Politics

11 August 2006 [14:00]

President Aliyev ends visit to Lenkeran

Azerbaijan's President Ilham Aliyev today visited southern region of Lenkeran. The head of state first laid a wreath on the monument of the then President Heydar Aliyev in the park named after him.
11 August 2006 [13:23]

Armenian Armed Forces fire on Azerbaijani Army positions

Armenian Armed Forces violated the ceasefire again.
11 August 2006 [09:15]

Interparliamentary friendship groups to form Turk States Parliamentary Assembly

Turk states' Interparliamentary friendship groups will meet to form Turk States Parliamentary Assembly, Nizami Cafarov, head of Azerbaijani parliament standing commission for culture, stated.
11 August 2006 [00:07]

Iran accuses US, European countries of bullying and will continue nuclear work "to the maximum scope"

The United States and Europe do not want a dialogue with Iran on its access to peaceful nuclear technology and were using bullying tactics in their atomic row with Tehran, Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad said in an interview published Thursday in India's Hindu newspaper.
10 August 2006 [23:58]

US envoy back in Israel as new offensive looms

With an expanded Israeli ground offensive into Lebanon on hold for now, a U.S. envoy returned to Jerusalem on Thursday for what diplomats described as a last-ditch push for a deal on a U.N. resolution.
10 August 2006 [23:49]

Anti-Israeli rally in Nardaran

Around 70 residents of Nardaran, Azerbaijan held a pro-Hezbollah rally.
10 August 2006 [23:38]

Baku conference to discuss problems of Iranian Azeris

An Azerbaijani opposition leader announced on Thursday an initiative to call an international conference in Baku on September 12 to discuss the problems faced by the large community of ethnic Azerbaijanis in Iran.
10 August 2006 [23:36]

Azerbaijan, Iran willing to promote relations

Iran's Deputy Foreign Minister and special envoy for Caspian Sea affairs, Mehdi Safari, on Thursday conferred with Azeri Deputy Foreign Minister Khalaf Khalafov on issues of mutual interest.
10 August 2006 [21:52]

Azerbaijan has to answer WTO questions

Today roundtable on the results of work done for Azerbaijan's being admitted to the World Trade Organization.
10 August 2006 [21:41]

Georgia to restart military operations in Kodori

Georgian power structures' heads held a meeting on the situation in conflict zones.
10 August 2006 [15:54]

Haji Mammadov: "I will tell Sabir Babayev and Ismayil Kazimov who ordered kidnapping of their sons"

Court of Grave Crimes today continued the trial of the criminal gang led by Haji Mammadov, former official of Crime Investigation Department of Interior Ministry.
10 August 2006 [15:18]

Ilham Aliyev receives Iranian President's special representative for Caspian issues

President Ilham Aliyev today received the delegation led by Iranian President's special representative for the Caspian issues, deputy Foreign Minister Mehdi Safari.
10 August 2006 [13:54]

Issue on Azerbaijan's entrance to WTO discussed in Baku

Mahmud Mammadguliyev, the Azerbaijani Deputy Foreign Minister, stated to a meeting dedicated to Azerbaijan's entrance to the World Trade Organization (WTO) that the State Commission on Azerbaijan's entrance to the WTO is to submit answers to questions put by the WTO member-states to the secretariat of this organization.
10 August 2006 [13:28]

Matthew Bryza: "Energy cooperation in the Caspian region is impossible without Russia"

The United States welcomes Russian investments in Central Asia and China, Deputy Assistant Secretary of State for European and Eurasian Affairs Matthew Bryza told reporters on Wednesday, Aug. 9.
09 August 2006 [19:41]

Aram Sarkisian: "Any document signed by Kocharian on the Karabakh will be illegitimate"

"If security strip around Nagorno Karabakh is given to Azerbaijan, we will get the people to rebel," said Armenian Democratic Party leader & former aid to President Aram Sarkisian.
09 August 2006 [19:10]

Amnesty International: "Freedom of expression under attack in Azerbaijan"

Amnesty International is concerned at the sharp deterioration in freedom of expression in Azerbaijan, and in particular the killing, beating and intimidation of journalists.
09 August 2006 [18:55]

Reporters Without Borders took note of a claim by the prosecutor general

Prosecutor says evidence links imprisoned former minister to journalist's murder.
09 August 2006 [18:52]

Farhad Aliyev: "I do not accept general public prosecutor's statement"

Azerbaijan's former economic development minister Farhad Aliyev was checked up in the medical station of National Security Ministry this morning.
09 August 2006 [18:50]

Turkey and Azerbaijan sign cooperation protocols

Turkish government signed a protocol on cooperation in managing emergency situations with Azerbaijan's Emergencies Ministry and protocol on cooperation in youth and sports spheres with Youth and Sports Ministry.
09 August 2006 [18:43]

Azeri embassy to be opened in Sweden

Azerbaijan's Foreign Minister Elmar Mammadyarov ended his official visit in Sweden.
09 August 2006 [16:39]

Islamists attempt to stage protest outside Israeli embassy

Some members of the Azerbaijan Islamic Party attempted to place picket outside Israeli embassy demanding to end Israeli military attacks on Lebanon and Palestine.
09 August 2006 [16:31]

Defense Minister meets new Russian Ambassador

Defense Minister Colonel-General Safar Abiyev met August 8 with the newly appointed Ambassador of the Russian Federation to Azerbaijan Vasiliy Istratov.
09 August 2006 [13:47]

Armenians violate ceasefire in Agdam

Armenian Armed Forces violated the ceasefire in the direction of the Azerbaijani region of Agdam.
09 August 2006 [13:30]

Novella Jafaroglu: "Amnesty may be granted in Azerbaijan by the end of the year"

Parliament is working on draft law on amnesty.
09 August 2006 [10:49]

YAP to not punish party members for going to local elections individually

The ruling Yeni Azerbaijan Party (YAP) will not punish its members, who individually run for the repeat local elections.
08 August 2006 [17:02]

President decrees to dismiss several executive power heads

President Ilham Aliyev issued executive orders on dismissal of heads of executive power of several regions.
08 August 2006 [16:52]

Russia to continue military cooperation with Azerbaijan

Defense Minister, General Colonel Safar Abiyev today received Russian extraordinary and plenipotentiary Ambassador to Azerbaijan Vasili Istratov.
08 August 2006 [16:10]

Police disperse anti-Israel protest in Azerbaijan

Police of Azerbaijan forced a crowd of about a hundred to leave an area near the Israeli mission in Baku where they had planned to hold a picket in support of Lebanon.
08 August 2006 [13:30]

Azerbaijani wounded in Armenian ceasefire violation in Agdam

Armenian armed forces fired on Efetli village of the Azerbaijani region of Agdam in different directions from occupied Azerbaijani territories.
08 August 2006 [09:18]

President receives new Belarus Ambassador

President Ilham Aliyev received the newly appointed extraordinary and plenipotentiary Ambassador of the Republic of Belarus to Azerbaijan Nikolay Pastkevich.
08 August 2006 [00:35]

Iranian FM meets Sheikh ul-Islam Allahshukur Pashazadeh

According to the General Information and Press Bureau of the Ianian Foreign Ministry, on Monday in Tehran Foreign Minister Manouchehr Mottaki met with the Head of Muslims Affairs Bureau in Caucasus Sheikh ul-Islam Allahshukur Pashazadeh.
08 August 2006 [00:26]

Azerbaijani cop promises revelations on editor's murder

A top police officer who took the blame for the high profile killing of a journalist in Azerbaijan told a court on Monday he would provide details of the murder but only behind closed doors.
07 August 2006 [22:04]

President receives Turkish delegation led by Deputy PM

President of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev today received the Turkish delegation led by Deputy Prime Minister of Turkey, State Minister Mehmet Ali Shahin.
07 August 2006 [22:02]

Israeli strikes kill 17 Lebanese; U.N. delays truce vote

Israeli bombs killed at least 17 civilians in Lebanon and cut a vital aid lifeline to the south on Monday in renewed fighting after diplomatic efforts to end the 27-day-old war stalled.
07 August 2006 [21:51]

No U.S. Ambassador for Armenia

The U.S. Senate Foreign Relations Committee is putting off until September consideration of career diplomat Richard Hoagland as Ambassador to Armenia.
07 August 2006 [21:42]

Baku does not rule out replacement of OSCE MG Russian and French Co-Chairs

After replacement of US Co-Chair of the OSCE MG for settlement of the Nagorno Karabakh conflict, replacement of Russian and French Co-Chairs Yuri Merzlyakov and Bernard Fassier is also possible, stated Azeri President's Special Representative for Karabakh issue, Deputy FM Araz Azimov.
07 August 2006 [21:17]

Nardaran not to have local elections

"Local elections will not be held in Nardaran settlement in October 6, 2006," Central Election Commission chairman Mazahir Panahov told journalists.
07 August 2006 [21:04]

Safar Abiyev: "Azerbaijan is ready to liberate its territories"

Defense Minister, General Colonel Safar Abiyev today received French Ambassador to Azerbaijan Bernard Du Chaffaut and defence attache, Lieutenant-Colonel Jean-Marc Babut, whose mission has ended.
07 August 2006 [20:54]

Emergencies Minister receives Turkish Deputy PM

Emergencies Minister Kamaladdin Heydarov today received the delegation led by Turkish Deputy Prime Minister & State Minister for Sports Mehmet Ali Shahin.
07 August 2006 [14:44]

Romanian President to visit Azerbaijan in October

Romanian President Traian Basescu is due to visit Azerbaijan in October this year, Azerbaijani ambassador to Romania Eldar Hasanov told.
07 August 2006 [13:49]

Turkish Deputy PM Mehmet Ali Shahin visits Azerbaijan

Turkish Deputy Prime Minister & State Minister for Sports Mehmet Ali Shahin is visiting Azerbaijan today.
06 August 2006 [23:43]

Iran's top nuclear negotiator rejects UN resolution

Iran's top nuclear negotiator Ali Larijani rejected Sunday the resolution by the United Nations Security Council ordering Iran to suspend its uranium enrichment efforts by August 31.
06 August 2006 [21:06]

Hezbollah rockets kill 11 in Israel

Hezbollah guerrillas unleashed their deadliest barrage of rockets into northern Israel on Sunday, killing 11 people and wounding 14, while Israeli bombardment killed a dozen people in Lebanon as fighting intensified despite a draft U.N. cease-fire resolution.
06 August 2006 [19:07]

The Middle East Quarterly: "Israel and Azerbaijan's furtive embrace"

The disintegration of the Soviet Union in 1991 changed the geopolitical landscape of the Middle East.
05 August 2006 [16:30]

U.S. official attacks Iran, Syria on Lebanon crisis

U.S. Under Secretary of State Nicholas Burns sharply attacked Iran and Syria on Friday for stirring the latest crisis in Lebanon, U.S. media reported.
05 August 2006 [16:23]

Levon Ter-Petrosian to be nominated for presidency

Armenian Pan-National Movement plans to nominate former president Levon Ter-Petrosian for presidency in 2008's presidential election.
05 August 2006 [15:25]

Georgia, Azerbaijan agree on 30-kilometer border portion

The Georgian and Azerbaijani officials have agreed on demarcation of a 30-kilometer border line as a result of talks in Tbilisi on August 3-4.
05 August 2006 [10:11]

President Aliyev notes high level of mutual trust in ties with Russia

The relations between Azerbaijan and Russia are friendly and are characteristic of a high level of mutual understanding and mutual trust, Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev said, receiving the credentials from new Russian ambassador in Baku Vasily Istratov on Friday.
04 August 2006 [23:13]

Rally of protest staged in Nardaran

Residents of Nardaran district in Azerbaijan organized a demonstration in protest against Israeli military intervention in Lebanon.
04 August 2006 [22:35]

Officers punished for Karabakh war veteran's death in police office

Interior Ministry Interior Investigations Department completed the investigation into the mysterious death of Garabagh war veteran Rasim Alishov in the administrative building of Mingechevir city police department July 25, this year.
04 August 2006 [15:08]

Elmar Mammadyarov: "Azerbaijanis returning to Nagorno Karabakh should be provided first of all"

"The limit of the negotiations for resolution of the Nagorno Garabagh conflict has not run short. Since, the co-chairs of the OSCE Minsk Group propose new meeting between the Foreign Ministers, Azerbaijani is ready for that," Azerbaijani Foreign Minister Elmar Mammadyarov stated.
04 August 2006 [14:59]

Joint meeting of Azerbaijan and Georgia for delimitation and demarcation of borders

The joint meeting of the Governmental Commissions of Georgia and Azerbaijan for delimitation and demarcation of state borders was held at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
04 August 2006 [14:11]

President issues order to raise salary of State Courier Service servants

President Ilham Aliyev issued an executive order on raising monthly salary of special ranking officers and civil servants of the State Courier Service at Cabinet of Ministers.
04 August 2006 [13:58]

Armenian cease-fire break kills Azerbaijani soldier

Overnight Armenian Armed Forces fired on Azerbaijani Army positions in Girmizikand village of Terter region.
04 August 2006 [12:49]

Iran calls for Israel's "elimination"

Hard-line Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad called on Thursday for the "elimination" of Israel.
04 August 2006 [11:11]

U.S. Senator to vote against Bush's Ambassador nominee for Armenia

Minnesota Senator Norm Coleman said Wednesday he will vote against President George W. Bush's selection to become the next ambassador to Armenia because the nominee refuses to describe the deaths of 1.5 million Armenians as genocide.
04 August 2006 [10:14]

OIC members press for unconditional ceasefire in Middle East

Countries of the Organization of the Islamic Conference (OIC) Thursday endorsed a declaration on the Lebanon situation, voicing their full support for the Lebanese people and urging the UN Security Council to do more to realize an unconditional ceasefire.
04 August 2006 [08:56]

Arzu Abdullayeva: "We monitored Shusha prison during our visit to Nagorno Karabakh"

Today Arzu Abdullayeva, chairmen of the Azerbaijan National Committee at the Helsinki Civil Assembly, gave a press conference on the visit to the Nagorno Karabakh July 28-30.
04 August 2006 [08:35]

Protest action staged outside Israeli Embassy

Several members of the Center to Defend Freedom of Religious Belief and Conscience staged protest action outside Israeli Embassy in Baku in protest against operations in Palestine and Lebanon.
04 August 2006 [08:09]

Mass protest actions to start in Azerbaijan if Israel refuses to stop military operation in Lebanon

"If Israel does not stop military operations against Lebanon, mass protest actions will be staged in Nardaran district,” leader of the Azerbaijan Islamic Party Hajiagha Nuri stated.
04 August 2006 [00:27]

Institute for War and Peace Reporting: "Gloom over Karabakh peace process"

Revelations about the latest peace deal leave the conflicting parties still far apart.
03 August 2006 [22:54]

Swedish FM: "Azerbaijanis face very severe discrimination in Iran"

Swedish Foreign Minister Yan Eliasson responded to the appeal made by Abbas Lisani, who was arrested in demonstrations in Iran.
03 August 2006 [22:26]

Rifat Hisarchigoglu: "We won't change our stance until Armenia pulls out its troops from Azerbaijani lands"

"Why should we change our position while Armenia have not pulled out its troops from the Azerbaijani territories and give up it claims against Turkey?" Rifat Hisarchigoglu, president of Chambers and Exchanges Union of Turkey told.
03 August 2006 [21:59]

Arkadi Gukasyan: "We recognize Azerbaijan's rights regarding Nagorno Karabakh status and ready to discuss the issue"

"Arkadi Gukasyan told me that he recognizes Azerbaijan's rights regarding the status of Nagorno Karabakh and they are ready to discuss it," the Helsinki civil Assembly Azerbaijan National Committee chair Arzu Abdullayeva told.
03 August 2006 [21:39]

Vasili Istratov: "Co-chairs are doing their best to make the parties reach agreement"

New Russian Ambassador to Azerbaijan Vasili Istratov today visited the Honor Alley in the capital Baku today.
03 August 2006 [21:24]

Minsk Group co-chairs propose Azerbaijani and Armenian FMs to meet

August 2, 2006, the co-chairs of the OSCE Minsk Group, Ambassador Yuriy Merzlyakov (Russia), Ambassador Bernard Fassier (France) and Deputy Assistant Secretary of State Matthew Bryza (USA) met at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in Paris to assess the current stage in the settlement of the Nagorno Karabakh conflict.
03 August 2006 [16:24]

Grave with Azerbaijanis collectively buried found in Aghdam

"Grave, where 21 Azerbaijanis were buried collectively, has been found near Marzili village of Aghdam," the Helsinki Civil Assembly Azerbaijan National Committee head Arzu Abdullayeva told quoting the representative on Nagorno Karabakh Karen Ohajanyan.
03 August 2006 [14:57]

Terrorists in Dagestan attempt to enter Azerbaijan

Dagestan Interior Ministry, Federal Security Service and Russian Defense Ministry squads conducted special operation in Andi and Gunkha villages of Botlikhsk region August 1.
03 August 2006 [13:39]

St. Petersburg governor Valentina Matviyenko to visit Azerbaijan

Saint Petersburg governor Valentina Matviynko will pay an official visit to Azerbaijan late September this year.
03 August 2006 [13:19]

Armenian Military Forces break ceasefire in Gazakh and Terter

Armenians are still breaking the ceasefire.
03 August 2006 [10:30]

Commission for delimitation and demarcation of Azerbaijan-Georgia borders to meet

The commission for delimitation and demarcation of Azerbaijan-Georgia borders will meet in Tbilisi on 3-4 August in the Georgian capital, Tbilisi.
03 August 2006 [09:12]

EU refuses to recognize Hezbollah as terrorist

The European Union did not include Hezbollah into the list of terrorist organizations.
02 August 2006 [21:55]

New Russian Ambassador to Azerbaijan arrives in Baku

Newly appointed Russian Ambassador to Azerbaijan Vasili Istratov has arrived in Baku.
02 August 2006 [21:46]

Zeki Karabayir: "Azerbaijan should know that Turkey will not act against its concerns"

"Opening of Turkey-Armenia border is not work of Gars municipality head, government, even state," this statement was given by AKP Kars parliamentarian Zeki Karabayir.
02 August 2006 [16:15]

Belarus President calls GUAM and CIS destructive forces

Belarus President Aleksandr Lukashenko considers GUAM (alliance of Georgia, Ukraine, Azerbaijan and Moldova) and the Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS) as destructive forces.