Politics

08 April 2006 [10:36]

Sergey Lavrov: "Azerbaijan-Armenia discuss the last suggestions of OSCE MG Group co-chairs"

"Azerbaijan-Armenia discuss the last suggestions of OSCE MG Group co-chairs," this statement was made by Sergey Lavrov, Russian FM, after his meeting with Vardan Oskanian.
08 April 2006 [10:31]

Israeli Ambassador Arthur Lenk: "Israel recognizes Azerbaijan's territorial integrity"

Israeli Ambassador to Azerbaijan Arthur Lenk met with the students of Azerbaijani Nakhchivan State University (NSU) during his visit to Nakhchivan.
08 April 2006 [10:30]

Elmar Mammadyarov: "Azerbaijan builds new radar stations to improve border control"

Two radar stations being built in Azerbaijan with U.S. assistance will strengthen border control in Azerbaijan, Foreign Minister Elmar Mammadyarov said.
08 April 2006 [00:14]

PM meets with Polish Economy Minister

The Azerbaijani Prime Minister Arthur Rasizadeh has met with the delegation of the Polish Economy Ministry headed by Petr Vozjnyak.
08 April 2006 [00:04]

Heads of Hungarian mass media visited Azerbaijan

Heads of Hungarian mass media have met with the representatives of the State Committee on Work with Azerbaijanis Living Abroad.
07 April 2006 [14:25]

President receives Deputy Chief of European Comission's External Affairs

Perspectives of cooperation between Azerbaijan and European Comission were under discussion.
07 April 2006 [13:33]

Azeri-US negotiations underway in Washington

Elmar Mammadyarov, the Azerbaijani Foreign Minister, holds negotiations on the further perspectives of the bilateral relations in Washington.
07 April 2006 [10:43]

US Department of State: "Azerbaijan's human rights record remained poor"

US Department of State published "Supporting Human Rights and Democracy: The U.S. Record 2005 - 2006"
07 April 2006 [10:28]

Position of official Astana on Baku-Ceyhan pipeline will be defined more exactly

Positions of official Baku and Astana on Kazakhstan's joining Baku-Tbilisi-Ceyhan oil pipeline will be defined more exactly in the third decade of April.
07 April 2006 [09:07]

Phone talks between Azerbaijan and Armenia discovered

Ministry of Communication and Information Technologies had enough facts of phone talks between Azerbaijan and Armenia.
07 April 2006 [08:46]

Amnesty International: "CIA secret planes landed in Azerbaijan too"

The human rights organization Amnesty International released a new report on the US Central Intelligence Agency’s secret detentions in foreign countries.
07 April 2006 [08:42]

Council of Europe suggests to elect Baku Mayor

The 3rd meeting of Steering Group for the National Association of Local Authorities in Azerbaijan launched yesterday.
07 April 2006 [07:59]

Armenia-Azerbaijan conflict gives no chance to establish South Caucasus union

Though proposals on establishment of South Caucasus countries local management union were sounded impossible to realize, that's because of Armenia-Azerbaijan conflict.
07 April 2006 [00:06]

Araz Azimov: "US makes strong efforts to solve Nagorno Karabakh problem"

"OSCE Minsk Group co-chairs are making serious efforts following the meeting in Rambouillet to solve Nagorno Karabakh problem," Deputy FM Araz Azimov told journalists.
06 April 2006 [23:54]

Attempts of national borders violations at the Caspian Sea bother Azerbaijan

Situation in the South Caucasus region cannot be called stable because of regional conflicts.
06 April 2006 [22:59]

Communications Minister met French Ambassador

The Azerbaijani Communications Minister, Ali Abbasov has met with the French Ambassador in Baku, Bernard Amodrique du Shafo, the Ministry's press-release told.
06 April 2006 [22:47]

President Aliyev receives Polish Economic Minister

The Azerbaijani-Polish relationship expands in different spheres, President Ilham Aliyev stated at the meeting with Petr Voznyak, the Polish Economic Minister.
06 April 2006 [12:28]

DRP leader en route to Strasbourg

MP Asim Mollazade is leaving for Strasbourg April 6 to attend the international conference dedicated to future status of Kosovo.
06 April 2006 [12:15]

4 Azeri MPs to attend meeting of Parliamentary Alliance of OIC in Turkey

Azerbaijani MPs Govhar Bakhshaliyeva, Javanshir Pashazade, Khanhuseyn Kazimly and Sabir Rustamkhanly will leave for Istanbul April 7 to attend meeting of the Parliamentary Alliance of the Organization of Islamic Conference (OIC).
06 April 2006 [11:39]

US warns citizens against travelling to Karabakh

The US State Department has prohibited Americans from visiting the Armenian-occupied Nagorno Karabakh and sent a special warning to US citizens of Armenian descent.
06 April 2006 [11:00]

Vardan Oskanian: "Azerbaijan had started the war and lost"

Armenian minister rules out military conflict settlement.
06 April 2006 [10:30]

Armenians' attending Hague Baku event not confirmed

A former Abkhaz official has dismissed reports saying Armenian representatives are attending the two-day international conference of the International Tribunal of The Hague, which started in Baku on Wednesday.
06 April 2006 [10:17]

Polish minister, Azeri officials to mull cooperation, energy security

Polish Economy Minister Piotr Wozniak was to start his five-day visit to Baku on Wednesday. The goal of the visit is to discuss issues of economic cooperation and energy security with the top Azerbaijani leadership, according to the Polish embassy.
06 April 2006 [10:15]

Opposition party chair calls jailed ex-minister "corruption symbol"

The opposition Party of National Independence of Azerbaijan (PNIA) chairman Etibar Mammadov on Wednesday played down the reports terming the detained former economic development and health ministers as "political prisoners" and accused them of corrupt practices while in office.
06 April 2006 [10:14]

President Aliyev received an official invitation to Washington

It will be Mr. Aliyev's first official visit to the US since he was elected as President in 2003.
06 April 2006 [09:46]

Russia and Azerbaijan delimitation Committee held joint meeting in Derbend

Russia and Azerbaijan delimitation Committee held joint meeting in Derbend on Wednesday.
06 April 2006 [09:44]

Chair of State Customs Committee met with experts on US-GUAM framework program

The chair of the State Customs Committee (SCC) Aydin Aliyev today received Alexander Farkash, manager of the Euroatlantic expert group on US-GUAM framework program, and Valdas Dovidenas, councilor of the Euroatlantic observations group on transport and trade assistance.
06 April 2006 [09:25]

Matthew Bryza leaves Azerbaijan, Stephen Krasner continues his meetings

The US Deputy Assistant Secretary of State for Europe and Eurasia Matthew Brayza completed his visit to Baku.
06 April 2006 [09:02]

CEC Chairman left for Budapest

Central Election Committee (CEC) Chairman Mazahir Panahov left for Budapest.
06 April 2006 [08:42]

Contact line of troops to be monitored in Gazakh today

Monitoring is planned to be held today in the contact line of troops, near Mazamli village of Azerbaijan's region of Gazakh in accordance with the mandate of the personal representative of the OSCE Chairman-in-Office.
06 April 2006 [08:40]

Armenians violated cease-fire regime

Armenian armed forces broke the cease-fire in Gazakh front line again.
05 April 2006 [20:47]

OSCE spreads statement on legal procedure in regard to activists of Yeni Fikir movement

The OSCE Baku office expresses concerns in relation to the decision to hold close court sittings in regard to the activists of Yeni Fikir youth movement.
05 April 2006 [20:42]

KLO accuses Budapest court of unjust position

The Budapest court took unfair position in relation to the case of Azerbaijani officer Ramil Safarov.
05 April 2006 [20:29]

NATO special representative Robert Simmons to visit Azerbaijan

The NATO General Secretary special representative in the South Caucasus and Central Asia, Robert Simmons will pay a visit to Azerbaijan on April 10-13.
05 April 2006 [20:24]

Saudi Ambassador: "Saudi Arabia offers to unite the efforts in the terrorism struggle"

Saudi Arabian position towards the terrorism issue is clear, objective and unambiguous. It means that Er-Riad supports all the resolutions adopted by the UN Security Council on the terrorism struggle, the Saudi Ambassador in Azerbaijan, Ali Hasan Jafar told.
05 April 2006 [17:19]

National Independence party becomes observer in European National Party

The National Independence party (NIP) of Azerbaijan chairman, Etibar Mammedov has visited Italy at the invitation of the European National Party.
05 April 2006 [17:16]

Azeri MPs to pay a visit to Pakistan

A group of Azerbaijani parliamentarians will pay a visit to Pakistan.
05 April 2006 [16:55]

4th conference of the OIC IPU to be held in Istanbul

The 4th conference of the Organization of Islamic Conference inter-parliamentary union will be held in Istanbul on April 12-13.
05 April 2006 [16:50]

Leonid Radzikhovski: "Russia has to play peaceful role, not just to be NK conflict's catalyzer"

"Azerbaijan is one the former Soviet countries having real political interests not just a psychopathic one," Russian prominent political scientist Leonid Radzikhovski told.
05 April 2006 [15:45]

Lithuanian FM invites Asim Mollahzadeh to the international conference

The Lithuanian Foreign Minister, Antanas Valenis has invited the Democratic Reforms Party (DRP) chairman, Asim Mollazadeh for the conference "New Democracies in Europe and Euro-Atlantic diary" that is to take place on May 3.
05 April 2006 [15:42]

Azerbaijan, Brasil signed cooperation agreements

Azeri FM's South American visit continues.
05 April 2006 [15:33]

GUAM summit due in Kiev

Next summit of GUAM, a regional organization among Georgia, Ukraine, Azerbaijan and Moldova, will be held in Kiev in May.
05 April 2006 [15:27]

Turkish president concludes official visit to Azerbaijan

Turkish President Ahmet Nejdet Sezer concluded his official visit to Azerbaijan on 5 April and returned back by BMC airliner to the Etimesgut military airport of Turkey near the capital Ankara.
05 April 2006 [15:26]

Polish speaker to put off his visit to Baku

The visit of the Polish parliament speaker, Bogdan Borusevic to Baku is postponed.
05 April 2006 [15:13]

Peter Semneby: "EU makes gets more involved in the aged conflicts"

The Armenian Foreign Minister, Vardan Oskanyan has presented the new EU representative on the South Caucasus, Peter Semneby to the Armenian society on April 5 in Yerevan.
05 April 2006 [13:44]

4th Assembly of WDM over in Istanbul

On Wednesday the 4th Assembly of the World Democratic Movement (WDM) started in Istanbul, Turkey, on Sunday completes, MP Asim Mollazade, the chair of the Democratic Reforms Party (DRP).
05 April 2006 [12:49]

Azerbaijani PM met Turkish President

The Azerbaijani Prime-Minister, Artur Rasizadeh has met the Turkish President, Ahmed Nejed Sezer, who is currently visiting Azerbaijan, on April 5.
05 April 2006 [10:46]

Prosecutor's Office of Republic and Central Election Commission reports on illegalities in 6 November elections

The district (city) courts of Azerbaijan reviewed 20,117 appeals on voter's lists in the 6 November, 2005 parliamentary elections in Azerbaijan. 20,105 of them (99.9%) were satisfied and 12 were rejected. Prosecutor's Office of Republic (POR) and Central Election Commission stated in the joint report on election frauds.
05 April 2006 [10:02]

Armenian NGO delegates to visit Azerbaijan today

Conference of non-governmental organizations delegates of the South Caucasus will be held in Baku from 5 to 6 April.
05 April 2006 [09:15]

Azerbaijani delegation to attend PACE spring session in Strasbourg

The Azerbaijani delegation to the Council of Europe Parliamentary Assembly (PACE) will leave for Strasbourg April 8 to attend PACE spring session to be held April 10-13.
05 April 2006 [09:03]

Minister of Emergencies meets Iranian Ambassador

Following the instruction of President Ilham Aliyev, Minister of Emergencies Kamaladdin Heydarov met with Iranian extraordinary and plenipotentiary Ambassador to Azerbaijan, Afshar Suleymani.
05 April 2006 [08:33]

HRO Monitoiring Group's new prisoners list includes ex-ministers

Human Rights Organizations Monitoring Group (HRO MG) have prepared list of persons they consider as political prisoners.
04 April 2006 [19:09]

Minister of Internal Affairs plans to visit Dushanbe

Ramil Usubov, the Azerbaijani Minister of Internal Affairs, plans to pay visit to Dushanbe from 21 to 22 April, Mehrab Tukanov, the Head of the International Relations Department of the Ministry, stated.
04 April 2006 [18:57]

OIC Foreign Ministers to meet in Baku on June 19-21

33rd Conference of the Organization of Islamic Conference (OIC) foreign ministers will take place in Baku on June 19-21, the Azerbaijani Foreign Ministry informed.
04 April 2006 [18:27]

US to continue financial and technical assistance in mine clearing

USA intends to continue financial and technical assistance in mine clearing of the Azerbaijani territories, Rino Harnish, the US Ambassador to Azerbaijan, said.
04 April 2006 [15:25]

Azerbaijan and Armenia will not preside at GS of TRACECA Intergovernmental Commission

The reason of it was that the sides were against each-other during election of the Secretary General.
04 April 2006 [15:19]

Reno Harnish: "US government believes 2006 will be a decisive year to solve Karabakh conflict"

"The US government believes that this year will be a decisive year for settling the Nagorno Karabakh conflict," said US Ambassador to Azerbaijan Reno Harnish.
04 April 2006 [15:07]

10 documents to be discussed at the next Milli Majlis meeting agenda

10 documents to be discussed at the next Milli Majlis meeting agenda on April 4.
04 April 2006 [15:01]

Azeri Ambassador to the UK: "Baku ready to talk with ethnic Armenians residing in Nagorno Karabakh"

Major principles in the resolution of the Armenian-Azerbaijani conflict are based on the Constitution of Azerbaijan, which implies the observation of the territorial integrity of Azerbaijan, inviolability of borders and sovereignty.
04 April 2006 [14:55]

Turkish President visits Azerbaijan

On Tuesday Turkish President Ahmet Nejdet Sezer arrived in Baku with a two-day official the visit program starts with a tribute at the Cemetery of Martyrs and late former President Heydar Aliyev's tomb.
04 April 2006 [13:35]

Azerbaijani Ambassador handles credentials to San Marino government

Azerbaijani Ambassador to Italy, Emil Kerimov, who is also accredited in San Marino Republic, has submitted the credentials to the officials terminating their service in government of this country - the Captain-Regent, Claudio Muccioli and Antonello Bajiocci, in accordance with the protocol rules.
04 April 2006 [11:50]

Armistice breach in Armenian-Azeri frontline

On 3 April the units of the Armenian armed forces dislocated in 1.7km of Mosesgah village of Barda District fired from 17:55pm to 18:00pm the positions of the Azerbaijan National Army in the height of Tovuz District.
04 April 2006 [11:46]

Azerbaijan, Argentine sign two documents on bilateral cooperation

Azeri FM's South American visit continues.
04 April 2006 [11:29]

Matthew Bryza: "Re-run parliamentary elections in Azerbaijan to be held in line with international standards"

"I hope the re-run parliamentary elections in Azerbaijan will be held in line with international standards," said Matthew Bryza, US Deputy Assistant Secretary of State.
04 April 2006 [10:51]

Stanley Escudero: "Azerbaijan is my second home"

Former US ambassador to our country considers that "velvet revolution" did not take place in Azerbaijan because the nation did not want it.
04 April 2006 [09:35]

DA Platform Azerbaijan National Committee held meeting

"Dialogue Eurasia" (DA) Platform Azerbaijan National Committee held meeting in Ataturk Center.
04 April 2006 [09:23]

Turkish President visits Azerbaijan

President of Turkey Ahmad Nejdat Sezar pays official visit to Azerbaijan today.
04 April 2006 [09:19]

Farhad Aliyev considers himself political prisoner

Head of the Committee Against Tortures (CAT) Elchin Behbudov met with the ex-Minister of economic development Farhad Aliyev, ex-Minister of Finance Fikret Yusifov and President of Azpetrol Group of Companies Rafig Aliyev detained in the jail ward of the Ministry of National Security.
04 April 2006 [01:35]

Armenian Armed Forces violated cease-fire 75 times

Armenian Armed Forces violated cease-fire in the frontline 75 times during first quarter of this year.
03 April 2006 [20:13]

Speaker of Afghan Lower chamber to pay a visit to Azerbaijan

Yunis Ganuni, the speaker of the Lower chamber of the Afghan Parliament, will pay a visit to Azerbaijan.
03 April 2006 [20:01]

Azeri MPs to attend PA CIS meeting in St.Petersburg

Azerbaijani MPs Bakhtiyar Aliyev, Farrukh Zeynalov and Ulvi Guliyev will attend meetings of the CIS Parliamentary Commission from 3 to 7 April.
03 April 2006 [20:00]

YAP delegation to visit China April 3

The Yeni Azerbaijan (YAP) party delegation with Ali Ahmedov in charge will visit China by the invitation of the Communist Party of China.
03 April 2006 [19:54]

US Deputy Assistant Secretary of State meets leaders of opposition

Matthew J.Bryza, the US Deputy Assistant Secretary of State, Bureau of European and Eurasian Affairs, met the opposition leaders in the American embassy in Baku on April 3.
03 April 2006 [19:51]

President Aliyev receives President of ICRC

Ilham Aliyev, the Azerbaijani President, received Jacob Kellenberger, the President of the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC).
03 April 2006 [19:48]

Visit of Lithuanian President to Azerbaijan planned in mid-April

The official visit of Valdas Adamkus, the Lithuanian President, to Azerbaijan is planned in mid-April.