Politics
13 April 2006 [16:47]
Process of Azerbaijani Army Officer Ramil Safarov's trial, who was accused in killing Armenian officer Gurgen Margarian, is finished by unfair sentence.
13 April 2006 [16:26]
U.S. delegation arrived in Yerevan on Wednesday to present a grant provided by the U.S. administration to Armenia under the Millennium Challenges programme.
13 April 2006 [16:13]
The ceremony is held in the St. Alexander's Hall of the Grand Kremlin Palace.
13 April 2006 [15:20]
Today final court session is held in Budapest on the case of senior lieutenant of Azerbaijan's Army Ramil Safarov, who is indicted for murder of Armenian officer Gurgen Margarian in Hungary.
13 April 2006 [15:04]
OSCE Minsk Group Co-Chair on Nagorno Karabakh conflict settlement Yuri Merzlyakov does not intend to visit the region on his own following the example of his colleagues from the US (Steven Mann) and France (Bernard Fassier).
13 April 2006 [12:49]
"I hope following few meetings between ministers of exterior of Azerbaijan and Armenia within the framework of Prague process and negotiations held in Warsaw and Kazan in 2005, as well as in Rambouait, Nagorno Karabakh conflict will be resolved," Mihai-Razvan Ungureanu, Romanian FM and Chairman of Ministers Committee of EC stated on April 12 at Parliamentary Assembly of EC.
13 April 2006 [12:36]
On April 13 the units of the Armenian armed forces dislocated in north-east of Berkaven village of Ijevan District fired with guns and gun-machines from 00:00am to 00:10am the positions of the Azerbaijan National Army placed in the territory of Mazamli and Gizil Hajili of Gazakh district, and from 00:55am the enemy fired the Azerbaijan positions near Mazamli village of Gazakh District.
13 April 2006 [12:23]
The main opposition Azadlig bloc has forwarded an appeal to the spring session of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE) over "political prisoners".
13 April 2006 [12:19]
The director of the Institute of Peace and Democracy, Leyla Yunus, has sent a list of 83 people she describes as political prisoners to the Council of Europe.
13 April 2006 [12:17]
Two activists of the major opposition Popular Front Party of Azerbaijan (PFPA) were detained on Wednesday, the party said.
13 April 2006 [11:07]
The next Summit of GUAM alliance (Georgia, Ukraine, Azerbaijan, Moldova) heads of state will be held in Kiev from 22 to 23 May.
13 April 2006 [11:04]
US Congress delegation led by Representative James Kolbe, Chairman of the Subcommittee on Foreign Operations will be in Baku from April 12 to April 13.
13 April 2006 [10:53]
During the winter session of Council of Europe Parliamentary Assembly (PACE), member of Azerbaijani delegation to PACE Rafael Huseynov presented draft document on exploitation and destruction of minerals fields, especially gold deposits at Azerbaijan's territories occupied by Armenia, and some European parliamentarians signed the document that time.
13 April 2006 [10:47]
The new proposals on settlement of Nagorno Karabakh conflict, that the co-chairs presented, are about principles of solving the problem.
13 April 2006 [10:22]
Azerbaijani delegation member participating in spring session of Parliamentary Assembly of Council of Europe (PACE) Rafael Huseynov has prepared a new document "On situation with historical monuments of Azerbaijan at the territory of Armenia".
13 April 2006 [09:58]
Chairman of Democratic Reforms Party (DRP) Asim Mollazade took part at an international conference "Future status of Kosovo" organized by Liberal Union, and the same name group of European Parliament "Liberal International" April 8, DRP press service informs.
13 April 2006 [09:30]
The Halo Trust Company registered in the US and England engaged in illegal activity in the occupied territories of Azerbaijan under the name of mine clearance.
13 April 2006 [08:42]
The Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS) Board of Foreign Ministers will hold next meeting in Moscow April 21.
13 April 2006 [01:04]
"Azerbaijan and Armenia has undertaken the same obligations for the settlement of the conflict. As concerns for Council of Europe's work to solve the problem, to accept the membership the both states to the organization is priority," Council of Europe Secretary General Terry Davis has said it in his exclusive statement.
13 April 2006 [00:15]
The national Parliament speaker, Oktay Asadov met the Chinese Ambassador, Zhang Haizhou.
12 April 2006 [23:34]
The official visit of the Lithuanian president, Valdas Adamkus to Azerbaijan, scheduled for April 18-19 has been postponed indefinitely, official of the President's press-service, Lina Gorbacioviene informed.
12 April 2006 [16:20]
MP Asim Mollazade, the Chairman of the Democratic Reforms Party, has participated in the 4th Assembly of the World Democratic Movement held in Istanbul April 2-5.
12 April 2006 [15:51]
The Emergency Minister, Kemaladdin Heydarov has accepted the delegation with the Korean Ambassador, Mun Hayong, in head.
12 April 2006 [15:35]
The attempt made by the Head of Armenian delegation in PACE Tigran Torosyan to put forward member of Russian parliament Vera Oskina to speak on behalf of the European Democrats Group during the discussion on the draft of Boris Chilevich's report entitled "Refugees and Forced Migrants in Armenia, Azerbaijan and Georgia", has been prevented, said Ganira Pashayeva, member of parliamentary delegation to PACE.
12 April 2006 [14:05]
A member of the Azeri delegation at the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE) on Tuesday introduced a document on Armenia's new occupation plans posing a serious threat to the stability and development in the South Caucasus region.
12 April 2006 [14:01]
The fact that the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE) rapporteur Andreas Gross has not been included into a delegation to observe Azerbaijan's repeat parliamentary election on May 13 has caused mixed responses.
12 April 2006 [13:50]
"Draft project "Refugees and internally displaced people in Azerbaijan, Armenia and Georgia" by Boris Chilevich meets Azerbaijan's interests in general, Samad Seyidov, the Head of the Azerbaijani delegation to PACE.
12 April 2006 [13:28]
"The negotiations on the settlement of the Nagorno Karabakh conflict are in new format up to Azerbaijan's national interests and provide base for restoration of the territorial integrity of the country," President Ilham Aliyev stated during his visit to Zagatala military unit N on Thursday.
12 April 2006 [12:19]
The first meeting of the CIS Council of Justice Ministers will be held in Moscow on Wednesday.
12 April 2006 [11:40]
The United States said that Iran's commencing of uranium enrichment was another step by Tehran "in defiance of the international community".
12 April 2006 [11:31]
"The issue on political prisoner in Azerbaijan has been solved. Therefore, there is no need for the Council of Europe to appoint a rapporteur for political prisoner in Azerbaijan," Head of permanent representative office at the Council of Europe, Ambassador Aghshin Mehdiyev stated.
12 April 2006 [11:18]
The units of the Armenian armed forces dislocated in northeast of Berdavan village of Noyamberian District fired with guns and gun-machines at 16:20pm the positions of the Azerbaijan National Army placed in the territory of Kazakh district April 11.
12 April 2006 [02:02]
Summit of NATO member countries is due to take place in Riga, Latvia in October.
12 April 2006 [02:00]
Bernard Fassier, French co-chairs of OSCE Minsk Group said at the press conference in Baku today that the co-chairs intend to continue the Prague process in an intensive way as it was in the previous year.
12 April 2006 [01:53]
"Any country, particularly defense minister of Armenia should be ready for supposed war tomorrow or to military operations two days later", Armenian defense minister Serj Sarkisian has evaluated start of war with Azerbaijan in this way.
12 April 2006 [01:50]
Robert Simmons, special representative of NATO Secretary General for the South Caucasus and Central Asia today held a press conference on the conclusions of his visit to Azerbaijan.
12 April 2006 [01:29]
A country intending to solve Nagorno Karabakh problem by force will be expelled from Council of Europe (CE), stated PACE president Rene van der Linden.
12 April 2006 [01:17]
Minister for Emergencies Kamaladdin Heydarov received on Tuesday Robert Simmons, special representative of NATO Secretary General on South Caucasus and Central Asia.
12 April 2006 [01:12]
President of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev today received French co-chair of the OSCE Minsk Group Bernard Fassier.
12 April 2006 [01:07]
Official approval from Baku for the delegation of 10 members sent by European Parliament's mission to Nakhchivan to investigate destruction of claimed Armenian monuments is possible on condition that the mission will implement bilateral investigation.
12 April 2006 [00:33]
A report on teaching of native language at secondary schools was presented at the session of PACE which started yesterday.
12 April 2006 [00:25]
"Let the Council of Europe freeze Azerbaijani delegation's mandate if it wishes to do that. However, no one has right to threaten Azerbaijan," Ali Hasanov, head of Presidential Administration socio-political department told journalists.
12 April 2006 [00:19]
20 members of the Parliamentary Assembly of Council of Europe (PACE) will observe the rerun of parliamentary elections in Azerbaijan scheduled for May 13.
11 April 2006 [23:49]
Chairman of the Ad-hoc Committee on Nagorno Karabakh Lord Russell-Johnston has announced he thinks of a possibility of renewing military operation in the conflict zone "with great displeasure".
11 April 2006 [23:07]
The Azerbaijani parliamentary delegation member in the Council of Europe (CE), Rafael Huseynov has prepared the project of the report that will be discussed at the PACE meeting.
11 April 2006 [23:01]
Official Baku hopes that tensions between US and Iran in nuclear matters will be solved peacefully, the Azerbaijani Deputy Foreign Minister, Araz Azimov stated.
11 April 2006 [22:45]
Iranians will hear "good news" on Tehran's nuclear program on Tuesday night, President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad said, and Iranian media said this would mean Iran had enriched uranium for use in fuelling atomic reactors.
11 April 2006 [22:32]
As far NATO wants to go to cooperation with Azerbaijan, as far Azerbaijan is ready to go, Araz Azimov, the Deputy Foreign Minister, told journalists.
11 April 2006 [22:30]
"Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev's visit to the United States scheduled for 28 April has long been planned. During the visit, bilateral issues between the two countries will be discussed," Ali Hasanov, head of Presidential Administration socio-political department told journalists.
11 April 2006 [15:58]
Today President Ilham Aliyev received at the Presidential Palace the Head of Turkish National Security Organization, Emre Tener.
11 April 2006 [14:12]
The agenda of the 2nd day of the PACE spring session, started with the meeting of committees on Tuesday, includes speech by Chair of the European commission Jose Manuel Barroz, as well as the debate on the CE-EU relations with participation of Luxemburg Primer J.K.Junker, Rumanian Primer K.Popesku-Tarichan, representative of acting chair of CE Cabinet of Ministers and Austrian Federal Chancellor V.Shussel.
11 April 2006 [10:53]
Azerbaijan does not intend to establish an embassy in Iraq for the time being.
11 April 2006 [10:05]
Internal Affairs Minister of Azerbaijan Ramil Usubov has received President of Austrian Supreme Court of Justice Johann Rzeszut.
11 April 2006 [08:47]
About 380 voters right have been provided in Election Constituency #10 where re-elections to parliament will be conducted.
11 April 2006 [08:40]
The Council of Europe Parliamentary Assembly (PACE) Subcommittee on Nagorno Karabakh will hold its next meeting either in late May or early June.
11 April 2006 [08:37]
Chairman of Milly Majlis (Parliament) has met with Israeli Ambassador to Azerbaijan Arthur Lenk.
11 April 2006 [08:28]
Foreign Minister Elmar Mammadyarov has ended his one week-visit to America.
11 April 2006 [07:49]
French co-chair of OSCE Minsk Group Bernard Fassier arrived in Baku.
11 April 2006 [00:27]
Oil prices skyrocket after news of possible strike on Iran
10 April 2006 [21:29]
The Azerbaijani president, Ilham Aliyev accepted the President of Austrian Supreme Court of Justice, Dr. Johann Rzeszut on April 10.
10 April 2006 [21:17]
Five representatives from 5 different committees of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE) will visit Baku on April 25-26, regarding the re-run parliamentary elections in Azerbaijan.
10 April 2006 [21:04]
NATO supports a peaceful resolution of the Nagorno Karabakh conflict, the NATO general secretary's representative on South Caucasus and Central Asia, Robert Simons told journalists in Baku on April 10.
10 April 2006 [20:56]
Statement by the White House Press Secretary.
10 April 2006 [16:32]
The first vice-speaker of Milli Mejlis, head of the Azerbaijani parliamentary assembly in NATO, Ziyafet Askerov met with representative of NATO, General Secretary on South Caucasus and Central Asia, Robert Simons.
10 April 2006 [16:18]
The Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE) keeps the parliamentary elections in Azerbaijan in focus, the PACE President, Rene van der Linder told on April 10.
10 April 2006 [14:36]
EU – Council of Europe relations – will be the major point on the agenda of the spring session of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE).
10 April 2006 [14:29]
Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev will tour Sheki and Zakatala Districts, northeast region's of Azerbaijan.
10 April 2006 [13:02]
Azerbaijan and Russia will continue study of materials concerning the uncoordinated border sections.
10 April 2006 [11:14]
A delegation led by Lev Leviev, President of the Federation of Jewish Communities of the CIS, will arrive in Baku Monday.
10 April 2006 [08:20]
Ex-lawyers of accused Yeni Fikir Youth Movement chief - Elchin Gambarov and Osman Kazimov - have no competence to take any legal action.
10 April 2006 [08:11]
Armenian Armed Forces, from their positions located in Lagziyal Mountain in Armenian region of Krasnoselsk, fired on the opposite positions of Azerbaijani Armed Forces located in Gadabay region from 15.00 till 15.10 April 7.
10 April 2006 [08:06]
Foreign Minister Elmar Mammadyarov had talks with American co-chair of OSCE Minsk Group Steven Mann and Assistant Secretary of State for European and Eurasian Affairs Daniel Fried at the State Department the day before yesterday.
10 April 2006 [07:57]
The US Secretary of State met Azerbaijani Foreign Minister Elmar Mammadyarov.
08 April 2006 [18:23]
Human Rights Committee of the Council of Europe met in Strasbourg.
08 April 2006 [18:20]
"Azerbaijan will never join the anti-Iranian coalition," said the Political Union member of the Yeni Azerbaijan party, MP, Aydin Mirzazadeh.
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