Politics
22 May 2007 [08:32]
The next presidential elections in Azerbaijan are to be held on October 15, 2008 according to the legislation, Central Election Commission chief Mazahir Panahov said.
22 May 2007 [08:30]
Armenian armed forces have begun to burn down occupied parts of Azerbaijani regions of Fuzuli and Jabrayil again.
22 May 2007 [08:28]
President of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev received on Monday Foreign Minister of the Russian Federation Sergei Lavrov.
22 May 2007 [08:07]
Azerbaijan and Germany are interested in expansion of cooperation in protection of borders, deputy chief of State Border Service, Maj. Gen. Farhad Tagizade said.
22 May 2007 [08:02]
Azerbaijani Parliamentarian Sabir Hajiyev has left for Kyiv to attend the meeting of Political Affairs Committee of the Council of Europe Parliamentary Assembly (PACE).
22 May 2007 [07:59]
OSCE is going to monitor the Anticorruption Centre in Guba region this autumn.
22 May 2007 [07:46]
Visiting Russian FM Sergei Lavrov and his Azeri counterpart Elmar Mammadyarov have held a briefing for the journalists in Baku.
22 May 2007 [07:39]
Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said any effort to politicize Iran's nuclear issue would be a destructive act.
22 May 2007 [07:38]
A planned protest Tuesday highlights long-brewing frustrations of Iran's largest minority, which some say Washington is trying to exploit to undermine Tehran.
21 May 2007 [17:42]
The cases like that of Vigen Patatanyan are not rare. Armenians committed terror acts and massacres against Azerbaijanis try to hide their crimes and settle abroad, Azerbaijani National Security Ministry spokesman Arif Babayev told the APA while commenting on former Armenian lieutenant Vigen Patatanyan's extradition from the US.
21 May 2007 [17:27]
Preliminary hearing on criminal case on ex-economic development minister Farhad Aliyev, his brother, former president of Azpetrol group of Companies Rafig Aliyev, and 17 more defendants accused of corruption continued at Court of Grave Crimes.
21 May 2007 [17:24]
The next meeting of the CIS heads of government will be held in Yalta on May 25. Some 25 issues will be put on the agenda of the meeting.
21 May 2007 [17:23]
President Ilham Aliyev of Azerbaijan received members of the French Senate's France-Caucasus Friendship Group led by Senator Ambroise Dupont.
21 May 2007 [17:16]
Authorities in Azerbaijan have closed down the joint offices of two opposition newspapers, claiming that the closure was due to problems with maintenance and fire safety.
21 May 2007 [16:36]
Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov on Monday reiterated Moscow's opposition to a Western-backed plan for Kosovo, saying a draft U.N. resolution that would endorse independence for the Serbian province under international supervision was "unacceptable."
21 May 2007 [16:25]
The inaugural conference for the Framework Convention for the Protection of the Marine Environment of the Caspian Sea – the first legally binding agreement on any subject ever adopted by the five Caspian neighbours – will be hosted here from 23 to 25 May by the Government of Azerbaijan.
21 May 2007 [16:17]
Iran's ambassador to Azerbaijan stressed the need for the development of his country's cultural, trade, scientific and industrial ties with the Republic of Azerbaijan, and said that expanding ties with Baku sets a priority for Tehran's foreign policy.
21 May 2007 [16:03]
Azerbaijan has not received any offer regarding the joint use of Gabala radar station by Russia and the US, Azerbaijani Foreign Minister Elmar Mammadyarov said.
21 May 2007 [15:58]
"Russia has replied one of the notes sent by Azerbaijan. The others are considered and they will possibly be replied," Azerbaijani Foreign Minister Elmar Mammadyarov said.
21 May 2007 [15:50]
European Commission against Racism and Intolerance (ECRI) of the Council of Europe is to unveil reports on Azerbaijan, Ireland, Monaco and Finland May 24.
21 May 2007 [15:39]
The meeting of Border Troops Commanders of GUAM member states is to be held in Baku on June 18-19, deputy chief of State Border Service, General Major Farhad Taghizada told.
21 May 2007 [14:55]
On 9-14 July 2007, the next NATO week will be held in Azerbaijan, Foreign Ministry's Press Center told.
21 May 2007 [13:54]
Azerbaijani parliamentary delegation led by chairman Ogtay Asadov left for Poland at the invitation of chairman of Polish senate Bogdan Borusevich.
21 May 2007 [12:44]
Russia's FM Segey Lavrov today started his official visit in Azerbaijan.
21 May 2007 [12:41]
The US Immigration and Customs Enforcement has extradited Vigen Patatanyan, who committed crimes against Azerbaijanis in Nagorno Karabakh, to Armenia.
21 May 2007 [12:37]
OSCE Office in Baku is to open its branches in several regions of Azerbaijan, Tornborn Byorvat representative of department on economics and environment at OSCE Office in Baku told.
21 May 2007 [12:28]
International Crisis Group's (ICG) new Caucasus Project Director Magdalena Fricheva's visit to Baku scheduled for today has been postponed, ICG Baku representative Vugar Gojayev told.
21 May 2007 [12:23]
OSCE Minsk Group co-chairs Yuri Merzlyakov (Russia) and Bernard Fassier (France)-mediators in the settlement of the Nagorno Karabakh conflict will arrive in the Armenian capital, Yerevan tonight.
21 May 2007 [10:33]
Tens of thousands of Turks filled a square in this historic Black Sea coast city to rally in favor of secularism and to protest against an Islamic-rooted government they fear is a threat to Turkey's cherished secular system.
21 May 2007 [10:32]
The leader of a Georgian opposition movement, Guram Sharadze, was gunned down Sunday evening on a street in a central part of the capital, Tbilisi, the Interior Ministry said.
21 May 2007 [08:09]
Armenian armed forces violated the ceasefire again.
21 May 2007 [07:59]
The conference on Nagorno Karabakh conflict has been held at Salt Lake City the capital of the state of Utah.
21 May 2007 [07:58]
The parties' leaders are negotiating over setting up a new coordination center of opposition partie.
21 May 2007 [07:56]
South Korean Ambassador to Azerbaijan Lew Kwang-chul, visited southern region of Lankaran.
21 May 2007 [07:54]
NATO PA is to hold next session in Portugal, May 25-28.
21 May 2007 [07:51]
Press Council’s (PC) Appeal Commission will consider the appeal of vice-chairman & executive secretary of the ruling New Azerbaijan Party (YAP) on Azadliq newspaper at the meeting this week, said PC chief Aflatun Amashov.
21 May 2007 [07:49]
We think the Venice Commission will debate the proposals of Azadliq alliance regarding amendments to Electoral Code at the meeting scheduled to May 30, said Chairman of the Azadliq alliance's legal commission Gulamhuseyn Alibayli.
21 May 2007 [07:46]
My visit to Ganja is a great event, especially this city is a very important historical place, Turkish Ambassador to Azerbaijan Huseyn Avni Karsioglu visiting Ganja told journalists after meeting with Turkish students in Ganja.
21 May 2007 [07:44]
The chairman of Azerbaijan Committee against Torture Elchin Behbudov paid a visit to ex–health Minister Ali insanov, chief editor and founder of the newspapers "Gundalik Azerbaijan" and "Realniy Azerbaijan" Eynulla Fatullayev, chief editor of "Mukhalifat" Rovshan Mahmudov and its contributor Yashar Aghazade.
21 May 2007 [07:42]
Justice Ministry is investigating documents on Open Society Party for registration.
19 May 2007 [10:22]
Members of AGO Monitoring Group of the Council of Europe Committee of Ministers will visit Azerbaijan in the first week of July.
19 May 2007 [10:21]
Azerbaijani Embassy in Germany will give a reception on May 28 – Republic Day of Azerbaijan.
19 May 2007 [10:17]
The delegation led by speaker Ogtay Asadov will visit Poland on May 21 at the invitation of chief of Polish Senate Bogdan Borusevich, parliament’s press secretary Akif Nazirov said.
19 May 2007 [10:16]
Trial on case of parliamentarian Huseyn Abdullayev was held on Friday in Sabail district court. MP Fazail Agamali and member of Parliament’s disciplinary commission Guler Ahmadova and others attended the trial.
19 May 2007 [09:57]
Association for Civil Society Development in Azerbaijan (ACSDA) and Public Union for Protection of Rights of Migrants and Internally Displaced Persons in Azerbaijan held a round table on Lachin is ancient Azerbaijan territory.
19 May 2007 [09:53]
I do not have any information on German delegation's visit to Khankendi, said German ambassador Per Stankina.
19 May 2007 [09:50]
The key to the Armenia-Azerbaijan conflict is neither in Yerevan nor in Baku, European Parliament member George Schopflin said.
19 May 2007 [09:48]
Azerbaijani government has purchased a new premise for Azerbaijani Embassy in Berlin.
19 May 2007 [09:44]
Azerbaijani Embassy in Germany appealed to German Foreign Ministry with regard to the information posted on APA's web-site with reference to Armenian sources which said German delegation composed of political, social and business figures, including Bundestag member Markus Gizeke is visiting Armenian-occupied Azerbaijani territories.
19 May 2007 [09:39]
Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov is scheduled to make an official visit to Azerbaijan on May 21-22.
19 May 2007 [09:34]
Azerbaijan's President Ilham Aliyev received the delegation led by Hungarian Foreign Minister Kinga Goncz.
19 May 2007 [09:26]
Azerbaijan's President Ilham Aliyev will possibly attend the summit of Black Sea Economic Cooperation Organization (BSECO) on June 25.
19 May 2007 [09:24]
Reports on Kazakhstan Foreign Ministry's sending note to Official Baku on detaining Azerbaijani ships in Kazakhstan sector of the Caspian Sea are groundless, Kazakhstan's ambassador to Azerbaijan Andar Shukputov told journalists.
18 May 2007 [23:59]
OSCE police assistance program will continue for two or three years. This is very significant and large program, Deputy Head of OSCE Office in Baku Robin Seaword told.
18 May 2007 [23:50]
"Palestine is living hard times. Palestinians are in civil war. Israel is not interested in the escalation of situation in Palestine," Israel Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary to Azerbaijan Arthur Lenk exclusively told.
18 May 2007 [22:43]
"The information about agreement at the level of presidents on ceding David Garedji territory to Georgia is groundless," Garib Mammadov, State Land and Cartography Committee's Chairman stated.
18 May 2007 [21:47]
Parliamentary delegation Kazakhstan is to visit Azerbaijan in autumn.
18 May 2007 [21:33]
"Caspian states' summit is not expected soon," Azerbaijani Foreign Minister Elmar Mammadyarov said.
18 May 2007 [21:27]
Labor and Social Protection Minister Fuzuli Alekberov will participate in the international conference "Youth in Eastern Europe and Central Asia: from politics to deeds" on May 21-23.
18 May 2007 [14:42]
"Like other organizations, the European Union recognizes the territorial integrity of Azerbaijan, and I expressed this view in my visit to Brussels last year.
18 May 2007 [14:21]
"Khalaf Khalafov has already taken a stance regarding the issues on giving some parts of David Garechi cloister on Azerbaijani-Georgia border to Georgia. I think the negotiations should continue," Azerbaijani Foreign Minister Elmar Mammadyarov said.
18 May 2007 [14:11]
"German want 6,500 Azerbaijanis, who sought political asylum in this country, to return to Azerbaijan. The problem is that Azerbaijani side does not hold any negotiation on this issue," German Ambassador Extraordinary any Plenipotentiary to Azerbaijan Per Stankina told journalists.
18 May 2007 [13:58]
"We had throughout discussions on all spheres of relations between Azerbaijan and Hungary," Azerbaijani Foreign Minister Elmar Mammadyarov told a press conference following the meeting with Hungarian Foreign Minister Kinga Goncz.
18 May 2007 [13:28]
Secretary General of Council of Europe Terry Davis has expressed his concern over the deterioration of the situation on media freedom in Azerbaijan.
18 May 2007 [13:14]
OSCE Minsk Group co-chairs will arrive in Baku on May 25, Azerbaijani Foreign Minister Elmar Mammadyarov was quoted.
18 May 2007 [09:20]
From the jungles of Indonesia to Spain's Basque country, separatists of the world are drawing hope from the approach of U.N.-approved independence of Kosovo.
18 May 2007 [08:31]
If Azerbaijan Democratic Party's (ADP) proposals rouse interest, we can pursue it attentively, said Ali Ahmedov vice-chairman & executive secretary of the ruling New Azerbaijan Party (YAP).
18 May 2007 [08:17]
The issue on the amendments to Azerbaijan's Electoral Code will be debated on May 30 in Strasbourg.
18 May 2007 [08:03]
Azerbaijani Defense Ministry for the first time presented annual report on the measures carried out in Azerbaijani Armed Forces.
18 May 2007 [07:43]
Iranian and Azeri foreign ministers agreed to attend a meeting in Tehran in mid June to study the legal status of the Caspian Sea.
17 May 2007 [22:36]
US-educated Azerbaijan Alumni Association (AAA) sent a protest letter to the US Department of State for posting wrong information about Nagorno Karabakh on the State Alumni website, head of the Association Fariz Ismayilzade told.
17 May 2007 [22:07]
The 34th Session of the Islamic Conference of Foreign ministers (ICFM) in Islamabad, Islamic Republic of Pakistan ended its work.
17 May 2007 [16:50]
Leaders of two secular parties in Turkey said Thursday that they would form an alliance to challenge the Islamic-rooted ruling party in July elections.
17 May 2007 [16:37]
Alan Waddams, Special Envoy of the European Commission to Azerbaijan may lead European Union office in Azerbaijan.
17 May 2007 [16:33]
OSCE Minsk Group co-chairs will visit Nagorno Karabakh on May 21.
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