Politics
26 October 2005 [14:11]
"Azadliq block decided to replace its demonstration scheduled on October 30 by a rally -concert on 4 November 2005 at the Tofik Bahramov Republican Stadium", said the chairman of the Popular Front Party of Azerbaijan (PFPA)[reformists wing] Ali Kerimli at a news conference on October 24.
25 October 2005 [22:44]
The Ministry of National Security, the Ministry of Internal Affairs and General Prosecutor Office made statement, however more or less expected in Azeri society: "Former administrator of the President's Executive Akif Muradverdiev and the Head of the state owned company Azerkimya Fikret Sadychov were also involved in the coup attempt".
25 October 2005 [19:30]
The lawyer of the former Minister of Health Ali Insanov, Toghrul Babayev appealed against the decision of the Nasimi district court. The lawyer presented the appeal to the Court of Appeals today.
25 October 2005 [19:22]
The co-rapporteur of the PACE Monitoring Committee, Andres Herkel is not satisfied with the pre-election situation in Azerbaijan.
25 October 2005 [17:11]
Special representative of OSCE chairman-in-office plans to monitor an area near the village Borsunlu of Terter district where the Azeri and Armenian military lines are.
25 October 2005 [16:22]
«My return to Baku will happen in the period between 31 of October and 3 of November», informed Rasul Guliev our correspondent who has contacted Guliev over his phone today.
25 October 2005 [15:46]
Our source informs that this decision was initiated by the head of the state.
25 October 2005 [15:34]
According to the special program signed between NATO and Azerbaijan, “Officers of Main Medical Service headquarters” course will be conducted in the frame of the “Partnership for Peace” program in Oberammergau city, Germany from October 24 to 28.
25 October 2005 [13:53]
A report prepared by experts of the Venice Commission (VC) of the Council of Europe on additions and changes to be made to the Election Code of Azerbaijan was adopted in the plenary sitting of VC held in Venice on October 21-22.
25 October 2005 [12:46]
Musavat party leader Isa Gambar held a press conference on October 24 where he reported about his visit to Ukraine. Musavat leader stated that, though he received many invitations from Ukrainian colleagues he could not visit all of them due to a shortage of time.
24 October 2005 [23:12]
Brother of ex-chief of Ganja Police Office Natig Afandiyev, Firdovsi Afandiyev was detained yesterday.
24 October 2005 [15:17]
President of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev signed a decree dismissing Fikret Sadychov from the post of the President of the Azerkimya state company.
24 October 2005 [14:15]
The Defense Ministry of Azerbaijan announced that armed forces of Armenia violated the ceasefire regime on Sunday, October 23.
24 October 2005 [13:32]
For the last two days 31 candidates withdrew their candidacy. APA was informed about it from the “Elections” Information Center of the Central Election Commission (CEC).
24 October 2005 [12:54]
One brother looses his job as a head of the Construction and Park Economy Department of the mayor’s office. Another brother once of a sudden gets ill and withdraws his candidacy with less than two weeks remaining to the elections.
24 October 2005 [12:23]
President of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev signed a decree adopting the State Program on development of communications and information technologies of Azerbaijan for 2005-2008 (E - Azerbaijan).
24 October 2005 [12:08]
Ex-ministers Aliyev and Insanov are sentenced to spend three months in jail. Ex-minister of Finances is choosing himself lawyers.
24 October 2005 [12:02]
October 21, 2005 -- With less than three weeks until parliamentary elections in Azerbaijan, the authorities’ restrictions on a range of rights cast serious doubt on the ability of average Azeri citizens to enjoy a free and fair vote on November 6, Freedom House said today.
24 October 2005 [12:00]
Elmira Suleymanova, the Ombudsman of Azerbaijani, visited Ganja city and held a meeting with the local population on Saturday, October 22.
This was already the 13th in line, as she organized similar events in other districts.
23 October 2005 [18:42]
October 23 – the date when Azadliq political block’s attempted to run an unsanctioned demonstration and failed to do so because of an absence of people.
22 October 2005 [22:49]
The director general of “Ganja Clayey Soil” production Union (PU) and a close relative of the former minister of economic development Farhad Aliyev, Gismat Hasanov was arrested yesterday.
22 October 2005 [22:35]
Farhad Aliyev arrested last week was sentenced today by a court to spend three months in jail.
22 October 2005 [16:08]
There will be 45 election precincts opened on the territory of the autonomous republic.
22 October 2005 [15:55]
Kyrgyzstan supports the steps taken by Azerbaijan for removal of the isolation of the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus”, said Arslan Maleyev, the head of the Kyrgyz parliamentary delegation currently visiting Girna city of the Northern Cyprus.
22 October 2005 [14:29]
An exclusive interview of Day.az correspondent with the ex-speaker and the leader of the Democratic Party of Azerbaijan Rasul Guliev.
22 October 2005 [13:54]
“The Republic Nagorno Karabakh is de-facto democratic country”, stated the Head of separatist regime in Nagorno Karabakh Arkadi Gukasyan in his interview to Russian television in Khankendi.
22 October 2005 [13:22]
5260 citizens applied to the Central Election Commission (CEC) for observing the parliamentary elections", informed the pres service of the CEC.
22 October 2005 [13:12]
The Mayor’s Office of Baku did not sanction the “Azadlig” bloc to hold a rally-march on traditional routes on 23 October. The press service of the bloc informs that the Head of the Executive Power of Baku Hajibala Abutalibov said that he will authorize the rally only if it is held in one of the five routes suggested by the Mayor’s Office.
22 October 2005 [12:49]
All of paid air time till November 5 of the “Azerbaijan Television and Radio Telecasts” Closed Joint-Stock Company reserved for Parliamentary candidates has been distributed informed the director of the department of the TV company Rafig Karimov.
22 October 2005 [12:46]
The delegation will consist of EU special representative for the South Caucasus Heike Talvitie, special representative of British government who chairs the EU for the South Caucasus Brian Faull, head of British Foreign Ministry’s Eastern Department Simon Smith, European Commission delegate Kurt Yuul, representative of Austrian Foreign Ministry, ambassador Gerer.
22 October 2005 [11:46]
Press service of the Italian embassy in Azerbaijan informed today that Italy is planning to send two observation missions to follow the parliamentary elections scheduled for 6 November.
22 October 2005 [11:41]
Three days passing since Andreas Gross has spoken on advantages of using ink stamping to mark voted persons his idea was seconded by 500 candidates who signed a petition asking to employ the inking of fingers during the voting process.
21 October 2005 [20:03]
An independent candidate from the second Narimnov voting precinct number 20 Adil Aliyev continues in the candidate race in the same precinct with the leader of the oppositional Musavat party Isa Gambar.
21 October 2005 [17:52]
The Ministry of National Security informed that in the process of investigation has been discovered that the ex-minister of Finance Fikret Yusifov entrusted by Rasul Guliev constantly met with Ali Insanov who agreed to finance the coup.
21 October 2005 [16:35]
On October 20 Day.Az information agency spread the news that the President of Azebraijan Ilham Aliyev dismissed the Minister of Education Misir Mardanov and the Minister of Labor and Social Security Ali Nagiev.
21 October 2005 [15:42]
“United States will accept the results of the Parliamentary elections if the difference between official results and results of exit-polls will not exceed two percents”.
21 October 2005 [15:03]
Today was arrested the head of “Azerkimya” [Azeri Chemistry] concern and a deputy of the Parliament of Azerbaijan Republic Fikret Sadychov.
21 October 2005 [14:42]
The OSCE Minsk Group US co-chair, the chief advisor and the US State Secretary special envoy on Nagorny Karabakh and Euro-Asian conflicts Steven Mann who arrived on Wednesday evening in Baku held a press conference on October 20.
21 October 2005 [14:13]
Misir Mardanov, the Minister of Education rebuffed the information about his resignation and arrest spread yesterday by the media.
21 October 2005 [13:51]
13 bills including the budget package were adopted today on the session of the Milli Majlis (Parliament).
21 October 2005 [13:25]
“Structural and personnel changes are on their way for the Ministry of Economic Development,” said newly appointed Minister of Economic Development Heydar Babayev.
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.
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