Politics
21 February 2006 [20:40]
The ruling Yeni Azerbaijan Party (YAP) has sent a letter to the UN Secretary General, Kofi Annan, the OSCE chairman-in-office, Karel de Gucht, the Secretary General of the Council of Europe, Terry Davis, and the chairman of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE), Rene van der Linden, the YAP announced.
21 February 2006 [16:36]
"A new Ministry of Defense Industry is being established," the first vice Premier Abbas Abbasov told journalists today on Tuesday.
21 February 2006 [15:37]
The 10th sitting of the Azerbaijan-Russia inter-governmental commission on economic cooperation has taken place today.
21 February 2006 [15:16]
Two documents have been signed on the results of the Azerbaijan-Russia economic commission today in Baku.
21 February 2006 [13:30]
EU Special Envoy to Southern Caucasus Heikki Talvitie, who is visiting Yerevan, stated: "It is impossible to solve Nagorno Karabakh conflict within Kosovo version".
21 February 2006 [13:20]
Azerbaijani Commissioner for Human rights (Ombudsman), Elmira Suleymanova issued a statement on the 14th anniversary of Khojali genocide.
21 February 2006 [12:53]
The 2nd Azerbaijani-Russia Economic Forum will start its work at the Gulustan Palace on February 22.
21 February 2006 [10:57]
"The 16 February resolution of European parliament denouncing the alleged destruction of Armenian monuments in Julfa region of Nakhchivan Autonomous Republic is biased and groundless,"- the spokesman of Foreign Ministry, Tahir Taghizadeh said.
21 February 2006 [10:52]
The Azerbaijani parliamentary delegation led by Deputy Chair Bahar Muradova will leave for Vienna on Wednesday.
21 February 2006 [10:45]
EU sources have told that talks are being held up in Azerbaijan by Benita Ferrero-Waldner, the EU's external relations commissioner, largely because of a long-running feud involving Azerbaijan and Cyprus.
21 February 2006 [09:39]
American Turkish Association (ATA) stated that the Public Broadcasting System (PBS) TH (Channel 8 in Houston) will broadcast film made by the US American Organization Titled "Armenian Genocide" on April 17.
21 February 2006 [09:38]
"The document on Khojali Genocide which we present to Parliamentary Assembly (PA) OSCE is being translated into English. Russian version of the document we have prepared ourselves."
21 February 2006 [09:00]
Next round of talks of Iran's nuclear program, on the basis of projects proposed by Russia, started in Moscow yesterday.
21 February 2006 [08:51]
Turkish-Azerbaijani Interparliamentary Friendship Group Chairman Nizami Jafarov stated that Khojali Genocide will be discussed at Turkish Grand National Assembly (GNA).
21 February 2006 [08:46]
Canadian Azerbaijanis National Federation has appealed to Azerbaijanis all over the World. The federation urged our compatriots living in various countries to inform the parliaments and the population of the truth of Khojali.
21 February 2006 [08:30]
Terrorist organization called "Forest brothers" is reported to have supporters in northern regions of Azerbaijan.
21 February 2006 [08:23]
OSCE Office in Baku will conduct a workshop next week.
20 February 2006 [19:07]
Head of the Federal Department of Foreign Affairs of Switzerland, Mrs. Micheline Calmy-Rey will pay an official visit to Azerbaijan from 22 to 25 February 2006.
20 February 2006 [18:51]
The chairman of the Party of Democratic Reforms (PDR), MP Asim Mollazade met on Monaday with the chief consultant on the rule of law of the US Agency for International Development (USAID) Natalia Dyurichkovitch.
20 February 2006 [18:43]
Discussions on region's energy security to be held in Baku.
20 February 2006 [18:35]
The head of the Foreign Relations Department of the Azerbaijan President's Office Novruz Mammadov seconds Russia's readiness to be a guarantor of settlement of Nagorno Karabakh conflict.
20 February 2006 [18:29]
Ali Abbasov, the Azerbaijan Minister for Communications and Information Technologies, left for Pakistan with an official visit the Ministry announced on Monday.
20 February 2006 [16:28]
From 25 to 28 February the Azerbaijani Diaspora organization in the Western and Eastern Europe, the CIS countries, as well as Egypt and the USA, will hold actions, scientific-practical conferences and other events due to the 14th anniversary of the Khojaly genocide.
20 February 2006 [16:18]
Statement of the Defense Minister and Security Secretary of Armenia, Serzh Sarkisian, that Azerbaijan did not back a document approved by the OSCE Minsk Group, is not true.
20 February 2006 [14:07]
"Georgia, Azerbaijan and Armenia are the representatives of a unified economic system," Saakashvili said.
20 February 2006 [09:16]
EU Special Envoy for Southern Caucasus Heiki Talvitie, whose office-term is ending, will pay his final visit to Yerevan today.
20 February 2006 [08:38]
The Armenian side violated the ceasefire again.
20 February 2006 [08:31]
Iranian National Supreme Security Council secretary Dr. Ali Larijani made statement: "Iran intends to achieve only peaceful nuclear energy within the rules of Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty and International Atomic Energy Agency. Iran has been and will be responsible for international commitments, which were reflected in Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty."
19 February 2006 [20:53]
The Way of Azerbaijan Political Movement started measures on the 14th anniversary of Khojaly genocide within the framework of the "Karabakh" Worldwide Protest Actions.
19 February 2006 [20:42]
"Russia is ready to be a guarantor of peaceful settlement of the Nagorno Karabakh conflict". This statement was made by the official representative of Russian Foreign Ministry (MFA) Mikhail Kaminin.
19 February 2006 [14:38]
First Vice-Premier of the Azerbaijan Republic Abbas Abbasov will visit Ukraine early in March.
19 February 2006 [14:22]
Consultations related to preparation of the Ukranian President visit to Azerbaijan are underway, Ambassador of Azerbaijan to Ukraine Talat Aliyev said.
18 February 2006 [15:08]
A Russian working group is currently in Baku to prepare the visit of Russian President Vladimir Putin to Azerbaijan, informed the press service of the Azerbaijan Foreign Ministry.
18 February 2006 [14:34]
Negotiations on development of cooperation between Azerbaijan and Austria were held in Vienna.
18 February 2006 [10:08]
European Union hopes that 2006 will be a decisive year in the settlement of Nagorno Karabakh problem as well as other conflicts in the South Caucasus.
18 February 2006 [10:01]
Military Prosecutor's Office (MPO) told that investigation on Khojali Genocide and other actions perpetrated by Armenians is underway.
18 February 2006 [09:57]
The South Azerbaijani National Revival Movement (SANRM) is going to stage a demonstration in the German capital Berlin on February 25 due to the anniversary Khojali genocide.
18 February 2006 [08:59]
The European Parliament discussed an Armenian appeal on destruction of alleged "Armenian monuments" in Julfa, Nakhchivan and adopted a resolution accusing Azerbaijan of the incident.
18 February 2006 [08:19]
Committee for Rights Defense of "Karabakh Partisans" told that they have appealed to Pardon Commission under auspicious of the President individually.
18 February 2006 [08:09]
Ex-minister for labor and social protection of population, Ali Naghiyev will be appointed Azerbaijani extraordinary and plenipotentiary Ambassador to Belarus. The Head of state is expected to sign an order about it.
18 February 2006 [00:24]
The main subject of discussion at the 5th winter session of the OSCE Parliamentary Assembly to be held in Vienne on February 23-24 will be dedicated to conflicts and ethnical minorities in the world, a member of the Azerbaijan delegation PA OSCE, MP Rabiyat Aslanova told.
18 February 2006 [00:12]
The Chairman of the Azerbaijan Liberal Party (ALP) will be elected in the forthcoming conference of the party, founder of the ALP, leader of National Unity Movement, Lala Shovkat Hajiyeva told.
18 February 2006 [00:01]
President of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev sent a congratulatory message to the president of Gambia Yahya Jammeh in regard to the national holiday of this country – the Day of Independence.
17 February 2006 [18:47]
The telephone conversation between the president of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev and the US State Secretary Condoleeza Rice took place today, the press service of the Azerbaijan president reports.
17 February 2006 [18:29]
The European Union is ready to set up "bridges" between the stances of Armenia and Azerbaijan on the Karabakh settlement, the Commissar on Foreign Relations and the European Neighbourhood Policy, Benita Ferrero-Waldner said in a statement today during the news conference in Erevan.
17 February 2006 [18:11]
Presidents of Azerbaijan and Russia, Ilham Aliyev and Vladimir Putin plan to sign Political Declaration in Baku, the Azerbaijan Premier Minister Artur Rasizade told journalists today, commenting on the visit of the Russia's president Putin on February 22.
17 February 2006 [17:23]
A delegation of the Council of Europe (CoE) has arrived in Azerbaijan because of a launch of the joint CoE and European Commission program on penitentiary reforms.
17 February 2006 [16:11]
On Friday 4 opposition leaders approved new political block "Azadlig". The document on approval of the block was signed by Ali Karimli, the Chairman of the Azerbaijan Popular Front Party (PFAP- reformers), Ali Aliyev, the Chairman of the Azerbaijan National Independence Party (ANIP), Lala Shovkat Hajiyeva, the leader of the National Unity Movement, at the international press Center.
17 February 2006 [15:48]
"None of the airports of Azerbaijan is presented for use of the United States," Safar Abiyev, the Azerbaijani Defense Minister, said on Friday.
17 February 2006 [15:17]
For today, both in Azerbaijan itself and in the region in general, a very favourable environment for the country's development has been established, the Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev said in a statement today during the second conference dedicated to the "State Program on social and economic development of regions".
17 February 2006 [14:22]
An Azerbaijani nongovernmental organization has launched a wide-ranging campaign for the international recognition of the massacre in the small town of Khojaly in 1992 that reportedly left more than 600 people dead, the NGO said on its Web site Friday.
17 February 2006 [13:46]
The initiative on setting up the "Karabakh commission" comprising the group of deputies is feasible during the spring session of the Milli Mejlis, the Chairman of the Great Establishment party, MP Fazil Gazanfaroglu told.
17 February 2006 [11:27]
Azerbaijani Ambassador to Ukraine Talat Aliyev told journalists that elections will be held for Ukraine Supreme Rada (parliament) on March 26.
17 February 2006 [11:17]
17 February 2006 [10:40]
Dmitri Rogozin, leader of Rodina Party of Russia proposed versions for resolution of Nagorno Karabakh conflict.
17 February 2006 [10:25]
"First Deputy Prime Minister Abbas Abbasov will pay a visit to Kiev in early March," Azerbaijani Ambassador to Ukraine Talat Aliyev told the journalists.
17 February 2006 [10:15]
Courts received appeals on heads of 80 municipalities, financial shortage amounting 342 million manats found in 8 municipalities.
17 February 2006 [10:10]
Georgian President Mikhail Saakashvili met on Thursday with local Azerbaijani residents of Jandar village in Gardabani region.
17 February 2006 [09:50]
Ogtay Asadov, the chairman of the Milli Majlis, received Rino Harnish, the US Ambassador to Azerbaijan on Thursday.
17 February 2006 [09:45]
Ukraine will chair GUAM (Georgia, Ukraine, Azerbaijan, and Moldova) since this summer, summit of GUAM will be held in Ukraine for this reason.
17 February 2006 [09:37]
"US military forces don’t exist in Azerbaijan. The information spread in the press that US military men have taken Nakhchivan Airport under control is false," US embassy Public Affairs Officer Jonathan Henick said.
17 February 2006 [09:25]
Three documents on economic sphere will be signed during the visit of Russian President Vladimir Putin to Baku on 21 February 2006.
17 February 2006 [09:15]
"Azerbaijan is ready to present guarantees for peaceable co-resistance of the Azerbaijani and Armenian communities after the liberation of the occupied territory of Azerbaijan," said Oktay Asadov.
17 February 2006 [09:10]
Safar Abiyev, the Azerbaijani Defense Minister, received on Thursday a Capestown group of the US National Defense University comprised of high ranking officers under leadership of the General Joseph Goa.
17 February 2006 [09:05]
17 February 2006 [08:30]
Azerbaijani Ambassador to Ukraine, Talat Aliyev told that the date of Ukrainian President official visit to Baku hadn't been specified yet.
17 February 2006 [08:18]
Iravan Liberation Organization (ILO) has sent a warning letter to Baku Mayor's Office to hold pickets outside the UN and OSCE offices in Azerbaijan on February 23.
17 February 2006 [08:08]
17 February 2006 [07:51]
The State Social Protection Fund (SSPF) expects for adoption of the bill "On labour pension" to divide social and labour retirees into different categories. The Fund has already submitted the list of social pensioners to the Ministry of Labour and Social Protection of Population.
17 February 2006 [07:43]
President Ilham Aliyev has signed an order to apply "On adoption of additions to some codes related to application of law "On electron trade" law".
16 February 2006 [17:59]
The Iraqi ambassador to Azerbaijan Arshad Ismayil Omar has proposed to expand the contingent of Azerbaijani peacekeepers in his country.
16 February 2006 [17:55]
An MP has played down the projections that the long-standing Armenia-Azerbaijan conflict over Nagorno Karabakh will be settled in 2006.
16 February 2006 [17:44]
On Thursday several activists of the Azerbaijan National Democratic Party (ANDP-Boz Gurd) attempted to hold an unapproved picket at the front of the Justice Ministry.
16 February 2006 [17:42]
President of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev received today the EU Commissioner of External Relations and the European Neighbourhood Policy Benita Ferrero-Waldner.
16 February 2006 [17:38]
"Talat Pasha Organization" led by ex-president of the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus, Rauf Denktash, and Turkish left-wing party leaders Doghu Perinchek, Vural Savash and other well-known figures will stage a demonstration in Berlin on 18 March.
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