Politics
06 December 2006 [20:32]
Minister of Cooperatives Mohammad Abbasi called here Wednesday for expansion of economic cooperation with the Republic of Azerbaijan.
06 December 2006 [20:28]
"I am following the process of development of Azerbaijani Interior Troops. I believe that this process will go on," Turkey's Gendarme Forces Commander-in-chief Ishik Koshaner said at the briefing.
06 December 2006 [20:26]
Some days ago the customs officers stopped the cars transferring 22ton of special products used in ballistic missiles from Azerbaijan to Iran, the chief of State Customs Committee Chief Aydin Aliyev told the journalists.
06 December 2006 [20:22]
Discussions on the law 'On Freedom of assembly' of Azerbaijan between Azerbaijani government and Venice Commission experts began in the Council of Europe.
06 December 2006 [17:24]
The second round of negotiations between Iran's minister of defense, Brigadier General Mustafa Mohammad Najar, and his Azerbaijan's Defence Industry Minister counterpart Brigadier General Yavar Jamalov was held in Tehran on Wednesday.
06 December 2006 [17:19]
US ambassador to Azerbaijan Anne Derse is for lifting Section 907.
06 December 2006 [15:46]
The OSCE MG Co-chairs are going to visit Madrid to inform next OSCE Chairman-in-Office, the Spanish Foreign Minister, on the current situation, Azeri FM Elmar Mammadyarov told Zerkalo newspaper when commenting on the Brussels meeting. In his words, there was a proposal to organize another meeting of the FMs.
06 December 2006 [15:27]
"The return of Lachin and the referendum are not those issues which block the negotiation process», said Azeri Foreign Minister Elmar Mammadyarov in an interview to Day.Az referring to those two issues which are not agreed yet.
06 December 2006 [15:20]
Divergences of idea in Diaspora caused the closure of Azerbaijani school in Riga.
06 December 2006 [15:15]
A group of MPs are visiting border region.
06 December 2006 [13:48]
First lady of Azerbaijan, chair of the working group on Azerbaijan-US inter-parliamentary relations, UNESCO goodwill ambassador Mehriban Aliyeva is on working visit to the US.
06 December 2006 [13:25]
The next meeting of working group on fighting for terrorism, organized crimes, illegal turnover of drugs and other dangerous crimes is held in Baku.
06 December 2006 [10:29]
The preliminary trial of President's Office ex-Administrative Office chief Akif Muradverdiyev's appeal will be held in the Court of Appeal on December 13.
06 December 2006 [10:27]
A trial of 15 Al Qaida members found guilty in Articles 120.2.3, 120.2, 279.1, 228.3, 315.1 and others of the Criminal Code will be held in Supreme Court on Dec 18.
06 December 2006 [10:21]
Ex-minister of economic development Farhad Aliyev appealed to MNS ward leadership of treatment in Penitentiary Service Treatment Centre remains unanswered.
06 December 2006 [10:07]
On December 6 the ceremony on donation of two special automobiles to Azerbaijan State Customs Service will be held.
06 December 2006 [09:57]
No decision or recommendation was made in the first meeting of the committee established to solve the problems of Azerbaijanis trading in Russia, the member of the commission.
06 December 2006 [09:55]
"According to the legislation National Television and Radio Council should not report to the Parliament. But I can willingly report to the Parliament," expressing his position on MPs' demand about making report on the broadcasting of ANS TV and ANS ChM to the Parliament, NTRC chief Nushiravan Maharramli told.
05 December 2006 [21:07]
President of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev sent a message of congratulations to President of Finland Mrs. Tarja Halonen and the people of her country on the occasion of the national holiday, the Independence Day.
05 December 2006 [20:58]
President of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev received Turkey Gendarme Forces Commander-in-chief, Army General Ishik Koshaner.
05 December 2006 [20:54]
The working group composed of Caspian states' experts will have a meeting on Caspian’s status tomorrow in Tehran.
05 December 2006 [20:53]
The statement calls to strengthen efforts on the agreement of base principles in 2007.
05 December 2006 [20:51]
Azerbaijan's Foreign Minister Elmar Mammadyarov said Tuesday a number of sticking points remain for the conflict in the Nagorno Karabakh region to be resolved.
05 December 2006 [20:49]
Scheduled meeting of Azerbaijani and Armenian Foreign Ministers Elmar Mammadyarov and Vardan Oskanyan will not be held.
05 December 2006 [20:47]
Azerbaijanis can apply to German embassy in Baku for a visa for Austria from next year, Johann Kausl, Commercial Counsellor at the Austrian Embassy in Moscow said.
05 December 2006 [17:34]
"European Union considers that OSCE Minsk Group co-chairs play an important role in the settlement of Nagorno Karabakh conflict," Finland Minister of Foreign Affairs Erkki Tuomioya announced at 14th OSCE Ministerial Council conference in Brussels.
05 December 2006 [17:21]
The working group composed of Caspian states' experts will have a meeting on Caspian’s status tomorrow in Tehran.
05 December 2006 [17:15]
"OSCE will continue to play important role in settlement of Nagorno-Karabakh conflict and the conflicts in South Caucasus."
05 December 2006 [16:32]
Foreign Minister made speech in the 14th meeting of OSCE Foreign Minister' Council in Brussels, Foreign ministry Press and Information Policy Department Chief Tahir Tagizadeh told.
05 December 2006 [15:57]
The GUAM Council of Ministers of Foreign Affaires expresses its serious concern over a so-called "constitutional referendum" in the Nagorno-Karabakh region of the Republic of Azerbaijan, Foreign Ministry Press center told.
05 December 2006 [15:47]
"Armenians wanted to raise the flag of separatist regime and sing its hymn in the concert held in Moscow. But we did not allow them. We sent a very serious note to Russian Foreign Minister on behalf of the embassy.
05 December 2006 [14:56]
Serbian Foreign Minister Vuk Draskovic accused the international community of applying double standards in its dealings with Kosovo and urged the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe not to trample over its own principle of respecting the territorial integrity of its members.
05 December 2006 [14:49]
In the joint meeting of parties entering the Coordination center for defense of the freedom of speech and press, Azadliq block offered to stop the activity of some political parties, NGOs and presses temporarily, no party especially Musavat did not accepted, said first deputy chairman ADP Sardar Jalaloglu.
05 December 2006 [14:47]
The parliamentarians offered to discuss the problem freedom of speech and ANS Teleradio Company in the sitting held on Tuesday.
05 December 2006 [13:26]
"I hope that Azerbaijan will respect the right of Karabakh population to decision of its self-determination," Vardan Oskanyan Armenian Foreign Minister said at the meeting of OSCE Foreign Ministers' Council in Brussels.
05 December 2006 [13:19]
The chief of Internal Investigation Department police general-major Vidadi Rzayev was dismissed with Interior Minister Ramil Usubov’s order.
05 December 2006 [10:36]
Rajan Menon, an international relations professor, said the oil industry's corruption is rooted in a deeper network of political corruption that threatens the democracy of Azerbaijan. Menon led a discussion about oil and corruption in Azerbaijan on Wednesday in Lehigh University.
05 December 2006 [10:30]
The preparation meeting on case with editor-in-chief of Realni Azerbaijan and Gundelik Azerbaijan Eynulla Fetullayev's appeal after Appeals Court judgment presided by Rasim Isgenderov was held.
05 December 2006 [10:28]
Working group composed of governmental officials and NGO representatives on political prisoners held a session.
05 December 2006 [10:17]
Azadlig moved into an editorial office in Azerbaijan Publishing House offered by State Committee for Public Properties Management last Sunday.
05 December 2006 [10:11]
Azerbaijan Foreign Minister began bilateral meetings in the 14th meeting of Council of Foreign Ministers of OSCE held in Brussels.
04 December 2006 [22:20]
Six major powers are in a position to agree on the text of a United Nations resolution on how to respond to Iran's nuclear programme, French Foreign Minister Philippe Douste-Blazy said on Monday.
04 December 2006 [22:19]
Italian Prime Minister Romano Prodi said on Monday that the European Union should leave a door open for Turkey in its aspirations to join the bloc.
04 December 2006 [22:13]
President Robert Kocharian intends to continue to play a key role in Armenian politics and government affairs after completing his second, presumably final term in office in just over a year from now, his national security adviser said on Monday.
04 December 2006 [21:28]
Closure of ANS was a hard blow to press freedom in Azerbaijan, said Anne E. Derse, U.S. Ambassador of USA to Azerbaijan commenting the situation around ANS.
04 December 2006 [21:19]
Three days before Russian Prime Minister Mikhail Fradkov's visit to Baku scheduled for December 4, Azerbaijan's President Ilham Aliyev instructed the government to decide within a week or two on cutting down or cutting off oil transportation via the Baku-Novorossiysk oil pipeline.
04 December 2006 [21:11]
It will help Azerbaijan to become modern, democratic and market economy-oriented country, which closely cooperates with Euratlantic structures, U.S. Ambassador to Azerbaijan Anne Derse said in a meeting with members of the Euratlantic Center in Baku.
04 December 2006 [21:05]
President Ilham Aliyev of Azerbaijan congratulated the King Bhumibol Adulyadej and the Prime Minister of Thailand Surayud Chulanont on the King's birthday, a nationwide celebration and holiday.
04 December 2006 [20:55]
Armenian Foreign Minister Vartan Oskanian will come to Strasbourg after the OSCE meeting held in Brussels.
04 December 2006 [20:50]
The Year of Russia in Azerbaijan gave an additional impetus to the development and strengthening of bilateral relations, Russian Prime Minister Mikhail Fradkov declared in Baku on Monday at a meeting with Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev. Now, the Year of Baku in Moscow and the Year of Moscow in Baku will continue the festival, Fradkov said.
04 December 2006 [20:36]
On December 4, 2006, Robert Menard, Secretary-General of Reporters Without Borders wrote an open letter addressing Ilham Aliyev, the President of Azerbaijan.
04 December 2006 [20:35]
"The questions included in the agenda will be discussed in the first day of the meeting of PACE Political Committee to be held in Baku. Debate will be held with the parliamentarians from the republics of Central Asia," said Abdulgadir Atesh, Turkish ex-minister of tourism, PACE Political Committee chairman.
04 December 2006 [17:43]
The Russian leadership understands that not only the future of the whole region but also the future role and place of Russia in the region is being determined now, said Arif Yunusov, the Director of the Department of Conflictology at the Institute of Peace and Democracy.
04 December 2006 [16:54]
Azerbaijan's CE commitment will be discussed in the meeting of CE Ministers' committee AGO Group to be held on December 8.
04 December 2006 [16:48]
Azerbaijani delegation led by Deputy Prime Minister and Chairman of the State Committee for refugees and IDPs, Ali Hasanov, is on visit to Kuwait at the invitation of Abdullah Al-Maatuk, the country's Minister of Islamic Affairs.
04 December 2006 [16:36]
The issue of 'frozen conflicts' in the GUAM space will not be discussed at the session of the UN General Assembly on Monday.
04 December 2006 [16:24]
Visiting Iran Azeri Minister of Defense Industry Yavar Jamalov paid tribute to the late Imam Khomeini, by laying a wreath on his grave in southern Tehran on Monday.
04 December 2006 [16:11]
Foreign ministers from the 56 OSCE participating States began their annual Ministerial Council today, and the focus was on tackling protracted "frozen" conflicts and further improving OSCE efficiency.
04 December 2006 [14:34]
Preparation is being carried out for the establishment of GUAM (Georgia, Ukraine, Azerbaijan and Moldova) Press Councils Coordination Centre, Azerbaijani Press Council chief Aflatun Amashov told.
04 December 2006 [14:31]
Today, Brussels hosts the 14th annual meeting of OSCE Foreign Ministers' Council.
04 December 2006 [13:33]
Azerbaijan will not recognize the results of the referendum on the Karabakh constitution set to be held in the unrecognized republic of Nagorno Karabakh on December 10, a statement by the Azeri Foreign Ministry says.
04 December 2006 [12:17]
04 December 2006 [10:58]
Armenian Foreign Minister Vartan Oskanian said that Armenia doesn't see the "genocide issue" as a precondition to normalize relations with Turkey, but called on his Turkish colleagues to remove all their preconditions too.
03 December 2006 [23:15]
Pope Benedict XVI said Sunday that his recent trip to Turkey was an "unforgettable" experience that will hopefully lead to useful dialogue with Muslims. However, some Islamic leaders said the pope had not sufficiently made amends for his September remarks on Islam and violence.
03 December 2006 [22:37]
Reporters Without Borders voiced deep concern on Sunday about a fatwa (religious decree) issued by an Iranian ayatollah calling for two journalists in neighbouring Azerbaijan to be killed for an allegedly blasphemous article.
03 December 2006 [22:33]
Azeri Minister of Defense Industry Yavar Jamalov conferred in Tehran on Sunday with Iran's Defense Minister Mostafa Mohammad-Najjar on expansion of defense cooperation between the two countries.
03 December 2006 [13:35]
A statement by President Ilham Aliyev about the possibility of resuming ANS' activities did not clarify the situation.
03 December 2006 [12:55]
The foreign minister of Azerbaijan has rejected US concerns for democracy in his country after its main independent TV and radio stations were shut down.
03 December 2006 [12:39]
The members of Azerbaijani delegation in PACE will meet with the members of Armenian delegation in the frame of winter session of PACE.
03 December 2006 [12:36]
It is observed that Armenian Armed Forces is assembling armed technics and military contingent in Bash Gervend village of occupied Aghdam region.
03 December 2006 [12:20]
Armenia and Azerbaijan are discussing terms of holding a referendum on the status of the disputed Nagorno Karabakh region, Armenia's foreign minister said Friday.
03 December 2006 [12:11]
Azerbaijan National Television and Radio Council announced on Saturday tender on the frequency of ANS TV and ANS ChM, APA reports. The announcement includes information about some other frequencies of television and radios of city and regions.
03 December 2006 [12:01]
Terming Islam a religion of peace and tolerance, Pakistan and Azerbaijan on Friday rejected linking terrorism and extremism with Muslims.
02 December 2006 [14:25]
"OSCE, Council of Europe and European Union are dissatisfied with the closure of ANS TV and ANS CM broadcasting. These organizations focus on the issue," OSCE Baku Office chief Maurisio Pavesi told.
02 December 2006 [14:08]
The draft resolution on the Post Soviet frozen conflicts prepared by GUAM will be discussed in the UN, December 7, Armenian Foreign Minister Vardan Oskanyan told journalists, quoting to Panarmenian agency.
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