Politics
21 November 2005 [12:44]
"Security of the Baku-Tbilisi-Ceyhan oil pipeline will be implemented through special projects of NATO," said the special representative of the NATO Secretary General on Southern Caucasus and Central Asia Robert Simmons.
21 November 2005 [12:29]
The newly appointed Minister of Foreign Affairs of Georgia Gela Bejuashvili is planning to pay his first official visit to Azerbaijan.
21 November 2005 [11:53]
"The Minsk group co-chairmen sent offers to the presidents of Azerbaijan and Armenia to meet in January. If there will be no obstacles, this meeting will take place," said the deputy of the Minister of Foreign Affairs Araz Azimov.
20 November 2005 [15:10]
The US extraordinary and plenipotentiary ambassador to Turkey, Ross Wilson in his reply on inquiry of the senator Paul Sarbanes regarding the Baku-Tbilisi-Ahalkalak-Gars railway line construction stated stated that opinion of official Washington is: the new railway line must be constructed taking economic factors into consideration.
20 November 2005 [14:33]
Council of Europe monitoring group checking compliance of Azerbaijani mass media with the Code of Conduct during the election campaign announced its final report.
19 November 2005 [19:06]
"The government of Azerbaijan an NATO will approve in December a project on neutralization of the rocket fuel which remained in Azerbaijan after the breakdown of the USSR," said the Vice Premier of Azerbaijan Abid Sharifov.
19 November 2005 [18:55]
"In few days we will appeal to the General Prosecutor Zakir Garalov regarding possibility of Ali Insanov being released on a bail," said the lawyer of the former Minister of Health Toghrul Babayev.
19 November 2005 [18:51]
Chairman of the Party for Democratic Reforms Asim Mollazadeh leaves for Tbilisi and will stay there from 21 to 23 November for participation at the international forum dedicated to the anniversary of the "revolution of roses".
19 November 2005 [18:39]
Enver Aliyev, a member of the CEC informs that some appeals received by the CEC described criminal actions and that is why the CEC sent those appeals separately to the Prosecutor General’s Office.
19 November 2005 [18:27]
The opposition movements of Azerbaijan held today a rally at Galaba square in Baku. The demonstration started with a march of youth organizations "Chagri" and "Yeni Fikir" from "20 Yanvar" subway station.
19 November 2005 [18:12]
"Azadliq", "Yeni Siyaset" and "National Unity" movement made a decision on conducting next protest action on November 23.
19 November 2005 [18:03]
"NATO stands for the peaceful settlement of the Nagorno-Karabakh," said the NATO Secretary General’s special representative for Central Asia and South Caucasus Robert Simmons during a meeting with the students of the Baku State University on November 19.
19 November 2005 [13:24]
The issues of the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict settlement and development of bilateral ties were discussed during the meetings of the Azerbaijan’s Foreign Minister (FM) Elmar Mammadyarov with the top officials of the Council of Europe (CE) in Strasburg, the FM press centre told Trend news agency.
19 November 2005 [13:16]
The NIPA, member party of the "New Politics" block wants reforms inside of the block and warns that in case if is not heard it will leave the block.
19 November 2005 [13:06]
The Ministry of Internal Affairs flexes muscles in front of the opposition warning that it will suppress it if necessary.
19 November 2005 [12:48]
Interview with Ms. Sabina Freizer, Caucasus Project Director of the International Crisis Group.
19 November 2005 [12:31]
The president Ilham Aliyev received the special representative of the NATO Secretary General on Southern Caucasus and Central Asia Robert Simmons yesterday.
17 November 2005 [16:18]
Ending his visit to Brussels, Minister for Foreign Affairs Elmar Mammadyarov arrived in Strasbourg.
17 November 2005 [16:12]
Document admission to Hajj pilgrimage realized this year completed. According to the information given to APA from the Caucasian Muslims Board (CMB), the quota appointed for Azerbaijan has already been filled.
17 November 2005 [16:10]
The Armed Forces of Armenia violated the ceasefire again.
17 November 2005 [16:09]
A new ambassador of China Peoples Republic was appointed to Azerbaijan.
17 November 2005 [16:01]
A complaint on relieving the former chief of the Baku Supreme Military Naval School Janmirza Mirzayev of imprisonment was reviewed in the Khatai region Court today.
17 November 2005 [16:00]
Baku City Executive Power authorized "Azadliq" bloc to hold rally-meeting on November 19.
17 November 2005 [15:50]
PFPA of Nakhchivan Autonomous Republic (AR) plans to hold protest action on November 20.
17 November 2005 [15:42]
The candidates of "Azadlig" bloc and Movement of National Union who have been elected as parliament members came to an agreement on missing the work of the parliament and refusing the mandates today.
17 November 2005 [15:29]
"The turning of the next actions of opposition into sit-down strike is real. The action to be held on November19 will be more massive than before, in the former actions the participants also demanded holding of sit-down strike actions. The leadership of the bloc conducts discussions on sit-down strike and it is likely to be held in the certain stage of the action".
17 November 2005 [14:54]
A group of candidates to deputy claiming their rights were violated in the parliamentary elections held republic-wide meeting in Republic Cultural Palace named after Shah Ismayil Khatayi today.
17 November 2005 [14:50]
United candidate of "Azadlig" bloc on Fizuli ConEC #84 Gubad Ibadoglu is going to take PA Consulting Group that conducted exit-poll in this constituency.
17 November 2005 [14:47]
The ex-president of the Azerbaijan National Academy of Sciences, academician Eldar Salayev was released at evening hours today.
16 November 2005 [19:49]
"Period of authority of the existing Central Election Commission will expire at the first meeting of new Milli Majlis," said the CEC member Fuad Javadov.
16 November 2005 [19:43]
The deputy of the head of the Musavat Party, editor-in-chief of the "Yeni Musavat" newspaper Rauf Arifoghlu was called to the General Prosecutor Office yesterday.
16 November 2005 [19:38]
The embassy of France in Baku informs that the 5th meeting of the Azerbaijan-France intergovernmental economic commission will be held in Paris in early December.
16 November 2005 [19:24]
Yesterday the Central Election Commissiongathered for its regular meeting and discussed law violations in the Nizami (Ganja) II Election Constituency # 38.
16 November 2005 [19:13]
Press attache of the embassy of Ukraine in Azerbaijan Atash Girkhiyev informed APA news agency that the official visit of the Ukrainian President Viktor Yushchenko is scheduled for the end of the year.
16 November 2005 [19:03]
The opposition members representing their parties in the Central Election Commission get ready to resign collectively. They are expected to take this step at any time.
16 November 2005 [19:00]
The sitting of the CIS Parliamentary Assembly will be held in St.Petersburg on November 16-18 .
16 November 2005 [18:45]
Special representative of NATO Secretary General for the South Caucasus and Central Asia Robert Simmons will be on a visit in Baku on November 18-19.
16 November 2005 [14:04]
Head of the press service the Democratic Party of Azerbaijan Nureddin Ismaylov told Trend that the National Defense Committee established to protect Rasul Guliyev when he comes back to the homeland has temporarily suspended its activities.
16 November 2005 [13:59]
On Tuesday the Azerbaijani Court of Appeals considered appeal of the Yagub Abbasov, the single candidate from "Azadlig" election bloc, who balloted from Garadagh constituency 11, the bloc told Trend.
16 November 2005 [13:48]
"We believe that Azerbaijan will find power to withstand the pressure of international organizations, which call on the country to refuse cooperation with the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus (TRNC)," stated Mustafa Evran, the representative of the TRNC in Azerbaijan at the event dedicated to the 22nd anniversary of the TRNC.
15 November 2005 [20:32]
Commissioner on Human Rights (Ombudsman) Elmira Suleymanova visited the investigation ward of the Ministry of National Security to get acquainted with the holding conditions of the ex-president of the National Academy of Science, academician Eldar Salayev.
15 November 2005 [19:13]
The report presented by the OSCE Minsk Group co-chairmen Yuri Merzlyakov (Russia), Bernard Fasier (France) and Steven Mann (USA) was positively valued by the OSCE Permanent Council.
15 November 2005 [16:16]
Yesterday, the President Ilham Aliyev has signed an order appointing status of extraordinary and plenipotentiary ambassador of Azerbaijan to Elin Suleymanov.
15 November 2005 [16:07]
"The health condition of academician Eldar Salayev, ex-president of National Academy of Science, who was presently being held in the isolated cell of the Ministry of National Security sharply deteriorated," informed Fikrat Mirzayev, advocate of the academician.
15 November 2005 [16:00]
The Baku city Executive Power did not allow "Azadliq" bloc to hold a march-rally on November 18.
15 November 2005 [14:57]
Yesterday the President Ilham Aliyev signed a decree dismissing the head of the Executive Power of Zagatala, Vagif Rahimov from his position.
15 November 2005 [14:44]
A forum of former parliamentary candidates who did not win the elections will be held at the Republican Cultural Palace named after Khatai on November 16. APA was informed about it from the press-service of the "Azadliq" bloc.
15 November 2005 [14:41]
"The Central Election Commission received about 550 complaints within 3 days stated in the Election Code after the parliamentary elections," informed the secretary of the CEC Natig Mammadov.
15 November 2005 [14:33]
The Marmara University of Turkey awarded president Ilham Aliyev with the Ataturk premium. The premium will be presented to the president during his visit to Turkey late this month.
15 November 2005 [14:22]
Sardar Jalalogly informed APA news agency that on Monday Chairmen Council of "Azadliq" bloc held a meeting at the headquarters of Popular Front Party of Azerbaijan [reformists wing] where opposition leaders discussed results of the November 13 rally.
15 November 2005 [14:10]
Gurban Mammadov, a member of Supreme Assembly of the Democratic Party of Azerbaijan told APA news agency that tents can be set up and a sit-down demonstrations might be initiated as the next actions of "Azadliq" bloc.
14 November 2005 [13:58]
Yesterday the opposition attempted to hold a rally in Zagatala however it was scattered by police forces.
13 November 2005 [18:50]
Opposition blocks "Azadliq", "Yeni Siyaset" and movement "National Unity" are holding sanctioned by the Baku Mayor office rally at the square in front of Galaba Movie Theater.
12 November 2005 [19:22]
Meeting of TRACECA Intragovernmental commission national secretaries and international law experts of Foreign Ministries will be held in Kiev on November 15-16.
12 November 2005 [18:20]
Draft resolution is drawn up by the lower house of the US Congress banning the US financial assistance to the realization of Baku-Tbilisi-Akhalkalak-Gars railway project.
12 November 2005 [17:31]
Head of the OSCE Long-term Observation Mission Geert Ahrens leaves Azerbaijan with only a small group of mission experts staying in Baku.
12 November 2005 [13:50]
Yesterday the members of Chairmen Council of "Azadliq" bloc Isa Gambar, Ali Karimli, Sardar Jalaloglu along with Lala Shovkat Hajiyeva, the leader of "National Unity Movement" held a meeting.
12 November 2005 [13:40]
Results of the Elections to the Supreme Assembly of Nakhchivan Autonomous Republic will be submitted to the Supreme Court on November 14.
12 November 2005 [13:27]
The Constitutional Court (CC) will announce its decision concerning the results of the Parliamentary Elections on December 10.
12 November 2005 [13:22]
Over 1000 complaints had been sent to the European Court for Human Rights from Azerbaijan," said the Court's judge Khanlar Hajiyev.
12 November 2005 [12:58]
The Democratic Reforms party asked experts to make an independent evaluation of the poll results conducted in Azerbaijan by PA Consulting Group.
11 November 2005 [20:57]
"Elections were held in a very objective and peaceful form in Azerbaijan," reads statement of the members of the Georgian Central Election Commission Gizo Mchedlidze, Guram Chalagashvili and the Head of the press-service of Georgian CEC Tamara Mchedilishvili who observed the parliamentary elections held in Azerbaijan.
11 November 2005 [20:39]
The period of accreditation of Milli Majlis of Azerbaijan in the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE) will end on January 28, 2006.
11 November 2005 [20:32]
The president Ilham Aliyev received the head of the OSCE Election Observation Mission Geert Ahrens yesterday.
11 November 2005 [20:23]
The Minister of Foreign Affairs Elmar Mammadyarov will visit Strasbourg and Brussels in the middle of November to hold negotiations in the frame of the European Commission.
11 November 2005 [16:19]
The Azerbaijani State Department on Religious Establishments expressed its dissatisfaction by that the annual report of the U.S. State Department on adherence to freedom of religion in the world.
11 November 2005 [16:07]
One of the key objectives of Russian President Putin’s visit to Azerbaijan will be the opening of the Year of Russia in Azerbaijan in 2006, Abbas Abbasov, the Azerbaijani Vice Premier, told Trend. A serious of events will be held in Azerbaijan under President’s visit to Azerbaijan.
11 November 2005 [13:53]
"Statements by the opposition regarding their intentions to establish orange tents on squares are insignificant," stated the deputy-chief of the Baku city Main Board of Police Yashar Aliyev.
11 November 2005 [13:28]
"There is no doubt in the legality of the parliamentary elections held in Azerbaijan," stated the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Russia, Sergey Lavrov.
11 November 2005 [13:22]
Yesterday the Central Election Commission (CEC) has looked through received complaints. The secretary of the CEC Natig Mammadov stated that according to the complaints received by the organization from Nakhchivan city #4 Election Constituency (EC) law violations happened during the voting in polling station #2. Therefore the organization has decided to liquidate the results of the election returns at the station.
11 November 2005 [13:15]
"The International Crisis Group fully agrees with the OSCE statement on the elections held in Azerbaijan," stated the director of the "Caucasian project" of the International Crisis Group (ICG) Sabina Frazer at a press-conference held today.
11 November 2005 [12:14]
The Yeni Azerbaijan Party (YAP) held a rally-concert yesterday celebrating the victory in the parliamentary elections.
10 November 2005 [18:51]
Prosecutor General's Office of Azerbaijan started crime case on the facts of severe violations of electoral legislation in Binagadi ConEC2 #9 and Sumgayit ConEC 2#42. The election results from both are announced unreliable under article 308.1 (abuse of duties) and 161.1 (forgery of election documents, miscounting of voices purposely, breaching the rule on secret voting) of the Criminal Code.
10 November 2005 [18:37]
"The abolishment of the results in two constituencies is an indication that the Government of Azerbaijan is acting in response to the reported irregularities and fraud," said Adam Ereli, Deputy Spokesman of the US State Department.
10 November 2005 [18:12]
Chairman of Central Election Commission Mazahir Panahov told the journalist that, the parliamentary elections in Azerbaijan were discussed during his meeting with the US Ambassador to Azerbaijan Reno Harnish.
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