Politics

13 March 2010 [09:00]

Azerbaijani President extends condolences to Egyptian counterpart

President of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev has sent a letter of condolence to President of Egypt Hosni Mubarak.
12 March 2010 [19:42]

Azerbaijani Deputy FM: Caspian littoral countries agree on basic principles of security cooperation

The Caspian littoral countries have agreed on basic principles for security cooperation in the Caspian Sea.
12 March 2010 [17:53]

Russian analyst: U.S. government will make efforts to block “Armenian genocide” resolution at the level of House of Representatives

Day.Az interview with Russian political analyst Sergey Markedonov.
12 March 2010 [16:19]

Azerbaijan's emergency situations minister visits Indonesia, Singapore and Malaysia

Azerbaijan's Emergency Situations Minister Kamaladdin Heydarov visited Indonesia, Singapore and Malaysia.
12 March 2010 [15:40]

Slovakian FM to make a trip to Azerbaijan

Slovakian Foreign Minister Miroslav Lajcak will visit Azerbaijan on March 14-15, the Azerbaijani Foreign Ministry said.
12 March 2010 [14:40]

Turkish MP: Armenia-Turkey protocols "died" after decision by U.S. Congress House Committee

Day.Az interview member of the Grand National Assembly of Turkey (Parliament), Deputy Chairman of the Republican People’s Party Shukru Elekdag.
12 March 2010 [12:45]

Azerbaijani military expert: Reduced military budget has impacted Armenia's priorities

“Armenia no longer needs change in number of its armament,” Azerbaijani military expert Uzeyir Jafarov said.
12 March 2010 [12:00]

Political expert: Azerbaijan should create all necessary prerequisites for a successful military solution to Karabakh conflict

Day.Az interview with Chairman of Russia’s Islamic Committee, renowned political expert Heydar Jamal.
12 March 2010 [08:55]

Committee of Ministers of the Council of Europe approves the program of assistance to parliamentary elections in Azerbaijan

The Committee of Ministers of the Council of Europe (CoE) at the 1079th meeting at Deputy level approved a pre-electoral assistance programme in view of the forthcoming Parliamentary elections, which will take place in Azerbaijan in November 2010, CoE's official website reported.
11 March 2010 [17:11]

Azerbaijan's President receives Korean minister of land, transport and maritime affairs

President of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev has today received Chung Jong-hwan, Korea`s Minister of Land, Transport and Maritime Affairs.
11 March 2010 [17:00]

Azerbaijani MP: U.S. acts in its own detriment

“Washington has already dealt a blow to U.S.-Turkish relations,” Member of the Azerbaijani Milli Majlis (Parliament) Aynur Jamalgizi said.
11 March 2010 [16:00]

Germany's Ambassador: Relations between Azerbaijan and Germany are stable

Relations between Azerbaijan and Germany have stable character, bilateral ties flourish, and the German side hopes for their further development, Germany's Ambassador to Azerbaijan Per Stanchina said.
11 March 2010 [14:00]

Russian expert: Armenian Diaspora won over Armenian citizens again

Interview with Editor-in-Chief of the Moscow-based Konservator newspaper Rustam Arifjanov.
11 March 2010 [13:34]

Azerbaijan's Parliamentary Speaker meets Polish Premier

Speaker of Azerbaijan Parliament (Milli Majlis) Ogtay Asadov has today met visiting Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk.
11 March 2010 [12:48]

Azerbaijan FM: Recent discussions in U.S. Congress cannot lead to stability and peace in region

If the U.S. Congress discusses the outdated incident, it must also assess the events that occured 20 years ago, Azerbaijani Foreign Minister Elmar Mammadyarov said.
10 March 2010 [18:47]

Azerbaijani President receives Polish Premier

President of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev has today received Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk and his accompanying delegation.
10 March 2010 [15:42]

Azerbaijani Foreign Ministry calls on citizens not to travel to Iraq

The Azerbaijani Foreign Ministry calls on the citizens to refuse to travel to Iraq in connection with the acts of terrorism and armed confrontation.
10 March 2010 [15:22]

Baku to host meeting on Caspian security

Deputy foreign ministers of Caspian littoral states will convene in the Azeri capital Thursday to discuss security in the Caspian Sea.
10 March 2010 [13:20]

Russian MP: Presence of historical facts in modern politics is very dangerous

Interview with member of the Russian Duma (Parliament), Director of the Russia-based Institute of Political Studies and political analyst Sergey Markov.
10 March 2010 [11:32]

Azerbaijani expert: If Turkey wasn't so strong today, no one would even remember the “Armenian genocide"

Interview with Azerbaijani political expert Arif Yunusov.
10 March 2010 [11:10]

OSCE envoy on Nagorno-Karabakh conflict: I remain optimistic about possibility of solving the conflict this year

An interview with Goran Lennmarker, OSCE Parliamentary Assembly Special Representative on the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict, who is expected to visit Azerbaijan on March 13-16.
10 March 2010 [10:45]

U.S. envoy to NATO: If Azerbaijan is interested in NATO membership, we can work on it

If Azerbaijan is interested in NATO membership, we could work on it, U.S. representative to NATO Jennifer Davis said.
10 March 2010 [10:15]

Azerbaijan, CICA discuss prospects for boosting cooperation

Azerbaijan`s foreign minister Elmar Mammadyarov has met Executive Director of the Conference on interaction and confidence building measures in Asia, CICA, Dulat Bakishev.
09 March 2010 [19:00]

U.S. representative to NATO: We have close cooperation with Azerbaijan

NATO is holding discussions with Azerbaijan in the defense sector, democratic reforms and the preparation of military doctrine, U.S. representative to NATO Jennifer Davis told media in Baku.
09 March 2010 [18:00]

Azerbaijani political analyst: It would be too big mistake for U.S. to lose Turkey for sake of Armenia's whims

Day.Az interview with Director of Azerbaijan-based Center for Political Innovations and Technologies Mubariz Ahmadoglu.
09 March 2010 [15:10]

Azerbaijani President receives outgoing Iraqi ambassador

President of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev has today received outgoing Iraqi ambassador Arshad Omar Ismail, AzerTAj State News Agency reported.
09 March 2010 [14:14]

Turkish MP: Our policies related to Armenia will contain more radical plans

Day.Az interview with member of the Grand National Assembly of Turkey (Parliament), Deputy Chairman of the Nationalist Movement Party (NMP) parliamentary faction Mehmet Sandir.
09 March 2010 [12:44]

Azerbaijani Commander: Internal Troops are able to liberate occupied Azerbaijani territories

Azerbaijani Internal Troops Commander General-Lieutenant Zakir Hasanov stated that combat readiness of the Azerbaijani armed forces is at a high level and it is able to liberate the occupied lands.
07 March 2010 [01:30]

Chairman of Azerbaijan parliament's committee to visit France

Chairman of Azerbaijani Parliament will make a visit to France.