Politics
18 December 2007 [18:57]
The Ambassador of Iran to Azerbaijan should be invited to the Foreign Ministry of Azerbaijan to receive a note of protest in connection with the case of Said's criminal group, as announced by deputy Gudrat Gasanguliyev.
18 December 2007 [18:20]
A number of deputies have voiced discontent with participation of representatives of local NGOs of Azerbaijan in the Week of Azerbaijan held in Armenia.
18 December 2007 [18:07]
There is a need to construct a new office building for the President of Azerbaijan, as proposed by Deputy Gudrat Gasanguliyev at today's session of Milli Medjlis.
18 December 2007 [17:31]
"The Azerbaijani press should make correct assessment of the situation with people, who are considered bound to the SEPAH corps of protection of Islamic revolution of Iran and sentenced to different terms of imprisonment", the Ambassador of Azerbaijan to Iran Abbasali Gasanov said.
18 December 2007 [17:06]
At its 73rd plenary session held on December 14-15 in Venice, Italy, the Venice Commission adopted the opinion on the draft amendments to the law on freedom of assembly of Azerbaijan.
18 December 2007 [16:00]
International conference “Armenia-Azerbaijan conflict: The role of youth in the settlement of military conflicts” started in Baku.
18 December 2007 [15:45]
The Defense Minister of Belarus Leonid Maltsev arrived in Azerbaijan Monday.
18 December 2007 [14:50]
The House of representatives of US congress and US Senate coordinated the volume of aid to Armenia and unrecognized "Nagorno-Garabagh Republic for 2008, reducing it as compared to 2007.
18 December 2007 [13:08]
The negotiation process must continue between Baku and Yerevan, but Baku and Khankendi should also hold a dialogue.
18 December 2007 [12:46]
The consideration of the appeal, submitted by the former health minister of Azerbaijan Ali Insanov, scheduled for today, has been postponed.
18 December 2007 [12:32]
The mass medias of Armenia and Azerbaijan must do everything possible to transform the image of an enemy into the image of a rival.
18 December 2007 [11:34]
"We approve all initiatives aiming at expanding a dialogue in the South Caucasus".
18 December 2007 [10:38]
Armenian armed forces locating in the occupied lands of Azerbaijan violated ceasefire on December 17 and December 18.
18 December 2007 [10:23]
The appointment of a special rapporteur on political prisoners for Azerbaijan will be considered during January session of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE).
17 December 2007 [19:04]
Members of the committee for control over penitentiary service under the Ministry of Justice will submit a request to change a preventive punishment in the form of arrest for the editor-in-chief of the Azadlyg newspaper Ganimat Zahid.
17 December 2007 [18:41]
Kazakhstan appointed a new ambassador extraordinary and plenipotentiary to Azerbaijan.
17 December 2007 [18:24]
A regular monitoring within the framework of the mandate of the Personal representative of the OSCE chairman-in-office, envoy Andjey Kasprshik will be held on the Armenian-Azerbaijan border near the Barekamavan village of the Tavush region (Northeastern Armenia) Wednesday, December 19.
17 December 2007 [18:12]
The party of "Open Society" has appealed to the President of Azerbaijan on initiation of hostilities in Garabagh to ensure territorial integrity of the country.
17 December 2007 [16:25]
Sahib Babayev, human rights activist and chairman of the Ganja affiliate of the Helsinki Civil Assembly of Azerbaijan, visiting Yerevan, announced that nearly 80% of the population of Azerbaijan is against war with Armenia.
17 December 2007 [15:52]
"The statement made by the representative of the Kurdistan Workers Party regarding initiation of hostilities in Azerbaijan demonstrates the threat, posed by this organization to overall security in the region.
17 December 2007 [15:22]
The main problem of Azerbaijani reporters is the absence of conditions for development of independent activity, as reported by Jonathan Khenik Chief of Public Relations Department of the US Embassy to Azerbaijan during the ceremony of awarding grants to Azerbaijani reporters.
17 December 2007 [14:52]
In fact, the spokesman for the Armenian Foreign Ministry has rather confirmed the statement, made by the Azerbaijani Deputy Foreign Minister Araz Azimov, as reported by the spokesman for Azerbaijani Foreign Ministry Khazar Ibragim.
17 December 2007 [14:02]
Azerbaijan’s proposal to hold the Anniversary Summit of the TRACECA in 2008 has been approved by the member states, as reported by Akif Mustafayev, Head of TRACECA’s Azerbaijani National Secretariat.
17 December 2007 [12:56]
On the night of December 16, Turkish air forces bombed positions of Kurdish militants in the northern regions of Iraq.
17 December 2007 [12:24]
Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev is to pay an official visit to Croatia in 2008.
17 December 2007 [11:29]
The United States, in the person of their representative in the OSCE Minsk Group Matthew Bryza will continue to assist in the peaceful settlement of Nagorno-Garabagh conflict.
17 December 2007 [11:02]
Armenian armed forces locating in the occupied lands of Azerbaijan violated ceasefire on December 16 and December 17.
15 December 2007 [17:35]
A trial against the Bizim Gundem newspaper and its official Nargiz Djamalgyzy was held under the chairmanship of judge Taira Ismailova in the Yasamal District Court.
15 December 2007 [17:21]
A week of Azerbaijan will be held in Armenia starting December 17, as reported by Radio Liberty.
15 December 2007 [15:56]
Strong countries do not send their reporters to jail or suppress their truth.
15 December 2007 [15:40]
The discussions on the "Freedom of Media in the OSCE Region" were held at the session of the Helsinki Commission of the US Congress on December 13.
15 December 2007 [15:19]
The Turkey-Azerbaijan-US energy cooperation will consolidate the state system of Azerbaijan in conditions of stability and security in the region.
15 December 2007 [13:33]
The imprisoned editor-in-chief of the Azadlyg newspaper Ganimat Zahid stopped hunger strike today at 12.00.
15 December 2007 [12:27]
73rd plenary session of the Venice Commission started in Italy yesterday.
15 December 2007 [11:46]
Self-determination is one of major principles which are negotiated for the settlement of Nagorno-Garabagh conflict.
15 December 2007 [11:32]
Armenian armed forces locating in the occupied lands of Azerbaijan have violated ceasefire again.
15 December 2007 [11:20]
Nearly 20 activists of the Youth Organization of the Azerbaijan Popular Front Party held a picket at Nizami street in the city center in support of freedom of speech in Azerbaijan.
15 December 2007 [10:45]
The co-rapporteurs of the PACE Monitoring Committee for Azerbaijan are planning to visit Azerbaijan in February, 2008, as reported by Estonian co-rapporteur Andres Herkel.
15 December 2007 [01:39]
Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev will pay official visit to Ukraine in 2008.
14 December 2007 [18:30]
A preliminary sitting of the court on the case of the imprisoned chief editor of the Azadlyg newspaper Ganimat Zahid will take place in the Yasamal district court on December 26.
14 December 2007 [17:32]
Starting Jan 1, 2008, those requesting visa to the United States will have to pay $131 instead of $100, as reported by the spokesman for the US Embassy to Azerbaijan Jonathan Henik.
14 December 2007 [16:27]
Representatives of the International Committee of the Red Cross visited the Azerbaijani soldier Samir Mamedov, captured by Armenians, on November 27.
14 December 2007 [15:17]
Armenia is spreading one-sided information regarding negotiations on the Azerbaijan-Armenia conflict, following the meeting in Madrid.
14 December 2007 [14:20]
A conference on the importance of Azerbaijan-Turkey-US strategic cooperation and cooperation with modern Muslim states for the United States was held in Los Angeles.
14 December 2007 [13:03]
Barrister Aydin Nazarli met with the founder and chief editor of the Gundelik Azerbaijan and Realniy Azerbaijan newspapers Eynulla Fatullayev, kept in the pretrial detention center of the Azerbaijani Ministry of National Security.
14 December 2007 [11:23]
Armenian armed forces locating in the occupied lands of Azerbaijan broke ceasefire again on December 13 and December 14.
14 December 2007 [10:15]
Azerbaijan’s ambassador to the United Kingdom Fakhraddin Gurbanov met Wednesday with UK Minister for Europe Jim Murphy.
14 December 2007 [10:06]
The Adviser for political affairs for the US Embassy to Azerbaijan Rebecca Naslund visited reporters, who had initiated hunger strike in the publishing house of the Yeni Musavat newspaper, on Thursday.
13 December 2007 [19:03]
"Official Baku is ready to grant autonomy to Nagorno Garabagh within the Azerbaijan Republic", Foreign Minister of Azerbaijan Elmar Mamedyarov told reporters Thursday.
13 December 2007 [18:29]
212 nongovernmental organizations of Turkey declared a period from December 10, 2007 to December 10, 2008 the Year of Garabagh, chief of Azeri-Turkish Women’s Union Tenzile Rustamkhanly told a press conference today.
13 December 2007 [17:13]
Official Yerevan faced a problem after the forced settlement of Armenians in the Azerbaijani region of Lachin, occupied by Armenia.
13 December 2007 [16:50]
Several reporters may fall under the presidential decree of pardon by the end of the year, as reported by human rights activist Isakhan Ashurov.
13 December 2007 [16:32]
Turkey has appointed a new ambassador to Azerbaijan, according to the English language newspaper “Turkish Daily News”.
13 December 2007 [16:13]
Written proposals, presented to the Foreign Ministers of Azerbaijan and Armenia by the OSCE Minsk Group in Madrid on November 29, have been introduced to the Presidents of Azerbaijan and Armenia, as reported by the Foreign Minister of Azerbaijan Elmar Mamedyarov.
13 December 2007 [15:44]
The number of diplomatic missions in Azerbaijan has experienced rise as reported by Khazar Ibrahim, spokesman for the Azerbaijani Foreign Ministry.
13 December 2007 [14:57]
Barrister Elchin Sadygov met with the chief editor of the Azadlyg newspaper Ganimar Zahid in Bayil pretrial detention center No 1.
13 December 2007 [12:22]
A meeting of the President of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev and the newly appointed ambassador of Japan to Azerbaijan Masamitsu Oki is currently being held in the Presidential Palace.
13 December 2007 [12:08]
A group of the deputies of Azerbaijani parliament has left for London to participate in arrangements, held by LINKS.
13 December 2007 [11:09]
Armenian armed forces, locating in the occupied lands of Azerbaijan, violated ceasefire on December 13 and December 14.
12 December 2007 [22:10]
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12 December 2007 [18:50]
Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev received the advisor of Daghestani President Said Gurbanov, as reported by the press service for the President.
12 December 2007 [17:45]
12 December 2007 [16:28]
12 December 2007 [16:12]
It is difficult for us to prove the fact of arson, committed by Armenians on the Azerbaijani lands, as they are under occupation, as reported by Gultekin Gadjiyeva, deputy chairman of the delegation of Azerbaijan in the Parliamentary Session of Council of Europe.
12 December 2007 [13:05]
“Decree of pardon will be signed in the last decade of December,” human rights activist Chingiz Ghanizadeh announced.
12 December 2007 [12:49]
The Musavat Party has declared the next year the year of Republic.
12 December 2007 [11:57]
The Italian Minister for Economic development Pierluigi Bersani is visiting Azerbaijan.
12 December 2007 [11:16]
Armenian armed forces, locating in the occupied lands of Azerbaijan, violated ceasefire on December 11 and December 12.
12 December 2007 [10:51]
Speaker of Azerbaijani Parliament Ogtay Asadov will visit Switzerland next year, as reported by Elchin Amirbayov, Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Azerbaijan to Switzerland.
12 December 2007 [10:28]
The Azerbaijani Ministry of Culture and Tourism sent a letter of protest to the British tourism agency Sunvil Discovery, which according to the Ministry's information arranges tours to the self-declared Nagorno Garabagh, as reported by the press secretary of the Ministry Intigam Gumbatov.
11 December 2007 [16:51]
I do not understand the US Ambassador to Azerbaijan, who promises the release of imprisoned reporters, gathering their relatives in her house, the head of the center of political innovations and technologies Mubariz Ahmedoglu announced at today's press conference on the November political summary.
11 December 2007 [12:20]
"The United States are for breaking monopoly on natural gas supply to Europe, expecting Azerbaijan to play a key role in this process", the US deputy assistant of secretary of state for European and Eurasian Affairs Daniel Fried announced in Washington during an international conference on relations between Azerbaijan, Turkey and USA and their importance for Eurasia.
11 December 2007 [11:54]
"United States, Azerbaijan and Turkey have an opportunity to establish trilateral strategic partnership, but at the same time USA can not and do not intend to oppose Russia's interests in the region", US Deputy Assistant Secretary of State for European and Eurasian Affairs, Daniel Fried announced in Washington.
11 December 2007 [10:49]
The Armenian armed forces, locating in the occupied lands of Azerbaijan, broke ceasefire once again on December 10 and December 11.
11 December 2007 [10:15]
By recommendations of the Council of Europe Parliamentary Assembly (PACE), the list of three Azerbaijani candidates for position of a judge in the European Council of human rights has been sent to Strasburg.
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