Politics
15 February 2007 [23:06]
Russian President Vladimir Putin on Thursday promoted hawkish Defense Minister Sergei Ivanov to first deputy prime minister in a reshuffle just over a year before presidential elections in which the close Putin ally is seen as a top contender.
15 February 2007 [22:55]
Russia is satisfied with Armenia's air defense capabilities but will continue to help strengthen and modernize them, the visiting chief of the Russian Air Force said on Thursday.
15 February 2007 [22:46]
The welfare of the armed forces and relationship with civil society were the focus of a discussion at a two-day OSCE meeting which ended in Baku on Thursday.
15 February 2007 [22:43]
Preliminary trial of former Health Minister Ali Insanov and ten more defendants held at Azerbaijan's Court of Grave Crimes.
15 February 2007 [19:07]
Foreign Ministers of five Caspian Sea littoral states are scheduled to convene in Tehran late February to prepare the final version of a joint statement on the legal regime of the Caspian Sea for a subsequent summit of their heads of state.
15 February 2007 [18:54]
"Azerbaijan Democrat Party (ADP) members' statements contradict one another. It is difficult to assess the situation," Musavat Party Central Executive Board chief Arif Hajili said.
15 February 2007 [17:41]
Azerbaijan's President Ilham Aliyev sent a letter of congratulations to the new President of Turkmenistan Gurbanguly Berdymukhammedov.
15 February 2007 [17:35]
Former Health Minister Ali Insanov states he is not guilty in charges brought against him.
15 February 2007 [17:02]
Undaunted by their failure to broker a solution to the Nagorno Karabakh conflict last year, international mediators are making another push for an Armenian-Azerbaijani peace accord.
15 February 2007 [16:58]
OSCE Chairman-in-Office, Spanish Foreign Minister Miguel Angel Moratinos is going to pay a visit to Azerbaijan and Armenia till summer.
15 February 2007 [16:54]
"Since Azerbaijan is integrating into Euro-Atlantic structures, democratic control over security, defense forces and police is necessary," said Sami Faltas, Executive Director of Center for European Security Studies (CESS) of the Netherlands, who is visiting Baku.
15 February 2007 [16:09]
Minister in the Malaysian Prime Minister's Department Mohamed Nazri Abdul Aziz and his delegation on February15 visited the Heydar Aliyev Foundation.
15 February 2007 [15:17]
Armenian frontier guards have detained three Azerbaijani residents of Tezekend village in Marneuli region of Georgian, officer of Azerbaijani Embassy in Georgia Elkhan Polukhov told.
15 February 2007 [14:07]
On 14 February, after his inauguration ceremony, the newly elected president of Turkmenistan Gurbangulu Berdimahammadov has met heads of delegations in private.
15 February 2007 [14:04]
Turkey has summoned its ambassador to Buenos Aires for consultations in Ankara in order to review bilateral relations with Argentina, which adopted a bill marking April 24 as "The Action Day for Tolerance and Respect between Peoples for the Memory of Armenian Genocide."
15 February 2007 [13:52]
Preparatory trial on case of former Health Minister Ali Insanov and ten more defendants started Thursday at Azerbaijan's Court of Grave Crimes.
15 February 2007 [13:45]
Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert said in remarks published Thursday that economic sanctions against Iran would force Tehran to "review" its nuclear program.
15 February 2007 [13:29]
Armenia and Azerbaijan have once again traded accusations amid a bilateral conflict over a breakaway region, with Yerevan claiming an Azerbaijani sniper killed an Armenian officer, and Baku denying the allegation.
15 February 2007 [13:19]
The first shipment of arms produced by the Kragujevac-based weapons manufacturer Zastava Oruzje will head for Armenia toward the end of the week, although it was announced earlier that the first shipment would take place in mid-January.
15 February 2007 [13:11]
Azerbaijani embassy in Turkey will organize a range of events on the 15th anniversary of Khojali genocide – February 26.
15 February 2007 [12:55]
Exhibition on Khojali genocide will be held in the foyer of the Turkish Parliament on occasion of the 15th anniversary of the genocide February 26.
15 February 2007 [09:40]
Armenian Foreign Minister Vardan Oskanian will meet with the OSCE Minsk Group co-chairs on February 15 in Paris.
15 February 2007 [09:05]
Robert Simmons, NATO Secretary General's Special Representative for the Caucasus and Central Asia is planned to visit Baku in spring.
15 February 2007 [09:00]
NATO information and communication department program director Dr Hadassah Yakobovich and NATO public diplomacy department representative Yeter Yaman visited Euro-Atlantics center.
15 February 2007 [07:40]
Russia plans to modernize the weaponry and other equipment of its troops stationed in Armenia, a top Russian military official said on Wednesday at the start of a three-day visit to his country’s closest regional ally.
15 February 2007 [07:35]
Turkish Armed Forces General Staff Chief Yashar Boyukanit, in the frame of his visit in the United States, has met with representatives of Turkish Diasporas in Washington.
15 February 2007 [07:00]
Azerbaijan's Foreign Minister Elmar Mammadyarov will be on visit to Kazakhstan on February 26-27.
15 February 2007 [00:10]
Ilham Aliyev, president of oil-rich Azerbaijan, said Wednesday in Berlin he needed another five years to raise human-rights standards to match levels required under good-neighbour agreements with the European Union.
14 February 2007 [23:32]
Spring session of NATO Parliamentary Assembly will be held in Budapest in May, deputy chairman of parliament, chief of permanent commission for defense and security Ziyafet Asgarov said.
14 February 2007 [23:30]
NATO assessment group visited Azerbaijan on February 12 will assess Azerbaijan's fulfillment of commitments in the framework of Individual Partnership Action Plan (IPAP) signed between NATO and Azerbaijan, First Vice-Speaker, chairman of the standing commission on Defence and Security issues Ziyafat Askerov said.
14 February 2007 [23:29]
"The national roundtable organized by OSCE was efficient for parliamentarians, military structures and representatives of Azerbaijan's Defense Ministry.
14 February 2007 [17:39]
Recent clashes between demonstrators and the police, as a result of which two people died and another 80 were injured, remind that it is impermissible to underestimate the explosive nature of the situation in Kosovo.
14 February 2007 [16:00]
On Wednesday monitoring was conducted in the front line near Ashagi Veyselli village, the region of Fizuli, under the mandate of personal representative of OSCE Chairman-in-Office.
14 February 2007 [13:30]
"Application of information and communication technologies in Azerbaijan is priority," President Ilham Aliyev stated at the conference on the 2004-2008 Socio-Economic development Program development of Azerbaijani regions.
14 February 2007 [12:46]
Assistants of 27 parliamentarians have taken up their duties.
14 February 2007 [11:50]
Bilateral cooperation and regional issues will be in the focus of attention during a three-day official visit by Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev to Germany, which begins on Wednesday.
14 February 2007 [11:45]
The 19th People's Council, Turkmenistan's supreme body of authority, has unanimously confirmed Gurbanguly Berdymukhammedov as president of Turkmenistan.
14 February 2007 [08:35]
Azerbaijan Communist Party's congress planned to be held on February 24 has been postponed.
14 February 2007 [08:10]
"To help ensure stability in the neighbouring states is our duty," said Emma Udwin, spokeswoman for EU External Relations Commissioner Benita Ferrero Waldner.
14 February 2007 [07:30]
Monitoring is planned to be held on Wednesday in Ashagi Veyselli village of Azerbaijani region of Fuzuli, in the contact line of troops in accordance with the mandate of personal representative of OSCE Chairman-in-office.
14 February 2007 [07:05]
The OSCE Office in Baku organized a two-day (13-14 February) national roundtable "Armed Forces Welfare and the Democratic Society."
14 February 2007 [07:00]
Divisions of Armenian Armed Forces from their positions in the occupied village of Bash Gervend of Aghdam region fired at the opposite positions of Azerbaijani Army by machine and submachine guns beginning from 1000 hrs on Tuesday.
13 February 2007 [21:15]
The Caucasus-Caspian Commission met for the first time in Brussels on Monday and Tuesday with the aim to boost the regions' relations with the European Union.
13 February 2007 [21:05]
Personal Representative of OSCE Chairman-in-Office Andrzej Kasprzyk has been interviewed by the APA.
13 February 2007 [20:54]
Azadliq alliance Board of Chairs held a meeting to determine the representative of Azerbaijan Democrat Party in the alliance. During the 6-hour meeting, no decision was adopted.
13 February 2007 [20:05]
A meeting of the Political Affairs Committee of the Council of Europe Parliamentary Assembly will take place in Paris on February 13.
13 February 2007 [19:44]
"I wanted to get acquainted with living conditions of refugees and internally displaced persons in Azerbaijan. Unfortunately, I did not have opportunity for this. I hope I will chance to visit the displaced-persons camps during my next visit to the country," said European Union Special Representative for the South Caucasus Peter Semneby.
13 February 2007 [17:20]
In connection with recognition of Kosovo's independence a collision of interests of superpowers is possible, stated expert of 'Kavkaz' Analytical Center Manvel Sargsyan.
13 February 2007 [17:10]
Currently consultations are being held on organizing a meeting between Armenian and Azeri FMs, said Armenian MFA Acting Press Secretary Vladimir Karapetyan.
13 February 2007 [17:03]
Azerbaijan Society of America (ASA) will organize protest actions on the 15th anniversary of Khojali genocide committed by Armenians.
13 February 2007 [17:01]
The OSCE Minsk Group mediators on the Nagorno Karabakh conflict, Matthew Bryza (USA), Yuri Merzlyakov (Russia), Bernard Fassier (France) and Andrzej Kasprzyk, personal representative of OSCE Chairman-in-Office will have a meeting in Paris on Wednesday.
13 February 2007 [16:58]
Azerbaijani consulate general to Istanbul has declared February 19-26 Khojali week in Turkey.
13 February 2007 [16:54]
Georgian parliament has confirmed the nomination of Nikoloz Natbiladze as Ambassador to Azerbaijan.
13 February 2007 [16:52]
The meeting of the opposition Azadlig alliance's Board of Chairs started on Tuesday.
13 February 2007 [16:50]
Azeri Foreign Minister Elmar Mammadyarov here Tuesday voiced his country's support for Iran's pursuit of peaceful nuclear energy.
13 February 2007 [16:46]
"I want to inform the Armenian side that in case the negotiations on the principles discussed over the current two years cease, further continuation of the negotiations will likely become senseless and give no tangible results," Araz Azimov, deputy FM of Azerbaijan, announced.
13 February 2007 [11:52]
15th anniversary of Khojali genocide will be held in Strasbourg, France Azerbaijani Students' Association informs.
13 February 2007 [11:18]
Azerbaijan Democratic Party (ADP) Central Board (CB) adopted decision on dismissal of former chief of Supreme Assembly Akif Shahbazov from ADP.
13 February 2007 [11:14]
Officials of the UN, OSCE and Council of Europe will have a trilateral meeting in Vienna.
13 February 2007 [10:50]
Baku Mayor's Office is considering the appeal by the opposition Musavat Party's central executive board chief Arif Hajili for venue to hold mass protests in the districts of Baku.
13 February 2007 [10:43]
28th anniversary of Iran Islamic Revolution was marked in Baku.
13 February 2007 [10:42]
Chief of the State Committee for Azerbaijanis Living Abroad Nazim Ibrahimov held a press conference in connection with the 1st Forum of Azerbaijani and Turkish Diasporas scheduled in Baku on March 9.
13 February 2007 [10:38]
"I have got information about suspension of application of amendments to the migration law in Moscow markets. Not only Azerbaijanis, but also migrants from other countries are allowed working in the markets," said Nazim Ibrahimov, Chief of the State Committee on Work with Azerbaijanis Living Abroad.
13 February 2007 [10:37]
Azerbaijani and Armenian Foreign Ministers Elmar Mammadyarov and Vardan Oskanyan will meet in early March, Azerbaijani Foreign Minister told journalists.
13 February 2007 [10:17]
Camp is being constructed for 161 IDP families in Sabirabad, Sabirabad department chief of the State Committee on Work with refugees and IDPs stated.
13 February 2007 [10:01]
Carl Schlyter, Member of the European Parliament (Green-Party) appealed to Ayatollah Sayed Ali Khamenei for release of one of the political activist of movement for Rights of Azerbaijanis Abbas Lisani.
13 February 2007 [09:57]
Iran's Road and Transport Minister Mahammad Rahmati will visit Baku at the invitation of Azerbaijani Transport Minister Ziya Mammadov in March.
13 February 2007 [09:50]
Turkish Embassy new office will open within Turkey's Prime Minister Rajab Tayyib Erdogan's visit to Azerbaijan.
13 February 2007 [09:46]
The next meeting of Russia-Azerbaijan intergovernmental commission will be held in Moscow in March.
13 February 2007 [01:59]
Azerbaijan's Minister of National Security Eldar Mahmudov met the US delegation led by Peter Rodman, Assistant Secretary of Defense for International Security Affairs.
13 February 2007 [01:40]
Foreign Minister of Azerbaijan Elmar Mammadyarov met with the U. S. delegation led by Peter Rodman, Assistant Secretary of Defense for International Security Affairs, 12 February, the Ministry's press service said.
13 February 2007 [01:35]
Members of the Council of Europes Ago Group will visit Baku, said Denis Bribosia, special representative of the Council of Europes Secretary General.
13 February 2007 [01:30]
President Ilham Aliyev of Azerbaijan received at President Palace the U. S. delegation led by Peter Rodman, Assistant Secretary of Defense for International Security Affairs.
12 February 2007 [17:23]
International Crisis Group (ICG) will start a new project on Nagorno Karabakh in March.
12 February 2007 [16:38]
The US President George Bush wrote to the House of Representatives expressing his disagreement with the approval of the bill on Armenian genocide, Turkish Foreign Minister Abdullah Gul said.
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