Politics
01 November 2006 [15:28]
Foreign Minister Elmar Mammadyarov met with visiting co-rapporteurs of the Monitoring Committee of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe for Azerbaijan Tony Lloyd and Andres Herkel, press service of the Ministry said.
01 November 2006 [15:15]
Azerbaijan's Ambassador to Indonesia Ibrahim Hajiyev met October 31 with Speaker of Indonesia's House of Representatives Agung Laksono to discuss ways of further boosting the bilateral ties between the two countries, press service of the Embassy said.
01 November 2006 [13:59]
Azerbaijan President Ilham Aliyev within his visit to western regions of Azerbaijan was in Gadabay today.
01 November 2006 [10:17]
"The territory where Davit Garadji Monastery is located has not been coordinated by delimitation and demarcation commission yet," said Georgian Deputy Foreign Minister, the chief of Delimitation and Demarcation Commission Georgi Manjgaladze.
01 November 2006 [10:13]
The monitoring group will announce the results of the arsons in Azerbaijani territories in mid-November, Azerbaijani Foreign Minister Elmar Mammadyarov told the journalists.
01 November 2006 [10:02]
"Venice Commission considers conditions for freedom of assembly very limited," stated Allen Shamble CE Venice Commission administrator.
01 November 2006 [10:00]
GUAM, OSCE and the US call on Transdnestria to participate in negotiations.
01 November 2006 [09:51]
A group of Modern Musavat Party members picketed outside France Embassy in Baku.
01 November 2006 [02:59]
Iran announced on Tuesday that its Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps (IRGC) would soon hold a new round of war-games.
01 November 2006 [02:56]
Russia said on Tuesday it believed Iran's nuclear program was peaceful, and a political dialogue, not sanctions, must be used in talks with Tehran.
01 November 2006 [00:48]
Georgia's foreign minister arrived in Moscow on Tuesday for the first high-level talks between Russia and Georgia since a bitter confrontation broke out between the ex-Soviet neighbors.
31 October 2006 [21:08]
EU diplomats are trying to organise an emergency meeting this weekend in the hope of resolving problems surrounding Turkey's membership bid.
31 October 2006 [20:43]
Georgia Foreign Minister Gela Bezhuashvili had a short-termed visit to Azerbaijan.
31 October 2006 [20:37]
Azerbaijani military attache to Turkish Embassy colonel Bakhish Alekberov was called back.
31 October 2006 [20:35]
"There is no obstacle to adopt Action Plan on the cooperation between Azerbaijan and EU in the frame of Europe New Neighborhood Policy," said EU Commissioner on External Relations Benita Ferrero Waldner's spokesperson Emma Udwin.
31 October 2006 [20:03]
Azerbaijan discharges NATO obligations on reforms in Armed Forces.
31 October 2006 [19:49]
Iranian Interior Minister Mostafa Pour-Mohammadi conferred with his Azeri counterpart Ramil Usubov on the sidelines of the 14th International Conference on Central Asia and Caucasus in Tehran on Tuesday.
31 October 2006 [16:16]
November 2 PACE Monitoring Committee co-rapporteurs Andres Herkel and Tony Lloyd will attend a regular meeting of the working group composed of governmental officials and the representatives of NGOs on the problem of political prisoners, Chingiz Ganizadeh, rights defender, stated.
31 October 2006 [16:01]
Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev began his visit to Western region.
31 October 2006 [15:19]
Azerbaijani and Armenian Foreign Ministers will discuss new proposals of the co-chairs in Brussels on November 14, Elmar Mammadyarov, Azerbaijani Foreign Minister, told journalists.
31 October 2006 [14:46]
All issues were agreed on National Activity Plan of New Neighborhood Policy Program to be signed on November 14 between Azerbaijan and EU, Foreign Minister Elmar Mammadyarov told the journalists.
31 October 2006 [13:52]
The criminal case launched against President's Office ex-Administrative Office chief Akif Muradverdiyev ended in Court of Grievous Crimes.
31 October 2006 [13:50]
The sum decree on GUAM Peacekeeping Contingent has not been issued yet, Safar Abiyev told journalists.
31 October 2006 [13:00]
Turkish State Presidents will hold summit in Antalya November 17, Turkey Foreign Ministry informs.
31 October 2006 [12:34]
"There is not any territorial conflict between Azerbaijan and Georgia. There are some uncoordinated areas on the front lines of both countries and these areas are being coordinated in the level of experts," Georgi Manjgaladze, Deputy Foreign Minister, the chief of Delimitation and Demarcation Commission, stated.
31 October 2006 [11:53]
New proposals of OSCE Minsk Group co-chairs connected with Nagorno Karabakh conflict will be discussed in Brussels meeting of Foreign Ministers.
31 October 2006 [11:49]
Azerbaijani president Ilham Aliyev will visit Ganja on October 31.
31 October 2006 [11:45]
"Any meetings and talks – are already boon even if they bring no result. Much worse if the sides have no wish and possibility to meet and hold talks, let us take Georgia and Russian, for example," said Chief of the Department of CIS Countries of the Russian Institute of Strategic Research, Candidate of Historical Sciences Alexander Skakov.
31 October 2006 [11:43]
Georgian Foreign Minister Gela Bezhuashvili left for Moscow on October 31 via the Azerbaijani capital Baku to hold talks with his Russian counterpart Sergey Lavrov.
31 October 2006 [11:07]
Jamil Gasanli, head of the committee of protection of rights of Farhad and Rafik Aliyevs, told journalists in Baku that he considered that Russia's Federal Security Service (FSB) and Foreign Intelligence Service (SVR) were actively involved in the arrest of the former Minister of Economic Development of Azerbaijan, Farhad Aliyev.
31 October 2006 [10:44]
Human Rights Commissioner of Azerbaijan Elmira Suleymanova met with visiting representatives of Azerbaijan's diaspora in Ukraine and members of the Ukraine-Azerbaijan Congress, press service of the Ombudsman Office said.
31 October 2006 [10:43]
President of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev sent a message of congratulation to the Bulgarian President Georgi Pirvanov on his re-election as the President of the Republic of Bulgaria.
31 October 2006 [10:41]
With organizational support of the Embassy of Turkey in Azerbaijan, the Day of the Republic of Turkey has been marked in Baku, October 29.
31 October 2006 [10:39]
FM of Azerbaijan Elmar Mammadyarov met with visiting Minister of Health of Spain Mrs. Elena Salgado, 30 October.
31 October 2006 [10:16]
Azadliq block's official held a press conference dedicated to the removing Azadliq newspaper from the building where it operates and going on hunger strike.
31 October 2006 [10:00]
Musavat leader Isa Gambar met with PACE Monitoring Committee co-reporters to Azerbaijan Andres Herkel and Tony Lloyd.
31 October 2006 [09:56]
Baku Major Office (BMO) set the venues-streets and squares in the capital for meetings, demonstrations and rallies.
31 October 2006 [09:53]
Azerbaijan Defence Ministry prepares plan for funeral of Azerbaijani servicemen who die in frontline, Defence minister Safar Abiyev told journalists.
31 October 2006 [09:52]
President Ilham Aliyev received the Spanish delegation headed by Health Minister Elena Salgado.
31 October 2006 [09:50]
On Monday President Ilham Aliyev received Georgian Culture, Monuments Protection and Sports Minister Georgi Gabashvili.
30 October 2006 [22:43]
Azerbaijani Defense Minister Safar Abiyev discussed the violation of ceasefire with his Armenian colleague Serge Sarkisian at the meeting in Gazakh.
30 October 2006 [22:17]
"The government does not form its policy on NGOs opinion. The essence of our policy is to reform those who are sentenced for committing crimes and make them decent citizens of the state. Those whose name is not in the list of pardoned ones are not satisfied with this policy," Ali Hasanov, the President's Office Socio-political Department chief, stated.
30 October 2006 [22:14]
"Discontent in Canada - Azerbaijan Circles Federation is connected with the chairmanship problem. No one wants to be headed by anybody. Our position is neutral as it is the Diaspora organizations own business," Nazim Ibrahimov, chairman of the State Committee on Work with Azerbaijanis living abroad, told.
30 October 2006 [22:07]
"The US is pleased with Azerbaijan's fight against laundry of dirty money and financing of the terrorism. This is a global problem. The world countries should come together in this problem," Anne E. Derse, the US Ambassador to Azerbaijan told reporters.
30 October 2006 [16:38]
Azerbaijan 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.
30 October 2006 [16:17]
Freedom Assembly law does not meet international standards, President's Office Department on work with Law Enforcement chief Fuad Alesgerov told the journalists.
30 October 2006 [16:16]
Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev received Tony Lloyd and Andres Herkel, the co-rapporteurs of PACE Monitoring Group for Azerbaijan.
30 October 2006 [16:14]
Georgian Foreign Minister Gela Bezhuashvili will visit Azerbaijan tomorrow.
30 October 2006 [16:11]
CIS Presidents next summit will be held in late November in Minsk.
30 October 2006 [13:48]
Armenian President Robert Kocharian's visit to Russia has begun on Monday.
30 October 2006 [13:15]
Armenian Armed Forces violated the ceasefire again.
30 October 2006 [13:14]
Famous Dagestani terrorist Rappani Khalilov who is in international search was appointed "Dagestan front" commander by Doku Umarov, sopresident of unrecognized Republic of Chechnya.
29 October 2006 [23:57]
The 83rd anniversary of the foundation of the Turkish Republic is being celebrated all over Turkey.
29 October 2006 [18:47]
The first meeting of interior ministers of member states of the Economic Cooperation Organization (ECO) dubbed "Security, Stability and Sustainable Development" is to open in Tehran on Monday.
29 October 2006 [17:20]
Iran said on Sunday it would press ahead with its nuclear research and development work after the country expanded its capacity to enrich uranium, the part of Iran's atomic programme which most worries the West.
28 October 2006 [15:30]
Azerbaijan's President Ilham Aliyev has sent a message of congratulations to Turkey's Prime Minister Recap Tayyip Erdogan on Republic Day of Turkey.
28 October 2006 [15:20]
Azerbaijan's President Ilham Aliyev has sent a message of congratulations to Turkey's President Ahmet Necdet Sezer and the people of his country on the occasion of the national holiday, the Republic Day.
28 October 2006 [14:40]
Armenian Armed Forces fired on Azerbaijani Army's opposite positions from Lalatapa, Jabrail, by submachine and machine guns for four hours starting from 23.00 (local time).
28 October 2006 [12:22]
Foreign Minister of Azerbaijan Elmar Mammadyarov met with the delegation headed by David Gunnarsson, Iceland Permanent Secretary of the Ministry of Health and Social Security, and candidate for the post of WHO Secretary General, according to the Foreign Ministry's press-service.
28 October 2006 [12:08]
Former Bulgarian King is against the pro-Armenian candidate to presidency.
28 October 2006 [11:59]
Turkey President Ahmad Nejdat Sezer called to Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev.
28 October 2006 [11:08]
Azerbaijan government intends to open consulate in Aktau in Kazakhstan, the chief of Mangistau region of Kazakhstan Krimbek Kusharbayev told the journalists.
28 October 2006 [11:02]
The sixth meeting of Azerbaijan – Europe Commission Partnership Committee is held in Brussels Foreign Ministry Press and Information Department Chief Tahir Tagizadeh told.
27 October 2006 [21:18]
In case of a new war in the Nagorno Karabakh conflict zone, Armenia will again have an advantage over Azerbaijan. However, the war will be a big blow for both sides, Armenian Defense Minister Serzh Sargsyan says in an interview to Jane's military and political research center.
27 October 2006 [21:11]
Chairman of Azerbaijan State Real Estate Registration Service Arif Qarashov met with Ambassador of Belarus to Azerbaijan Nikolay Patskevich.
27 October 2006 [21:04]
Chairman of the Supreme Majlis (the Parliament) of Nakhchivan Autonomous Republic Vasif Talibov met with Polish Ambassador to Azerbaijan Kszistof Krajewski and his spouse Aldona Krajewski.
27 October 2006 [21:00]
Azerbaijan's consul general in Kars Hasan Zeynalov met with the new governor of Province Saim Saffet Karahisar, the Province's municipality said.
27 October 2006 [20:56]
Speaker of Azerbaijan Parliament Ogtay Asadov met with the visiting chairman of the State Social Insurance Fund of the Republic of Lithuania Mindaugas Mikaila.
27 October 2006 [20:50]
President Ilham Aliyev of Azerbaijan received the delegation of the German Marshall Fund of the United States.
27 October 2006 [20:30]
FM of Azerbaijan Elmar Mammadyarov met with visiting Vice President of the OSCE Parliamentary Assembly, first deputy chairman of the foreign affairs committee of Supreme Rada of Ukraine Oleg Bilorus (Ukraine).
27 October 2006 [20:08]
Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev said on Friday that potential sanctions on neighboring Iran because of Tehran's disputed nuclear program could have a negative impact on the region.
27 October 2006 [20:05]
Dagestan Government plans a number of events in our country within Russia year in Azerbaijan.
27 October 2006 [19:49]
"We witnessed how revolutional and democratic forces came peacefully to power in Georgia in 2003. Their achievements are necessary for Azerbaijan and whole South Caucasus," said Isa Gember, the leader of Musavat Party.
27 October 2006 [19:26]
"Azerbaijan is a developing country. It is going to be the strongest country in the Caucasus with its petrodollars.
27 October 2006 [19:20]
"The last pardon decree signed by Azerbaijani president did not justify the hopes. The people that we wanted to be pardoned were not in that list," stated PACE Monitoring Committee co-reporter to Azerbaijan Andres Herkel during his visit to Baku.
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