Politics

19 June 2005 [08:26]

Asim Mollazade met with Great Britain diplomats

The chairman of the Organization Committee of the Democratic Reforms Party (OCDRP) Asim Mollazade met with the representative on the Southern Caucasus of Great Britain Brian Hall, the associate of the Eastern Department of the Foreign Affairs Ministry of this country Simon Smith and the head of the Researches group Craig Oliphant.
19 June 2005 [08:15]

Federation of Azeri organizations to hold first conference in Turkey

Employees of the State Committee on work with Azerbaijanis living abroad will pay a working visit to the United States to hold meeting with the Azerbaijani Diaspora of this country Ramil Hassanov, the Secretary General of the State Committee on American Continent and Turkey, told Trend.
19 June 2005 [08:11]

Talks between Elmar Mammedyarov and Vardan Oskanyan were held in very hard atmosphere

The talks between Foreign Ministers of Azerbaijan and Armenia on the regulation of the Karabakh conflict in Paris were held in very hard atmosphere. Foreign Minister Elmar Mammedyarov informed about it to head of Press and Information Office of foreign Ministry Tahir TagizadeT.
18 June 2005 [09:37]

Milli Majlis adopted appeal to Parliamentary Assembly of Council of Europe

The members of Milli Majlis (Azeri Parliament) adopted an appeal to the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE).
18 June 2005 [09:34]

Discussion of additions and amendments to Election Code started in Milli Majlis of Azerbaijan

A question related to the additions and amendments to the Election Code (EC) was put into discussion in the first part of the today’s sitting of Milli Majlis (MM).
18 June 2005 [09:29]

Ilham Aliyev received British special representation in the South Caucasus

President Ilham Aliyev yesterday received the delegation led by British special representation in the South Caucasus Brian Fol.
18 June 2005 [09:03]

Azeri opposition leaders met with British diplomats

Members of parties, forming the “Azadlig” (“Freedom”) election block and members of the «Yeni Siyaset (“New Policy”) met with the Great Britain’s representative on South Caucasus, sir Brian Fall, official of the Foreign Office East department, Simon Smith and leader of the of the Research group, Craig Olifant on June 17, the Popular Front Party of Azerbaijan (PFPA) (reformists) told Trend.
18 June 2005 [09:01]

Azerbaijan-Armenia talks started on resolving the Nagorno Karabakh conflict

The next meeting is held between Foreign Ministers of Azerbaijan and Armenia Elmar Mammedyarov and Vardan Oskanyan in Paris, capital of France.
18 June 2005 [08:59]

Malcolm Bruce: “Political prisoners issue will not be removed from agenda”

The report, related to political prisoners will not be removed from the agenda of the summer session of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE), the PACE rapporteur on political prisoners, member of the British Parliament, Malcolm Bruce announced to the “Liberty” radio-station, Trend reports.
18 June 2005 [08:53]

UNESCO recommended official Baku to appeal Armenia for stopping archaeological excavations in Shusha

The minister of culture Polad Bulbuloglu appealed to the several international organizations including the general director of UNESCO Koichiro Matsuura few time before in connection with stopping archaeological excavations held by the Armenians in Shusha.
18 June 2005 [08:43]

Ilham Aliyev met with presidents of Ukraine, Moldova, Georgia and Estonia

The president Ilham Aliyev who was on an official visit in Ukraine yesterday met with the president of Moldova Vladimir Voronin after the private meeting with the president of Ukraine Viktor Yushshenko.
18 June 2005 [08:41]

Azerbaijan to comply with NATO standards for guarding borders

A seminar, Frontier management reforming: setting up general standards for border security in the framework of the Council of Euro-Atlantic Partnership (CEAP), will be hosted in Baku, June 23 through 24, to discuss aspects of present-day joint frontier management, as well as effective border security and fighting terrorism, organized crime, proliferation of weapons of mass destruction and their components, and illegal migration prevention through the strengthening of border control.
17 June 2005 [09:48]

Junni Bukikkio: “The Venice Commission is partially satisfied with collaboration with Azerbaijan”

“The parliamentary elections to be held in November of this year will be a great political test for Azerbaijan. We must pass this test successfully”.
17 June 2005 [09:12]

Elmar Mammadyarov met with Terry Davis

The foreign affairs minister Elmar Mammadyarov was on a business visit in Strasbourg on June 15-16, 2005.
17 June 2005 [09:07]

Ilham Aliyev: “Probability of a revolution equals to zero in Azerbaijan”

The delegation led by the president of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev left for Ukraine to take part in the “Mini Davos” forum held in the capital of this country.
17 June 2005 [09:05]

Heads of Democratic Reforms Party met with CE REP

Asim Mollazada, the chairman of the Organization Committee of the Democratic Reforms Party (DRP), met with Mats Lindsberg, the special representative of the Secretary General of the Council of Europe, on 14 June.
17 June 2005 [09:00]

Azeri vice speaker skeptical of NATO presence in occupied lands

It is still early to speak about the positioning of NATO peacekeepers in the area of Karabakh, which is under Armenian occupation as a result of ethnic hostilities with Azeris.
17 June 2005 [08:42]

President of Finland to visit Baku

President of Finland Tarya Halonen will arrive in Baku in September this year.
15 June 2005 [09:20]

Additions and amendments to Election Code to be discussed in sitting of parliament to be held on June 17

The question of making the additions and amendments to the Election Code will be put into discussion in the sitting of the parliament to be held on June 17.
15 June 2005 [09:19]

Asim Mollazada’s election bloc will expand

The composition of the Democratic Reforms Party and the elections bloc ’Democratic Reforms’ will get expanded shortly, Asim Mollazada, the chairman of the Organization Committee of the Democratic Reforms Party, told Trend.
15 June 2005 [09:17]

2 more persons whose name were included in political prisoners list released today

Another 2 persons whose names were included in the political prisoners list were released yesterday.
15 June 2005 [09:13]

Azeri speaker: “International organisations will not recognize parliamentary elections in “Nagorno-Karabakh Republic”

None of the international organizations will recognize the parliamentary elections to be held in the so-called “Nagorno-Karabakh Republic” on 19 June 2005, Speaker Murtuz Alasgarov said to a meeting of the Milli Majlis (parliament), Trend reports.
15 June 2005 [09:13]

Azeri Foreign Ministry made statement denouncing the elections to fake ”parliament of UGR”

Foreign Ministry made statement denouncing the fake “parliamentary elections” in the occupied territories of Azerbaijan.
15 June 2005 [09:02]

Presidential decree on pardon expected

“Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev might sign a decree on pardon shortly,” Azay Guliyev, the head of the Confederation of Azerbaijani Non-Governmental Organization, also a member of the State Commission on Pardon at the President’s Administration.
15 June 2005 [09:00]

Ilham Aliyev and Vladimir Putin discussed the Nagorno Karabakh conflict

“I am sure that the relations between Azerbaijan and Russia will develop strongly in the political sphere like in economical sphere”.
15 June 2005 [08:58]

Working group of human rights organizations appealed to PACE with request to postpone viewing political prisoners issue

The working group of representatives of human rights organizations and the Azerbaijan’s authorities appealed to the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE) with the request to postpone debating the political prisoners’ issue, the Memorandum on the issue of persons, called “political prisoners” says about it, Trend reports.
15 June 2005 [08:54]

Only 19 out of 1489 Azerbaijanis who appealed to government of Sweden achieved political immigrant status

There is statistical information on the webpage of Migration Department attached to Swedish government on the number of the foreign citizens wanting political refuge from this country.
15 June 2005 [08:33]

Venice Commission announced its final opinion on amendments to Election Code of Azerbaijan

The Venice Commission (VC) of Council of Europe and OSCE announced their opinions on the amendments to the Election Code of Azerbaijan.
15 June 2005 [08:28]

Asim Mollazada met with Council of Europe’s representative

The chairman of the organizing committee of the Democratic Reforms Party (DRP), Asim Mollazada, received today (June 14) the personal representative of the Council of Europe’s secretary general, Mats Lindberg.
15 June 2005 [08:26]

Sergei Lavrov: “Moving of the military bases to Armenia will not influence the balance of forces in the South Caucasus”

“Dislocation of the military bases in Armenia will not influence the balance of forces in the South Caucasus region”.
15 June 2005 [08:23]

President approved rules on classification of information of state secret importance

Azerbaijan’s President signed a decree to approve Rules on classification of information of state secret importance.
15 June 2005 [08:21]

Azerbaijani and Armenian journalists met in Istanbul

Meeting of Azerbaijani and Armenian journalists was held in Istanbul on 10-13 June.
15 June 2005 [08:18]

Ilham Aliyev: “Our relations with Russia have reached the level of strategic partnership”

President Ilham Aliyev addressed the XI international economical forum in St.Petersburg.
14 June 2005 [09:53]

Ilham Aliyev presented bill on changes to Election Code to discussion of Milli Majlis

The president Ilham Aliyev presented the offers envelope on the changes to the Election Code to discussion of Milli Majlis.
14 June 2005 [09:48]

Turan Morali: “Azerbaijan is of important country for Turkey from political and economical point of view”

“Azerbaijan is an important country for Turkey not only for close relationship between our nations as well as from political and economical point of view”.
14 June 2005 [09:25]

Iranian speaker expected in Baku

Gulamali Haldat Adil, the Speaker of the Iranian parliament, will visit Azerbaijan approximately in August at the invitation of his Azerbaijani counterpart Murtuz Alasgarov, the Iranian Ambassador to Azerbaijan, told Trend.
14 June 2005 [09:12]

Asim Mollazada: “OSCE Minsk group can’t be replaced with pace sub-commission on Nagorno-Karabakh”

The first meeting of the PACE sub-commission on the Nagorno-Karabakh problem is expected to be held under the summer session of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe in Strasbourg on 20-24 June, MP Asim Mollazada, an Azerbaijani parliamentary representative to the PACE, told Trend.
14 June 2005 [09:07]

Iran’s Presidential hopefuls pin on votes from Azerbaijan

Two poll stations will open their doors, from 9:00 am till 8:00 pm, to Iranian citizens, living in Azerbaijan, on the day of presidential elections slated for Friday, June 17, at two consulate offices, in Baku and Nakhchivan.
14 June 2005 [09:04]

Amendments to Election Code of Azerbaijan discussed in Venice Commission yesterday

Council of Europe Venice Commission (VC) 63rd plenary meting started in Venice, Italy the day before yesterday.
14 June 2005 [08:57]

?rmenian side fired Azerbaijani positions in Fizuli and Terter regions

On 13 June the Armenian military units fired from 02.55 till 03.10 a.m. using the machine-guns and guns from the positions, located 4,5 km south-west the Borsunlu village of Terter region the opposite positions of the Azerbaijani army on the same territory, a press-service of the Azerbaijan’s Defense Ministry says, Trend reports.
14 June 2005 [08:55]

Condoleezza Rice discussed Upper Garabagh conflict with Vardan Oskanyan

The foreign affairs minister of Armenia being on a visit in USA Vardan Oskanyan met with the state minister Condoleezza Rice.
14 June 2005 [08:44]

Secretary General of Bulgarian constitution to visit Azerbaijan

Kiril Manov, the Secretary General of the Bulgarian Constitution Court, will visit Azerbaijan from 16 to 18 June, the Bulgarian embassy in Baku told Trend.
14 June 2005 [08:39]

Three documents signed during Azeri President’s visit to Croatia

Three bilateral documents were signed during President’s visit to Croatia.
14 June 2005 [00:11]

Leading oppositionist: “A joint commission on human rights will contribute to Azerbaijan’s compliance with commitments to the Council Of Europe”

Time is ripe in Azerbaijan for the establishment of a joint commission, to involve representatives from human rights organizations, as well as MPs and members of the corresponding executive bodies, according to a prominent oppositionist Asim Mollazada, the chairman of the organizing committee of the Democratic Reforms Party (DRP).
11 June 2005 [08:59]

Meeting with a group of human right protectors held in President’s Office

Yeterday a group of right protectors have met with officials.
11 June 2005 [08:57]

Azerbaijan delegation to participate at annual session of OSCE

Annual session of meeting of Parliament Assembly of OSCE is to be held 1-5 June in capital of USA in Washington.
11 June 2005 [08:51]

Representatives of Armed Forces of Azerbaijan attend NATO events

In accordance with the individual program signed between the NATO and Azerbaijan Republic, ”VII annual conference of Consortium of Partnership for Peace” will take place in Vienna, capital of Austria o 10-15 June and course “Joint medical planners” in Oberammergau, Germany on 13-17 June in the frame of “Partnership for Peace” program.
11 June 2005 [08:41]

Andres Herkel: “We are not satisfied with the results of the talks between the Venice Commission and Azerbaijan government”

“The pre-election democratic situation in Azerbaijan is more important than the evaluation of the reports on Azerbaijan in the PACE June Session”.
11 June 2005 [08:39]

Additions and changes to Election Code to be put into discussion in parliament next week

“Additions and changes to the Election Code will be put into discussion in the parliament next week”.
11 June 2005 [08:28]

America Foreign Service Association deprived the USA ambassador in Armenia of its award

America Foreign Service Association (AFSA) adopted decision on depriving the USA ambassador in Armenia John Evans of its award “For constructive difference of opinion”.
11 June 2005 [08:25]

Block Azadlig prepares for election with symbolic orange color and carnation attribute

Name, attributes, electoral symbols of the block “Three” was defined.
11 June 2005 [08:23]

Ilham Aliyev paid an official visit to Croatia

President Ilham Aliyev yesterday paid an official visit to Croatia.
10 June 2005 [09:12]

International conference on “Political prisoner problem in Azerbaijan” subject to be held

The “Observation of detention places” Public Union and the “Human Rights XXI century – Azerbaijan” Fund will hold an international conference on the “Political prisoner problem in Azerbaijan: working and preparing the efficient citizen control mechanism” subject in Baku on June 10-11.
10 June 2005 [09:10]

Murtuz Aleskerov met with OSCE observation mission

Chairman of Milli Majlis (parliament) Murtuz Alaskerov today received delegation led by head of election department of OSCE Democratic Institutions and Human Rights Bureau Gerald Mitchell.
10 June 2005 [08:37]

Council of Europe announced its activity plan related to parliamentary elections in Azerbaijan

The special representative of the general secretary of Council of Europe (CE) Mats Lindberg held a press-conference in the Information Office of CE in Baku yesterday.
10 June 2005 [08:32]

PACE monitoring committee’s report on Azerbaijan might be softened

A report by the Monitoring Committee of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE) on the functioning of the democratic institutes in Azerbaijan might be softened at the moment of its consideration at June session of the PACE, Trend reports quoting Matz Lindberg, a special representative of the Council of Europe (CE) General Secretariat in Azerbaijan, a news conference in Thursday.
10 June 2005 [08:22]

Azeri President receives head of Italian Senate

Italy will hence support Azerbaijan’s position on the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict at the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE), Fiorella Provera, the chairman of the permanent parliamentary commission on international relations and emigration of the Italian Senate, told a meeting with Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev on Thursday.
10 June 2005 [08:11]

Samad Seyidov: “The matter of political prisoner does not concern the commitments of Azerbaijan any more”

Fulfillment of the commitments of Azerbaijan before the Council of Europe will be discussed on 22 June, the third day of the Summer Session.
10 June 2005 [08:09]

During president Aliyev’s visit to Croatia political declaration will be signed

During the forthcoming official visit on 10-11 June, 2005 of the Azerbaijan’s President Ilham Aliyev to Croatia, political declaration will be signed, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Azerbaijan told Trend.
10 June 2005 [08:07]

Fiorello Provera “Italy is for the Nagorno Karabakh conflict to support in the frame of territorial integrity of Azerbaijan”

A meeting between a delegation led by the head of the Foreign Affairs and emigration questions permanent committee of the Italian senate Fiorello Provera and the members of the International Affairs and inter-parliamentarian relations permanent commission of Milli Majlis (MM) was held in the parliament yesterday.
10 June 2005 [08:04]

Samad Seyidov:”I hope for positive results in the talks with Venice Commission”

“Holding high level of elections to meet international standards is more important than changing the structure of the election commissions. Generally, I don’t think that it will present any problems to make any changes”.
09 June 2005 [09:48]

Azerbaijan: deterioration of the situation of human rights on the eve of the forthcoming parliamentary elections

On the occasion of the June Session of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE), the International Federation for Human Rights (FIDH) presents a situation note on the deterioration of human rights and the state of fundamental freedoms in the Republic of Azerbaijan.
09 June 2005 [09:31]

Seminar on "Strategic significance of Azerbaijan" held in Baku

Azerbaijan becomes the regional leader and changes in the region started with the signing of the “Contract of the Century” in 1994, the head of the President’s administration office foreign relations department, Novruz Mammadov, stated at the seminar held at the International Press Club on ”Geo-strategic significance of Azerbaijan”, Trend reports.
09 June 2005 [09:23]

89 prisoners kept in Gobustan appealed Ilham Aliyev for being pardoned

89 life sentenced prisoners and being kept in the Gobustan closed prison appealed to the president Ilham Aliyev with a request to reduce their punishment period.
09 June 2005 [09:02]

Religious leaders of Azerbaijan and Georgia to continue joint efforts for establishing peace and stability in region

Religious leaders of Azerbaijan and Georgia will continue joint efforts for establishing peace and stability in Caucasus, developing good relations between the religious congregations, peoples and states, chairman of the Caucasus Moslem Clerical Board (CMCB), sheyh-ul-islam, hadji, Allahshyukyur Pashazade, stated while receiving Iliya II, the Katalikos–Patriarch of all Georgia, in his residence, Trend reports.
09 June 2005 [09:01]

Vladimir Kazimirov: “Armenia will not give 7 regions back to Azerbaijan in vain”

The former Russian co-chairman of the Minsk Group of OSCE Vladimir Kazimirov participated in the “Geo-strategic significance of Azerbaijan” seminar held in Baku on the invitation of the non-governmental organizations.
09 June 2005 [08:54]

Visit of Iran President’s special envoy, Mehti Safari to Baku delayed

A visit of a special envoy of Iran’s President Khatami, Mehti Safari, on the Caspian Sea status, delayed.
09 June 2005 [08:46]

Armenian troops anew violate ceasefire regime

On Tuesday the armed divisions of Armenia fired with sub-machine guns and machine-guns from 21.35 to 21.50 from their positions in Kuropatkino village of Khojavand District the Azerbaijani positions in opposite, the Defense ministry announced.
09 June 2005 [08:44]

New crossing rules applied in Russia-Azerbaijan border

It is already three days that the Russian citizens cross the Azerbaijan-Russia border on the basis of the new rules according to an agreement achieved between the two countries.
09 June 2005 [08:40]

Turkey will render Azerbaijan military assistance in the volume of $2.1 mln.

Turkey will give Azerbaijan disinterested military aid in the volume of $2.1 mln. in 2005.
09 June 2005 [08:27]

Strasburg expects to be invited for participation at monitoring of Azerbaijan parliament elections

The special representative of secretary general of the Council of Europe to Azerbaijan Mats Lindberg hopes, Azerbaijan government is to invite members Parliament assembly of CE for supervision of forthcoming parliament elections in the state.
08 June 2005 [10:07]

Great Britain supports development of democratic institutes in Azerbaijan - ambassador

We support development of democratic institutes in Azerbaijan and supremacy of the law in Azerbaijan.
08 June 2005 [09:44]

Venice Commission announced some consents achieved in the talks with Azerbaijan authority

The project will be submitted to Milli Majlis (parliament) after government of Azerbaijan makes amendments to the Election Code in accordance with the advice of council of Europe Venice Commission (VC) given in 2004.
08 June 2005 [09:44]

Elmar Mammedyarov: “We conduct discussions on what kinds of troops to be placed in the territories to be liberated from occupation”

“Discussions on what kinds of troops to be placed in the territories to be liberated from occupation are held”.
08 June 2005 [09:30]

Member of “YeS” bloc met with OSCE representatives

A meeting between the estimating mission of OSCE and the members of “YeS” bloc took place in the Baku office of OSCE yesterday.