Politics
04 March 2005 [09:26]
The opposition in Azerbaijan is calling for protests over the shooting death of an editor of a magazine critical of the government.
04 March 2005 [09:25]
On March 3 President of the Republic of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev at the Presidential Palace made a statement for mass media in connection with murder on Wednesday at 21.00 of editor-in-chief of the "Monitor' magazine Elmar Huseynov.
04 March 2005 [09:23]
Ambassadors of the European Union countries in Baku experience feeling of deep concern in connection with murder on March 2 the editor-in-chief of magazine " Monitor ", visible journalist Elmar Huseynov.
04 March 2005 [09:21]
The U.S. embassy is shocked and suddened at the killing of prominent and Monitor magazine editor-in-chief Elmar Huseynov, a statement issued by the U.S. embassy reads.
04 March 2005 [09:13]
Zurab Nogaideli, the Georgian Prime Minister, will pay a two-day visit to Azerbaijan on Friday, the Georgian embassy in Baku told Trend.
04 March 2005 [09:11]
Scheduled for March 3 in Paris, the meeting between Foreign Ministers Elmar Mammadyarov of Azerbaijan and Varan Oskanyan of Armenia on finding peaceful solution to the Armenia-Azerbaijan, Nagorno-Karabakh conflict, has been canceled because of the Armenian Minister's health problems, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Azerbaijan announced.
03 March 2005 [09:40]
"bp doesn't involve this policy and it does only business in Azerbaijan.
03 March 2005 [09:37]
Armenian military groupings fired at Azeri positions in the direction of Hasangaya village of Terter region yesterday at about 10:00p.m in the morning hours.
03 March 2005 [09:35]
Meeting of Azerbaijan-Romania Inter-Governments Economic Commission will be hold in the end of this year.
03 March 2005 [09:09]
Andjey Caspzyk, a personal envoy of the OSCE chairman-in-office is concerned on frequent violations of cease-fire regime in the Azerbaijani- Armenian frontline. "it is unaffordable and at any case is directed at raising tension in the region," Caspzyk told Trend.
02 March 2005 [23:14]
The editor of a magazine critical of Azerbaijan's government has been fatally shot dead in Baku.
02 March 2005 [08:44]
"The US government allotted funds for the development of democracy in Azerbaijan. The funds should be used together with the people and Azerbaijani government," Reno Harnish, the US Ambassador to Azerbaijan, told journalists.
02 March 2005 [08:43]
In the last two months Armenia violated the ceasefire 17 times.
02 March 2005 [08:33]
Iran is working over concrete issues directed at the implementation of documents signed during the recent visit of Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev's visit to Iran, Mehdi Safari, the special envoy of the Iranian President, said in a meeting with Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev on Tuesday.
02 March 2005 [08:30]
The date of the meeting between Ministers for Foreign Affairs of Azerbaijan and Armenia has been changed.
02 March 2005 [07:52]
Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev is expected to sign an amnesty act on the eve of Novruz holiday, Tend reports quoting Zalimkhan Yagud, a member of the commission on pardon at the Azerbaijani President's Apparat.
02 March 2005 [07:51]
The President of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev may visit an investment conference on Azerbaijan held in People's Republic of China.
02 March 2005 [07:49]
Talks for setting three Azerbaijanis captured on February, 16 by Armenians free are on.
01 March 2005 [15:27]
"A statement by John Evans, the US Ambassador to Armenia, that "Karabakh cannot be given to Azerbaijan" is an unseen action.
01 March 2005 [15:25]
Today extraordinary and plenipotentiary ambassador of USA to Armenia John Evans held a press conference within the things he told in his meeting with the members of Armenian community.
01 March 2005 [15:23]
The US officials were disappointed on the statement by John Evans, the US Ambassador to Armenia, who stated to a meeting with the Armenian Diaspora at the Berkli University at California on the impossibility of returning Karabakh to Azerbaijan, Hafiz Pashayev, the Azerbaijani Ambassador to the United States, told Trend.
01 March 2005 [15:05]
Yesterday President Ilham Aliyev has received Rashid Tusupbekov-Prosecutor-general of Kazakhstan (APA).
27 February 2005 [08:52]
Some news agencies based on Armenian sources quoted US Ambassador to Armenia as saying "Karabakh can not be given to Azerbaijan".
26 February 2005 [09:58]
Azerbaijan and Romania are European countries, they share European values, the both state integrate to Europe and Euro Atlantic structures.
26 February 2005 [09:44]
Elmira Suleymanova, the Azerbaijani Ombudsman, has submitted to the Justice Ministry some proposals on the improvement of the maintenance conditions in the prisons.
26 February 2005 [09:26]
This year till February 1, 4852 Azerbaijan citizens were registered as the ones missing in the zone of conflict.
26 February 2005 [09:09]
The people of Azerbaijan will mourn the innocent victims of the Khojaly tragedy with a minute of silence at 17:00 on February 26 ? the 12th year of the bloody crime committed by Armenian troops, Hidayat Orujov, State Adviser on national policy, told a news conference on Tuesday.
26 February 2005 [08:42]
President Ilham Aliyev's visit to Italy is on.
25 February 2005 [17:23]
Andrew Kolburn - head of Baku office of International Republicans Institute (IRI) and representatives of the institutes sent to Azerbaijan within parliamentary elections Tony Marsh, Jeff Grimm and Dallas Frorib met with Deputies Hadi Rajabli, Gultekin Hajiyeva and chief of Movement for Azerbaijan Ilgar Gasimov.
25 February 2005 [17:17]
42 political parties were registered in Azerbaijan as of 24 February 2005
25 February 2005 [16:57]
Bureau of USA State Department on Europe and Asia Affairs spread a document on President George Bush's visit to Europe.
25 February 2005 [16:37]
On March 9 with the aim of monitoring for execution of obligations taken by Azerbaijan before the Council of Europe, the first session of Social Monitoring Commission for execution of obligations created with the support of Soros Foundation.
25 February 2005 [16:06]
The President of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev has departed to Italy with official visit, "Trend" agency reports.
24 February 2005 [09:11]
Germany is ready to assist Azerbaijan in integration into the Euro-Atlantic bodies, Detleph Lingemann, the German Ambassador to Azerbaijan, told a news conference on Wednesday.
24 February 2005 [09:09]
Right protectors Chingiz Ganizade, Saida Gocamanli, Kamil Salimov, Zaliha Tahirova, Eldar Zeynalov held a conference in "Nizami" Press Club (APA).
24 February 2005 [09:06]
Elmira Suleymanova- Commissioner of Azerbaijan on Human Rights applied lady Mary Vernts-Azerbaijan representative of International Committee of Red Cross (ICRC) asking to take necessary measures in the direction of releasing soldiers of Armed Forces Hikmet Tagiyev, Khayal Abdullayev and Ruslan Bashirov from hostage.
24 February 2005 [09:04]
"Azerbaijan should hold free and unbiased parliamentary elections," Detleph Lingemann, the German Ambassador to Azerbaijan, told journalists.
24 February 2005 [09:01]
President Ilham Aliyev addressed Azerbaijan nation on the occasion of 13th anniversary of the tragedy of Khojali.
23 February 2005 [18:27]
An official visit of the Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev to Pakistan has been scheduled for June-July 2005.
23 February 2005 [17:58]
"Pentagon desires Russia not to protest against military participation of USA in Azerbaijan and Georgia".
23 February 2005 [17:56]
Deputies Nizami Jafarov and Elman Mammadov will leave for Turkey to take part in the discussions to be held in General National Assembly of Turkey (GNAT) on February, 24 within Khojali genocide.
23 February 2005 [17:56]
Yesterday two ships belonging to Russia were detained which entered the territorial waters of Azerbaijan without permission and dropped anchors in the prohibited area.
23 February 2005 [17:54]
Three Azerbaijani soldiers, who were captured by Armenians on February, 16 have sent letters to their parents.
23 February 2005 [17:52]
"Karabakh conflict will be driven for discussion in summer session of Parliamentary Assembly of OSCE to be held on July 4-9 in Washington, capital of USA".
23 February 2005 [17:49]
An Armenian delegation headed by Andranik Manukian, the Minister of Telecommunications and Communications, will arrive in Baku to participate in the 4th conference of the permanent intergovernmental conference of TRACECA, to be held at Gulustan Palace on 21-22 April, the TRACECA Intergovernmental permanent commission.
23 February 2005 [17:48]
A meeting will be held in front of Ankara office of United Nations Organizations at 3 p.m on February 25.
23 February 2005 [17:47]
Greece is ready to assist in Azerbaijan's integration to the Euro-Atlantic bodies to enable Azerbaijan to take the deserved place among the European nations, Themistokles Dimidis, the Greek Ambassador to Azerbaijan, said while presenting his credentials to Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev.
22 February 2005 [09:19]
APA was informed of it by Ramiz Malikov-head of press service of Ministry for Defense.
22 February 2005 [09:07]
21 corr. G.Azizoglu The workshop on topic "Encouragement of court and legal reforms in Azerbaijan" is to be held in Schtuttgart, 23- 25 February.
22 February 2005 [09:05]
Foreign Minister Elmar Mammadyarov received copies of credentials of new ambassadors of some countries' newly appointed to Azerbaijan.
22 February 2005 [09:04]
The Azerbaijani government and NATO will sign an Action Plan on Individual Partnership shortly, Ramiz Malikov, the spokesman for the Defense Ministry told Trend on Monday.
22 February 2005 [09:02]
Congressman Den Barton-representative of Indiana State in USA Congress, member of International Relations Committee made a speech in the House of Representatives and called Congress to recognize genocide of Khojali on February, 18.
21 February 2005 [12:08]
The Board of the European Union will consider a report on Azerbaijan within fortnight in Brussels, Baku Bureau of EU TACIS program told Trend.
21 February 2005 [12:03]
Armenian forces have captured three Azeri soldiers along the ceasefire line.
21 February 2005 [11:57]
Seven opposition leaders convicted for staging the post-election public disorder in Baku may be released on another presidential decree.
19 February 2005 [11:05]
Andreas Gross and Andreas Herkel, the co-rapporteurs of the Monitoring Committee of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE) will pay 6 visits to Azerbaijan this year to hold monitoring of the fulfillment of CE obligations by Azerbaijan. Aytan Shirinova, the spokeswomen of the CE Baku Office told Trend.
19 February 2005 [11:04]
A meeting of the joint commission on unifying the legislation in fighting terror, crime and drug trafficking in St-Petersburg, Russia, on 19-22 February, the Milii Majlis [parliament] told Trend.
19 February 2005 [11:03]
On 18 February 2005, the Azerbaijan Government represented by Mr. Fikret Mammadov, Minister of Justice and the International Committee of Red Cross (ICRC), represented by Mrs. Mary Werntz, Head of the ICRC Delegation in Azerbaijan signed a protocol prolonging for a second time , the original 2000 Agreement on ICRC access places of detention.
19 February 2005 [11:03]
OSCE hails Azerbaijani authorities' intention on fighting corruption, the same time the officers seriously approach the state program on fighting corruption, Mauricio Pavesi, the heads of he Baku office of OSCE, told a roundtable on 'State bodies in fighting corruption' organized on Friday jointly with the Society of Young Lawyers.
19 February 2005 [10:58]
Ilham Aliyev has attended ceremony, on launching first oil production from Central Azeri (CA), one part of Azeri-Chirag-Guneshli (ACG) oilfields.
19 February 2005 [09:10]
Intensive character of ultimatiums of Bush Administration against Teheran, caused danger of launch of new wide ranged military operations in the in the region.
19 February 2005 [03:33]
200 years ago on May 14 near Kurekchay river Ibrahim-khan Karabakhsky and the General of the Infantry of All Russia's troop Tsitsianov signed the treaty on "Sacramental promise” according to which Ibrahim-khan with all possessions of him "voluntarily" took up citizenship of All Russian Empire.
18 February 2005 [09:16]
"Azerbaijan should take serious steps by April in the direction of implementation of its commitments to the CE," Samad Seyidov, the head of the Azerbaijani parliamentary delegation to the PACE, also head of the standing parliamentary commission on international relations and interparliamentary bonds of Milli Majlis told Trend.
18 February 2005 [09:12]
Ukrainian President Victor Yusshenko will pay an official visit to Azerbaijan in May-June 2005, Anatoliy Yurchenko, the Ukrainian Ambassador to Azerbaijan, told a news conference held on Thursday in connection with the last political developments in Ukraine.
17 February 2005 [09:15]
On February, 24 in Vienna city-capital of Austria, winter session of Parliamentary Assembly of OSCE, will begin its activity.
17 February 2005 [09:10]
The Parliament Assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE) rapporteurs Andreas Gross and Andres Herkel will visit Baku to monitor commitments that Azerabaijan took for CE.
17 February 2005 [09:07]
The riot in prison ?11 has been suppressed today in the morning (APA).Additional forces of Internal Forces and Ministry of Justice were involved to the territory at 6p.m at night yesterday.
16 February 2005 [09:21]
Akif Naghi-head of Karabakh Freedom Organization (KFO) held after conference within the anniversary of Khojali slaughter.
16 February 2005 [09:20]
"Some problems still remain unresolved though longstanding efforts of Council of Europe, in co-operation with the Azerbaijani authorities".
16 February 2005 [09:18]
Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev left for Moscow for two-day official visit on 15 February.
16 February 2005 [09:18]
Azerbaijan commitments will be discussed in spring session of Parliament Assembly of Council of Europe (PACE) which to be held on 25-29 April 2005 in Strasbourg, head of EU information office in Azerbaijan Ayten Shirinova informed Trend.
16 February 2005 [09:17]
The prisoners raised a riot in prison enterprise ?11 at about 10a.m yesterday morning.
16 February 2005 [09:15]
About 10 bilateral documents will be signed during Azerbaijan president Ilham Aliyevs visit to China scheduled for March 2005, diplomatic sources informed Trend.
16 February 2005 [09:12]
Relevant to the mandate of personal representative of current chairman of OSCE monitoring was held in the territory of Terter, near the road located between Terter and Aghdere regions, in the borderline of the troops.
16 February 2005 [09:11]
Azerbaijan sent 769 complaints to European Court on Human Rights (ECHR) in January 2005. Ayten Shirinova, the head of EU office in Azerbaijan, informed Trend.
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