Politics

07 April 2009 [09:38]

Azerbaijani FM urges EU to make Armenia take constructive approach in talks on Nagorno Karabakh

Foreign Minister of Azerbaijan Elmar Mammadyarov has met here today with European Union Special Representative for the South Caucasus Peter Semneby.
07 April 2009 [09:24]

International military trainings to be held in frames of NATO program "Partnership for Peace" to be held in Baku

International military trainings "Regional response 2009" are planned to be held in Baku April 18-26 reached between Azerbaijan and NATO, according to the press service for the Defense Ministry of Azerbaijan.
06 April 2009 [17:35]

Clinton offered Aliyev a meeting with Obama

President Abdullah G?l called Aliyev last Friday, but failed to change his decison to boycott the Istanbul summit of the Alliance of Civilizations.
06 April 2009 [17:23]

UAE opens embassy in Azerbaijan

The UAE Cabinet of Ministers approved opening of embassy in Azerbaijan, according to English language UAE Khaleej Times.
06 April 2009 [15:37]

All conditions are created for solution of Armenian-Turkish problems today: Turkish Foreign Ministry

"Turkey and Armenia have attained breakthrough in relations and we consider that they will further develop", said official representative of the Turkish Foreign Ministry of Turkey Burak Ozugergin, CNNTurk reports.
06 April 2009 [14:27]

It is insincerety that hinders unification of Azerbaijani opposition: Intellectuals Movement

"Today the leaders of separate oppositional parties are planning to take part in municipal elections as a single team. Yet there can not be cooperation without trust", said chairman of the Intellectuals movement of Azerbaijan Eldeniz Guliyev.
06 April 2009 [11:52]

State financing of parties must be held in two directions: MP

"Financing of parties from the state budget should cover only those political structures that are represented in the parliament and have influence in the society", said chairman of the Great Creation party, MP Fazil Gazanfaroghlu.
06 April 2009 [11:15]

Azerbaijan to take part in session of CIS FM's council in Ashgabat

Deputy Foreign Minister of Azerbaijan Khalaf Khalafov will attend the next session of the CIS FM's council in Ashgabat, according to press secretariat of the Foreign Ministry of Azerbaijan Elkhan Polukhov.
06 April 2009 [10:11]

Contact line of troops to be monitored on April 8

Contact line of Azerbaijani and Armenian troops will be monitored near Yusifjanli village of Azerbaijan’s Aghdam region on April 8 under the mandate of the Personal Representative of the OSCE Chairman-in-Office, according to ANS-Press.
06 April 2009 [10:00]

EU special representative on South Caucasus arrives in Azerbaijan

EU special representative of South Caucasus Peter Semneby arrived on a visit to Baku Sunday, according to Semneby's political adviser Clair Delisard.
06 April 2009 [09:42]

Armenians violate ceasefire in two regions

Armenian armed forces locating in the occupied lands of Azerbaijan violated ceasefire in Terter and Khojavend directions.
06 April 2009 [09:19]

Armenians attack Nevada governor due to declaration of March 31 Azerbaijanis' Memory Day

The Armenian national committee of Nevada urges governor Gibbons annul his decision.
06 April 2009 [08:53]

NATO supports territorial integrity of Azerbaijan

The final communique of the NATO summit fixes concern about existence of regional conflicts in the South Caucasus and Moldova.
04 April 2009 [11:22]

Abdullah Gul denies reports on opening of borders with Armenia

Turkish President Abdullah Gul denied reports on the opening of borders with Armenia on April 16, APA reports quoting the Turkish president’s official website.
04 April 2009 [11:18]

Xavier Solana: "Relations between Turkey and Armenia should be reviewed and restored"

"It is historians that should deal with history and it is not necessary to raise issue of the past each time during talks", said EU senior representative on external policy and security Xavier Solana, commenting on the restoration of the Armenian-Turkish relations.
04 April 2009 [10:45]

Date of Lithuanian FM's official visit to Azerbaijan defined

Lithuanian Foreign Minister Vigaudas Ushatskas will pay an official visit to Azerbaijan on April 7-8, according to AzerTac.
04 April 2009 [10:09]

Armenia's debt compensated

04 April 2009 [09:42]

Armenians violate ceasefire in four regions

Armenian armed forces locating in the occupied lands of Azerbaijan violated ceasefire in Aghdam, Gazakh, Tovuz and Khojavend directions.
04 April 2009 [09:36]

MG French co-chair arrives in Yerevan

OSCE MG French co-chair Bernard Fassier has arrived in Yerevan.
04 April 2009 [09:31]

Presidents of Russia and Azerbaijan have telephone talk

President of the Russian Federation Dmitry Medvedev telephoned President of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev on April 3.
04 April 2009 [09:28]

Parties still mulling over Madrid principle to settle Nagorno-Karabakh conflict: MG U.S. co-chair

The parties are still discussing the Madrid principles of the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict settlement, which were presented to them in 2007. There are no new principles, OSCE Minsk Group U.S. co-chair Matthew Bryza told reporters on Apr. 3.
04 April 2009 [09:18]

Turkey is expected to play role of assistant in the resolution of the Karabakh conflict: OSCE MG co-chair of US

We believe that Turkey will play a role of assistant in the resolution of the Karabakh conflict, for as is known Turkey plays a positive role in the region, said US co-chair of the OSCE Minsk Group Matthew Bryza at a press conference by results of his visit to Baku.
04 April 2009 [09:04]

President of Azerbaijan extends independence day greetings to Senegalese counterpart

President of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev sent a letter of congratulation to the President of Senegal Abdoulaye Wade on the country`s national holiday - Independence Day.
03 April 2009 [16:10]

Round table on modern geopolitics of Azerbaijan to be held in Paris

A round table on modern geopolitics of Azerbaijan will be held at the French institute of international relations in Paris on April 7, according to the press service for the Center of Strategic Studies under the president of Azerbaijan.
03 April 2009 [15:44]

Gulamhuseyn Alibeyli: "Opposition is not limited with parties, represented in the movement "For Karabakh and Republic"

The Aydinlar party does not intend to join the bloc, initiated by the parties, represented in the movement "For Karabakh and Republic", according to chairman of the Aydinlar party Gulamhuseyn Alibeyli.
03 April 2009 [15:34]

Parliamentarians proposing to perpetuate memory of victims of genocide, committed by Armenians against Azerbaijani people

Milli Medjlis deputies Aynur Guliyeva and Vahid Ahmedov spoke today for creation of memorials and monuments in memory of Azerbaijanis, who fell victim of genocide, committed by Armenians. They told it today at the spring session of Milli Medjlis.
03 April 2009 [15:04]

MP urges to recognize nuclear bombing of Hiroshima and Nagasaki as genocide of Japanese people

US congress has no moral right to make a decision to recognize 1915 events in Turkey as the so-called "Armenian genocide", said chairman of the United Popular Front Party of Azerbaijan Gudrat Hasanquliyev at a session of parliament today.
03 April 2009 [13:14]

Musavat party leader meets with NDI representative

On April 3 Musavat party leader Isa Gambar held a meeting with head of the Baku office of the US National Democracy Institute (NDI) Arien de Wolff, according to the press service for the party.
03 April 2009 [13:04]

Israeli-Azerbaijani relations to be developed during new government: ambassador

The bilateral relations between Azerbaijan and Israel will be developed at the previous level during the new government in Israel, Israeli Ambassador to Azerbaijan Artur Lenk said on April 3.
03 April 2009 [12:35]

All statements about existence of political prisoners in Azerbaijan are fictional: representative of presidential administration

There are no grounds to appoint rapporteur on political prisoners in Azerbaijan, said chief of department of presidential administration of Azerbaijan Ali Hasanov.
03 April 2009 [11:54]

Opening of Armenian-Turkish border will never be favorable for Azerbaijan: speaker of parliament

The opening of the Armenian-Turkish border will never serve the interests of Azerbaijan or be favorable for it, said speaker of parliament Oqtay Asadov at the session of the spring session of Milli Medjlis.
03 April 2009 [11:06]

Armenians violate ceasefire in two regions

Armenian armed forces locating in the occupied lands of Azerbaijan violated ceasefire in Aghdam and Fizuli directions.
03 April 2009 [09:46]

New moments appeared in the negotiation process on the resolution of the Karabakh conflict: head of center for political innovations and technologies

Head of the Center of political innovations and technologies Mubariz Ahmedoghlu stated the appearance of new moments in the negotiation process on the peaceful resolution of the Karabakh conflict, he told a press conference yesterday.
03 April 2009 [09:23]

President of Azerbaijan offers condolences to Argentinian counterpart

President of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev has sent a letter of condolence to President of Argentina Cristina Fernandez de Kirchner over the demise of the country`s former president Raul Ricardo Alfonsin Foulkes.
03 April 2009 [09:20]

U.S. wants to organize new meeting between Azerbaijani, Armenian presidents - UPDATED

U.S. President Barack Obama's administration pledged to ensure that the OSCE Minsk Group operates effectively to resolve the Armenian-Azerbaijani conflict.
03 April 2009 [09:11]

PACE monitoring committee's co-rapporteurs to visit Baku

PACE Monitoring Committee`s co-rapporteurs on Azerbaijan Andreas Herkel (Estonia) and Evguenia Jivkova (Bulgaria) will start a 5-day visit to the country next Tuesday.
03 April 2009 [09:06]

President of Azerbaijan receives credentials from new Russian ambassador

Azerbaijan President Ilham Aliyev has received credentials from new Russian Ambassador Vladimir Dorokhin.
02 April 2009 [17:35]

European Court of Human Rights makes decision on Azerbaijan public

The European Court of Human Rights has today passed a decision on the claim of Azerbaijani citizen Mahira Muradova, according to monitoring.az.
02 April 2009 [16:23]

Barrack Obama visit provides condition for opening Turkey-Armenia border: Turkish Centre for Int’l Relations & Strategic Analysis director

Turkey's Centre for International Relations and Strategic Analysis says U.S. President Barack Obama's visit to Turkey creates conditions for opening of the Turkey-Armenia relations.
02 April 2009 [16:06]

Third session of Congress of European Azerbaijanis to be held in Frankfurt

The third session of the Congress of European Azerbaijanis will be held in Frankfurt, Germany on April 14, according to the press service for the state committee for work with diaspora.
02 April 2009 [12:48]

Azerbaijani, Georgian foreign ministers sign plan of consultations of 2009

Minister of Foreign Affairs of Azerbaijan Elmar Mammadyarov visited Georgia on April 1. He met with his Georgian counterpart Grigol Vashadze in Tbilisi, APA Georgian bureau reports.
02 April 2009 [12:45]

Bahamas annul visa regime for Azerbaijan

The Bahamas have annulled the visa regime for Azerbaijani citizens. Moreover, this state also annulled visas for citizens of Russia, Armenia and Moldova.
02 April 2009 [11:50]

Azerbaijani deputy foreign minister receives copies of credentials of new Chinese ambassador to Azerbaijan

Deputy Foreign Minister of Azerbaijan Khalaf Khalafov received copies of credentials to newly appointed ambassador of China to our country Chzhan Yaan Thursday, according to the press service for the Foreign Ministry of Azerbaijan.
02 April 2009 [11:14]

Fridon Todua: "Despite Armenia's resistance, it is impossible to stop implementation of the Baku-Tbilisi-Kars railway project"

The relations between Azerbaijan and Georgia can be featured as warm, cordial and fraternal, said vice speaker of the Georgian parliament, head of the parliamentary group of friendship Azerbaijan-Georgia Fridon Todua.
02 April 2009 [10:27]

Armenians violate ceasefire in three regions

Armenian armed forces locating in the occupied lands of Azerbaijan violated ceasefire in Aghdam, Gazakh and Tovuz directions.
02 April 2009 [10:08]

Occupation of Kelbajar region of Azerbaijan turns 16

The occupation of the Kelbajar region of Azerbaijan by the armed forces of Armenia turned 16.
02 April 2009 [09:31]

Too early to speak about Nagorno-Karabakh referendum: OSCE Minsk Group Russian co-chair

OSCE Minsk Group Russian Co-Chair Yuri Merzylakov said it is too early to speak of a referendum to define the status of Nagorno-Karabakh, Merzylakov told Trend News over the telephone from Moscow.
02 April 2009 [09:28]

Foreign Minister of Azerbaijan protests against appearance of new states in South Caucasus

There are three states in the South Caucasus, and it is not necessary to contribute to the creation of new - fourth or fifth formations, the Foreign Minister of Azerbaijan Elmar Mammadyarov stated on April 1 in Tbilisi at the briefing, commenting on the prospects of the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict settlement.
02 April 2009 [08:54]

Azerbaijan National Security Minister meets Belgian senator

Minister of National Security, Chairman of the State Commission for Captives, Missing Persons, Hostages Eldar Mahmudov met with visiting Belgian senator Dominique Tilmans and her accompanying delegation.
02 April 2009 [08:47]

Azerbaijani Genocide commemorated in Los-Angeles

Azerbaijani Genocide was commemorated in Los-Angeles.
01 April 2009 [17:22]

Union of National-Democratic Powers intends to attain recognition of bombing Hiroshima and Nagasaki as genocide of Japanese people

On Wednesday the Union of National-Democratic powers held its regular session, according to the press service for the party.
01 April 2009 [15:26]

Opening borders between Turkey, Armenia will accelerate peace in South Caucasus: LINKS executive director

LINKS Executive Director Dennis Sammut said establishing diplomatic ties between Armenia and Turkey and opening the border between the two nations will help resolve the Karabakh conflict.
01 April 2009 [14:36]

Azerbaijan is important partner for EU: European Commission representative

"Azerbaijan is an important partner for the EU, and we place great emphasis on strengthening cooperation," the European Commission representative in Azerbaijan Alan Waddams said at the meeting of the EU-Azerbaijan on Energy, Transport and Environment.
01 April 2009 [13:06]

Ambassador Carolyn Browne: “The United Kingdom does not recognize a body called Nagorno Karabakh”

“The United Kingdom does not recognize a body called Nagorno Karabakh,” British ambassador to Azerbaijan Carolyn Browne said while commenting on the issue of visa for persons from Nagorno Karabakh to study in the UK.
01 April 2009 [10:58]

Romanian Foreign Minister to visit Azerbaijan

Romanian Foreign Minister Christian Diakonesku is expected to visit Azerbaijan on April 8-9, according to the press service for the Foreign Ministry of Azerbaijan.
01 April 2009 [10:48]

Armenian-Azerbaijani conflict as eyed by Turkish journalists

A group of Turkish journalists visited the front line and familiarized with consequences of the Armenian aggression in Azerbaijan.
01 April 2009 [09:55]

Opening borders between Turkey and Armenia can contribute to Nagorno-Karabakh conflict settlement : German State Secretary

Opening borders between Turkey and Armenia can contribute to the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict settlement, German Foreign Ministry State Secretary Gernot Erler briefed the media in Baku on March 31.
01 April 2009 [09:43]

Armenians violate ceasefire in Fizuli

Armenian armed forces locating in the occupied lands of Azerbaijan violated ceasefire in Fizuli.
01 April 2009 [09:32]

Elin Suleymanov: "California is not Armenia..."

Our work in line with the tasks set by the leadership is primarily aimed to assist to strengthening of partner relations between Azerbaijan and the United States, said Azerbaijani consul general in Los Angeles Elin Suleymanov, speaking about the work of the consulate.