Politics

24 November 2006 [10:21]

Russian Ambassador: "Azeri, Russian relations depend on development of economic ties"

Russian Ambassador to Azerbaijan Vasili Istratov held meeting with the students in Baku State University.
24 November 2006 [10:20]

Next sitting of Parliament to be held Nov. 28

The next sitting of the Parliament will be held on November 28.
24 November 2006 [00:10]

Pope's dual tests in Turkey: simmering Muslim anger and EU wrangles

Ever since Pope Benedict XVI wandered into the religious crossfire between Islam and the West, the Vatican has been busy trying to retreat to calmer ground.
24 November 2006 [00:05]

Iran offers UN new nuclear access

Iran will give inspectors access to records and equipment from two of its nuclear sites, the head of the UN's atomic agency, the IAEA, has said.
23 November 2006 [23:46]

Azeri, Armenian leaders agree to bilateral meeting to discuss Karabakh problem

The presidents of Azerbaijan and Armenia have agreed to hold a bilateral meeting aimed at resolving the simmering conflict over Nagorno Karabakh, officials said Thursday.
23 November 2006 [23:36]

President Aliyev receives Bulgarian parliamentary delegation

On November 23, President Aliyev received Bulgarian Parliamentary Delegation led by Speaker of the National Assembly of the Republic Georgi Pirinski.
23 November 2006 [23:26]

Ali Hasanov: "Reps of some international organizations avoid contacts with governmental bodies"

"Some representatives of international organizations preparing annual reports while visiting the region and holding monitoring meet with the representatives of NGO, opposition and government. They learn statistic information, truth about the sphere they are interested," Ali Hasanov, President’s Office Social-political Department Chief said.
23 November 2006 [23:25]

Partnership Plan signed between Azerbaijan and Ukraine

Azerbaijani Defense Minister Safar Abiyev and Ukraine Defense Minister Anatoly Gritshenko signed bilateral partnership plan on military cooperation between the two countries in 2007.
23 November 2006 [23:22]

Institute for War & Peace Reporting: Azerbaijan tiptoes towards NATO

Baku's cautious policy seemingly designed to avoid spoiling relations with Iran and Russia.
23 November 2006 [23:15]

Schroeder: "EU should support Turkey"

Gerhard Schroeder, former German Chancellor, said that the European Union ought to support Turkey in its march towards EU membership.
23 November 2006 [18:08]

Presidential pardon expected

A presidential pardon is expected to be issued by this year's end.
23 November 2006 [18:06]

Russian Ambassador thinks Nagorno Karabakh not "frozen conflict"

"Nagorno Karabakh conflict will not be solved by UN resolution. Russia treats to this problem being the co-chair of OSCE Minsk group," stated Russian Ambassador Vasili Istratov.
23 November 2006 [18:02]

Akkan Suver: "Azerbaijan proved that Nagorno Karabakh is not Armenian territory"

"Azerbaijan has power to liberate Nagorno Karabakh with its power, money and Armed Forces," Akkan Suver, the head of delegation of Turkey Marmara Group Circle told the journalists in the briefing.
23 November 2006 [18:00]

GUAM frozen conflicts to be discussed in UN General Assembly

"GUAM protracted conflicts, their influence on international arena, security and development are expected to be discussed in the 61st session of UN General Assembly on December 4," said Foreign Ministry Information Policy Department Chief Tahir Tagizadeh.
23 November 2006 [17:53]

Bernard Fernier: "I do not favor adoption of parliament bill making Armenian genocide denial punishable"

"Being a senator I do not favor the adoption of French Parliament bill making Armenian genocide denial punishable. The French respect Turkish culture and history," French senator participating in BSECO PA 28th plenary session in Baku Bernard Fernier told journalists.
23 November 2006 [16:39]

Nagorno Karabakh Azerbaijani community demands change of OSCE MG co-chairs

Nagorno Garabagh Azerbaijani community demanded the change of OSCE Minsk Group co-chairs and the community's participation in the talks, Elman Mammadov, parliamentarian and Nagorno Karabakh Azerbaijani community member to journalists.
23 November 2006 [16:26]

BSECO PA new chairman and deputy chosen

28th fall plenary session of BSECO PA came to an end today.
23 November 2006 [14:43]

OSCE Minsk Group Co-Chairs makes Joint Statement

OSCE Minsk Group Co-Chairs made a joint statement on the results of their last visit to the region.
23 November 2006 [14:40]

Azerbaijan against UN draft minorities in Iran

UN General Assembly 3rd committee adopted the draft resolution on the violation of human rights in Iran on the initiative of Canada, EU and the US.
23 November 2006 [14:25]

Armenia Armed Forces violates ceasefire

Armenian Armed Forces continues to break the ceasefire.
23 November 2006 [11:10]

Azerbaijan appoints new military attaches

Colonel Eldar Ismayilov has been sent to the US, former chief of Higher Military School, Colonel Tofig Gasimov to Ukraine and lieutenant-colonel Khazar Abbasov to Kazakhstan.
23 November 2006 [11:06]

PACE to hold international conference in Azerbaijan University of Languages

PACE will hold an international conference in AUL on November 28-29, the rector of the university, parliamentarian, and head of Azerbaijani representative in PACE Samad Seyidov told journalists.
23 November 2006 [10:52]

Sofa Landver: "Azerbaijan should have Embassy in Israel"

"Azerbaijan economy and culture is developing rapidly. Baku has changed a lot since I last saw it," Israeli parliamentary Sofa Landver told journalists.
23 November 2006 [10:42]

PFPA picket rejected

On Wednesday Baku Executive Power (BEP) responded to appeal of People's Front Party of Azerbaijan.
23 November 2006 [10:39]

Ali Hasanov: No delay concerning law "On freedom of assembly"

Venice Commission and Azerbaijan consider the offers concerning the law "On freedom of the assembly" and will hold discussions soon, Ali Hasanov, President's Office Social-political Department chief told journalists.
23 November 2006 [10:36]

YAP holds conference

On Wednesday the ruling New Azerbaijani Party (YAP) held a conference on occasion of the fourteenth anniversary of its establishment.
22 November 2006 [22:42]

Armenian side agrees to meeting of presidents of Armenia, Azerbaijan

The Armenian side has agreed to a meeting between the presidents of Armenia and Azerbaijan, which is likely to take place in Minsk on November 28.
22 November 2006 [22:40]

EurasiaNet: "More time in office for President Aliyev?"

Amidst ongoing controversy about government treatment of Azerbaijan's political opposition and independent media, a proposal has been made to extend the Azerbaijani president's term to seven years.
22 November 2006 [22:36]

Turkish Security Council Chief visits Georgia

Turkish National Security Council (MGK) Secretary General Yigit Alpogan met with President Saakashvili in Tbilisi on November 21, according to the Georgian President's Press office.
22 November 2006 [22:30]

Georgia's Armenian and Azeri minorities

The Georgian government must take significant steps to avoid conflict in the country's ethnic Armenian and Azeri areas.
22 November 2006 [22:28]

Georgian PM to visit Turkey, Azerbaijan

Georgian Prime Minister Zurab Nogaideli will hold talks with his Turkish counterpart Recep Tayyip Erdogan, Foreign Minister Abdullah Gul and Energy Minister Hilmi Guler in Istanbul on November 23, the Georgian PM's press office reported.
22 November 2006 [22:20]

Defense Minister leaves for Belarus

22 November 2006 [22:06]

Armenian representative of French Senate on visit to Baku

Armenian Pierre-Henry Godshiyan participates in the 28th plenary session of PABSEC held in Baku.
22 November 2006 [21:44]

Fahmin Hajiyev: "I will sue lawyer Ganira Isgandarova for documents"

"At present I live in Ankara, Turkey and work for a company. I made my mind to live abroad for a certain period of time. I want to return to Azerbaijan after the human rights condition and political situation is normal," said Former Commander of the Special Police Force and ex-prisoner Fahmin Hajiyev.
22 November 2006 [21:29]

Sebaheddin Chakmakoglu: "Occupied territories to be liberated"

"Nationalist Movement Party's Congress showed that the mistakes made before will be eliminated and Nationalist Movement (NMP) will be party in power. We observed its signs at the assembly," NMP deputy chairman, former Sebaheddin Chakmakoglu said that the ruling party made a number of serious mistakes.
22 November 2006 [16:25]

Novruz Mammadov: "Co-chairs will achieve improvement in talks"

"OSCE Minsk Group co-chairs' efforts will help to achieve improvement in talks. The talks will show if there is a motive for Azerbaijani and Armenian presidents meeting," President's Office International; Relations Department Ali Hasanov told journalists.
22 November 2006 [16:23]

Azeri, Armenian Defense Ministers may meet in Brest

The meeting of the Azeri and Armenian Defense Ministers may be held within the framework of the sitting of the Council of CIS Defense Ministers.
22 November 2006 [16:12]

Teachers Qualification Institute to be placed in Azadliq office

"The information that Azadliq and Turan Information Agency’s office has been sold is not right. The building wil be returned to its owner," President's Office Social-political Department Chief Ali Hasanov told journalists.
22 November 2006 [16:08]

President Aliyev receives participants of Meeting of Azerbaijan-Japan State Commission

President of Azerbaijan Republic Ilham Aliyev today received participants of the 4th Meeting of Azerbaijan-Japan State Commission.
22 November 2006 [15:59]

'Sadval' unites with radical Wahhabis

Laying false claims of Russian and Azerbaijani territories, organization Sadval holds confidential talks with Wahhabis.
22 November 2006 [15:58]

Mustafa Bash: "Armenia faces economic recession"

"As the result of groundless claims against Azerbaijan and Turkey, Armenia faces economic recession," said Mustafa Bash, the head of Turkey delegation participating in 28th plenary session of PABSEC.
22 November 2006 [15:56]

OSCE Minsk Group co-chairs to work out communique

OSCE Minsk group co-chairs will work out communique on the results of their visit to Yerevan and Baku, OSCE Minsk Group co-chairs Yuri Merzlyakov and Bernard Fassier told the journalists.
22 November 2006 [14:13]

Armenian Armed Forces violate ceasefire

Armenian Armed Forces in occupied Seyid Sulan village of Terter region fired on opposite positions of Azerbaijani Armed Forces for 30 minutes.
22 November 2006 [13:56]

OSCE Minsk Group cochairmen visited Yerevan

The OSCE Minsk Group cochairmen are preparing another meeting of the Armenian and Azerbaijani presidents.
22 November 2006 [13:46]

President Aliyev congratulates Lebanese leader

President of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev sent a message of congratulations to President of Lebanon Emile Lahoud and the people of his country on the occasion of the national holiday, the Independence Day.
22 November 2006 [13:00]

Khalaf Khalafov received Israeli MPs

Deputy Foreign Minister Khalaf Khalafov received Israeli members Sofa Landver and Amnon Koen.
21 November 2006 [21:12]

President Aliyev ends UAE visit

President Ilham Aliyev ended his visit to the United Arab Emirates today and headed home.
21 November 2006 [21:10]

Romanian President: "Recognition of Kosovo's independence can be precedent in the solution of other frozen conflicts"

Romanian President Traian Basescu bewares of the use of Kosovo experience in the Post Soviet countries.
21 November 2006 [21:01]

All Russian servicemen to withdraw from Tbilisi garrison by Dec 25

All Russian servicemen will leave the Tbilisi garrison by December 25, troops commander of the North Caucasus military district /SKVO/, General of the Army Alexander Baranov said on Tuesday.
21 November 2006 [20:49]

PACE offers to create EU model in South Caucasus

Presently the chances of the South Caucasian states to join the EU are vague, Armenian National Assembly Speaker Tigran Torosian told reporters November 21.
21 November 2006 [20:48]

Former Soviet Union ranks poorly in 'Democracy Index'

Britain's "The Economist" weekly has published a new "Democracy Index," in which it ranks 167 countries around the world according to their degree of democracy.
21 November 2006 [20:45]

IWPR: "Turkic states unlikely to forge energy union"

Although a proposal to establish an economic and energy union was floated at the recent summit of Turkic states, NBCentralAsia analysts say it is unlikely such a grouping could be founded merely on the basis of linguistic similarities. A cultural and political grouping of Turkic countries seems a more realistic prospect.
21 November 2006 [20:22]

Vurgun Eyyub: "Isa Gambar's step leads to the weakening of the party"

"If management board like Central Executive Consul in Musavat needed to be created, this issue should have been discussed in Divan and the decision should have been approved in Assembly.
21 November 2006 [17:25]

Maurizio Pavesi hopes for amendments to Azerbaijan Election Code in 2007

"I hope for the amendments to the Election Code in 2007," Maurizio Pavesi OSCE Baku Office chief told journalists.
21 November 2006 [16:52]

10 Azerbaijani Diaspora organizations in Turkey to be united in unique federation

Out of 11 Azerbaijani Diaspora organizations in Istanbul 10 agreed to the establishment of unique federation, Azerbaijani head consul to Istanbul Sayyad Aran told.
21 November 2006 [15:39]

President Aliyev visits tomb of UAE's Ex-President

President of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev on November 21 visited tomb of the Ex-President of the United Arab Emirates Sheikh Zayed Bin Sultan Al Nahyan at the Sheikh Zayed Mosque.
21 November 2006 [15:36]

Azeri envoy meets Canadian officials

According to the Azerbaijan's embassy to Canada, ambassador Fakhraddin Gurbanov visited the Quebec and met with the executives of the Quebec's Ministries of International Relations, Economic Development, Innovation and Export Trade to discuss the prospects for development of relations.
21 November 2006 [14:05]

Matthew Bryza not to join visit of OSCE Minsk Group co-chairs

American co-chair of OSCE Minsk Matthew Bryza will not join the visit of co-chairs to the region, US Embassy Public Relations Department chief Jonathan Henick told.
21 November 2006 [12:51]

New Turkish Ambassador: Quick solution of NK conflict will be beneficial for Armenians more than Azerbaijan and Turkey

New Turkish Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary ambassador to Azerbaijan Hussein Avni Karsioglu’s exclusive interview to the APA.
21 November 2006 [12:20]

ISESCO holds next conference in Baku in 2008

Islamic Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization (ISESCO) approved holding its next conference in the Azeri capital, Baku, in September 2008, said Monday the organization's General Director Abdulaziz Al-Tuwaijri.
21 November 2006 [11:45]

OSCE PA fall session finishes

The OSCE PA fall session and conference on "Immigration, Integration and Cross-cultural dialogue: the role of OSCE" finishes.
21 November 2006 [11:25]

Azerbaijani Consul General in Kars awarded special prize

Azerbaijani Consul General Hasan Zeynalov take part in the holiday ceremony held on the occasion of Salvation Day of Igdir city, Turkey, Azerbaijani Consul in Kars told.
21 November 2006 [11:23]

Embassy in Germany announced results of investigation concerning corruption

"The information about "selling" any certificate to Armenians and Alikram Humbatov's relatives in the Azerbaijani embassy consulate in Belgium is an effort to stain Azerbaijani diplomacy," Foreign Ministry Press and Information Policy Department chief Tahir Tagizadeh stated.
21 November 2006 [11:20]

Parliamentarians go to Brussels

The chief of Agrarian Policy Commission of Parliament Eldar Ibrahimov, parliamentarians Siyavush Novruzov and Fuad Muradov went to Brussels to participate in the Congress XI of the Presidium of South Caucasus Parliamentary Initiative.
20 November 2006 [22:00]

Prominent union leader arrested in Tehran

Reports from Iran say prominent union leader Mansur Osanlu was arrested in Tehran on November 19 by plainclothes security agents. Osanlu, who is the president of the Syndicate of Workers of the Tehran Bus Company, was recently released from prison on bail.
20 November 2006 [21:55]

EU opposes atomic aid for Iran at tense IAEA meet

The European Union urged a politically charged meeting of the U.N. nuclear agency on Monday to deny Iran's request for help with a facility that could yield plutonium for atom bombs.
20 November 2006 [21:50]

EU warns Turkey time is running out for reaching solution on membership talks

The European Union warned Turkey on Monday that it must speed up efforts to resolve a stalemate over Cyprus if it wants to continue membership negotiations with the bloc.
20 November 2006 [21:49]

White House brushes off CIA report on Iran

The White House dismissed a classified CIA draft assessment that found no conclusive evidence of a secret Iranian nuclear weapons program, the New Yorker reported.
20 November 2006 [21:48]

Police storm occupied AP office in Turkey, free staff

Riot police stormed the office of the U.S. news agency Associated Press in the Turkish capital on Monday after a leftist association occupied it demanding improved conditions at prisons in Turkey, witnesses said.
20 November 2006 [21:43]

Religious figures in Tabriz protest blasphemy of Baku-based Gazeti

A group of religious figures and theological students of Tabriz staged a protest demonstration against desecration of Prophet Mohammad (PBUH) by Baku-based newspaper on Monday.
20 November 2006 [21:30]

Armenian "Mitk" Analytical Center: Yerevan should continue to support Sadval, Avar and Talish national movements in Azerbaijan

Armenian analytics consider that official Yerevan should gain pressure leverage by supporting separatist movements in the territories of Georgia and Azerbaijan.
20 November 2006 [21:25]

President Aliyev meets Sheikh Sultan bin Khalifa Al Nahayan

President of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev on 20 November has met with Sheikh Sultan bin Khalifa Al Nahayan, member of the Executive Council of Abu Dhabi, head of the Abu Dhabi Emirate Governor's Office, son of the UAE President.
20 November 2006 [21:16]

Azeri, UAE Presidents hold talks

Presidents Ilham Aliyev of Azerbaijan and Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahayan of the United Arab Emirates met face-to-face at Almushrif Palace in Abu Dhabi on November 20.
20 November 2006 [16:00]

OSCE Minsk Group co-chairs visit Armenia

OSCE Minsk Group co-chairs Yuri Merzlyakov, Matthew Bryza, Bernard Fassier and Special representative of OSCE Chairman-in-Office Anjey Kasprzyk will visit Armenia today.