Politics

14 May 2007 [11:48]

Criminal case on MP Huseyn Abdullayev investigated

The investigation of the criminal case on parliamentarian Huseyn Abdullayev has finished and sent to Sebayel district court.
14 May 2007 [11:35]

Armenian prime minister's party takes most votes in parliamentary election

The party of Armenia's prime minister garnered the most votes in parliamentary elections, officials said, as foreign observers praised the vote and opposition parties accused authorities of fraud.
14 May 2007 [11:30]

Million Turks stage rally against Islamic-rooted government

More than a million secular Turks demonstrated in the Aegean port city of Izmir on Sunday in a major show of strength against the Islamic-rooted government as Turkey prepares for early general elections.
12 May 2007 [13:07]

US - Azerbaijan business forum to be held May 31

U.S. - Azerbaijan business forum will be held May 31 in Los-Angeles. The event is organized by Azerbaijan Ministry of Economic Development, Export and Investment Promotion Foundation (AzPromo), General Consulate to Los-Angeles and U.S. - Azerbaijan Chamber of Commerce.
12 May 2007 [12:48]

Shukru Elekdag says Turkey not to grant visa to Armenian citizens

Turkish Republic Popular Party member, parliamentarian Shukru Elekdag has condemned Armenia for denying for visa to Turkish representatives of the OSCE, who were to observe parliamentary elections in the country.
12 May 2007 [12:38]

Interior Troops to hold military games

Large-scale military games with participation of military units of Baku garrison of Interior Troops will be held in the training ground in Khizi region on May 25.
12 May 2007 [12:26]

Oskanian again meets Karabakh mediators

Armenian Foreign Minister Vartan Oskanian met international mediators in Strasbourg on Friday to discuss their recent proposals aimed at overcoming the remaining obstacles to the settlement of the Nagorno Karabakh conflict.
11 May 2007 [15:37]

Azeri soldier killed in by Armenians

Armenian Armed Forces violated ceasefire killing another Azerbaijani soldier.
11 May 2007 [14:30]

Azerbaijani FM meets Minsk Group co-chairs, AGO group and Council of Europe Commissioner for Human Rights

Azerbaijan's Foreign Minister Elmar Mammadyarov had several meetings in the framework of the 117th session of the Council of Europe Committee of Ministers.
11 May 2007 [12:44]

Azerbaijan to negotiate with Pakistan on cooperation in defense industry

The delegation led by Azerbaijani Defense Industry Minister Yaver Jamalov will visit Pakistan late in May.
11 May 2007 [12:42]

Georgia claims Russian planes violate its airspace

Georgian Foreign Ministry made statement on violation of the country's airspace by Russia's two military planes.
11 May 2007 [12:42]

President Aliyev visits Poland

Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev Today is making a working visit to Poland to participate in the energy summit.
11 May 2007 [12:40]

Fikrat Mammadov: "If there is application Ali Insanov's transference to treatment center this will be considered"

"Ali Insanov did not apply to us. In the case of any application on this issue, proper consideration and decision will be made on it."
11 May 2007 [12:38]

Defense Industry Ministry sets up scientific research institute

Scientific research institute has been established under Defense Industry Ministry.
11 May 2007 [12:31]

OSCE Chairman pledges full support for mediators' Nagorno Karabakh peace efforts

The OSCE Chairman-in-Office, Spanish Foreign Minister Miguel Angel Moratinos, met the three Co-Chairs of the OSCE Minsk Group today and pledged Spain's full support for their intensive mediation efforts to assist the parties in finding a resolution to the Nagorno Karabakh conflict.
11 May 2007 [09:24]

EU to give proposals on media to Azerbaijan

Our recent observations show that the state of media in Azerbaijan has deteriorated, said Special Representative of the European Union for the South Caucasus Peter Semneby.
11 May 2007 [09:23]

Travel of borderers between Azerbaijan and Daghistan likely to be simplified

The meeting of Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev and Daghistan's President Mukhu Aliyev in Baku on April 30 is of great political and economical importance, Dagestan’s minister for national policy, information and external relations, Eduard Urazaev said in Khacmaz while attending the meetings arranged on Heydar Aliyev's birthday.
11 May 2007 [09:21]

Disciplinary commission to debate on reconsidering decision on MP Fazail Agamali

Reconsidering the decision of reprimand on parliamentarian Fazail Agamali will be debated in the parliament's disciplinary commission on May 18.
11 May 2007 [09:08]

Iran is ready to eliminate visa regime with Azerbaijan, former ambassador says

"Iran has many times offered to eliminate visa regime between the two countries since 1993. But Azerbaijani side has not specified its position on the issue," said Former Iranian Ambassador to Azerbaijan, senior expert on Asia and CIS countries at the Foreign Affairs Ministry of Iran Afshar Suleymani.
11 May 2007 [09:07]

Georgian MPs visit Heydar Aliyev Foundation

Members of Georgian parliament, arrived in Baku to participate in the events on Heydar Aliyev's birthday visited Heydar Aliyev's tomb in the Alley of hounors.
11 May 2007 [09:05]

CEC to move to a new building

Central Election Commission (CEC) will move to a new administrative building.
10 May 2007 [19:26]

Document on Shusha's occupation to be discussed by CoE Committee of Ministers

The document on the 15th anniversary of occupation of Azerbaijani town of Shusha by Armenian forces, presented by member of Azerbaijani delegation to the Council of Europe Parliamentary Assembly Ganira Pashayeva, will be debated at the meeting of the Council of Europe Committee of Ministers on May 16.
10 May 2007 [19:20]

Working groups on Azerbaijani-Russian border delimitation to meet

The next meeting of working groups on delimitation and demarcation of Azerbaijani-Russian borders will be held in July, said Eduard Urazaev, Dagestan Republic's Minister for national policy, information and external relations.
10 May 2007 [19:16]

Armenian Forces violate ceasefire

Armenian armed forces violated ceasefire again.
10 May 2007 [16:18]

President receives Turkish Constitutional Court Head

Azerbaijan's President Ilham Aliyev today received the delegation led by chairwoman of Turkish Constitutional Court Tulay Tugcu.
10 May 2007 [16:10]

CEC to move to a new building

Central Election Commission (CEC) will move to a new administrative building.
10 May 2007 [16:01]

Peter Semneby to visit Azerbaijan soon

I am planning to visit all the three South Caucasus countries and meet with government officials soon, said European Union's Special Representative for the South Caucasus Peter Semneby.
10 May 2007 [15:57]

Bundestag's left-wing faction condemns occupation of Azeri territories

German Bundesdtag's left-wing faction has made a statement on the Nagorno Karabakh problem.
10 May 2007 [15:40]

Azerbaijan boosting military spending

With increasing streams of revenue due to energy production and the opening of the BTC oil pipeline, the Caucasus nation of Azerbaijan is boosting its military spending as a means to recover its occupied territory of Nagorno Karabakh.
10 May 2007 [14:44]

Minsk Group co-chairs meet with OSCE Chairman-in-Office

The co-chairs of OSCE Minsk Group, Yuri Merzlyakov (Russia), Matthew Bryza (US), Bernard Fassier (France), and personal representative of OSCE Chairman-in-Office Andrzej Kasprzyk today met with OSCE Chairman-in-Office, Foreign Minister of Spain Miguel Angel Moratinos in Spanish capital, Madrid, French co-chair Bernard Fassier told.
10 May 2007 [13:47]

Russia hopes Presidents will achieve turning point in the Karabakh negotiations

"We hope the meeting of the Presidents [Armenian and Azerbaijani] in St Petersburg on June 10 will reach decisions which will be a turning point in the settlement of the conflict. It will be clear soon whether the meeting will achieve concrete results," Russian Ambassador to Azerbaijan said.
10 May 2007 [13:07]

Aladdin Boyukkaya: "Yerevan's refusal to issue visa to Turkish delegation is obvious expression of hostility"

"Observers from OSCE member states will also observe the parliamentary elections in Armenia. But Armenia refused to grant visa to Turkish delegation to visit Yerevan," Aladdin Boyukkaya, Turkish parliamentarian from AKP, OSCE PA member told.
10 May 2007 [12:36]

Working group on Caspian's status to meet in Tehran

The meeting on the legal status of the Caspian Sea in Ashgabat was one of the debates according to the schedule, Azerbaijani Deputy Foreign Minister Khalaf Khalafov said.
10 May 2007 [11:53]

Azerbaijan to attend UN regional meeting on countering corruption

Regional meeting of specialists from Central Asia countries, Russia, Ukraine, Belarus, Armenia, Georgia and Azerbaijan on countering corruption will take place on May 14-15 at the UN resource center in Almaty city.
10 May 2007 [09:47]

Russian Foreign Minister to visit Azerbaijan

Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov is scheduled to visit Azerbaijan, said Foreign Minister Elmar Mammadyarov.
10 May 2007 [09:29]

Security Ministry's Academy marks Heydar Aliyev's birthday

The Heydar Aliyev Academy of the National Security Ministry marked the 84th birthday of the late President.
09 May 2007 [13:06]

Co-chairs to meet separately with Mammadyarov and Oskanian

Azerbaijani Foreign Minister Elmar Mammadyarov is leaving for Strasbourg on Thursday.
09 May 2007 [13:03]

Shusha's occupation protested in US

Azerbaijani community in the US organized a series of demonstrations on the 15th anniversary of the occupation of Azerbaijani town of Shusha by Armenian forces.
09 May 2007 [12:53]

Azerbaijan marks 62nd VE anniversary

A series of events are held in the capital and different parts of the country to mark the 62nd anniversary of the victory over Nazi Germany.
09 May 2007 [12:51]

Armenian forces violate ceasefire in Karabakh

Armenian armed forces violated the ceasefire again.
09 May 2007 [12:42]

US concerned about arrest of 5 Azerbaijani journalists

"The United States regards freedom of press as the guarantee of democracy and human rights. Democratic countries use all methods to support freedom of press," US ambassador Anne Derse told journalists.
09 May 2007 [12:40]

Jewish organizations to be informed of Armenians' genocide against civilians in Guba

Mountain and Ashkenazi Jewish communities of Azerbaijan will inform the Jewish organizations in different conferences of the mass graves in Guba region of Azerbaijan which is assumed to be the result of Armenians' genocide against Azerbaijanis in this region.
09 May 2007 [12:36]

Bilateral security talks between US and Azerbaijan rescheduled - US ambassador

I am very pleased that Azerbaijan and the United Sates agreed on the reschedule of the bilateral security talks, said US Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary to Azerbaijan Anne Derse.
09 May 2007 [12:31]

FM Mammadyarov to attend 34th OIC ministerial session

The 34th session of Islamic Conference of Foreign Ministers will be held in Islamabad, capital of Pakistan on May 15-17.
09 May 2007 [12:30]

Heydar Aliyev's bust to be opened in Tbilisi

The opening of the bust of the late President of Azerbaijan Heydar Aliyev will be held in park situated near Abanotubani district of Tbilisi on May 12.
09 May 2007 [12:28]

King Juan Carlos invites President Aliyev to visit Spain

Spain's Foreign Minister, OSCE Chairman-in-Office Miguel Anhel Moratinos will visit Baku on June 4-5.
09 May 2007 [12:24]

Azerbaijan, Armenia FMs due to meet in Strasbourg

Azerbaijani and Armenian Foreign Ministers are expected to meet in Strasbourg on May 11.
09 May 2007 [12:22]

No NATO for now says Armenian PM

Armenian Prime Minister Serzh Sarkisian says Armenia's integration into NATO is not on the agenda and will not be in the near future.
09 May 2007 [12:15]

Draft agreement on cooperation in health and medical science between Belarus and Azerbaijan prepared

Belarus and Azerbaijan intend to expand mutual cooperation in health sphere.
09 May 2007 [12:11]

Azerbaijan, Russia experts continue talks on delimitation of borders

Azerbaijani and Russian experts hold periodic meetings and talks on the delimitation of borders.
09 May 2007 [12:08]

Syrian Foreign Minister to visit Azerbaijan

Syrian Foreign Minister Walid al-Muallim will visit Azerbaijan this year.
09 May 2007 [12:01]

Armenian opposition condemns ex-Minister's arrest

Armenia's leading opposition groups condemned on Tuesday the overnight arrest of one of the two prominent government critics accused of being illegally financed by a Russian businessman allegedly plotting regime change in the country.
09 May 2007 [11:56]

Vladimir Putin congratulates President Aliyev upon 62nd VE anniversary

Russian President Vladimir Putin has addressed President Ilham Aliyev of Azerbaijan with congratulations upon the 62nd anniversary of the victory over Nazi Germany.
09 May 2007 [11:50]

Karabakh peace 'as close as never before'

Armenia and Azerbaijan are as close to resolving the Nagorno Karabakh conflicting as never before, a senior Azerbaijani official said on Tuesday.
08 May 2007 [16:35]

Ship detained in Kazakhstan waters has nothing to do with Azerbaijan - SBS chief

The ship, that was detained in Kazakhstan section of the Caspian Sea and the crew of which is said to be Azerbaijanis, sailed under Kazakhstan's flag, chief of State Border Service Elchin Guliyev said.
08 May 2007 [15:43]

Former Armenian Foreign Minister detained

Armenia's former foreign minister Alexander Arzumanyan has been detained in Yerevan.
08 May 2007 [15:10]

Hidayat Orujov: "Some groups benefiting from democratic climate try to escalate tension between religions and sects in Azerbaijan"

Within the visit to northern regions of Azerbaijan, chief of the State Committee for Religious Communities Hidayat Orujov met the officials, public representatives and religious men of Gusar region.
08 May 2007 [14:43]

Azerbaijani Parliament approves draft amnesty bill

The next sitting of the parliament was held today.
08 May 2007 [14:03]

Shusha occupation commemorated in Alley of Martyrs

Today the 15th anniversary of the occupation of Azerbaijani town of Shushua-center of Karabakh by Armenian military forces was commemorated in the Alley of Martyrs by the Garabagh Liberation Organization, Azerbaijan Islamic Party, Shusha region executive power, Azerbaijani community of Nagorno Karabakh and several public organizations.
08 May 2007 [13:55]

Ombudsman refutes reports on MP Huseyn Abdullayev's bad health

The Ombudsman Office's representatives visited Azerbaijani MP Huseyn Abdullayev at Boyuk Shor hospital of Justice Ministry to clarify the information on health deterioration of Huseyn Abdullayev, Commissioner for Human Rights (Ombudsman) Elmira Suleymanova stated.
08 May 2007 [13:44]

Destruction of Shusha historical monuments by Armenians aims to wipe out Azerbaijani signs in Karabakh

The general plan of Shusha was worked out in 1750 on the initiative on Panahali khan of Karabakh khanate.
08 May 2007 [11:32]

Shusha's occupation turns 15

Today marks the 15th anniversary of occupation of Azerbaijan's cultural and art center of Shusha by Armenian armed forces.
08 May 2007 [10:57]

Turkish government pushes to put presidential vote to the people

Turkey's Islamic-rooted government is pushing for a constitutional amendment to let the people ??” rather than legislators ??” elect a president, calling it the only way to resolve a widening parliamentary rift over religion.
08 May 2007 [09:44]

European Court of Human Rights judges end visit in Azerbaijan

Judges of the European Court, Egbert Meyer and Khanlar Hajiyev ends visit on Azerbaijan.
08 May 2007 [09:40]

Azerbaijan cuts ties with Paris-based media watchdog

Azerbaijan Monday said it would no longer cooperate with the Paris-based media rights group Reporters Without Borders, which had slammed the Central Asian nation for gagging the media.
08 May 2007 [09:13]

President visits Unknown Soldier Memorial in Cairo

Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev visiting Egypt garlanded on Unknown Soldier Memorial in Cairo in Cairo yesterday.
08 May 2007 [08:59]

Samad Seyidov: "Real facts on the occupation of Shusha should be publicized"

We always publicized the facts reflecting the reality. If the fact coincides with reality, international organizations should discuss it. Real facts on the occupation of Shusha region of Azerbaijan should be publicized in the world, head of Azerbaijani parliamentary delegation to PACE Samad Seyidov told journalists.
08 May 2007 [08:39]

USAID presents "Civil society" project

Presentation ceremony of the project "Civil society" supported by USAID was held in Azerbaijan.
07 May 2007 [23:00]

President Aliyev meets LAS ambassadors

President Ilham Aliyev of Azerbaijan met with the ambassadors of LAS (the League of the Arab States) member-countries in Cairo.
07 May 2007 [22:58]

Delegation of Turkish Constitutional Court to visit Azerbaijan

Turkish delegation led by chairwoman of the Constitutional Court of the Republic of Turkey Tulay Tugcu will be visiting to Azerbaijan on May 10-13.
07 May 2007 [22:56]

Egypt, Azerbaijan sign intergovernmental documents

The intergovernmental documents between Azerbaijan and Egypt were signed May 7 at the building of the Council of Ministers of Egypt in Cairo with President of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev and Prime Minister of Egypt Ahmed Nazif in attendance.
07 May 2007 [22:53]

No force can force the parties to solve Karabakh conflict, Russian ambassador says

"OSCE MG continues its activity and that is the main thing. Minsk group forms platform for continuing the process of settlement of the Nagorno Karabakh conflict," Russian ambassador to Azerbaijan Vasili Istratov told journalists.
07 May 2007 [22:47]

Parliament to consider draft resolution on amnesty

Azerbaijani parliament is to hold its next meeting on Tuesday.
07 May 2007 [22:45]

Russia will reply to Azerbaijan's second note soon - ambassador

"Russia last week replied to Azerbaijan's first note. We will present Azerbaijani Foreign Ministry Russia's reply to the second note as soon as we receive it. I think the second note will be replied soon," said Russian Ambassador to Azerbaijan Vasili Istratov.