Politics
18 December 2006 [13:45]
Azerbaijan Armed Forces come inline with NATO standards step by step, said Azerbaijani President's adviser for military and security affairs Lieutenant-General Vahid Aliyev.
18 December 2006 [13:44]
The date of Latvia-Azerbaijan Intergovernmental Commission has been changed. Latvian ambassador to Azerbaijan Mihails Popkovs told APA that the meeting has been scheduled for the second half of January, 2007.
18 December 2006 [13:34]
Iran's Supreme Leader's representative in Imam Khomeini Relief Committee Habibollah Askarowladi said that his Committee is ready to share experience with the Republic of Azerbaijan.
18 December 2006 [13:21]
The visit of Spanish Foreign Minister, OSCE Chairman-in-office from 2007 Miugel Angel Moratinos to Russia has started today.
18 December 2006 [13:17]
Iran's foreign minister, Manouchehr Mottaki asserted that issuing any kind of resolution against Iran in addition to being futile was recognized as an hostile attempt against Iran.
18 December 2006 [13:10]
Georgian President Mikhail Saakashvili participated in the opening ceremony of the new offices of Regional Border Protection Departments of Lagodex and Dedopliskaro bordering on Azerbaijan.
18 December 2006 [13:08]
Romania President's last visit to Azerbaijan showed country's interest to the Black Sea region and also Azerbaijan's integration to the Euroatlantic structures, and political message has been sent on the partnership in Black Sea and Caspian Sea regions, said director of Strategic Researches Center on Defense and Security of I Karol National Defense University under Romania Defense Ministry, colonel Konstantin Moshtofley.
18 December 2006 [13:04]
Peter Semnebi, special representative of the EU for South Caucasus, will discuss the referendum in Nagorno Karabakh during his visit to Armenia.
18 December 2006 [13:03]
Armenian Armed Forces violated ceasefire in several directions.
18 December 2006 [13:01]
"The formation of the professional army will be realized step-by-step. The work concerning it has already begun in the Border Troops and other units and in the Defense Ministry, as well," stated President's councillor on military and security affairs lieutenant-general Vahid Aliyev.
18 December 2006 [11:07]
Georgia and Azerbaijan will not be admitted to the NATO any time soon, Armenian Defence Minister Serj Sarkisyan said.
18 December 2006 [10:53]
Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev has approved the composition of Azerbaijan-Pakistan Joint Commission.
18 December 2006 [10:34]
"There has been a great opportunity for the settlement of Nagorno Karabakh conflict. Unfortunately, the parties couldn’t seize this chance to reach agreement," said Peter Semneby, EU Special Representative for the South Caucasus.
18 December 2006 [10:07]
The Education Bill will be discussed in Milli Majlis by the end of December, Chairman of Parliament Commission for Education, Shamsaddin Hajiyev.
18 December 2006 [09:57]
Peter Semneby, EU Special Representative for the South Caucasus, gave a press conference on his visit to Azerbaijan.
16 December 2006 [12:51]
"Principal issues should be solved before the Caspian states' summit," Deputy Foreign Minister Khalaf Khalafov told journalists.
16 December 2006 [11:53]
Newly-appointed Norwegian Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary to Azerbaijan Johan Ramberg will come to Baku on December 28, Norwegian Embassy in Azerbaijan informs.
16 December 2006 [11:49]
Speaker of Milli Majlis Ogtay Asadov will visit Romania on December 18-20.
16 December 2006 [11:31]
Armenian FM denied Official Baku's statement that the negotiations are held on the principles of territorial integrity in his interview to N2 TV channel.
16 December 2006 [11:18]
Russian group members will pay a visit to Azerbaijan Dec 17 to participate in the next conference of Russia-Azerbaijan inter-parliamentary Friendship Group, MP Michail Zabelin told.
15 December 2006 [23:53]
"Our position on the referendum held in Nagorno Karabakh is reflected in the statement signed by OSCE Minsk Group co-chair Yuri Merzlyakov," Russian Ambassador to Azerbaijan Vasili Istratov told journalists.
15 December 2006 [23:16]
The conference of Legal Affairs and Human Rights Committee of the PACE will be held Dec 18 in Paris.
15 December 2006 [23:10]
The chief of OSCE Baku Office will be appointed in 2007, OSCE Main Office in Vienna told.
15 December 2006 [15:40]
President Ilham Aliyev received Peter Semnebi, special representative of the EU for South Caucasus.
15 December 2006 [15:26]
New candidates to Central Election Commission (CEC) were ratified in today's sitting of the Parliament.
15 December 2006 [14:23]
Only one letter of his family was given to captive soldier Vusal Garajayev by the representatives of International Committee of Red Cross, Garajayev's mother Zeyneb Garajayeva told.
15 December 2006 [14:01]
Turkmenistan Foreign Ministry calls Azerbaijan to carry on a dialogue for the solution to debatable problems and border problems of the Caspian.
15 December 2006 [13:45]
The summit of Caspian states' presidents will be held in the first term of the next year in Tehran.
15 December 2006 [13:43]
"We wish Nagorno Karabakh conflict, as well as Nakchivan and Javakhety problems to be settled. These regions, of great importance to Armenia, are in our focus," said Samvel Babayan, ex-commander of false Nagorno Karabagh Army.
15 December 2006 [13:05]
Milli Majlis delegation will be in an official visit in United Arabic Emirates to participate in the 6th plenum session of South Caucasus Parliament Initiative, Dec 15-19.
15 December 2006 [12:05]
President has today received credentials of the newly appointed Kuwait's Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary to Azerbaijan Fahd Saad Said al-Mey.
15 December 2006 [12:02]
President Ilham Aliyev has decreed to appoint Tahir Kerimov as Azerbaijani Ambassador extraordinary and plenipotentiary to Malaysia.
15 December 2006 [11:58]
Turkmenistan's Foreign Ministry said Thursday it was ready to hold new consultations with Azerbaijan on the Caspian Sea division, but insisted that the delineation of the two nation's sea border must be based on earlier agreements.
15 December 2006 [11:27]
Trial on the case of Azerbaijani Army reserve officer Pyotr Mocalov accused of espionage for Russian special service will be held in Military Court for Grievous Crimes yesterday.
15 December 2006 [11:06]
Russian Interior Troops Commander-in-chief Colonel General Nikolai Rogozhkin will visit Azerbaijan in the last ten-day of December.
15 December 2006 [11:02]
The meeting of PACE Monitoring Committee held in Paris yesterday.
15 December 2006 [01:21]
Barry Lowenkron, the U.S. Assistant Secretary of State for Democracy, Human Rights and Labor, will visit Azerbaijan for meetings December 18 and 19.
15 December 2006 [01:15]
The representatives of International Committee of Red Cross has visited Azerbaijani soldier Vusal Garachayev, who was captivated by Armenians for three times.
14 December 2006 [21:47]
Barry Lowenkron, the U.S. Assistant Secretary of State for Democracy, Human Rights and Labor, will visit Azerbaijan for meetings on December 18 and 19.
14 December 2006 [21:35]
Iran Thursday reacted to a referendum in Karabakh region in the Republic of Azerbaijan, saying it respects the republic's territorial integrity while supporting a lasting and fair peace in the region.
14 December 2006 [17:08]
"We are greatly satisfied with the communiqu? adopted in the 7th meeting of Azerbaijan-EU inter-parliamentary cooperation committee," Azerbaijani permanent representation chairman in EU Arif Mammedov told.
14 December 2006 [16:29]
The last echelon withdrawn from the Russian base in Tbilisi garrison will be sent to 102nd military base in Armenia.
14 December 2006 [16:05]
EU Special Representative for the South Caucasus Peter Semneby will arrive in Azerbaijan today.
14 December 2006 [15:51]
"The main themes we discussed with AGO group were the situation of press and elections in Azerbaijan. I informed them about the position of the Azerbaijani side on the issues concerning press and said that ANS closure and removal of the newspapers from their offices are juridical issues," Mahmud Mammadguliyev Deputy Foreign Minister told.
14 December 2006 [14:34]
"At present, relations between European Union and Azerbaijan are optimistic. European Neighborhood Policy Action Plan on cooperation was signed; besides, a very significant energy agreement was signed between European Commission and Azerbaijan. We are finishing working out a cooperation strategy to aid to Azerbaijan," European Commission foreign relations department coordinator for Azerbaijan Giuseppe told.
14 December 2006 [14:15]
European Commission Baku Office will be established next year, EC international relations department coordinator for Azerbaijan Giuseppe Buzzini told.
14 December 2006 [13:53]
Personal representative of OSCE Chairman-in-office Andrzey Kasprzyk will pay next visit to the region in January, 2007.
14 December 2006 [12:00]
President Ilham Aliyev signed an executive order concerning amendments to the law "Migration and passports" yesterday.
14 December 2006 [11:34]
President, Ilham Aliyev, received yesterday the delegation of Saudi Arabia led by Minister of Culture and Information, Iyad bin Ameen Madani.
14 December 2006 [10:36]
"The problem concerning the status of Nagorno Karabakh should be solved by negotiations, not by referendum," Peter Semneby EU Special Representative for the South Caucasus stated.
14 December 2006 [10:33]
Arif Mammadov is expected to be appointed the head of Azerbaijani delegation to the Council of Europe.
14 December 2006 [00:56]
"The date of our visit to Azerbaijan is not fixed. We are working on the report concerning the results of our visit," PACE Monitoring Committee co-rapporteur on Azerbaijan Andres Herkel told.
14 December 2006 [00:49]
The meetings of the Monitoring, Migration, Refugees and Population and Equal Opportunities for Women and Men committees of the PACE are held today.
14 December 2006 [00:32]
The Committee of Ministers of the Council of Europe expressed its concern over the so-called "constitutional referendum" held in Dec 10, 2006, in the Nagorno-Karabakh region of the Republic of Azerbaijan.
14 December 2006 [00:15]
An article concerning Armenian invasion of Azeri territories has been published in newspaper "The Patriot" in Pakistan.
13 December 2006 [17:53]
OSCE Minsk Group co-chairs Matthew Bryza (the US), Yuri Merzlyakov (Russia) and Bernard Fassier (France) met with Spanish Foreign Minister, OSCE ingoing chairman Miguel Angel Moratinos in Madrid.
13 December 2006 [15:43]
Court of Grave Crimes today continued the trial of the gang led by Haji Mammadov, former high ranking official of the Interior Ministry Crime Investigation Department.
13 December 2006 [13:15]
Saudi Arabic Minister of Culture and Information Iyad Medeni is in official visit in Azerbaijan.
13 December 2006 [11:52]
"We suggested holding a national forum of government and opposition to solve the problems of the country. We are not against political dialogue and can meet with the government any time," Azerbaijan Democratic Party deputy Serdar Jalaloglu stated.
13 December 2006 [11:38]
The meeting of PACE Political Affairs Committee held in Baku is over.
13 December 2006 [11:36]
The next meeting of OSCE Minsk Group co-chairs, mediating in the process of the settlement of Nagorno Karabakh conflict will be held tomorrow in Madrid.
13 December 2006 [11:34]
Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev will pay a state visit to France in late January, the head of President's Office International Relations Department Novruz Mammadov informed.
13 December 2006 [10:53]
"No meeting on the settlement of Nagorno Karabakh conflict is planned till the end of the year. But such a meeting may take place," the head of President's Office International Relations Department Novruz Mammadov told journalists.
13 December 2006 [10:39]
"The referendum held in Nagorno Karabakh is a non-progressive step in the settlement of the conflict," EU Secretary General's special representative in Azerbaijan Denis Bribosia told.
12 December 2006 [23:28]
As is reported, on December 13-14, the 7th meeting of the European Union-Azerbaijan Parliament Cooperation Committee will be held in Strasbourg.
12 December 2006 [23:05]
President of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev received the delegation of Dagestan (Russia) consisting of Said Gurbanov, Adviser to the President of the Republic, Gurban Gurbanov, Governor of the city of Derbend, and Mahammad Gurbanov, Head of Dagestan's official representation to Azerbaijan, at the Presidential Palace, on December 12.
12 December 2006 [21:38]
Azerbaijani Foreign Minister Elmar Mammadyarov said on Monday that Iran has the right to use nuclear energy for peaceful purposes.
12 December 2006 [21:31]
Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman Qin Gang held a regular press conference in Chinese capital of Beijing on Tuesday.
12 December 2006 [21:27]
Reporters Without Borders today gave a cautious welcome to a decision by the National Radio and Television Council (NTRC) provisionally lifting a ban on the privately-owned television station ANS TV, which resumed broadcasting on Tuesday.
12 December 2006 [21:22]
Iran's Ambassador to Baku Afshar Soleimani conferred in Baku on Monday with Azeri Minister of Culture and Tourism Abulfaz Garayev on expansion of mutual cooperation between the two countries.
12 December 2006 [17:29]
OSCE Office in Baku and OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media welcomed the decision allowing ANS TV and Radio to resume broadcasting.
12 December 2006 [17:08]
Azerbaijan Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary Ambassador to U.S Yashar Aliyev presented his credentials to the President of the USA George Bush.
12 December 2006 [16:37]
"The migration law adopted in Russia and the government's decision concerning it would create problems for Azerbaijanis. As the Azerbaijani government worries about it, state commission was formed on President's decree," the Chairman of the State Committee on Work with Azerbaijanis Nazim Ibrahimov told journalists.
12 December 2006 [14:27]
"I have informed President Ilham Aliyev and Foreign Minister Elmar Mammedyarov about the situation of prisons in Azerbaijan. I think the situation needs to be improved," member of the Monitoring Group of the PACE Eduard Lintner told reporters.
12 December 2006 [14:24]
"Council of Europe is interested in the democracy in all countries, as well as in Central Asia. The organization with 46 members, does not restrict its democratic values to these countries," Samad Seyidov, the head of Azerbaijani delegation in PACE, told.
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