Politics

29 April 2009 [14:20]

One of biggest tourists websites of Russia does not recognize territorial integrity of Azerbaijan - PHOTO - UPDATED

One of the biggest tourism information search systems of Russia - Tury.Ru- does not recognize the territorial integrity of Azerbaijan and assists in trips to Nagorno Karabakh.
29 April 2009 [10:41]

Doctor of law: Armenians attempt to take "historical revenge" from Turks and Azerbaijanis

Armenians attempt to take "historical revenge" from Turks and Azerbaijanis, said Kamil Salimov, doctor of law and head of criminalistics chair of the Baku State University.
29 April 2009 [09:50]

Armenia still ignores UN Security Council resolutions: Azerbaijan President

Being on a working visit to Belgium, the President of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev held a joint press conference as a result of his meeting with European Commission President Jose Manuel Barroso, AzerTaj state news agency reported.
29 April 2009 [09:25]

Armenians violate ceasefire in Gazakh

Armenians violated ceasefire in Gazakh direction again.
29 April 2009 [09:09]

Azerbaijani president meets with European Commissioner - UPDATED

Following their working lunch here today Azerbaijan President Ilham Aliyev and European Commission Chief Jose Manuel Barroso made statements for the media.
29 April 2009 [09:02]

Azerbaijani President congratulates his Israeli counterpart

On April 28, Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev congratulated his Israeli counterpart Shimon Peres on the national holiday of the State of Israel - Independence Day, AzerTaj state news agency reported.
28 April 2009 [14:08]

Azerbaijan not needs exceptionally pro-American or pro-Russian policy: director of strategic research centre

Giant countries' double standard policy toward the smalls will come back to themselves, Director of the Centre of Strategic Studies at the Azerbaijani Presidential Administration Elkhan Nuriyev said.
28 April 2009 [14:03]

Peter Semneby: There are new opportunities that may facilitate the process of negotiations between Azerbaijan and Armenia

“There are enough opportunities that may facilitate the process of negotiations between Azerbaijan and Armenia,” special representative of the European Union for the South Caucasus Peter Semneby said, APA’s correspondent reports from Brussels.
28 April 2009 [10:46]

MP: The road map must not damage the national interests of Azerbaijan

The text of the "road map" has not been made public in full, therefore it is difficult to comment on it in press, said Fazil Gazanfaroghlu, chairman of the Great Creation party and deputy of Milli Medjlis.
28 April 2009 [10:25]

Greece-Azerbaijan interparliamentary friendship group's members to visit Baku

Members of Greece-Azerbaijan Interparliamentary friendship group will be visiting Azerbaijan on May 5-8.
28 April 2009 [10:14]

President of Azerbaijan visits Belgium

President of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev arrived in Belgium for a working visit April 27.
28 April 2009 [10:05]

French President to visit Azerbaijan

French President Nicholas Sarkozy will visit the South Caucasus countries and Kazakhstan, according to AzerTac.
28 April 2009 [10:03]

Armenians violate ceasefire in four regions

Armenians violated ceasefire again.
28 April 2009 [09:46]

Armenian President: Armenia sees Karabakh problem solution only in frames of OSCE Minsk Group and by way of peaceful talks

Armenia sees Karabakh problem solution only in frames of OSCE Minsk Group and by way of peaceful talks and in line with all basic principles of international law, said Armenian President Serzh Sargsyan during the meeting with OSCE MG co-chairs Monday.
28 April 2009 [09:33]

Russian parliamentarian: A very balanced report on the March referendum in Azerbaijan has been introduced to PACE

Russian deputies are satisfied with the referendum in Azerbaijan.
28 April 2009 [09:15]

Matthew Bryza: We hope within several more months to finalize the framework agreement that is defined by the basic [Madrid] principles

ANS TV interview with Matthew Bryza, Deputy Assistant Secretary of State and OSCE MG co-chair from the United States.
27 April 2009 [16:47]

Azerbaijani president visits Belgium

Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev left for Belgium on April 27, AzerTag news agency reported.
27 April 2009 [16:40]

MG French co-chair: Establishment of relations between Armenia and Turkey is successful and useful for all countries of the region

Statement of US Department of State about signing a road map between Armenia and Turkey proves that we welcome this step, said OSCE MG co-chair from USA Matthew Bryza in Yerevan.
27 April 2009 [16:11]

OSCE MG Russian co-chair says no completion of Russian military presence in Armenia due to normalizing of Armenian-Turkish relations

Russian co-chair of the OSCE Minsk Group Yuri Merzlyakov has refuted the opinion about the completion of the Russian military presence in Armenia due to the normalization of the Armenian-Turkish relations.
27 April 2009 [15:22]

Matthew Bryza says it's possible to settle Karabakh issue in coming few months

OSCE MG co-chair Matthew Bryza considers it possible to settle the Karabakh issue in the next few months.
27 April 2009 [15:06]

PACE deputy: There were no significant problems during referendum in Azerbaijan

The report of the PACE delegation members about the March referendum in Azerbaijan is positive, said deputy from Spain Pedro Agramont de Mora, who visited Baku as an observer during March 18 referendum, at the spring plenary session of PACE.
27 April 2009 [14:33]

All discussions on Gabala radar station must be coordinated with Azerbaijan: U.S. ambassador

All discussions on possible use of the Gabala radar station first of all must be coordinated with Baku, U.S. ambassador to Azerbaijan Anne Derse said during a meeting with the students of the Baku Slavic University.
27 April 2009 [13:57]

MG French co-chair: We hope the Prague meeting of Presidents of Armenia and Azerbaijan will be very constructive and useful

"After the huge work the OSCE MG co-chairs managed to attain an agreement to hold the next meeting of the presidents of Armenia and Azerbaijan in Prague on May 7, said OSCE MG French co-chair Bernard Fassier during a press conference in Yerevan.
27 April 2009 [12:56]

Nagorno-Karabakh's Azerbaijani community accuses Minsk Group co-chairs of double-standards

Azerbaijani community of Nagorno-Karabakh accuses the OSCE Minsk Group co-chairs of double-standards.
27 April 2009 [12:55]

Matt Bryza says Baku and Yerevan interested in agreement envisioning return of all lands occupied by Armenia to Azerbaijan

Baku and Yerevan are interested in an agreement envisioning return of all lands occupied by Armenia to Azerbaijan, said US co-chair of the OSCE Minsk Group Matthew Bryza, Interfax-Azerbaijan reports.
27 April 2009 [12:44]

French Foreign Ministry: It is important for the Armenian-Turkish rapprochement to promote resolution of the Karabakh conflict

France welcomes the joint statement of the Foreign Ministries of Armenia, Turkey and Switzerland about the development of a road map for normalizing ties, said spokesman for the Foreign Ministry of France Frederick Desagno.
27 April 2009 [11:24]

MP: Sargsyan is playing for public

Day.Az interview with former diplomat and deputy of parliament Nasib Nasibli.
27 April 2009 [10:50]

Erdogan labels U.S. President's April 24 statement unacceptable

Obama's remarks regarding events of 1915 are unacceptable, Turkish Prime Minister said.
27 April 2009 [10:08]

OSCE to monitor contact line between Azerbaijani, Armenian armies

Monitoring will be held on the contact line between Armenian and Azerbaijani armed forces near Kokha Nabi village of Azerbaijan's Tovuz region on April 29.
27 April 2009 [09:14]

The issue of Azerbaijan or Nagorno Karabakh has never been discussed in our relations with Turkey: Armenian President

The Council of National Security of Armenia with participation of country's president Serzh Sargsyan held a session in Yerevan Saturday.
27 April 2009 [09:01]

Armenians violate ceasefire in three regions

Armenian armed forces fired at Azerbaijani armed forces near Ashaghy Askipara village of Gazakh, Azerbaijan from their posts near Voskepar village of Noyemberyan, Armenia from 09:10 until 09:20 on April 26.
27 April 2009 [08:58]

Azerbaijani ruling party says reported details of "Road Map" are untrue

Azerbaijan's ruling New Azerbaijan Party says the details of the Turkey-Armenia "Road Map" reported by media are untrue.
25 April 2009 [12:10]

Turks and Azerbaijanis prevented Armenians from commemorating "genocide" in Washington

Members of Washington-based Turkish and Azerbaijani Diaspora organizations with the help of the local Americans prevented Armenians from rallying outside the Turkish embassy, APA’s US bureau reports.
25 April 2009 [10:31]

Ambassador of Azerbaijan to Turkey denies crisis in ties with Turkey

Turkey and Azerbaijan are "one nation with two states," a relationship that does not allow a crisis to emerge in between the two states, Azerbaijani Ambassador to Turkey Zakir Hashimov has said.
25 April 2009 [09:45]

Armenians violate ceasefire in two regions

Armenian armed forces fired at Azerbaijani armed forces near Ashaghy Askipar village of Gazakh, Azerbaijan from their posts near Voskepar village of Noyemberyan, Armenia on April 23.
25 April 2009 [09:19]

There are reasonable hopes Nagorno-Karabakh conflict will be resolved until end of year: French co-chair

There are reasonable hopes that the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict will be resolved until end of the year, OSCE Minsk Group French Co-chair Bernard Fassier said.
25 April 2009 [08:59]

Barack Obama did not call 1915 events as "Armenian genocide" - UPDATED

The US President interpreted events of the early last century as a "great tragedy", pronouncing this phrase in Armenian.
25 April 2009 [08:50]

Turkmenistan adheres to productive cooperation with Azerbaijan - the president Berdimuhammedov

Turkmen President Gurbangulu Berdimuhammedov met with the President of State Oil Company of Azerbaijan Republic (SOCAR) Rovnag Abdullayev, who participates International Energy conference, Turkmen national TV-channel Altin Asir reported.
25 April 2009 [08:30]

"Road Map" is great, irreparable mistake by Turkish officials: Turkish MP

Member of the Turkish parliament says the "Road Map" signed between Turkey and Armenia on April 23 will benefit neither Azerbaijan nor Turkey.
24 April 2009 [17:51]

Speaker of parliament: Azerbaijan attaches great importance to expansion of ties with Austria

Azerbaijan is interested in the further development of bilateral relations with Austria, said Milli Medjlis Oqtay Asadov told a meeting with chairman of parliament of the Federal land Staermark of Austria Zigfried Schrittvizer.
24 April 2009 [17:17]

Austrian-Azerbaijani business forum held

The Azerbaijani-Austrian business forum organized by the Export and Investments Promotion Foundation was held in Baku under support of the Economic Development Ministry in Baku.
24 April 2009 [16:44]

Azerbaijani Defense Minister meets with Turkey’s Prime Minister - UPDATED

Azerbaijan’s Defense Minister Safar Abiyev met with Turkey’s Chief of Staff Ilker Basbug in Ankara, APA reports quoting Dogan agency.
24 April 2009 [16:28]

Candidate for PACE Nagorno Karabakh subcommittee chairmanship to be agreed with Azerbaijan and Armenia

Election of new chairman of subcommittee on Nagorno Karabakh is in the focus of attention of president of Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe, PACE Secretary General Mateo Sorinas told journalists, APA’s Europe bureau reports.
24 April 2009 [15:52]

Armenian president: it is high time to accelerate talks on Nagorno-Karabakh conflict

Armenian President Serzh Sargsyan says it is high time to accelerate talks on the resolution of the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict and to adopt decisions, Russia Today television channel quoted Armenian president as saying.
24 April 2009 [14:38]

Azerbaijani president receives Iranian Border Police Commander

Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev received Commander of Iran's Border Police Major-General Qasem Rezaei on April 24, AzerTaj state news agency reported.
24 April 2009 [14:26]

Azerbaijani FM receives OSCE MG co-chairs

Azerbaijani FM Elmar Mamedyarov has received today the co-chairs of the OSCE Minsk Group, according to the press service for the Foreign Ministry of Azerbaijan.
24 April 2009 [14:17]

Azerbaijan and Armenia very near to basis of solving Nagorno-Karabakh conflict: LINKS Executive Director

Trend News exclusive interview with LINKS Executive Director Dennis Sammut.
24 April 2009 [13:35]

There are forces trying to harm Azerbaijani-Turkish relations: Azerbaijani deputy

There are forces both internal and foreign trying to harm the Azerbaijani-Turkish relations, Azerbaijani deputy of Parliament Ganira Pahayeva said.
24 April 2009 [12:39]

USA satisfied with level of "Regional response-2009" trainings held in Azerbaijan

The United States welcome the trainings "Regional response-2009" held in Azerbaijan April 18-29, said US diplomat Anne Derse, according to Interfax-Azerbaijan.
24 April 2009 [12:23]

Recep Tayyip Erdogan: “We will never do anything that may put our brothers in difficult situation”

“No document has been signed with Armenia. There is only an initialed text,” Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan told journalists, APA reports quoting Turkish mass media.
24 April 2009 [11:42]

Azerbaijan to raise some issues on Armenia at PACE spring session

The Azerbaijani delegation to the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE) will raise some issues on the latest developments of the region and Armenia's continuing aggressive policy in the spring session.
24 April 2009 [11:03]

Text of Turkey-Armenia roadmap publicized

The essence of the agreement reached between Turkish and Armenian governments is known. APA reports that the pro-government Sabah newspaper wrote the content of the roadmap.
24 April 2009 [10:37]

Vice President Joe Biden called Armenian President Serzh Sarkisian

During the phone talk with Armenian president, U.S. Vice President Biden welcomed the the Armenian-Turkish agreement on a roadmap to normalize their relations.
24 April 2009 [10:26]

MP: Cooperation of Azerbaijan and CE is aimed to ensure maximal transparency of democratic principles

Cooperation of Azerbaijan and CE is aimed to ensure maximal transparency of democratic principles, said member of Azerbaijani delegation in PACE, MP Rafael Huseynov.
24 April 2009 [09:52]

Armenians violate ceasefire in five regions

Armenian armed forces fired at Azerbaijani armed forces near Ashaghy Askipar village of Gazakh, Azerbaijan from their posts near Voskepar village of Noyemberyan, Armenia on April 23.
24 April 2009 [09:34]

Presidents of Turkey and Azerbaijan have telephone talk

President of Turkey Abdullah Gul has made a telephone call to President of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev, according to ANS Press.
24 April 2009 [09:24]

Hurriyet: Turkey will develop "a road map" for resolution of the Karabakh conflict

Turkey will develop a road map for the resolution of the Karabakh conflict, reports Turkish Hurriyet newspaper, commenting on the recent progress in talks between Armenia and Turkey, held in Switzerland and appearance of the so-called "road map" of the Armenian-Turkish reconciliation.
24 April 2009 [09:09]

EU, Azerbaijan should advance efforts to enhance co-operation: EU Commissar

The European Union encourages Azerbaijan to advance efforts to fulfill the objectives of the jointly agreed Action Plan. We should continue to work to enhance our co-operation, External Relations and Neighbourhood Policy Commissioner Benita Ferrero Waldner said, the EU today's press release quoted.
24 April 2009 [08:48]

President of Azerbaijan congratulates Pope Benedict XVI on Papal Inauguration

President of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev has sent a letter of congratulation to Pope Benedict XVI on Papal Inauguration.
23 April 2009 [15:55]

Obama will not to pronounce "genocide": Turkish deputy

U.S. President Barack Obama will not pronounce "genocide" so that not to harm the Turkish-Armenian ties during his speech on April 24, a Turkish deputy said.
23 April 2009 [15:06]

Defense Minister leaves for Turkey

The Defense Minister of Azerbaijan Safar Abiyev has left for an official visit to Turkey today, according to the press service for the Ministry of Defense.
23 April 2009 [14:45]

Azerbaijani political scientist: Russia keeps a waiting position around the Turkish-Armenian and Armenian-Azerbaijani relations

There is a definite uncertainty in the development of relations between Moscow and South Caucasus, political scientist Rasim Aghayev said at the round table "Baku-Moscow have checked time" by results of the visit of President Ilham Aliyev to Moscow Thursday.