Politics

19 June 2010 [12:33]

Greek president to pay official visit to Azerbaijan

Greek President Karolos Papoulias will pay an official visit to Azerbaijan.
19 June 2010 [12:24]

Baku and Caspian littoral bishop to formally refute reports about his visit to Nagorno-Karabakh

Baku and Caspian littoral bishop Alexander is going to formally refute the information about his visit to Nagorno-Karabakh.
19 June 2010 [11:59]

Azerbaijan delegation attends UN General Assembly special session on fight against transnational organized crime

Azerbaijan delegation participated in a special session of the UN General Assembly dedicated to the fight against transnational organized crime, said in the press release of Permanent Mission of Azerbaijan to the UN.
19 June 2010 [11:41]

Azerbaijani defense ministry sues newspaper

The Azerbaijani Defense Ministry has filed a lawsuit against a newspaper.
19 June 2010 [11:35]

Azerbaijan Parliament adopts bill on additions and amendments to Electoral Code

The Parliament of Azerbaijan adopted a bill on making additions and amendments to the Electoral Code at its extraordinary meeting on June 18.
19 June 2010 [09:45]

Azerbaijani top diplomat meets speaker of Saudi Arabia's Consultative Assembly

Foreign Minister of Azerbaijan Elmar Mammadyarov met Friday speaker of Saudi Arabia's Consultative Assembly, Shura Council, Abdullah Bin Mohammed Bin Ibrahim Al-Sheikh.
19 June 2010 [09:16]

Azerbaijani justice minister met French ambassador

Justice Minister of Azerbaijan, Chairman of the Judicial-Legal Council Fikrat Mammadov met French ambassador Gabriel Keller on Friday.
19 June 2010 [09:10]

French senator: Armenia-occupied Nagorno-Karabakh is the territory of Azerbaijan

“The Armenia-occupied Nagorno-Karabakh region is the territory of Azerbaijan”, French senator Nathalie Goulet said in her remarks at the French Senate.
18 June 2010 [18:35]

Participants of 7th Baku International Conference of Ombudspersons met Azerbaijani vice-speaker

Azerbaijan`s Parliament vice-speaker Ziyafat Asgarov has met participants of the 7th Baku International conference of ombudspersons themed “Human rights and environment: legal and ethical aspects of climate change”.
18 June 2010 [18:06]

"Azerbaijani Defense Ministry to use extra funds to buy new weapons"

Amendments to the Azerbaijani 2010 state budget envisage allocating an additional 300 million manat to the Azerbaijani Defense Ministry, MP Aydin Mirzazade told journalists. The funds will be used to purchase new weapons.
18 June 2010 [17:25]

Azerbaijani Premier meets speaker of Saudi Shura Council

Azerbaijan`s prime minister Artur Rasizade has met Speaker of Saudi Arabia`s Consultative Assembly, Shura Council, Abdullah Bin Mohammed Bin Ibrahim Al-Sheikh.
18 June 2010 [17:18]

Azerbaijani ambassador to India presented with "Green diplomatist award"

Azerbaijani ambassador to India Tamerlan Garayev was rewarded with “Green diplomatist award”, the embassy said.
18 June 2010 [16:57]

European Union and Azerbaijan held seminar on mobility and visas

The European Union in cooperation with Azerbaijan Ministry of Foreign Affairs organized a seminar on Mobility issues in Baku on June 17-18., the European Delegation to Azerbaijan said in a statement.
18 June 2010 [16:08]

Azerbaijan Center for Strategic Studies hosts roundtable on media's role in Turkey-Azerbaijan ties

The Center for Strategic Studies under the President of Azerbaijan (SAM) has today hosted a roundtable on the theme “the role of media in Turkey-Azerbaijan relations”.
18 June 2010 [15:35]

Russian expert on trilateral meeting of Azerbaijani, Russian and Armenian presidents in St. Petersburg

Day.Az interview with professor at Political Science Department , St. Petersburg State University, Russian political expert Sergey Lantsov.
18 June 2010 [15:07]

Azerbaijan, EU to begin visa talks in July

Official talks between the EU and Azerbaijan will be held in mid-July in Baku, Deputy Foreign Minister Mahmud Mammadguliyev told journalists today.
18 June 2010 [12:34]

Russian analyst: Military Doctrine is Azerbaijan's warning...

Interview with Russian professor, Chairman of the Center for Mediterranean-Black Sea Problems at the Russian Academy of Sciences Institute of Europe, political analyst Alla Yazikova.
18 June 2010 [11:44]

OSCE PA President "disappointed" with OSCE efforts on Nagorno-Karabakh conflict

“I am disappointed that the OSCE efforts on the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict” Joao Soares, President of the OSCE Parliamentary Assembly stated during his US visit on June 17.
18 June 2010 [11:26]

"World community must take into consideration Azerbaijan's influence and significance in region"

“The world community must take into consideration the influence and significance of Azerbaijan in the region,” said David Judson, editor-in-chief of Turkish Hurriyyet Daily News.
18 June 2010 [09:55]

Speaker of Saudi Shura Council visits Azerbaijan's Parliament

Speaker of Saudi Arabia's Consultative Assembly, Shura Council, Abdullah Bin Mohammed Bin Ibrahim Al-Sheikh has visited Azerbaijan`s parliament where he met Speaker Ogtay Asadov.
18 June 2010 [09:45]

Azerbaijani Premier meets chief of Pontifical Council for Culture

Azerbaijan`s prime minister Artur Rasizade has met President of the Pontifical Council for Culture, Archbishop Gianfranco Ravasi.
18 June 2010 [09:15]

Official Ankara "praises" Azerbaijani President's position

Turkish ambassador has praised official Baku's stance on a recent tension in relations between Turkey and Israel.
18 June 2010 [09:07]

"Greece supports Azerbaijan's territorial integrity"

Greece supports Azerbaijan`s territorial integrity and is interested in boosting all-round cooperation, chairwoman of Greek-Azerbaijani interparliamentary friendship group Antonia Antoniu told Azeri journalists in Athens.
17 June 2010 [17:47]

Hurriyyet Daily News chief editor: Baku is also a capital of the entire region

“Baku is capital not only of Azerbaijan, but also of the entire region”, Director General of Hurriyyet Daily News portal David Judson told journalists in Baku.
17 June 2010 [16:43]

Azerbaijani Deputy PM: New UN convention protecting IDPs' rights should be adopted

A new UN convention protecting the rights of internally displaced people should be adopted, Azerbaijani Deputy Prime Minister said.
17 June 2010 [15:35]

Canadian MPs arrive in Baku

MPs from the Canadian province of Ontario Monte Quinter and Reza Moridi are on a visit to Azerbaijan.
17 June 2010 [13:50]

Agencies: Presidents of Azerbaijan, Russia and Armenia to meet in St. Petersburg

Trilateral meeting between Presidents of Azerbaijan, Russia and Armenia Ilham Aliyev, Dmitry Medvedev and Serzh Sargsyan reportedly, will be held in St. Petersburg today, APA reports citing www.vesti.ru.
17 June 2010 [13:35]

"Its much more favorable to negotiate with Baku than with Yerevan"

Day.Az interview with editor-in-chief of Saint-Petersburg-based “Konservator” newspaper Rustam Arifjanov.
17 June 2010 [12:55]

Azerbaijani MPs visited Kuwait

Members of the Azerbaijan-Kuwait friendship group on interparliamentary ties visited Kuwait on June 12-15.
17 June 2010 [12:45]

Prospects of Azerbaijan-Austrian cooperation to be discussed in Baku

Prospects of cooperation between Azerbaijan and Austria will be discussed in Baku.
17 June 2010 [11:19]

Azerbaijan's Consul General in Russia unveils Azerbaijan's success

Consul General of Azerbaijan to Yekaterinburg Sultan Gasimov appeared on Natsionalnoye Izmereniye TV show of the Sverdlovsk Regional Television and gave an interview to Desyatiy TV channel to speak about progress achieved by Azerbaijan in recent years.
17 June 2010 [09:35]

Azerbaijani FM paid official visit to Pakistan

Foreign minister of Azerbaijan Elmar Mammadyarov visited Islamabad on Tuesday, where he met with Pakistani counterpart Shah Mahmood Qureshi and Senate chairman Farooq Hamid Naek.
17 June 2010 [09:25]

Azerbaijan, NATO discuss bilateral relations

Azerbaijan's Minister of National Security, lieutenant-general Eldar Mahmudov met with NATO Secretary General's Special Representative for the South Caucasus and Central Asia Robert Simmons.
17 June 2010 [09:13]

Azerbaijan’s interior minister meets NATO Secretary General's special representative for Caucasus and Central Asia

Minister of Internal Affairs of Azerbaijan Ramil Usubov met Wednesday NATO's delegation led by Secretary General's Special Representative for the Caucasus and Central Asia Robert Simmons.
17 June 2010 [09:05]

Heydar Aliyev's monument unveiled in Dagestan

Azerbaijan's Deputy Prime Minister Elchin Afandiyev and the delegation including MPs and governors of some regions attended the opening of national leader Heydar Aliyev`s monument in the Jemikend village of Dagestan.
16 June 2010 [17:15]

Peru expressed its opinion on the "elections" in Nagorno-Karabakh

Peru doesn't recognize "parliamentary elections" in Nagorno-Karabakh and supports Azerbaijan's territorial integrity.
16 June 2010 [16:35]

"It is no coincidence that U.S. Defense Secretary visited precisely Baku..."

Day.Az interview with Azerbaijani Consul General in Los Angeles Elin Suleymanov.
16 June 2010 [15:25]

Azerbaijan, China discuss prospects for cooperation

The Azerbaijani Parliament Speaker met with visiting member of the Politburo Standing Committee of the Communist Party of China, Secretary of the Parliament's Central Commission on disciplinary affairs Hee Gotsian.
16 June 2010 [15:15]

Russian political expert on possibility of U.S. and Russian bases in Azerbaijan

Interview with senior expert at Russia-based Center for Center for Current Politics Pavel Salin.
16 June 2010 [14:10]

Azerbaijan Social-Democratic Party official shares his impression from recent visit to Yerevan

Interview with Deputy Chair of Azerbaijan Social-Democratic Party, human rights activist Salahaddin Allahverdiyev.
16 June 2010 [12:56]

Azerbaijani students evacuated in Kyrgyzstan

Eight Azerbaijani students were evacuated from the southern Jalalabad region of Kyrgyzstan to capital Bishkek, Advisor to Azerbaijani Ambassador to Kyrgyzstan Vugar Ibrahimov said.
16 June 2010 [12:35]

Azerbaijani defense minister meets NATO chief special envoy in Baku

The Azerbaijani Defense Minister Safar Abiyev discussed cooperation with the NATO Secretary General's special representative Robert Simmons, according to the Defense Ministry.
16 June 2010 [11:36]

Former U.S. ambassador: Conflicting sides should demonstrate perseverance to resolve Karabakh conflict

Former U.S. Ambassador to Azerbaijan Ross Wilson believes that the countries must show patience and perseverance to solve the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict.
16 June 2010 [11:16]

Turkish officials and numerous experts to discuss Turkish-Azerbaijani relations and Nagorno-Karabakh conflict in U.S.

Turkish-Azerbaijani relations and Nagorno-Karabakh negotiations process will be discussed in Washington DC among Turkish officials and numerous experts this week.
16 June 2010 [09:37]

Azerbaijani ambassador presents credentials to Cambodian King

Azerbaijan's ambassador to Malaysia and Cambodia Tahir Karimov has presented his credentials to the King of Cambodia Norodom Sihamoni.
16 June 2010 [09:30]

Azerbaijani ambassador to Ukraine met the Mayor of Dnepropetrovsk

Azerbaijan's ambassador in Kiev Talat Aliyev has meet mayor of Dnepropetrovsk region Ivan Kulichenko.
15 June 2010 [11:27]

Azerbaijani MP: Day of National Salvation is of great importance for Azerbaijani people

"Day of National Salvation is of great importance for the Azerbaijani people,” member of Azerbaijan’s Milli Majlis (Parliament) Malahat Ibrahimgizi said.
15 June 2010 [10:50]

Foreign Policy: U.S. should show respect towards Azerbaijan due to merits of this country

Famous American 'Foreign Policy' magazine, which comes out every two months, has published an article about U.S. Defense Secretary Robert Gates’ recent visit to Azerbaijan in its latest issue.
15 June 2010 [09:00]

Azerbaijan marks National Salvation Day

Today Azerbaijan marks the National Salvation Day.
14 June 2010 [16:45]

Stratfor CEO visited Azerbaijani University of Languages

CEO of the Stratfor Global Intelligence Center George Friedman has today visited the Azerbaijan University of Languages, where he met students and teaching staff.
14 June 2010 [16:09]

Azerbaijani FM meets former U.S. ambassador

Foreign Minister of Azerbaijan Elmar Mammadyarov met with former US ambassador in Azerbaijan, and currently director of the Eurasia Center at the Atlantic Council Ross Wilson.
14 June 2010 [15:51]

Saudi Arabian speaker: Saudi Arabia always supports Azerbaijan's territorial integrity

The visit of the parliamentary delegation of Saudi Arabia, headed by the Parliament Speaker Abdullah bin Mohammad bin Ibrahim Al Alsheikh, started to Azerbaijan, Trend correspondent reports from the International Airport named after Heydar Aliyev.