Politics
26 October 2006 [23:17]
The European Union and Turkey should work to resolve their differences because a possible disruption of Ankara's accession talks would be "in no one's interest," the president of the Council of Europe's parliamentary assembly said in Ankara on Thursday.
26 October 2006 [20:02]
The UN General Assembly will discuss "frozen conflicts" in the territory of GUAM on December 4.
26 October 2006 [19:56]
Iran's clerical regime has ordered Iranian internet service providers to reduce the speed of internet access for homes and internet cafes. So far, businesses have not been affected.
26 October 2006 [19:42]
President of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev sent a message of congratulations to President of Turkmenistan Saparmurat Niyazov and the people of his country on the occasion of the national holiday, the Independence Day.
26 October 2006 [19:34]
The delegation of Azerbaijan led by Minister of Emergencies Kamaladdin Heydarov arrived October 26 on a two-day official visit to Ukraine.
26 October 2006 [19:28]
"Only investigation can determine whom I will defend, if Farhad Aliyev is accused of Elmar Huseynov's murder," Elton Guliyev, the lawyer for former Economic Development Minister Farhad Aliyev said.
26 October 2006 [19:26]
The visit of 19-member delegation headed by Moldavian Deputy Education youth and sport Minister Valentin Krudu is ongoing.
26 October 2006 [19:20]
A regular spy scandal may emerge in Armenia, as even the country's Prime Minister is accused of espionage, however, this time the accusations are not voiced by the neighbouring country, and comes from the representatives of Armenian opposition.
26 October 2006 [19:16]
"Russia"s role in regulation of the conflicts is indispensable," announced NATO Secretary General Jaap de Hoop Scheffer at the meeting with Vladimir Putin.
26 October 2006 [12:38]
Armenian Armed Forces continues to violate the ceasefire.
26 October 2006 [10:56]
On occasion of Kazakhstan's Day of Republic Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary Ambassador of Kazakhstan to Azerbaijan Andar Shukputov gave an interview to one of the local independent TV channels Space.
26 October 2006 [10:49]
Georgian Economic Development Minister Irakli Chogovadze will visit Azerbaijan and Kazakhstan next week.
26 October 2006 [10:35]
Armenian President Robert Kocharyan visited military units in front territories October 23-24.
26 October 2006 [10:31]
Shri B.R. Muthu Kumar new appointed ambassador of India to Azerbaijan will come to Baku next month.
26 October 2006 [01:04]
Finnish Prime Minister Matti Vanhanen said Wednesday he was optimistic the European Union would continue membership negotiations with Turkey and avoid a breakdown in talks over the pace of the country's reforms.
25 October 2006 [22:51]
Another group of Georgians, deported from the Russian Federation, has arrived in Georgia via the Georgian-Azerbaijan border checkpoint in Tsiteli Khidi.
25 October 2006 [22:47]
Minister of Education Misir Mardanov met with US Ambassador to Azerbaijan Anne Derse, the Ministry said.
25 October 2006 [22:45]
Hijran Huseynova, Chairwoman of the State Committee for Family, Woman and Child Problems met with Belarus Ambassador to Azerbaijan Nikolay Pastkevich, the State Committee said.
25 October 2006 [20:36]
An amount of money equivalent to $500 million will be spent on reinforcing the Russian border between the Caspian and the Black Seas to improve security in the Caucasus, Russian President Vladimir Putin has said.
25 October 2006 [20:23]
Member of Azerbaijan Parliament Imamverdi Ismayilov has left for Lisbon to partake at 14th session of the European conference of ministers on regional planning (SEMAT), 25 October.
25 October 2006 [20:21]
Ambassador of Poland to Azerbaijan Kshishtof Kreavski and his wife Aldona Kraevskaya will be visiting the Nakhchivan Autonomous Republic on 26-28 October, the embassy of Poland in Baku said.
25 October 2006 [20:08]
The 978th meeting of the representatives of ministers was held in the CE Ministers committee.
25 October 2006 [20:03]
Azerbaijani Diaspora organizations in Turkey made statement against France.
25 October 2006 [19:58]
Central Election Commission (CEC) ratifies final protocol on October 6 local elections.
25 October 2006 [19:48]
Oleg Bilorus, OSCE Parliamentary Assembly vise-president and Ukraine representative to the organization visits Azerbaijan.
25 October 2006 [19:43]
Mahmudali Chohraganli, the leader of South Azerbaijan National Awakening Movement (SANAM) who resigned on October 17 because of health problems took back his resignation.
25 October 2006 [19:39]
OSCE PA autumn session will be held in Malta on November 17-19.
25 October 2006 [16:01]
Co-chairs of the OSCE Minsk Group will visit the Karabakh conflict region after the meeting with Armenian and Azeri FMs scheduled November 14 in Brussels.
25 October 2006 [15:56]
"Ambassador of France to Armenia Henri Cuny's remarks on the issue of Turkish borders are not wise," Dr. Sedat Lachiner, Director of Ankara-based International Strategic Research Organization, stated.
25 October 2006 [15:50]
One more Azerbaijani wanted for 1994 coup d'etat was arrested in Russia.
25 October 2006 [15:10]
Communique was adopted on the results of Azerbaijani and Armenian Foreign Ministers’ meeting held with the participation of Minsk Group co-chairs and OSCE Secretary General's Personal Representative Andrey Kasprzyk in the France Foreign Ministry.
25 October 2006 [14:21]
A military delegation of Azerbaijan arrives in Kyiv to share experience in training personnel.
25 October 2006 [11:38]
There is a terrorist group in Dagestan's territories bordering with Azerbaijan.
25 October 2006 [11:37]
Armenian Armed Forces' units in occupied Bash Gervend village and Kokeltme Birliyi territory of Aghdam region fired on opposite positions of Azerbaijani Armed Forces.
25 October 2006 [00:12]
Iran is keen to restart talks with six major powers on the disputed Iranian nuclear program and was willing to discuss all issues, Tehran's envoy to Russia said Tuesday, according to news reports.
25 October 2006 [00:10]
Iran is unlikely to be able to develop a nuclear bomb before 2015, the chief of Germany's BND foreign intelligence agency said on Tuesday.
25 October 2006 [00:06]
The Party of European Socialists (PES) group co-chairman, Finnish Parliament Speaker Paavo Lipponen and an accompanying delegation met Turkish Parliament Speaker Bulent Arinc in the Turkish parliament on Tuesday.
24 October 2006 [23:57]
Azerbaijan military delegation is paying a visit in accordance with a cooperation plan between Kazakh and Azerbaijan Defense ministries on October 24-25, 2006.
24 October 2006 [23:52]
The Georgian Foreign Ministry regrets Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov's statement that "Russia so far does not plan to resume air traffic with Georgia."
24 October 2006 [22:14]
The foreign ministers of Azerbaijan and Armenia met in Paris for talks Tuesday on the Nagorno Karabakh conflict, and discussions were "very frank and open-minded," mediators said.
24 October 2006 [20:47]
UC Irvine doctorate student Javid Huseynov spoke Saturday at a conference for Azerbaijani youth.
24 October 2006 [00:16]
"Turkey expects the United States to take concrete steps in regard to fight against terrorist organization PKK," said retired ambassador Faruk Logoglu, chairman of Eurasia Strategic Studies Center in Ankara (ASAM).
23 October 2006 [23:14]
Iran has launched a second batch of centrifuges at its pilot nuclear fuel plant despite possible U.N. Security Council sanctions, diplomats said.
23 October 2006 [23:02]
The Head of the OSCE Office in Baku welcomed the Azerbaijani President's pardon of two newspaper editors imprisoned this year for libel.
23 October 2006 [18:17]
The Kars-Akhalkalaki-Baku project will be implemented since it's first of all a political project, political scientist, rector of the Caucasus Media Institute Alexander Iskandaryan said.
23 October 2006 [18:13]
Formally the Minsk process was not stopped. The OSCE MG is a format created for contribution to the Nagorno Karabakh conflict settlement. But since 2001 it has been frozen, political scientist, rector of the Caucasus Media Institute Alexander Iskandaryan said.
23 October 2006 [15:56]
A two-week training programme on police tactics during rallies, public demonstrations or major events, organized by the OSCE Office in Baku, ended in Azerbaijan.
23 October 2006 [15:34]
President of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev arrived October 23 in the Lerik province.
21 October 2006 [19:20]
Turkey's chief European Union negotiator Ali Babacan, as part of his visits to European capitals to voice Turkey's views, yesterday completed his contacts in Athens.
21 October 2006 [19:19]
The European Commission is expecting Turkey to pass its 9th reform package for EU accession and take a stance on the Cyprus issue to finalize its progress report, which will be released on Nov. 8.
21 October 2006 [17:53]
President of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev has sent a message of congratulations to his Hungarian counterpart Laszlo Solyom on the Day of the Republic.
21 October 2006 [17:50]
Next week French FM Philippe Douste-Blazy will meet with Azeri and Armenian FMs Elmar Mammadyarov and Vartan Oskanian.
21 October 2006 [17:38]
Stepan Volkovedskli, Ukraine extraordinary and plenipotentiary ambassador to Azerbaijan visited Zagatala.
21 October 2006 [17:34]
Armenian Armed Forces' units in occupied Veyselli and Garakhanli villages of Fuzuli region fired on opposite positions of Azerbaijani Armed Forces.
21 October 2006 [17:31]
Ukraine Deputy Foreign Minister Vladimir Khandogiy addressed the UN General Assembly meting dedicated to the cooperation with the regional organizations.
21 October 2006 [01:23]
A French parliamentary bill that would make it a crime to deny that Armenians suffered 'genocide' at the hands of Ottoman Turks in World War One makes no sense, a senior U.S. official said on Friday.
21 October 2006 [01:17]
A senior Iranian cleric warned the West on Friday not to escalate tensions in the region by pressuring the Islamic Republic to abandon its nuclear pursuit.
21 October 2006 [01:15]
Iran's president has warned that Muslims around the world will take revenge on states which support Israel against the Palestinians.
21 October 2006 [01:03]
Turkey Bakhchasaray University prepared one million application forms against false Armenian genocide for sending European Court of Human Rights.
21 October 2006 [00:48]
Constituent assembly of the China-Azerbaijan Society of Friendship took place On October 19 in Baku.
20 October 2006 [22:19]
Levon Ter-Petrosian, Armenia's former president, will return to active politics to participate in the presidential election of 2008, the leader of an opposition party strongly supporting him claimed on Friday.
20 October 2006 [22:11]
Rally was held in Nardaran, Baku, due to Jerusalem Day.
20 October 2006 [17:37]
Turkey defined the preliminary sanctions against for the adoption of law by France Parliament that makes it crime to deny false Armenian genocide.
20 October 2006 [17:35]
The second round of consultations between Russia and Azerbaijan Foreign Ministries’ Press and Information Departments began on Friday.
20 October 2006 [16:46]
On Friday Azeri and Armenian Defense Ministers Safar Abiyev and Serge Sargsyan met at the Azeri-Armenian border by suggestion of OSCE CiO's personal representative Andrzej Kasprzyk within the framework of measures for increasing mutual trust between the sides.
20 October 2006 [16:33]
Milli Majlis members Elman Mammadov and Zahid Oruj partook in the 64th NATO Parliamentary Assembly Rose-Roth Seminar, which commenced October 19 in Chisinau, Moldova.
20 October 2006 [16:02]
On October 20, President of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev received Italian delegation led by Famiano Crucianelli, the country's Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs and Co-chair of the Consultative Forum on Economic Relations between Azerbaijan and Italy.
20 October 2006 [13:39]
Turkish soldiers and civilians on Friday arrived in Beirut to join the UN peacekeeping force in south Lebanon, making Turkey the first Muslim country to contribute troops to the mission.
20 October 2006 [13:27]
"I disrespect my country and myself by keeping an order of enemy country," stated Kamran Inan, one of the professional politicians of Turkey and former state minister.
20 October 2006 [13:22]
Armenian Armed Forces began military trainings in occupied Aghdere region beginning from 09.00 today, the peasants of frontline villages of Terter told.
20 October 2006 [12:17]
President of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev sent a message to South Korean Foreign Minister Ban Ki-moon, the next UN secretary-general, congratulating him on his election.
20 October 2006 [12:09]
Foreign Minister Elmar Mammadyarov met October 19 with visiting Health Minister of Mexico Julio Frenk.
20 October 2006 [09:51]
President of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev approved the state program on improvement of activity of the country's national security agencies for the years of 2007-2011.
19 October 2006 [22:17]
Local observers say the transfer of a special Baku police unit to the Interior Ministry may be designed to strengthen the government's influence in underdeveloped regions in advance of the country's 2008 presidential campaign.
19 October 2006 [21:38]
Finland's foreign minister Erkki Tuomioja criticized France harshly for their bill criminalizing the denial of an Armenian genocide and said that the French parliament "has made a bad mistake."