Politics
06 January 2006 [11:47]
“It is not a right step to separate a corridor through Lachin region and it is unacceptable. Because, it might result in some nuances contradicting Azerbaijan’s interests.
06 January 2006 [11:41]
International Crisis Group (ICG) is working on new projects in Southern Caucasus. The project named “European Union in Southern Caucasus” is led by director of “Caucasus Project” of ICG Sabina Freizer.
06 January 2006 [11:38]
“The ruling New Azerbaijan Party (NAP) will participate in the by-elections.”
06 January 2006 [11:32]
7 persons have nominated their candidacies for by-elections so far to be held on 13 May 2006.
06 January 2006 [11:28]
According to the joint action plan approved between the Interior Ministries of Azerbaijan and Russia a number of operating events under the agreed name “Border” has been held at the frontier areas.
06 January 2006 [11:26]
For the purpose of prolonging the period of broadcast of the Russia ORT TV-channel in Azerbaijan, the Ministry of Communication and Information Technologies (MCIT) has already presented the draft of that contract to the Russian State TV-Radio Company.
06 January 2006 [11:18]
Work over the final report on parliamentary elections in Azerbaijan by the OSCE Office for Democratic Institutes and Human Rights (ODIHR) continues.
06 January 2006 [11:04]
Next gathering of Sub-committee of Council of Europe on Nagorno Garabagh will be held in Paris on January 9.
28 December 2005 [10:45]
December 31-Solidarity Day of Azerbaijanis in the World will be celebrated in various countries of the world. APA was told by the press service of State Committee on work with Azerbaijanis Living in Foreign Countries that a range of measures have already been initiated to be realized in Russian Federation.
28 December 2005 [10:42]
Members of Armenian Academy of Science accused Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev of making anti-Armenian statements.
28 December 2005 [10:40]
Yesterday President İlham Aliyev signed a decree on confirmation of State Program on technical development of defense system of state borders of Azerbaijan republic in 2006-2010.
28 December 2005 [10:11]
Yesterday chief of Azerbaijani committee against tortures Elchin Behbudov conduct monitoring in the investigation ward of Ministry of National Security.
28 December 2005 [10:00]
Meeting of the Azerbaijani and Armenian Presidents may take place on 10 February 2005, the OSCE Minsk Group Russian co-chairman Yuri Merzlykaov said in a statement during his interview with the ATV channel, Trend reports.
28 December 2005 [09:50]
“We will raise repatriation of Ramil Safarov before the Budapest court after the announcement of the sentence.”
28 December 2005 [09:44]
The opposition leaders have not received official invitation to Strasbourg on the eve of the January session of the Parliamentary Assembly of Council of Europe (PACE).
28 December 2005 [09:44]
The Egyptian Prime Minister Ahmed Nazif has been invited to pay an official visit to Azerbaijan, the advisor of the Azerbaijan’s Embassy to Egypt Agaselim Shukyurov told Trend.
28 December 2005 [09:41]
Human Rights activists from Poland, Switzerland, USA and Norway have been invited to the conference on human rights in Baku, the chairman of the Society on Women’s Rights Defense named after Dilara Aliyeva, Novella Djafaroglu told Trend.
28 December 2005 [09:37]
6 Azerbaijani citizens captured by Armenian side were set free during 2005.
28 December 2005 [09:34]
The Milli Mejlis chairman of Azerbaijan Ogtay Asadov received on 27 December 2005 the Charge d’Affaires of Ukraine in Azerbaijan Igor Kizima.
28 December 2005 [09:32]
Candidates of “Azadliq” bloc will appeal to European Court on fraudulent facts and violation of their rights in November 6 parliamentary elections from January.
28 December 2005 [09:25]
The president Ilham Aliyev signed a decree on confirmation of the composition of the Tariff (Price) Council.
24 December 2005 [09:54]
6 opposition-minded parliamentarians established a fraction today.
24 December 2005 [09:43]
Yesterday Karabakh liberation Organization (KLO) appealed to Pyotr Burdikin charge d'affaires of Russian federation in Azerbaijan.
24 December 2005 [09:40]
“Caucasus Democracy Institution” conducted a survey so as to determine the political tendency of population of Armenia.
24 December 2005 [09:39]
“The latest events in Baku cannot be explained as strain of criminogenic situation. All of these events were caused by different factors. These crimes were not committed by a concrete group and are not organized crimes.”
24 December 2005 [09:38]
The Azerbaijan International Operating Company (AIOC) started the Deepwater Guneshli (DG) predrilling programme.
24 December 2005 [09:37]
“We suggest monitoring our historical monuments in the occupied territories protesting to the opinion that the tombs belonging to Armenians are destroyed by Azerbaijanis” - head of Azerbaijan History and Cultural Monuments Protection Organization NGO Faig Ismayilov told APA.
24 December 2005 [09:35]
Powers of the judge of the Economic Court Djafar Veliyev and the jugde of the Supreme Court of Azerbaijan Republic Sudaba Hasanova are suspended, the decision on it has been taken at the sitting of the Parliament of Azerbaijan, held on 23 December 2005.
24 December 2005 [09:33]
Winter session of the Parliamentary Assembly of Council of Europe will be held on January 23-27, 2006.
24 December 2005 [09:28]
At the Milli Mejlis next meeting on 23 December 2005, 19 draft laws have been put on discussion and passed. The widest discussions among the documents caused introducing of supplements and amendments to the laws of Azerbaijan “On Statistics” and “On State Secret”.
24 December 2005 [09:25]
The next sitting of the Milli Mejlis permanent commission on international relations and inter-parliamentary ties took place on 23 December 2005. Two draft laws have been debated at the sitting,
24 December 2005 [09:23]
Development of strategic cooperation based on geographically important location corresponds both to the bilateral interests and the regional ones, the Ambassador of Iran to Azerbaijan Afshar Suleymani said in a statement on 22 December 2005.
24 December 2005 [09:19]
Interview with Agshin Mekhdiyev, permanent representative of Azerbaijan at the CE.
24 December 2005 [09:18]
Speaker of Iranian Islamic Council of Assembly Gulamali Haddad Adel is expected to visit Baku in early months next year.
24 December 2005 [09:17]
The first group of pilgrims from Azerbaijan will go on Hadj on 25 December 2005.
20 December 2005 [10:59]
Although the arrangement of date of the regular congress of Musavat party was intended at the gathering of the party held last week, such a decision was not made at the gathering.
20 December 2005 [10:56]
The official Baku considers seriously the issue of holding the meeting of presidents of Azerbaijan and Armenia in late January-early February 2006 in the previously selected place, the deputy Foreign Minister (FM) head of Azerbaijan Araz Azimov said in a statement on 19 December 2005 at the briefing in Baku.
20 December 2005 [10:53]
Opposition parties will arrange the date of the next rally-meeting in near days.
20 December 2005 [10:28]
We are to establish the potential of the strong army to be able to liberate the areas under the Armenian occupation at any moment, the President of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev said in a statement on 19 December 2005 addressing the cadets of the Heydar Aliyev Military Lyceum of the Nakhchevan Autonomous Republic (NAR).
20 December 2005 [10:12]
“Chjan Khaychjou, the newly-appointed Ambassador of the Chinese People’s Republic to Azerbaijan, will arrive in Baku on Tuesday.”
20 December 2005 [10:06]
The OSCE Minsk Group co-chairmen do not wish to undertake moves towards removal of the consequences of the Armenian aggression against Azerbaijan, the statement made by the Karabakh Liberation Organization (KLO) spread on19 December 2005.
20 December 2005 [09:55]
Deputy Foreign Minister Araz Azimov held a press conference on the conclusions of the OSCE Minsk Group co-chairs’ visit to the region.
19 December 2005 [18:21]
The OSCE leadership is interested that the organizational issues related to the Armenian –Azerbaijani conflict over Nagorno-Karabakh were not behind the negotiation process. In this regard, the OSCE high planning group comprising 9 members has been sent to Azerbaijan, said deputy Foreign Minister (FM) of Azerbaijan Araz Azimov on December 19, 2005.
19 December 2005 [17:27]
Prosecutor General Office and nongovernmental organizations of Azerbaijan held today a roundtable at the International Press Center where they discussed corruption situation in the country and punishment measures for those responsible for it.
19 December 2005 [17:14]
Parliamentary Assembly of Council of Europe (PACE) Monitoring Committee co-rapporteurs on Azerbaijan Andreas Gross, Andres Herkel and the head of European Council Observation Mission for the parliamentary elections Leo Platvoet have not completed the report on their visit to Baku on December 1-3.
19 December 2005 [10:57]
The question of whether the elected oppositionists should participate in the work of the Parliament has broken Azerbaijani opposition in half. Representatives of the Azadliq oppositional bloc accuse of vendibility other oppositional deputies that voiced readiness to participate in the work of the parliament.
19 December 2005 [10:28]
Yesterday evening, the head of the Baku City Main Police Department Maharram Aliyev made a statement commenting the December 18 Azadlig bloc’s unauthorized rally.
18 December 2005 [17:39]
Oppositional bloc "Azadliq", "National Unity Movement" and "National Independence Party of Azerbaijan" held today an unsanctioned protest rally.
17 December 2005 [17:16]
Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev issued a decree on the appointment of representatives of the State Customs Committee of the country (customs attaches)in foreign countries and ensuring their activities.
17 December 2005 [17:06]
A meeting of the PACE Ad Hoc Committee will meet in Paris on January 9, 2006, CE Secretariat told Trend. The gathering with the OSCE Minsk Group co-chairs will focus on the application of the 5th paragraph of CE Resolution 1416 on Nagorno-Karabakh.
17 December 2005 [16:51]
OSCE Minsk Group co-chairs held today a press conference commenting the process of Karabakh conflict settlement.
17 December 2005 [16:23]
Yesterday Baku Mayor's Office answered the request of "Azadliq" bloc denying the opposition to hold on December 18 a protest rally at Gelebe square. Opposition answered, that in that case the rally will be placed at one of three squares: "Fuzuli", "28 May" or the square in front of Nariman Narimanov cinema.
17 December 2005 [15:52]
"On Saturday Maharram Aliyev, the chief of the Baku Central Police Department, met with the organizers of the unsanctioned rally scheduled for Sunday," announced today Yashar Aliyev, the deputy head of the department.
17 December 2005 [15:07]
The Ministry of Taxes and territorial tax organs situated in Baku will be connected with each-other in a corporate network.
17 December 2005 [11:57]
Tahir Tagizade, head of Press and Information Policy Department of the Foreign Ministry told journalists that negotiations between Azerbaijan and European Union have been initiated in the Foreign Ministry yesterday.
17 December 2005 [11:47]
Parliament of Azerbaijan is expected to start discussion on the state military doctrine during its spring session in 2006, said Ziyafat Asgarov, the chairman of standing commission on defense and security issues of the Milli Majlis [Parliament].
17 December 2005 [11:05]
The CEC is waiting for someone to conduct an exit-poll during May 13 re-elections to the Parliament.
17 December 2005 [10:57]
A group of Karabakh Liberation Organization members held yesterday a picket outside of the Foreign Ministry of Azerbaijan protesting against the visit of OSCE Minsk Group co-chairs to Azerbaijan.
17 December 2005 [10:39]
The OSCE Minsk Group co-chairs Steven Mann (USA), Bernar Fasie (France) and Yuri Merzlyakov (Russia) made a joint statement after meetings held with the president Ilham Aliyev, minister of foreign affairs Elmar Mammadyarov and head of the Azerbaijani community of Nagorni Garabagh Nizami Bahmanov in the framework of their visit to Baku yesterday.
17 December 2005 [10:37]
Yesterday the president Ilham Aliyev signed a decree dismissing the chairman of the Court of Economy Jafar Valiyev from his post at his own request.
16 December 2005 [21:57]
President of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev signed today a decree on establishing of a new ministry. Newly formed Ministry of Defense Industry of the Azerbaijan Republic will be formed on the basis of the State Committee on special machine-building and conversion.
16 December 2005 [19:40]
Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev is going to meet on December 22 with the President of Iran Mahmoud Ahmadinejad at an official ceremony of commencement of the Iranian gas delivery to Nakhchivan.
16 December 2005 [19:19]
Israeli Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary Ambassador to Azerbaijan, Artur Lenk in the interview told Trend about his country’s intentions and position on major directions of bilateral relationship with Azerbaijan.
16 December 2005 [19:13]
Michael Svetlik, the Regional Director of International Foundation for Elections Systems (IFES) on Europe and Asia, and Daniel Blessington, head of the Baku Office, met on Friday with Mazahir Panahov, the chairman of the Central Elections Commission.
16 December 2005 [18:34]
Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev has signed a decree adopting an agreement between Azerbaijan and the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) under the Baku-Samur, inked on September 29, 2005.
16 December 2005 [18:22]
While "Musavat" party and the rest of "Azadliq" bloc is still thinking whether to participate in the re-elections or not, the Democratic Party of Azerbaijan already made a decision. "Members of the Democratic Party of Azerbaijan participating in re-elections will be expelled from the party," stated Akif Shahbazov, head of the DPA Supreme Council.
16 December 2005 [11:11]
The chairman of the Popular Front Party of Azerbaijan (PFPA, reformists), Ali Kerimli met yesterday with the Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary Ambassador of the United Kingdom to Azerbaijan Lowrence Bristow.
16 December 2005 [11:00]
"The PACE Monitoring Committee will continue the discussions on Azerbaijan within the winter session of the organization in January," said Asim Mollazade, an Azerbaijani delegate at PACE, who participated in the meeting of the Monitoring Committee on the results of the 6 November Parliamentary elections in Paris on Thursday.
16 December 2005 [10:40]
"Former head of Pharmacy and Medical Technical Supply Department of the Health Ministry Akif Maharramov who is in jail of the Ministry of National Security felt worse. Suffering from diabetes mellitus, the former department director needs to be treated immediately," stated Kamandar Nasibov, lawyer of A.Maharramov.
15 December 2005 [19:39]
Exchange of fire in the zone of the Armenian-Azerbaijani conflict in 2005 grew considerably, which causes alarm and regret, the OSCE acting chairman personal envoy Anzhei Kaspershik said on his arrival in Baku.
15 December 2005 [19:17]
The representatives of the South Caucasus local and regional self-governance bodies met in Strasburg on Thursday. "Azerbaijan was represented at the event by members of the European Congress of the Local and Regional Authorities (CLRA)," said Ilgar Ibrahimov, the head of the CE Information Office in Baku.
15 December 2005 [18:57]
The existing staff of Central Election Commission (CEC) may remain unchanged till re-elections that will be held in 10 constituencies.
15 December 2005 [18:20]
The leaders of "Azadlig" bloc, National Union Movement and National Independence Party held a sitting in the headquarters of Musavat Party yesterday.
15 December 2005 [11:21]
President of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev dismissed Ramiz Ayvaz oglu Hasanov from the post of the Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary Ambassador of Azerbaijan to Georgia.
15 December 2005 [11:01]
National Independence Party of Azerbaijan stays devided by a crisis caused by its chairman Ali Aliyev dismissing Arzukhan Alizade from the post of the Secretary General of the party. Party members accused Aliyev of violation of the party's code of conduct.
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