the last day of the PACE autumn session, discussed were the questions on family and social health, Europe's interest in economical development of Russia and local autonomy on borders of the European Council.
07 October 2006 [15:26]
On October 7, President of the Republic of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev phoned to the President of the Russian Federation Vladimir Putin.
07 October 2006 [15:12]
Following his arrival in Athens on an official visit, Armenian Defense Minister Serzh Sarkisian met on October 4 with Greek Defense Minister Evangelos Meimarakis and other senior officials to discuss bilateral military cooperation.
07 October 2006 [15:11]
Georgian President Mikheil Saakashvili has warned against Russia's "racist rhetoric" and called for European backing amid the fallout from a spying row.
07 October 2006 [15:09]
Keeping ports safe from terrorists and other threats was the theme of a workshop concluding today that brought together port security experts from 12 OSCE Black Sea and Caspian Sea countries.
07 October 2006 [15:05]
Rather intense talks were held in Moscow, a number of ideas proposed by co-chairs within the context of problems, which aroused within the talks, were discussed, Azeri FM Elmar Mammadyarov stated.
07 October 2006 [15:03]
"Not Central Election Commission but the electorate and candidates should be blamed for ineffective local election in Nardaran," said CEC secretary Natig Mammadov.
07 October 2006 [14:38]
OSCE mission assessing fires committed in the occupied territories of Azerbaijan has come to Terter.
07 October 2006 [09:26]
Nushiravan Meherremli, the chief of National Television and Radio Council (NTRC) will visit Strasburg today.
06 October 2006 [20:07]
President Ilham Aliyev on October 6 received the heads of CIS Security and Special Service Bodies.
06 October 2006 [19:27]
OSCE mission to assess the arsons in occupied Azerbaijan territories and boarders with Armenia was in Aghdam on Friday.
06 October 2006 [19:25]
Azerbaijani and Armenian Foreign Ministers Elmar Mammadyarov and Vartan Oskanian had one-by-one meeting with Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov and OSCE MG co-chairs in the Ministry building in Moscow today.
06 October 2006 [19:09]
Prime Minister of the Azerbaijan Republic Artur Rasizade received the Russian delegation led by the Minister for Economic Development and Trade German Gref.
06 October 2006 [13:51]
"We brought up all issues concerning Karabakh in PACE Subcommittee meetings. Subcommittee discussed the arsons committed by Armenians in the occupied Azerbaijan territories and the fate of missing persons," said Samad Seyidov, the head of Azerbaijani Parliamentary delegation in PACE.
06 October 2006 [13:40]
Azerbaijani, Armenian and Russian Foreign Ministers had trilateral meeting in Moscow.
06 October 2006 [13:37]
President Ilham Aliyev will pay a visit to Guba tomorrow.
06 October 2006 [13:34]
Re-run, by-, new and first-time local elections are being held in Azerbaijan today. Pooling began at 08.00.
06 October 2006 [09:46]
Azerbaijani and Ukrainian Governments are expected to sign a Protocol concerning cooperation in military industry and military personnel training.
06 October 2006 [09:03]
The next meetings of the parliament will be held on October 10 and 13.
05 October 2006 [23:58]
Both Azerbaijan and Armenia appear to be "playing for time" in their conflict over Nagorno Karabakh, the European Union's special representative for the South Caucasus, Peter Semneby, said on Thursday.
05 October 2006 [20:02]
"There is no need to involve the UN in the solution of the conflicts in CIS countries. I find it meaningless," Sergey Lavrov, Russia Foreign Minister in the press conference.
05 October 2006 [19:58]
OSCE mission to assess the arsons has come to Ganja.
05 October 2006 [19:49]
PACE Political Committee adopted a pact on the stability in South Caucasus after a long discussions, said Samad Seyidov, the head of Azerbaijani parliamentary delegation in PACE.
05 October 2006 [19:47]
There is no doubt that Armenia needs Russia to be strong. But does Russia need a strong Armenia? This is not a rhetorical question.
05 October 2006 [18:53]
Azerbaijan's ambassador to Tehran said that if the crisis in Nagorno Karabakh is not solved through negotiations and peaceful means, his country would study the last solution, meaning that the Republic of Azerbaijan would resort to military option.
05 October 2006 [18:44]
Meeting of the Deputy Foreign Minister of the Russian Federation G. Krasin with the Ambassador of Azerbaijan in Moscow Polad Bulbuloglu took place on October 4.
05 October 2006 [18:35]
Jamil Hasanli, the former Economic Development Minister Farhad Aliyev's and his brother Rafig Aliyev's Rights Defense Committee chief will sue Zakir Garalov.
05 October 2006 [18:32]
French parliamentarians prepared a bill which envisages five-year sentence and financial penalty of 45000 euros for denial of so called Armenian genocide.
05 October 2006 [16:29]
The next meeting of Presidential Pardon Commission (PC) has taken place. In a few days a pardon will be granted, Zalimkhan Yagub the member of PC told.
05 October 2006 [15:56]
Azerbaijan President Ilham Aliyev's visit to Latvia is ongoing.
05 October 2006 [14:14]
Co-chairs of International Working Group for searching war prisoners, missing persons and hostages Svetlana Gannushkina, Bernhard Klazen, Armenian coordinator Carina Minasyan, Azerbaijani coordinator Evez Hasanov and coordinator from Nagorno Karabakh Albert Voskanyan are in Strasburg.
05 October 2006 [12:28]
Azerbaijan's Ambassador to Austria and Slovenia Fuad Ismayilov has presented his credentials to the President of Slovenia Janez Drnovsek.
05 October 2006 [12:26]
Repeat, additional, new and first time elections will be held to some local authorities on Friday.
05 October 2006 [12:23]
OSCE Minsk Group co-chairs did not visit occupied Azerbaijan territories.
05 October 2006 [09:54]
Congressional letter, signed by 77 members has been sent to the White House to call on George Bush to expand relations with Karabakh, PanArmenian came to know from the NKR Representative Office in the U.S.
05 October 2006 [09:30]
"Nagorno Karabakh conflict will not be solved this year despite resumption of negotiations," said in Stratfor research center report.
05 October 2006 [00:40]
Turkish Foreign Ministry expressed deep sorrow over statements of French President Jacques Chirac who supported so-called Armenian genocide during his visit to Armenia.
05 October 2006 [00:32]
Chairman of Azerbaijan's Central Election Commission Mazahir Panahov met October 4 with US Ambassador to Azerbaijan Mrs. Anne Derse.
05 October 2006 [00:30]
President of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev on 4 October visited the Latvian Seym.
04 October 2006 [21:22]
President of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev met with the Prime Minister of Latvia Aigars Kalvitis, October 4.
04 October 2006 [20:09]
The OSCE Chairman-in-Office, Belgian Foreign Minister Karel De Gucht, strongly urged Georgia and Russia to tone down rhetoric, abstain from further provocations and resume dialogue.
04 October 2006 [20:04]
Ceremony of signing of the documents on cooperation between the Republic of Azerbaijan and the Republic of Latvia was held on October 4 at the Riga Castle with participation of the Presidents of these countries.
04 October 2006 [19:57]
Azerbaijan Parliamentary delegation members Genire Pashayeva and Aydin Mirzezadeh addressed PACE session during the discussion of document 10 961 on Frame Convention for National Minorities’ Rights Defense signed by COE member states.
04 October 2006 [19:51]
An OSCE-led team of international experts, backed by a United Nations General Assembly resolution, began an 11-day mission to assess the environmental impact of fires in and around Nagorno Karabakh.
04 October 2006 [18:37]
On 4 October, President of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev, who arrived in Latvia for a 3-day state visit, was welcomed by the country's President Mrs. Vaira Vike-Freiberga at her official residence, the Riga castle.
04 October 2006 [16:05]
"Azerbaijan and Armenian Defense Minister agreed to meet," Andrzej Kasprzyk, OSCE chief personal representative told in the press conference in Yerevan.
04 October 2006 [15:21]
Armenian government asks Armenian Diaspora organizations to solve economical problems of villages bordering with Turkey and Azerbaijan.
04 October 2006 [14:06]
OSCE Minsk group co-chairs met with Armenian Foreign Minister Vardan Oskanyan yesterday.
04 October 2006 [09:06]
US does not intend to give an open and strong message on Turkey's EU membership, Turkish ambassador to Azerbaijan Turan Morali told journalists.
04 October 2006 [00:08]
The top U.S. intelligence official says Iran could have a nuclear weapon within four to nine years, but that it still has time to turn away from that path.
03 October 2006 [22:27]
Azerbaijan's Foreign Minister Elmar Mammadyarov met October 3 with the delegation of the European Union trio.
03 October 2006 [21:39]
The OSCE Minsk group has not finished its work, claim the Co-Chairs. Today they announced that the Armenian and Azeri Foreign Ministers will meet in Moscow on October 6.
03 October 2006 [20:30]
The South Korean Foreign Minister, Ban Ki-Moon, has won the support of all five permanent members of the United Nations Security Council in his campaign to become the next UN Secretary General.
03 October 2006 [20:05]
Introducing economic sanctions against Georgia will hardly affect Armenia, Deputy Parliamentary Speaker Vahan Hovhannisian has told reporters.
03 October 2006 [19:08]
On the eve of the 15th anniversary of independence of Azerbaijan, members of the Congress of the USA have congratulated the country and Azerbaijani people.
03 October 2006 [19:04]
On October 3, President Ilham Aliyev received at the Presidential Palace the delegation of the European Union trio.
03 October 2006 [19:01]
EU trio headed by Finland Foreign Minister Erkki Tuomioyan met with Azerbaijan Foreign Minister Elmar Mammadyarov.
03 October 2006 [18:51]
A delegation led by Azerbaijani Emergencies Situations Minister Colonel-General Kamaladdin Heydarov paid a business visit to France at invitation of French Interior and Renovations Ministry.
03 October 2006 [18:49]
EU trio held press conference on the results of their visit to Azerbaijan.
03 October 2006 [16:16]
Azerbaijan's Defense Minister, General Colonel Safar Abiyev received U.S. co-chair of the OSCE Minsk Group Matthew Bryza on Monday.
03 October 2006 [16:08]
Jordan and Azerbaijan have agreed on Tuesday to sign an agreement to enhance the health relations between the two countries.
03 October 2006 [15:59]
On Tuesday, October 3, President Ilham Aliyev starts an official visit to Latvia.
03 October 2006 [15:13]
President of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev today received the delegation led by co-chair of United States–Azerbaijan Chamber of Commerce (USACC) Mr. James A. Baker.
03 October 2006 [14:10]
"There is necessity to dialogue with Armenia," Turan Morali, Turkish ambassador to Azerbaijan told journalists.
03 October 2006 [13:46]
Some secondary school directors in Terter placed a protest action for dismissing the region Executive Power head Vidadi Isayev.
03 October 2006 [13:02]
Georgia intends to protest to the international civil aviation body Russia's decision to suspend air traffic with the South Caucasus state following a diplomatic row last week, the Georgian civil aviation service said Tuesday.
03 October 2006 [12:57]
Armenian Armed Forces violated ceasefire 32 times in the third quarter of the year and totally 192 times during nine months of the year.
Azerbaijan, Turkiye, Turkmenistan to ink five accords
Azerbaijan, UK discuss co-op in healthcare & medical sectors
Azerbaijan, Algeria ink accord on oil & gas cooperation
Iran's human rights researchers visit Karabakh
Canada to discuss its new strategy in Indo-Pacific region with NATO
Ethnic Azerbaijanis join Geneva picket in solidarity with Iranian protesters
Azerbaijan's energy minister visiting Algeria to discuss deepening energy cooperation issues