Politics
10 November 2006 [20:17]
Azerbaijan's Ambassador to Canada Fakhraddin Qurbanov met with members of the Canadian Parliament Patrick Brown and Borys Wrzesnewskyj, press service of the Embassy said.
10 November 2006 [20:12]
President of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev sent a message of congratulations to President of Angola Jose Eduardo dos Santos and the people of his country on the occasion of the national holiday, the Independence Day.
10 November 2006 [20:06]
"Though Ojalan took asylum in Moscow then, the US made us deport PKK leader from the country. If Ojalan hadn't been arrested, Baku-Tbilisi-Ceyhan wouldn't have been constructed," said Vladimir Jirinovski, the leader of Russian Liberal-Democrat Party.
10 November 2006 [19:59]
There will be fundamental personnel changes in the Georgian Government.
10 November 2006 [17:22]
"Hunger strike is an abnormal way. But if the editors who form public opinion see no way out, it means that there are great problems in the sphere of freedom of press," said Andres Herkel, PACE Monitoring Committee co-rapporteur for Azerbaijan.
10 November 2006 [16:43]
"Age and sex are not important factors in politics. Nancy Pelosi has been elected the first woman speaker of the lower house of the US Congress. It means that the thought "politics is the arena of men and the youth" is not true."
10 November 2006 [12:55]
"Kazakhstan's position on Nagorno Karabakh conflict is clear. We support Azerbaijan’s territorial integrity," ambassador of Kazakhstan in Azerbaijan Andar Shukputov said.
10 November 2006 [10:59]
"We can expand military – technical cooperation with Poland in future," Azerbaijani Ambassador to Poland told the journalists.
10 November 2006 [10:49]
"There is strategical alliance between Azerbaijan and Kazakhstan," Deputy Foreign Minister told journalists.
10 November 2006 [09:00]
Six opposition media editors in the ex-Soviet nation of Azerbaijan began a hunger strike on Thursday to protest government pressure, including the threatened expulsion of an opposition newspaper from its offices.
10 November 2006 [00:25]
An Argentine judge ordered international arrest warrants on Thursday for former Iranian President Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani and eight other over the 1994 bombing of a Buenos Aires Jewish community center.
10 November 2006 [00:24]
Turkey, one of Israel's few allies in the Muslim world, on Thursday strongly condemned Israeli army strikes in Gaza that killed 18 Palestinian civilians, and it appealed for an end to the "disproportionate" violence.
10 November 2006 [00:13]
Three of the individuals are said to have traveled to Azerbaijan where they undertook terrorist training.
10 November 2006 [00:03]
First Deputy Chairman of Azerbaijan's Parliament and head of the Azerbaijani delegation to the NATO Parliamentary Assembly Ziyafat Asgarov, and MP Siyavush Novruzov will visit Quebec, Canada, to participate in the NATO PA's 52nd annual session bringing together some 340 parliamentarians from North America and Europe, from November 13-17.
09 November 2006 [23:59]
A 2-day international conference of the Justice and Interior ministers of the European countries on the topic "Improvement of the European cooperation in the field of justice" has opened in Moscow.
09 November 2006 [23:54]
If Russia were to vote in favor of a draft UN Security Council resolution on sanctions against Iran, in its current form, it would be backing sanctions against itself, Iran's top nuclear negotiator said Thursday.
09 November 2006 [23:48]
The Foreign Minister of so-called "NKR" Georgi Petrosyan visited Greece to participate in the ceremony held on the occasion of 10th anniversary recognition of Armenian "genocide" by Greek Parliament.
09 November 2006 [23:43]
"Some new departments and offices were established in Musavat Central Executive Board and some structural changes have been made. I will be at the head of the departments and offices," said Arif Hajili.
09 November 2006 [23:40]
Today, Azizbayov Court considered the former Finance Minister Fikret Yusifov's appeal.
09 November 2006 [23:36]
Swiss Parliament will discuss the resolution proposed by Azerbaijan youth federation in that country.
09 November 2006 [23:32]
A report published by Germany's Der Spiegel journal on Monday linked the Azerbaijani embassy in this country to cases of bribery.
09 November 2006 [18:34]
Russian President Vladimir Putin met his Azerbaijani counterpart, Ilham Aliyev, in the Kremlin on Thursday.
09 November 2006 [18:20]
Group of parliamentarians from Musavat left the parliament sitting unfinished during the discussion of 2007 Draft State Budget.
09 November 2006 [18:18]
09 November 2006 [18:11]
A meeting on the improvement of the Election Code will be held between EU Venice Commission and Azerbaijani representatives in Strasbourg, APA reports.
09 November 2006 [16:13]
"US does not recognize election, referendum or any other event held in Nagorno Karabakh," U.S. Embassy Public Relations Officer Jonathan Henick told the APA.
09 November 2006 [15:22]
The head of Pentagon Donald Rumsfeld resigned. The president held a press conference and announced that Donald Rumsfeld resigns and nominated the former chief of Central Intelligence Agency, Sovietologist Robert Gates to the post.
09 November 2006 [14:27]
"Because of forthcoming winter the probability of bird flu virus in Azerbaijan increases In connection with it an agreement will be signed between Azerbaijan and Japan. According to the agreement Japan will help Azerbaijan to prevent from bird flu virus," said Ambassador of Japan to Azerbaijan Tadahiro Abe.
09 November 2006 [14:24]
Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev will meet within the framework of his visit to Moscow Russian President Vladimir Putin on Thursday.
09 November 2006 [14:22]
Armenian Armed Forces' units in occupied Gulchuluk Sovkhozu, Bash Gervend and Gulluje village of Aghdam region fired on opposite positions of Azerbaijani Armed Forces with machine and submachine guns for 15 minutes since 23.40 on Wednesday.
09 November 2006 [13:48]
I hope that PACE co-rapporteurs Lloyd and Herkel's report will be objective, the head of Azerbaijani delegation to PACE Samed Seyidov told the journalists.
09 November 2006 [09:57]
"Georgia bewares of Russian attack," Gela Bejuashvili Georgian Foreign Minister said during his visit to France.
08 November 2006 [23:09]
Iran's top nuclear negotiator will hold talks on the country's nuclear problem in Moscow on November 10, Iranian news agency ISNA said Wednesday.
08 November 2006 [23:04]
The European Commission set Turkey a mid-December deadline on Wednesday to open its ports to shipping from Cyprus or face consequences for its troubled European Union membership bid.
08 November 2006 [22:39]
Talks between the Azerbaijani Government and Venice Commission concerning the law "On the freedom of assembly" scheduled for November 9-10 in Baku were delayed.
08 November 2006 [22:23]
President of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev congratulated his Tajik counterpart Emomali Rahmonov on re-election as the President of his country.
08 November 2006 [22:13]
The President of Azerbaijan, Ilham Aliyev, visited NATO HQ on 8 November to discuss NATO-Azerbaijan relations as well as regional security issues.
08 November 2006 [22:09]
Before coming to Moscow on November 8, Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev visited the opposite geopolitical pole, Brussels. He is carrying on his father's policy of balancing and maneuvering.
08 November 2006 [18:04]
Official Minsk realizes the essence of Nagorno Karabakh conflict.
08 November 2006 [15:20]
The opposition Democratic Party has won control over the House of Representatives at the elections to the U.S. Congress.
08 November 2006 [13:56]
France Ambassador to Turkey Paul Poudade has been to Isgenderun city of Hatay region.
08 November 2006 [13:52]
"2006 is convenient year for Azerbaijan and Armenia to solve Nagorno Karabakh conflict, because no elections are held during this year," Armenian President Robert Kocharyan said during his meeting with the representatives of Armenian community in Astana.
08 November 2006 [13:50]
"There is stability in Azerbaijan and Armenian front line," special representative of OSCE Chairman-in-Office Andrzej Kasprzyk told journalists.
08 November 2006 [13:38]
US Ambassador to Azerbaijan Anne E. Derse will help Azerbaijan with problems on compulsory insurance of foreigners.
08 November 2006 [12:54]
Defense Ministry Main Inspection Department is abolished.
08 November 2006 [12:42]
Today Milli Majlis started to discuss 2007 Draft State Budget.
08 November 2006 [10:47]
"There has been no discussion on the appointment of Executive Board chief. We can not say who will lead the board," Musavat Deputy Chairman Arif Hajili told the APA. He said that only the chairman has the right to appoint the Management Chief.
07 November 2006 [23:19]
After Azerbaijan's Prime Minister Artur Rasizade and visiting Prime Minister and Defense Minister of Jordan Marouf al-Bakhit met behind closed doors, the meeting continued in the presence of the two countries' delegations.
07 November 2006 [22:24]
On November 7, Chairman of the Polish Senate Bogdan Borusewicz arrived in Baku.
07 November 2006 [22:20]
Several opposition members have criticized the Armenian authorities for continuing to yield the country's economic potential to Russia in a bid to secure its favors during the upcoming elections.
07 November 2006 [22:06]
Being on official visit to Brussels Azerbaijan President Ilham Aliyev met with EU Secretary General for the Common Foreign and Security Policy Javier Solana.
07 November 2006 [22:02]
Armenian destructions damage Azerbaijan by AZN 23 249 823 960.
07 November 2006 [22:01]
"The editor-in-chief of the journal Monitor Elmar Huseynov's murder is a great shock for Azerbaijan," the Azerbaijan President said at the press conference held together with the President of European Commission Jose Manuel Barozzo.
07 November 2006 [21:59]
A visit to EU headquarters by a confident Azerbaijani president on November 7 marked a new stage in the relationship between the two sides.
07 November 2006 [21:57]
"We have no agreement on Nagorno Karabakh referendum, we will have discussions on the eve of the Azerbaijani and Armenian ministers' meeting on November 14 in Brussels and determine our position on the referendum," said OSCE Minsk Group co-chair Yuri Merzlyakov.
07 November 2006 [14:53]
Constitutional court together with CE Venice Commission will hold an international conference on the theme "Relations between Constitutional Court and courts of common jurisdiction".
07 November 2006 [13:54]
"The tense of the processes make more probably the war between Iran and USA. But it is not obvious when the operations will begin," South Azerbaijan National Awakening Movement leader Mahmudali Chohraganli stated.
07 November 2006 [12:44]
Azerbaijani, Russian and Iranian railway senior officials will meet in Tehran to discuss the Project on North-South transport corridor, Azerbaijani Deputy Minister of Transportation Musa Panahov told that the trilateral meeting will take place in late November.
06 November 2006 [23:39]
Azeri Foreign Minister Elmar Mammadyarov is satisfied with Russia's mediation in the Nagorno Karabakh conflict settlement.
06 November 2006 [23:31]
Chairman of the State Social Protection Fund of Azerbaijan Salim Muslimov met with the Ambassador of the United States to Azerbaijan Anne Derse.
06 November 2006 [23:20]
Azerbaijani Constitution turns 11 years on November 12.
06 November 2006 [23:18]
Georgian citizen Teymuraz Aliyev suspected in the murder of editor-in-chief of the Monitor journal Elmar Huseynov is searched by Interpol in a great number of countries.
06 November 2006 [20:53]
Kyrgyzstan president Kurmanbek Bakiyev considered the opposition's demand and submitted the new variant of Constitution to the parliament's discussion.
06 November 2006 [18:38]
PACE rapporteur Leo Platvoet's report on Missing people in South Caucasus can be discussed in the spring session of the organization.
06 November 2006 [18:02]
President of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev on November 6 at President Palace received delegation of the Kingdom of Jordan headed by the Prime Minister of country, the defense minister Maruf al-Bakhit.
06 November 2006 [18:01]
President Ilham Aliyev's visit to Belgium began today.
06 November 2006 [16:55]
Prime Minister of the Kingdom of Jordan, the defense minister Maruf al-Bakhit on November 6 at the "Hyatt Park" Hotel has met with the defense minister of Azerbaijan, colonel-general Safar Abiyev.
06 November 2006 [16:33]
Jordan's Prime Minister Maruf al-Bakhit is on visit to Azerbaijan.
06 November 2006 [14:10]
"Death penalty on Saddam Hussain aims to bring additional dividends to President Bush in the US Congress elections," Husnu Mahalli, BBC radio Arabian service chief, political correspondent of the "Evening" newspaper, stated.
06 November 2006 [14:05]
Iran is ready to share its missile systems with friends and neighbours, the commander of the Revolutionary Guards said, after he showed off missiles including some he said had cluster warheads.
06 November 2006 [14:00]
Bulent Ecevit, a five-time Turkish premier and socialist leader who ordered the invasion of Cyprus and in his later years pushed his country towards the West, has died. He was 81.
06 November 2006 [13:01]
Azerbaijanian President Ilham Aliyev is leaving for Brussels on Monday on a two- day visit and afterwards, he will pay a working visit to Moscow.
06 November 2006 [11:55]
Armenian Armed Forces' units in occupied Yusifjanli village of Aghdam region fired on opposite positions of Azerbaijani Armed Forces with machine and submachine guns since 01.10 to 01.30 this night.
05 November 2006 [14:53]
Moscow may endorse a UN Security Council resolution on Iran provided a number of conditions are met, the Russian foreign minister said Saturday.
05 November 2006 [14:47]
About 12,000 Turkish secularists marched in the capital on Saturday to protest against what they see as a rising Islamist influence under Prime Minister Tayyip Erdogan's government, Anatolian news agency said.