Politics
14 October 2006 [00:57]
Turkey's military said on Friday Armenian soldiers fired into its territory two days ago amid an escalation in tensions after France's passage of a law making it a crime to deny Armenians suffered "genocide" by Ottoman Turks.
14 October 2006 [00:44]
During a session of the Milli Mejlis (parliament) deputies started discussion and adopted in the first reading the bill "On private guard activity," which was submitted to parliament by the president as a legislative initiative.
13 October 2006 [23:35]
Foreign Minister of Azerbaijan Elmar Mammadyarov met October 13 with the delegation headed by Vice-Chairman of the 10th China's National People's Congress (CNPC) Standing Committee Xu Jialu.
13 October 2006 [23:22]
Rovshen Mustafayev, the head of National Academy of Science Human Rights Institute, held press conference on a law would make it a crime to deny false Armenian genocide.
13 October 2006 [23:18]
Several ceremonies were held on the occasion of 85th anniversary of Kars Contract.
13 October 2006 [23:14]
A team of international experts has ended a fact-finding trip to the zone of the Nagorno Karabakh conflict aimed at investigating the causes of massive fires reported in Armenian-occupied territories of Azerbaijan in recent months.
13 October 2006 [20:02]
The Council of Europe's Venice Commission – renowned for its work with constitutions worldwide – is to assist in the preparation of the constitution for Montenegro, which became Europe's newest country after voting for independence from Serbia in a referendum held in May 2006.
13 October 2006 [19:54]
Azerbaijan Parliament issued statement on France Parliament's decision.
13 October 2006 [19:34]
On 13 October, President of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev received delegation headed by Vice-Chairman of the 10th China's National People's Congress (CNPC) Standing Committee Xu Jialu
13 October 2006 [19:22]
Turkey 9th president Suleyman Demirel's exclusive interview to APA Turkey bureau.
13 October 2006 [19:12]
Lieut. Gen. Talib Mammadov and Maj.Gen. Gabil Mammadov, Azerbaijan's military attaches to Pakistan and Kazakhstan, respectively, were called back.
13 October 2006 [19:09]
Azerbaijan's President Ilham Aliyev will pay an official visit to Belarus on October 17, APA reports quoting Belta agency.
13 October 2006 [19:04]
On 12 October, a delegation headed by Vice-Chairman of the 10th CNPC Standing Committee Xu Jialu has arrived in Azerbaijan to hold consultations related to development of political, economic and cultural relations between two countries.
13 October 2006 [15:25]
"I regret that France Parliament adopted the law that would make it a crime to deny false Armenian genocide by first reading," Bernard Amaudric du Chaffaut, French Ambassador to Azerbaijan told journalists.
13 October 2006 [15:16]
The delegation of the General Prosecutor's Office led by Prosecutor General of Azerbaijan Zakir Garalov was from October 9 to 11 in Austria to attend the third Session of the Conference of the Member-States of the UN Convention against Transnational Organized Crime and hold a number of official meetings.
13 October 2006 [15:14]
Foreign Minister Elmar Mammadyarov met with Germany's representative in the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe Rainder Steenblock, press service of the Ministry said.
13 October 2006 [12:04]
Turkey's parliament agreed on Thursday that general elections should be held a year from now, quashing long-running speculation that the ruling AK Party would call snap polls.
13 October 2006 [12:00]
Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Azerbaijan has issued a statement concerning the French parliament's decision on a bill which would make "genocide" denial punishable.
13 October 2006 [09:30]
Officials in Azerbaijan denounced the vote at French Parliament on a bill making it a crime to deny that the mass killings of Armenians in the final years of the Ottoman Empire was "genocide."
13 October 2006 [09:11]
Ganja Automobile Plant announces tender for importation of auto parts from China, Plant press service said.
13 October 2006 [09:05]
"Raise of issue on removing France from OSCE Minsk group is under president's authority," said Tahir Taghizade, Foreign Ministry Press and Information department chief.
12 October 2006 [19:46]
After the French parliament backed a bill that would punish those who deny the alleged Armenian genocide, which has caused a deal of great tension between Turkey and France, Paris stated that it wanted to continue its dialogue with Turkey.
12 October 2006 [19:28]
Zahid Oruj, an Azeri MP representing Ana Vatan government leaning party, proposed to expel France from co-chairing the OSCE MG for Nagorno Karabakh settlement.
12 October 2006 [19:25]
October 12 the first protest action was held in front of the French Embassy in Baku. However, police dispersed the unsanctioned rally, a few persons were detained.
12 October 2006 [19:19]
On October 12, Romanian President Traian Basescu and his accompanying delegation arrived at the Heydar Aliyev Foundation.
12 October 2006 [19:16]
For the past fifteen years, the Iranian Azerbaijani minority has been fighting for greater cultural and linguistic rights, including the right to attend Azerbaijani Turkic language schools.
12 October 2006 [19:10]
Azerbaijani Foreign Affairs Minister Elmar Mammadyarov met with members of the UK Parliament's delegation in the Interparliamentary Union, Ministry's press-service said.
12 October 2006 [19:06]
"I do not believe that the OSCE experts' monitoring of the arsons in occupied Azerbaijan territories will have any result.
12 October 2006 [19:04]
NATO supports the efforts made by OSCE Minsk Group on the solution to Nagorno Karabakh conflict, said Robert Simmons, NATO Special Representative to South Caucasus and Central Asia.
12 October 2006 [16:38]
On September 12, President of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev welcomed at the Presidential Palace Advisor to the U.S. Secretary of State for Near Eastern Affairs James Jeffrey.
12 October 2006 [15:21]
"There is a need to review the uncoordinated territories of Azerbaijan-Georgia boarder," Khalaf Khalafov, Deputy Foreign Minister and Azerbaijani chief of Intergovernmental Commission of Delimitation and Demarcation of Azerbaijan-Georgia boarder told.
12 October 2006 [15:08]
A French parliamentary vote supporting a bill on the alleged genocide of Armenians by Ottoman Turks has dealt Turkish-French ties a severe blow, Turkey's Foreign Ministry said on Thursday.
12 October 2006 [15:05]
The European Commission said Thursday that a French bill that would make it a crime to deny that the World War I-era killings of Armenians in Turkey was "genocide" will hamper reconciliation between Turkey and Armenia.
12 October 2006 [14:15]
French lawmakers on Thursday adopted a bill making it a crime to deny that mass killings of Armenians in Turkey during and after World War II amounted to "genocide."
12 October 2006 [13:16]
The next summit of Caspian States Heads will be held in Tehran in November.
12 October 2006 [13:13]
Court of Appeal headed by Judge Rizvan Safarov considered the appeal against the decision of Nasimi District Court on prolonging former Economic Development minister Farhad Aliyev's detention for six more months.
12 October 2006 [13:12]
Russia's Prime Minister Mikhail Fradkov will visit Azerbaijan in December.
12 October 2006 [12:18]
Armenian Armed Forces continues to violate ceasefire.
12 October 2006 [10:22]
French historian Jean-Michel Thibaux who objects to the discussion of draft law about false Armenia Genocide in France Parliament wants to become Turkey citizenship.
12 October 2006 [09:23]
The next meeting of CIS Foreign Ministers Council will be held October 16.
11 October 2006 [22:58]
Agriculture Minister Ismet Abbasov met October 11 with US ambassador to Azerbaijan Mrs. Anne Derse to discuss the US-Azerbaijan relationship.
11 October 2006 [22:57]
11 October 2006 [22:42]
Armenian Defense Minister Serzh Sarkisian called for the deepening of defense and security ties between Armenia and Britain during talks with a visiting senior British official on Wednesday.
11 October 2006 [21:26]
Romania President Traian Basescu pays two-day visit to Azerbaijan today. He met with his Azerbaijani counterpart one-on-one.
11 October 2006 [21:03]
France extraordinary and plenipotentiary Ambassador to Azerbaijan Bernard Amaudric du Chaffaut said that Jacques Chirac did not make terms of Turkey's recognition of Armenian genocide for its EU membership in his visit to Yerevan.
11 October 2006 [20:13]
France extraordinary and plenipotentiary ambassador to Azerbaijan Bernard Amaudric du Chaffaut held a press conference on discussion of false Armenian genocide in France parliament.
11 October 2006 [19:46]
"No Azerbaijani school in Georgia was closed," Namig Afandiyev, Azerbaijan extraordinary and plenipotentiary ambassador to Georgia said.
11 October 2006 [16:33]
On October 11, President of Romania Traian Basescu arrived in Azerbaijan for an official visit.
11 October 2006 [16:31]
President Ilham Aliyev of Azerbaijan sent a message of congratulations to the Prime Minister of Spain Jose Luis Rodriguez Zapatero on the country's National Day.
11 October 2006 [15:57]
Jordan's Prime Minister and Defense Minister Marouf Al Bakhit received on Wednesday Col. Gen. Najmaddin Sadihov, the First Deputy of the Azerbaijani Defense Minister and Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff.
11 October 2006 [15:50]
"Turkey will react adequately if France Parliament adopts draft bill on false Armenian genocide," Turan Morali, Turkey ambassador to Azerbaijan told journalists.
11 October 2006 [13:43]
Deputy Prime Minister, Chairman of the State Committee for Refugees and IDPs Ali Hasanov met with members of the United Kingdom parliamentary delegation to the Interparliamentary Union.
11 October 2006 [13:20]
Belarussian Minister of Sports and Tourism Alexander Grigorov will visit Azerbaijan October 11-13.
11 October 2006 [13:18]
Azerbaijan's Foreign Minister Elmar Mammadyarov met with Pakistan's newly appointed Ambassador to the country Javed Qureshi, press service of the Ministry said.
11 October 2006 [13:13]
Ex-economic development minister Farhad Aliyev is going to have re-medical examination in the isolated ward of the Ministry of National Security.
11 October 2006 [13:11]
President Ilham Aliyev has decreed to approve the new composition of Azerbaijan's governmental commission for cooperation with the city of Moscow.
11 October 2006 [13:09]
Russian Interior Ministry begins negotiations with Moldova.
11 October 2006 [10:11]
"I call on Azerbaijani Parliament to make discussions on the Algeria genocide by France," Turkey PM from Afyon Mahmud Kochali said.
11 October 2006 [09:57]
11 October 2006 [09:03]
Karabakh Liberty Organisation (KLO) made statement condemning the next discussions on false Armenian genocide in France. French pro-Armenian position is clearly expressed in the statement.
10 October 2006 [20:13]
On October 10, President of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev welcomed at the Presidential palace members of the UK delegation to the Interparliamentary Union.
10 October 2006 [20:10]
Azerbaijan's Ambassador to Jordan Elman Arasli met with this country's Speaker Shakir Rifai to discuss ways of further strengthening the bilateral cooperation between the two countries' parliaments, press service of the Embassy said.
10 October 2006 [20:05]
10 October 2006 [19:59]
"The main aim of my participation as an observer in the local elections in Georgia is to prepare a report on Georgia's attitude to national minorities, as well as Azerbaijanis," said Sabina Freizer, the director of International Crisis Group South Caucasus Project.
10 October 2006 [19:57]
Death penalty should be abolished in every country which respects democratic principles and human rights, PACE President Rene van der Linden said on Tuesday.
10 October 2006 [19:55]
"There are some problems with holding the polls but few problems with the election law. It is possible to hold good elections through bad law and vice-versa," PACE Monitoring Committee rapporteur for Azerbaijan Andreas Herkel stated.
10 October 2006 [19:51]
Roundtable on Defamation bill was chaired by OSCE Center in Baku.
10 October 2006 [19:49]
OSCE Media Freedom representative Miklos Haraszti held a meeting today and said that media freedom deteriorates in Azerbaijan.
10 October 2006 [19:48]
"Some persons want to increase the sale percentage of their newspapers by using these methods when the percentage is low," stated Kamaleddin Heydarov.
10 October 2006 [19:47]
"Georgia and Russia broke off the relations with each other half a year ago. The crisis had reached to its peak now. I think both sides should make concessions," said Sabina Freizer, the director of International Crisis Group South Caucasus Project.
10 October 2006 [19:45]
Azerbaijan Parliament appealed to France Parliament. The appeal reads dissatisfaction of the discussion of the bill for punishing those who deny Armenian Genocide in France Parliament.
10 October 2006 [15:58]
Azerbaijan Parliamentarian Huseyn Abdullayev addressed the parliament and demanded to invite Interior Ministry Ramil Usubov for reporting.
10 October 2006 [14:00]
President of Romania Trajan Besescu's exclusive interview to APA.
10 October 2006 [12:54]
Azerbaijan political parties will be registered again after the adoption of a new bill, said President's Office Socio-political Department's chief Ali Hasanov.
10 October 2006 [12:26]
Minister of National Security Lieut. Gen. Eldar Mahmudov met with the NATO Secretary General's Special Representative for the Caucasus and Central Asia Robert Simmons, press service of the Ministry said.
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