Politics
08 June 2005 [09:44]
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]
“Discussions on what kinds of troops to be placed in the territories to be liberated from occupation are held”.
08 June 2005 [09:30]
A meeting between the estimating mission of OSCE and the members of “YeS” bloc took place in the Baku office of OSCE yesterday.
08 June 2005 [09:16]
Professor of the Vienna University, Erich Feigel, in the framework of his visit to Azerbaijan, met with the Azerbaijan’s President, Ilham Aliyev, chairman of the State Committee on work with Azerbaijanis, residing abroad, Nazim Ibragimov, on 6 June, and on 7 June he will meet with the media representatives.
08 June 2005 [08:55]
The president Ilham Aliyev received the chairman of the England-Azerbaijan Society, the member of the Lords chamber of the parliament of Great Britain, the former energy minister Lord Frazer yesterday.
08 June 2005 [08:45]
The Azerbaijani - US talks on preparations for the official visit of Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev to the United States are underway, Elmar Mammadyarov, the Azerbaijani Minister for Foreign Affairs, told journalists on Tuesday.
08 June 2005 [08:34]
The USA State Department welcomed Azerbaijani government’s permitting the 4 June meeting.
07 June 2005 [09:14]
An "Ago" Monitoring group of the Committee of Ministers of the CE led by the Head of the representation of Germany in Strasbourg Wegener will visit Azerbaijan on June 30 – 1 July 1, the Office of the special representative of the CE General Secretary in Azerbaijan, told Trend.
07 June 2005 [09:03]
The Azerbaijan President Aliyev’s official visit to Greece, scheduled for early June, is delayed. The data of the visit is not yet known, the Greek Embassy to Azerbaijan told Trend.
07 June 2005 [08:58]
The OSCE Office in Baku yesterday welcomed the peaceful and orderly conduct of a 4 June opposition rally and praised the Mayor's office for finding an appropriate location.
07 June 2005 [08:54]
President Ilham Aliyev received the delegation led by the chairman of the Lithuanuan Seym Arturas Paulauskas.
07 June 2005 [07:59]
Chairman of Italian Senate Commission on Foreign Relations Fiorello Provera will come to Baku on 8 June.
06 June 2005 [09:00]
Next meeting of UCLER (Three) is to be held 18 June.
06 June 2005 [08:52]
The “Tripartite” bloc held a march-meeting in Baku city yesterday.
06 June 2005 [08:45]
“We shall send a letter of protest to Malcolm Bruce. The list of 107 prisoners which was sent to the Parliamentary Assembly of Council of Europe (PACE) has been prepared by right protectors Eldar Zeynalov and Leyla Yunus.
04 June 2005 [10:26]
“I do no think that, the exploitation of Azerbaijan section of Baku-Tbilisi-Ceyhan main export pipeline can have direct effect on the regulation of the Nagorno Karabakh problem. Anyway, this factor will not cause cardinal changes in the positions of the sides on the resolution process”.
04 June 2005 [10:05]
The place and the date of the next meeting between Azerbaijani and Armenian Foreign Ministers Elmar Mammedyarov and Vardan Osknayan has been announced.
04 June 2005 [09:37]
The extraordinary and plenipotentiary ambassador of France in Azerbaijan Rolan Blatman and the counselor on collaboration and culture of the embassy Iv Bertran visited the southern region.
04 June 2005 [09:32]
“Withdrawal of Russian military bases from Georgia sounds good. Armenia is a sovereign state and it should define the future fate of the Russian military bases independently. This problem should be solved together with Russia” - told by American senator Charles Heigl in his briefing for the journalists in Yerevan.
04 June 2005 [08:35]
The working group representing the government of Azerbaijan and Council of Europe Venice Commission came to an agreement as the result of the negotiations dedicated to making amendments to the Election Code on making changes to the structure of election commissions after November elections in Strasbourg on 31 May.
03 June 2005 [11:32]
About 1500 Azerbaijani citizens appealed to the Immigration Office of Sweden for getting political asylum and refugee status last year.
03 June 2005 [10:17]
“We have lost important time concerning the establishing the public television. We have to work intensively to overcome it. This television must function by the parliamentary election”.
03 June 2005 [09:34]
«The decision about possible re-dislocation of Russian military equipment from Georgia to Armenia is not yet adopted by the Russian party and information of mass media about supplies of some special trains are not connected with re-dislocation of bases from one party to another party at all».
03 June 2005 [09:30]
The composition of Electoral commissions in connection with forthcoming elections is not to be changed».
03 June 2005 [08:41]
Russia will appoint a new ambassador to Azerbaijan recently. According to the information given by Pyotr Burdikin, Temporary Affairs Commissioner of Russia, the candidacy of the person is looked into in the commissions of State Duma and Federal Council nominated by the Russian president.
03 June 2005 [08:12]
The president Ilham Aliyev signed an order on forming the State Commission on Azerbaijan’s Integration to Europe.
02 June 2005 [14:53]
The USA Congress Senator Charles Heigle who visited Baku yesterday held press conference yesterday.
02 June 2005 [14:45]
Azerbaijan government agreed introducing additional amendments to electoral code, not envisaged in the draft of changes proposed by them.
02 June 2005 [14:42]
The president Ilham Aliyev received the delegation lead by the senator Charles Haigle yesterday.
02 June 2005 [14:38]
“I indicate regretfully, the second meeting didn’t bring results, which could please and elevate Azerbaijan community”, the deputy chairman of reformer wing of the Popular Front Azerbaijan Party Fuad Mustafayev informed the journalists about this, the agency Trend reports.
02 June 2005 [14:33]
Monitoring was held in the territory of the village Garakhanbayli of Fuzuli region, in the contact line of troops in accordance with the mandate of the personal representative of OSCE Chairman-in-office yesterday.
02 June 2005 [14:27]
Lithuanian Seym chairman Arturas Paulauls will come for official visit to Azerbaijan.
02 June 2005 [13:44]
“Not so serious result was achieved in the last discussions between the Venice Commission and the Azerbaijani government related to the changes to the Election Code.”
02 June 2005 [13:43]
The expert of Federal Bureau of Investigations Mark Kirbi, investigating the circumstances of assassination of editor-in-chief of Monitor Elmar Huseynov, met with members of investigation-operative group of the Ministry of National Security (MNS), which were dealing with this crime 30 May.
02 June 2005 [10:03]
Head of Azerbaijani delegation to Parliamentary Assembly of Council of Europe (PACE), chairman of Milli Majlis (parliament) permanent commission of international relations and inter-parliamentary relations Samad Seyidov held press conference at the headquarters of YAP yesterday.
01 June 2005 [12:58]
The associates of the Federal Bureau of Investigations (FBI) of USA arrived in Azerbaijan again in order to help the investigation group investigating the execution of the editor-in-chief of the “Monitor” journal Elmar Huseynov.
01 June 2005 [12:54]
Great number of Azerbaijanis who left for Sweden to get refugee status faced with the danger of deportation from these country.
01 June 2005 [12:43]
Eldar Namazov, the Director of the Public Forum «In the name of Azerbaijan», ex-head of the President’s Secretariat, thinks it too immature a statement by the Armenian Foreign Minister, Vardan Oskanian, on possible consideration of membership at the GUAM by Armenia.
01 June 2005 [12:36]
Armenian party 31 May violated ceasefire regime and as a result of shooting in direction to village Hasanbeyli of Terter region the soldier of Azerbaijan army Zafar Khalilov died.
01 June 2005 [12:25]
Azerbaijan citizens living in Russia hence will be able getting national passports without returning to their motherland. The agency Trend reports, the minister of internal affairs of Azerbaijan Ramil Usubov said to journalists 31 May.
01 June 2005 [12:20]
A visit of the American Senator, Charles Hagel starts to Azerbaijan, the report of the US Embassy’s press-service says.
01 June 2005 [12:13]
“The challenge of Baku concerning the resolution of the Nagorno Karabakh conflict might cause the negotiations process face dilemma. If Azerbaijani side remain in its previous principles it is not excluded the official Yerevan might recognize the independence of the Nagorno Karabakh”.
01 June 2005 [12:11]
The delegation, consisting of the Latvian Seym members will visit Azerbaijan on 5-7 June 2005, the Milli Mejlis press-service told Trend.
01 June 2005 [11:45]
“Azerbaijan supports the agreement obtained between the sides on withdrawing the Russian military bases from the Georgian territory”.
01 June 2005 [11:41]
The head of Administration of Milli Mejlis Safa Mirzoyev and the chief of department of legislation and legal expertise of Executive administration of the president Shain Aliyev started negotiating with experts of Venetian commission of the Council of Europe on point of introduction of amendments to Electoral code of Azerbaijan, 31 May.
01 June 2005 [11:39]
Meeting of Permanent Committee Parliamentary Assembly of Council of Europe (PACE) will take place in Lisbon, capital of Portugal.
01 June 2005 [11:37]
The President Ilham Aliyev gets informed about the process of dialog between government and opposition.
31 May 2005 [13:48]
“Positive achievements were gained in the Warsaw meeting of Azerbaijani and Armenian Presidents concerning the resolution of the conflict. This gives impulse to continuation of the negotiations”.
31 May 2005 [13:46]
At least there appeared positive tendencies in Armenia’s stance in the resolution of the Armenian-Azerbaijani conflict over Nagorno-Karabakh conflict, the Azerbaijani Deputy Foreign Minister, Araz Azimov, told a briefing on Monday.
31 May 2005 [13:32]
Russian Ambassador Yuriy Merzlyakov, the OSCE Minsk Group co-chair, is satisfied with the results of OSCE Mink Group co-chairs to the region and talks held under the peaceable resolution of the Armenian-Azerbaijani conflict over Nagorno-Karabakh.
31 May 2005 [13:29]
Treaty on recognition of and succession by the Government of Azerbaijan of treaties and other international agreements which had been concluded between Japan and the former USSR was signed at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs yesterday.
31 May 2005 [13:27]
«Azerbaijan’s position calls on the regional countries to avoid any military actions promoting the tension in the region and appearance of military spirits, Khalaf Khalafov, the Azerbaijani Deputy Foreign Minister, to journalists on Monday.
31 May 2005 [13:25]
Visiting Japan is also among the visits planned by President Ilham Aliyev for the next year.
28 May 2005 [16:31]
The French co-chairman of the Minsk Group of OSCE held a press-conference in the embassy of France in Azerbaijan.
28 May 2005 [16:28]
The Azerbaijani government authorities are in talks with Georgia to prevent the replacement of part of the Russia property and armed technique from Georgia to Armenia, Ramiz Hassanov, the Azerbaijani Ambassador to Azerbaijan.
28 May 2005 [16:26]
The next stage of the negotiations on government-opposition dialogue will be held in the headquarters of the Popular Front Party of Azerbaijan (reformers) on 1 June.
28 May 2005 [16:22]
The parliamentarian, lecturer of the Parliamentary Assembly of Council of Europe on Belarus retired from the ranks of PFPA (r) Asim Mollazade presented the Democratic Reforms Party (DRP) founded by him and the elections bloc of the same name in 'Hyatt Park" yesterday.
28 May 2005 [16:11]
Armenains keep on violating the ceasefire.
28 May 2005 [16:05]
The US ambassador to Azerbaijan considers commissioning of oil pipeline Baku-Tbilisi-Ceyhan (???), as the fact contributing to the balance in the region.
28 May 2005 [15:48]
Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev received on Friday the OSCE Minsk Group co-chairs French Ambassador Bernard Fassier, U.S. Ambassador Steven Mann and Russian Ambassador Merzlyakov, Trend reports.
28 May 2005 [15:47]
The official visit of Turkey prime-minister Racab Tayyip Ardogan to Azerbaijan is intended it the end of June.
27 May 2005 [14:26]
"16 October" Movement members today met with representatives of OSCE Office in Baku.
27 May 2005 [14:25]
"The USA State Department welcomes the exploitation of the Azerbaijan section of Baku-Tbilisi-Ceyhan oil pipeline. The USA always supported the realization of this historic project which is the main part of the East-West corridor".
27 May 2005 [14:20]
President Ilham Aliyev today received Norwegian State Secretary for petroleum and energy Oluf Ulseth.
27 May 2005 [13:14]
6 APFP(r) members and 2 Musavat party members who were put into prison for 5 days on the account of holding meeting on 21 May without permission were set free yesterday.
27 May 2005 [12:50]
"President Ilham Aliyev is due to visit the United States of America this year. I can not say anything on the exact date of the visit. Head of state will pay a visit to Washington this year".
27 May 2005 [12:46]
"I don't know the exact date of the next meetings of delimitation commissions. However, important steps have been taken in the direction of resolution of border problems with the neighboring states".
26 May 2005 [18:02]
By the decision of Washington (District of Columbia) mayor Anthony A. Williams 28 May proclaimed as Azerbaijan National Day in this city.
26 May 2005 [17:01]
Commissioning of the Baku-Tbilisi-Ceyhan (BTC) export oil-pipeline is of a significant importance for independence and economic development of the region, President of Turkey, Akhmed Nedjet Sezer stated on 25 May in Baku at the ceremony of commissioning of the Azerbaijani section of the BTC export oil-pipeline, Trend reports.
26 May 2005 [16:59]
The Azerbaijani opposition also met opening of the Azerbaijani part of the Baku-Tbilisi-Ceyhan Main Export Pipeline as a positive event.
26 May 2005 [16:56]
US continuously supported main export pipeline "Baku-Tbilis-Ceyhan", as believed this project is to strengthen energy security, increase investment possibilities of region and is to promote cooperation.
26 May 2005 [16:54]
Solemn opening ceremony of Baku-Tbilisi-Ceyhan main export oil pipeline's part passing through in Azerbaijan took place in Sangachal terminal.
26 May 2005 [16:53]
The experts of the Venetian Commission (VC) of Council of Europe analyzed the project prepared by Azerbaijan based on the advices given by VC related to the changes to the Elections Code in 2004.
26 May 2005 [16:46]
The president Ilham Aliyev received the president of bp company Lord John Braun yesterday.
26 May 2005 [16:36]
OSCE Minsk Group co-chairmen Steven Mann (USA), Bernard Fasie (France), Yuri Merzlyakov (Russia) are on a visit in Baku.
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