Politics
21 October 2005 [11:13]
Opposition's stands are weak among people and it will not be able to gain their votes, thinks the deputy of an executive secretary of the ruling Yeni Azerbaijan [New Azerbaijan] Party Siyavush Novruzov.
20 October 2005 [21:45]
Rasul Guliev leader of the Democratic Party of Azerbaijan has met with the chairman of Musavat Party Isa Gambar while visiting Kiev,Ukraine.
20 October 2005 [20:44]
The president of Azpetrol Company Rafik Aliyev was sentenced today for 2 months of imprisonment.
20 October 2005 [19:01]
One more official looses his post today.
20 October 2005 [17:02]
President of Azerbaijan republic signed a decree appointing Oktay Shiraliyev a new Minister of Health.
20 October 2005 [16:55]
President of Azebraijan dismissed the Minister of Education Misir Mardanov and the Minister of Labor and Social Security Ali Nagiev.
20 October 2005 [15:45]
The information that Minister of Health Ali Insanov was dismissed came about two hours ago. And recently we acquired news that he was arrested as well.
20 October 2005 [14:36]
Ex-minister of the Ministry of the Economical Development is accused of appropriating and embezzling state property, misuse of his position, readiness to support an instability and preparation of a coup.
20 October 2005 [14:14]
Fried who arrived Wednesday evening visited today at 11 a.m. the Baku State University. In his speech he expressed his hopes for the fair elections to bring Azerbaijan new opportunities on cooperation with the US and Europe.
20 October 2005 [12:13]
Today noon the Jeleznodorojni district court announced that Guliev will not be extraditioned and is free to go.
20 October 2005 [12:00]
A special Coordinating Commission is being set up to coordinate selection of common candidates for the Azadlig and the Yeni Siyaset [New Politics] blocks. The candidates will be selected on the basis of a mutual agreement between the blocks.
20 October 2005 [11:56]
67 candidates are gone leaving only 1993 to continue the candidacy race that will culminate on the parliamentary elections on November 6
20 October 2005 [11:23]
The Jeleznodorojni District Court of Simferopl will announce its verdict at 12:00pm [Baku time].
20 October 2005 [07:15]
"With parliamentary elections just two weeks away, we call upon the Government to immediately justify the necessity of the operations carried out by security forces in order to avoid further aggravation of the already tense political atmosphere in Azerbaijan," Ambassador Pavesi
20 October 2005 [07:00]
The President of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev commented yesterday on a situation around supposed arrival of the exiled leader of the Democratic Party in Azerbaijan.
20 October 2005 [06:28]
Michail Saakashvili in his letter to the Chairman of Democratic Reforms Party invited the last to participate in a forum and a grand ceremony dedicated to the second aniversary of the "rose revolution" in Georgia.
19 October 2005 [21:27]
The highlights of the visit will be meeting with the President of Azerbaijan Republic and discussion of such topics as bilateral relations, the current pre-election situation and a settlement of Nagorno-Karabakh conflict
19 October 2005 [20:54]
The Ministry of the National Security also confirms the arrest of the Minister of Foreign Economic Relations Nidjat Guliyev.
19 October 2005 [20:27]
President of the United States in his message indicates that the fair path of the Parliamentary elections in Azerbaijan is very important to the farther continuation of cooperation between two countries.
19 October 2005 [19:32]
Today was the first day of the trial on the chairman of the oppositional Democratic Party of Azerbaijan Rasul Guliev, detained by the International Police in the airport of Simferopl,Ukraine.
19 October 2005 [19:10]
Azeri politicians comment on the resignation of the Minister of Economical Development Farhad Aliyev and the possibility of him joining the opposition camp.
19 October 2005 [18:04]
Currently goes a special opperation by the the MNS to find and arrest the ex-minister.
19 October 2005 [17:33]
Armenian forces opened fire on Azerbaijan positions located near the Chiragli village in Agdam region.
19 October 2005 [17:26]
First deputy chairman of the State Committee on Securites is now appointed chairman of the same institution
19 October 2005 [17:16]
The Parliamentary Elections are going to be discussed on October 21-22 on the plenary session of the Venice Commission of the Council of Europe.
19 October 2005 [16:57]
The Central Election Committee continues issuing accreditation for foreign media representatives
19 October 2005 [15:59]
The post of the Minister of Economic Development was vacant only for a few hours.
19 October 2005 [15:16]
President Aliyev dismissed today the Minister of Economic Development Farhad Aliyev.
19 October 2005 [13:13]
Washington based representative of self proclaimed Nagorno-Karabakh Republic Vardan Barseghian accuses the Washington Post of misrepresenting information on the causes of the War in Karabakh.
19 October 2005 [12:09]
Andreas Gross is sure - the government will make a decision on use of inking to mark voters during parliamentary elections.
19 October 2005 [02:29]
15 observation groups work on the territory of Azerbaijan sending reports every day. The information acquired will be included in the final third report.
18 October 2005 [22:12]
Guliev’s case will be reviewed by the court of Jeleznodorojni district tomorrow
18 October 2005 [22:09]
The Ukrainian Minister of Internal Affairs shifts responsibility for making the decision on General Prosecutor who is to be appointed yet.
18 October 2005 [20:45]
Georgia's minister for conflict resolution Georgi Khaindrava postpones his visits to Akhiska Turks living in Sabirabad and Saatli regions.
18 October 2005 [16:28]
Chairman of the Central Elections Commission says that it is possible.
18 October 2005 [15:28]
Secretary of Azadlyg elections coalition and some other opposition members detained
17 October 2005 [18:47]
Rasul Guliyev was arrested today in Simferopol, Ukraine.
17 October 2005 [18:20]
Rasul Guliyev refused to board the plane leaving Simferopol,Ukraine
17 October 2005 [13:19]
Nothern Cyprus expresses its concern regarding negative attitude of European Union towards Azerbaijan
17 October 2005 [10:54]
Steiner Gil describes four basic scenarios on how the situation may unfold today.
17 October 2005 [02:33]
Rasul Guliev - exiled leader of the Democratic party of Azerbaijan arrives on October 17 at 4 p.m. at Heydar Aliyev Airport.
Law enforcement units will attempt to keep opposition off the territory of the airport.
08 October 2005 [14:02]
The ANIP Leader Etibar Mammadov received the head of the OSCE long-term observation mission in Azerbaijan ambassador Geert Ahrens and expert of the mission on political issues Rafaella Matey in his election headquarters yesterday.
08 October 2005 [13:41]
The President of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE), Rene Van Der Linden noted the importance of holding democratic elections in Azerbaijan with the existing Elections Code.
08 October 2005 [13:39]
Secretary General of the Parliamentary Assembly of Council of Europe Terry Davis advocates voter’s lists contain addresses.
08 October 2005 [13:38]
“We want normalization of relations between Azerbaijan and Cyprus”.
08 October 2005 [13:35]
Though “Azadlig” bloc said that it insists on holding protest action outside J.Jabbarli statute on 9 October, the authority stated it will not sanction it.
08 October 2005 [13:32]
“The Public TV needs 3.6m manats per year to broadcast to 95% of the country.”
08 October 2005 [12:25]
“5163 local observers, who will follow the parliamentary election on 6 November, were registered.”
08 October 2005 [12:22]
“Indication of holding referendum in Nagorni Garabagh in connection with solution of the problem in the report of the International Crisis Group (ICG) dedicated to the negotiations held on regulation of the Nagorno Karabakh conflict is in favour of Armenia in all cases”.
08 October 2005 [12:20]
154 international observers, who will observe the parliamentary elections on 6 November, were registed,” Azer Sariyev, the head of the Central Election Commission (CEC), told Trend.
08 October 2005 [12:11]
“Time works in favor of Azerbaijan, but Armenia gradually lags in economic view.
08 October 2005 [12:03]
“Armenia and Azerbaijan achieved considerable rapprochement on principal issues of the settlement of the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict today,” Vardan Oskanian, the Armenian Foreign Minister, said to journalists after the workshop ‘Safety in the South Caucasus’ organized by the PA NATO and Armenian National Assembly in Yerevan.
05 October 2005 [09:46]
The opening of the Independent Press Center will take place at the “ISR Plaza” hotel today.
05 October 2005 [09:23]
Council of Europe expert group which is monitoring the Code of Conduct of Mass Media in the election campaign announced its second report yesterday.
05 October 2005 [09:13]
Interview with the chairman of the Central Elections Commission (CEC), Mazahir Panahov.
05 October 2005 [09:07]
The meeting of the representatives of the Azerbaijani and Armenian delegations at the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE) will take place on 5 October 2005 in Strasbourg.
05 October 2005 [09:02]
Chairman of Democratic Reforms Party, deputy Asim Mollazade met with President of Parliamentary Assembly of Council of Europe Rene Van Der Linden yesterday.
05 October 2005 [09:00]
The Azadlig block changed the date for the next action earlier scheduled for 8 October.
05 October 2005 [08:58]
Chairman of the Central Election Commission Mezahir Penahov had meeting with the US Agency of International Development director on Azerbaijan Jim Goggin, deputy director assistant of this organization on Eurasia Drew Luten, director on the Caucasus Deny Robertson yesterday.
05 October 2005 [08:38]
The OSCE long-term mission acting since September 5 in connection with elections to Milli Majlis has been conducting the monitoring of coverage of the election campaign in the mass media including electron mass media.
05 October 2005 [08:22]
The candidates to deputy are decreasing in number.
05 October 2005 [08:21]
“An agreement on demining has been reached in talks on peaceable resolution of the Armenian-Azerbaijani conflict over Nagorno-Karabakh,” Elmar Mammadyarov.
05 October 2005 [08:19]
A group of congressmen representing the USA-Armenia friendship group has sent a letter to President George Bush.
05 October 2005 [08:07]
“The USA and the European Union should condemn the violation facts happened in Azerbaijan in the period of election campaign” - The report of the “Human Rights Watch” organization delivered yesterday reads.
05 October 2005 [08:05]
From the agenda of the autumn session of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE) which started on 3 October 2005 debates on the report of refugees in Azerbaijan, Georgia and Armenia is excluded on the insistence of the Azerbaijani delegation.
05 October 2005 [08:03]
The president Ilham Aliyev’s visit to USA is topical.
29 September 2005 [10:25]
The Central Election Commission (CEC) today issued official warning to heads of all TV channels.
29 September 2005 [10:15]
3359 local observers have been registered for observing the parliamentary elections so far. 2353 of them have taken their cards.
29 September 2005 [10:13]
The authority-opposition dialogue intended to be held tomorrow will take place in the OSCE Baku office.
29 September 2005 [10:11]
Candidates of “Azadlig” bloc are going to start on a hunger strike today.
29 September 2005 [10:08]
The appeal made by the “Azadlig” bloc to the Executive Power of Baku city on holding a rally on 1 October has been responded.
29 September 2005 [10:01]
The state borderline will be defended with strong regime on the eve of the parliamentary elections and the day of election.
29 September 2005 [09:58]
Yesterday a meeting was held between leaders of “Yeni Siyaset” bloc and the USA extraordinary and plenipotentiary ambassador to Azerbaijan Reno Harnish in the headquarters of Etibar Mammadov.
29 September 2005 [09:51]
“It is impossible to say how many electors live outside Azerbaijan. Persons going abroad do not often inform state organs about it and the statistics of such cases is not conducted”.
29 September 2005 [09:18]
“It is impossible to prolong the time-limit defined in connection with specification of elector’s lists, because this question is balanced with the legislation. That is why CEC does not have this authority”.
FM Fidan gives insight into Middle Eastern Affairs & Turkiye's strategic role
Armenia becomes number one state for India
Azerbaijan's State Committee holds meeting with Italian architect
Ankara resumes electricity exports to Iraq
Seoul says that Pyongyang is in last stage of creating TNW
In Britain, they are discussing development of missiles with range of 3,000 kilometers
Sweden intends to help NATO strengthen alliance's position in space