Politics

24 October 2006 [23:57]

Azerbaijan delegation paying military visit to Kazakhstan

Azerbaijan military delegation is paying a visit in accordance with a cooperation plan between Kazakh and Azerbaijan Defense ministries on October 24-25, 2006.
24 October 2006 [23:52]

Georgia regrets Russian unwillingness to resume air traffic

The Georgian Foreign Ministry regrets Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov's statement that "Russia so far does not plan to resume air traffic with Georgia."
24 October 2006 [22:14]

France hosts new round of Nagorno Karabakh talks

The foreign ministers of Azerbaijan and Armenia met in Paris for talks Tuesday on the Nagorno Karabakh conflict, and discussions were "very frank and open-minded," mediators said.
24 October 2006 [20:47]

Daily Bruin: "Azerbaijan deserves U.S. public attention"

UC Irvine doctorate student Javid Huseynov spoke Saturday at a conference for Azerbaijani youth.
24 October 2006 [00:16]

Former U.S. Ambassador to Azerbaijan Kauzlarich: "USA attaches great importance to Turkey"

"Turkey expects the United States to take concrete steps in regard to fight against terrorist organization PKK," said retired ambassador Faruk Logoglu, chairman of Eurasia Strategic Studies Center in Ankara (ASAM).
23 October 2006 [23:14]

Iran expands nuclear centrifuge programme

Iran has launched a second batch of centrifuges at its pilot nuclear fuel plant despite possible U.N. Security Council sanctions, diplomats said.
23 October 2006 [23:02]

OSCE welcomes President Aliyev's pardon of two newspaper editors

The Head of the OSCE Office in Baku welcomed the Azerbaijani President's pardon of two newspaper editors imprisoned this year for libel.
23 October 2006 [18:17]

Alexander Iskandaryan: "Kars-Akhalkalaki-Baku will be built sooner or later"

The Kars-Akhalkalaki-Baku project will be implemented since it's first of all a political project, political scientist, rector of the Caucasus Media Institute Alexander Iskandaryan said.
23 October 2006 [18:13]

Alexander Iskandaryan: "Expecting final decision of Karabakh in coming two years senseless"

Formally the Minsk process was not stopped. The OSCE MG is a format created for contribution to the Nagorno Karabakh conflict settlement. But since 2001 it has been frozen, political scientist, rector of the Caucasus Media Institute Alexander Iskandaryan said.
23 October 2006 [15:56]

OSCE Office trains Azerbaijani police in dealing with public assemblies

A two-week training programme on police tactics during rallies, public demonstrations or major events, organized by the OSCE Office in Baku, ended in Azerbaijan.
23 October 2006 [15:34]

President Aliyev visits southern regions

President of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev arrived October 23 in the Lerik province.
21 October 2006 [19:20]

Turkey won't take unilateral steps steps on Cyprus

Turkey's chief European Union negotiator Ali Babacan, as part of his visits to European capitals to voice Turkey's views, yesterday completed his contacts in Athens.
21 October 2006 [19:19]

EU waits for Turkey Progress Report to take stance

The European Commission is expecting Turkey to pass its 9th reform package for EU accession and take a stance on the Cyprus issue to finalize its progress report, which will be released on Nov. 8.
21 October 2006 [17:53]

President Aliyev congratulates Hungarian counterpart

President of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev has sent a message of congratulations to his Hungarian counterpart Laszlo Solyom on the Day of the Republic.
21 October 2006 [17:50]

French FM to meet with Azeri and Armenian FMs

Next week French FM Philippe Douste-Blazy will meet with Azeri and Armenian FMs Elmar Mammadyarov and Vartan Oskanian.
21 October 2006 [17:38]

Ukraine ambassador to visit Zagatala

Stepan Volkovedskli, Ukraine extraordinary and plenipotentiary ambassador to Azerbaijan visited Zagatala.
21 October 2006 [17:34]

Azeri soldier killed by Armenians

Armenian Armed Forces' units in occupied Veyselli and Garakhanli villages of Fuzuli region fired on opposite positions of Azerbaijani Armed Forces.
21 October 2006 [17:31]

Ukraine Deputy FM called on UN to implement resolution on Nagorno Karabakh conflict

Ukraine Deputy Foreign Minister Vladimir Khandogiy addressed the UN General Assembly meting dedicated to the cooperation with the regional organizations.
21 October 2006 [01:23]

U.S. Assistant Secretary of State: "French 'Armenian Genocide' bill makes no sense"

A French parliamentary bill that would make it a crime to deny that Armenians suffered 'genocide' at the hands of Ottoman Turks in World War One makes no sense, a senior U.S. official said on Friday.
21 October 2006 [01:17]

Rafsanjani: "Iran will not retreat in nuke row with West"

A senior Iranian cleric warned the West on Friday not to escalate tensions in the region by pressuring the Islamic Republic to abandon its nuclear pursuit.
21 October 2006 [01:15]

Iran warns of revenge over Israel

Iran's president has warned that Muslims around the world will take revenge on states which support Israel against the Palestinians.
21 October 2006 [01:03]

Turkey Bakhchasaray University prepared 1mn application forms against false Armenian genocide

Turkey Bakhchasaray University prepared one million application forms against false Armenian genocide for sending European Court of Human Rights.
21 October 2006 [00:48]

China-Azerbaijan friendship society established

Constituent assembly of the China-Azerbaijan Society of Friendship took place On October 19 in Baku.
20 October 2006 [22:19]

Ter-Petrosian will run for President

Levon Ter-Petrosian, Armenia's former president, will return to active politics to participate in the presidential election of 2008, the leader of an opposition party strongly supporting him claimed on Friday.
20 October 2006 [22:11]

Rally held in Nardaran

Rally was held in Nardaran, Baku, due to Jerusalem Day.
20 October 2006 [17:37]

Turkey defined sanctions against France

Turkey defined the preliminary sanctions against for the adoption of law by France Parliament that makes it crime to deny false Armenian genocide.
20 October 2006 [17:35]

Russia and Azerbaijani Foreign Ministry Information and Press Departments held consultations

The second round of consultations between Russia and Azerbaijan Foreign Ministries’ Press and Information Departments began on Friday.
20 October 2006 [16:46]

Azeri and Armenian Defense Ministers met at Azeri-Armenian border

On Friday Azeri and Armenian Defense Ministers Safar Abiyev and Serge Sargsyan met at the Azeri-Armenian border by suggestion of OSCE CiO's personal representative Andrzej Kasprzyk within the framework of measures for increasing mutual trust between the sides.
20 October 2006 [16:33]

Azeri MPs participate in NATO PA seminar

Milli Majlis members Elman Mammadov and Zahid Oruj partook in the 64th NATO Parliamentary Assembly Rose-Roth Seminar, which commenced October 19 in Chisinau, Moldova.
20 October 2006 [16:02]

President Aliyev receives Italian Deputy FM

On October 20, President of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev received Italian delegation led by Famiano Crucianelli, the country's Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs and Co-chair of the Consultative Forum on Economic Relations between Azerbaijan and Italy.
20 October 2006 [13:39]

Turkish peacekeepers arrive in Beirut

Turkish soldiers and civilians on Friday arrived in Beirut to join the UN peacekeeping force in south Lebanon, making Turkey the first Muslim country to contribute troops to the mission.
20 October 2006 [13:27]

Turkey ex-State Minister: "France activity in OSCE MG impedes settlement of Nagorno Karabakh conflict"

"I disrespect my country and myself by keeping an order of enemy country," stated Kamran Inan, one of the professional politicians of Turkey and former state minister.
20 October 2006 [13:22]

Armenian Armed Forces began military trainings in occupied Aghdere region

Armenian Armed Forces began military trainings in occupied Aghdere region beginning from 09.00 today, the peasants of frontline villages of Terter told.
20 October 2006 [12:17]

President Aliyev congratulates new UN secretary-general

President of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev sent a message to South Korean Foreign Minister Ban Ki-moon, the next UN secretary-general, congratulating him on his election.
20 October 2006 [12:09]

Mammadyarov meets Mexican Health Minister

Foreign Minister Elmar Mammadyarov met October 19 with visiting Health Minister of Mexico Julio Frenk.
20 October 2006 [09:51]

Azerbaijan security service improvement program approved

President of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev approved the state program on improvement of activity of the country's national security agencies for the years of 2007-2011.
19 October 2006 [22:17]

Elite police force to keep order in Azerbaijan's regions

Local observers say the transfer of a special Baku police unit to the Interior Ministry may be designed to strengthen the government's influence in underdeveloped regions in advance of the country's 2008 presidential campaign.
19 October 2006 [21:38]

Finnish Foreign Minister calls Armenia bill 'foolish'

Finland's foreign minister Erkki Tuomioja criticized France harshly for their bill criminalizing the denial of an Armenian genocide and said that the French parliament "has made a bad mistake."
19 October 2006 [21:29]

Azeri Prosecutor removes Farhad Aliyev's defense lawyer

A statement released by the office of Azerbaijani Prosecutor-General announced on October 18 the removal of a lawyer defending former Economic Development Minister Farhad Aliyev.
19 October 2006 [21:24]

European Human Rights Court agrees to consider Farhad Aliyev case

The European Court for Human Rights agreed on October 18 to hear the case of former Azerbaijani Economic Development Minister Farhad Aliyev.
19 October 2006 [21:20]

Oskanian demands free elections in Armenia

Armenia can no longer afford to hold elections falling short of democratic standards and must therefore "draw the line" under its post-Soviet history of electoral fraud, Foreign Minister Vartan Oskanian said in a newspaper interview published on Thursday.
19 October 2006 [21:11]

President Aliyev meets Mexican Health Minister

On 19 October, President of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev welcomed to the Presidential Palace Mexican Health Minister Julio Frenk.
19 October 2006 [21:00]

Azerbaijani and Armenian Presidents' meeting depends on Foreign ministers' talks

Azerbaijani Foreign minister Elmar Mammadyarov and Armenian Foreign minister Vartan Oskanian's next talks in the frame of Prague Process will be held on October 24, said Yuri Merzlyakov, Russian co-chair of OSCE Minsk group and coordinator on Karabakh conflict.
19 October 2006 [20:46]

President Aliyev meets ambassadors of Muslim countries to Azerbaijan

President Ilham Aliyev received the ambassadors of Muslim countries to Azerbaijan.
19 October 2006 [16:02]

Azerbaijani and Turkish Communities held protest action outside France Embassy in Bucharest

Protest action took place outside of France embassy in Bucharest.
19 October 2006 [15:35]

Vartan Oskanian to resign

Armenia Foreign Minister Vartan Oskanian said that he will resign before presidential elections in 2008.
19 October 2006 [14:35]

French films lose airtime in Turkey for 'genocide' bill

Turkey's state broadcasting watchdog has recommended a boycott of French-made programmes and films in protest at the French parliament's support for a bill that would make it a crime to deny the Armenian "genocide".
19 October 2006 [13:57]

New Turkish Ambassador appointed to Azerbaijan

Turkey President Ahmed Necdet Sezer issued a decree on appointing new ambassador to Azerbaijan.
19 October 2006 [13:37]

Maqhmudali Chohraganli resigned from SANAM

The leader of South Azerbaijan National Awakening Movement (SANAM) Mahmudali Chohraganli has resigned, Agri Garadaghli, chief of the press service of SANAM office in Baku, stated.
19 October 2006 [13:29]

Russian FM Information and Press Department Chief to visit Baku

The delegation headed by Mikhail Kaminin, the chief of Russia Foreign Ministry Information and Press Department will visit Baku tomorrow, Tahir Taghizadeh, the chief of Azerbaijan Foreign Ministry Press and Information Department informs.
18 October 2006 [23:41]

Kofi Annan appoints Envera Selimovic as the Representative of the Department of Public Information in the UN Office in Baku

United Nations Secretary-General Kofi Annan is pleased to announce the appointment of Envera Selimovic as the Representative of the Department of Public Information in the United Nations Office in Baku, Azerbaijan.
18 October 2006 [21:52]

Israeli Prime Minister urges Russia to act against Iran

Israel's Prime Minister has urged Russia to join ranks against Iran's nuclear program.
18 October 2006 [21:47]

U.S. Congress approves sale of F-16s to Turkey

The U.S. Congress has approved the sale of 30 new F-16 fighter jets to Turkey.
18 October 2006 [21:40]

OSCE Representative urges French Senate to reject criminalization of 'Armenian genocide' denial

The OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media, Mikl?s Haraszti, expressed his concern on Tuesday about the French National Assembly's adoption in a first reading of an amendment that aims to criminalize the denial that the 1915 killings of Armenians in Turkey was genocide.
18 October 2006 [21:38]

German Deputy Minister says Turkey's EU bid 'slackening'

German Deputy Foreign Minister Guenter Gloser criticized Turkey for slowing efforts to become eligible for European Union membership, saying the mostly Muslim nation must strengthen its democracy and end a trade embargo on Cyprus.
18 October 2006 [21:35]

Iran warns that U.N. sanctions resolution will wreck any chance for compromise in nuclear standoff

Iran warned on Wednesday that a likely U.N. Security Council resolution for imposing sanctions against Tehran would wreck any possibility for a compromise to resolve the standoff over the country's nuclear program.
18 October 2006 [21:29]

U.S. envoy dismayed by Kocharian snub

The U.S. ambassador to the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe expressed on Wednesday dismay at President Robert Kocharian's refusal to meet her on her first-ever visit to Armenia that focused on democratization and other political reforms.
18 October 2006 [21:25]

Armenian official expresses frustration with Russian blockade of Georgia

In comments during a Yerevan press conference, Armenian parliament speaker Tigran Torosian and his deputy Vahan Hovannisian complained on October 17 that Russia's decision to impose a transport blockade of Georgia has caused considerable economic harm to Armenia and criticized Moscow for failing to take Armenian interests into account.
18 October 2006 [16:12]

Azerbaijan does not intend to seek expelling France from OSCE Minsk Group

"I have not heard of any official announcements that Azerbaijan is seeking expulsion of France from the OSCE Minsk Group co-chairs," Head of Press and Information Policy Department at the Azerbaijani Foreign Ministry Tahir Tagizadeh is quoted as saying to Day.Az, while commenting on calls for it after the lower house of France's parliament passed a law that envisages criminal punishment for denial of the so-called "Armenian genocide."
18 October 2006 [12:21]

Azerbaijan to counter Armenian diaspora

Azerbaijan's President Ilham Aliyev announced Tuesday a campaign to counter the influence of the Armenian diaspora, a major backer of ethnic-Armenian separatists in the disputed Nagorno Karabakh region.
18 October 2006 [12:14]

Gul hails EU meeting as positive

Turkey and the EU met for the first time just like two partners who attribute importance to one another, Turkey's Foreign Minister Gul says.
18 October 2006 [12:03]

US Senator McConnell leans on Armenian lobby to bulk up GOP war chest

One of Sen. Mitch McConnell's "best friends and buddies" - his words - is Albert Boyajian, a rich Los Angeles bakery magnate who is a leader in the Armenian-American community.
18 October 2006 [11:45]

Azerbaijan marking 15th anniversary of state independence

Republic of Azerbaijan marks the 15th anniversary since the proclamation of independence Wednesday.
18 October 2006 [09:31]

Azerbaijani and EU delegations to meet Oct. 26

Azerbaijani and European Union delegations will meet in Brussels October 26.
18 October 2006 [09:28]

Azerbaijani new council to Istanbul to take over his assignment this weekend

Azerbaijani new council to Istanbul Sayyad Aran will take over his assignment at the weekend.
17 October 2006 [20:50]

Vahid Erdem:"UN and NATO peacekeepers can be placed in the conflict zone"

Vahid Erdem, head of delegation of NATO Parliament Assembly Future Defense Planning Subcommittee held a press conference on the results of his visit.
17 October 2006 [20:18]

Agreements and contracts signed between Azerbaijan and Belarus

Azerbaijani and Belarusian presidents signed intergovernmental agreement on socio-economical cooperation for ten years in Minsk.
17 October 2006 [19:00]

President Aliyev meets President Lukashenko

Belarus is ready to provide the infrastructure needed to pump Caspian oil via pipelines to the Baltic states and Poland, President Alexander Lukashenko said Tuesday before the launch of talks with officials from oil-rich Azerbaijan.
17 October 2006 [18:03]

Turk PM in hospital after fainting during Ramadan

Turkish Prime Minister Tayyip Erdogan was taken to hospital on Tuesday after fainting while keeping the Muslim fast of Ramadan, but doctors said there was no need for concern.
17 October 2006 [17:57]

Azeri Armed Forces Main Inspection Office to be established

Azeri Armed Forces Main Inspection Office will be established at Supreme Commander-in-chief.
17 October 2006 [17:56]

Reporters Without Borders: "Threat to retransmission of BBC, Voice of America and Radio Liberty/Radio Free Europe"

Reporters Without Borders today called on the Azeri government not to implement a 13 October decision by the National Council for Television and Radio to stop local radio stations Antenn and ANS and the Azeri state radio from retransmitting BBC, Voice of America and Radio Liberty/Radio Free Europe programmes from 1 January. The ban also affects Voice of America TV programmes.
17 October 2006 [16:56]

Venice Commission delegation to visit Azerbaijan on the amendments in law of freedom of assembly

Legal document was adopted about Azerbaijan at the plenary meeting of Council of Europe Venice Commission.
17 October 2006 [15:51]

Important changes to American visa application process

The American Embassy announces two important and fundamental changes to the visa application process, which are intended to take advantage of digital technology available to ease the application process and reduce the application time.
17 October 2006 [15:37]

President Aliyev ratifies visa-free travel law with Belarus

Azerbaijan President Ilham Aliyev ratified a law on visa-free travel between Azerbaijan and Belarus.