Politics

01 February 2010 [15:09]

Turkish MP: Turkey-Armenia protocols have ended in compete fiasco

Day.Az interview with member of Turkey’s Grand National Assembly (Parliament), Deputy Chair of Republican People’s Party parliamentary faction Hakki Suha Okay.
01 February 2010 [14:52]

Azerbaijani Defense Ministry, USEUCOM working group holds meeting

The working group of the Azerbaijani Defense Ministry and the United States European Command (USEUCOM) held a meeting in Stuttgart, Germany on Monday, the Azerbaijani Defense Ministry said.
01 February 2010 [14:26]

OSCE to monitor contact line between Azerbaijani, Armenian armies

Monitoring will be held on the contact line between Armenian and Azerbaijani armed forces on 8 miles south-west of Azerbaijan's Tartar region Feb.2.
01 February 2010 [12:42]

Azerbaijani MP: Sides to Nagorno-Karabakh conflict are at final stage of negotiations

Day.Az interview with member of Azerbaijan’s Milli Majlis (Parliament) Aydin Mirzazade.
01 February 2010 [11:46]

European Union plans to launch discussions to ease visa regime with Azerbaijan

The European Union (EU) is set to begin talks on ease of visa regime with Azerbaijan, Polish Foreign Ministry’s official, Anjey Cheshkovski told in his interview to Gazeta Wyborcza.
30 January 2010 [15:24]

Azerbaijani official: Lifting visa requirements with Iran not on agenda

Deputy Foreign Minister of Azerbaijan Khalaf Khalafov says lifting visa requirements with Iran is not on agenda at the moment.
30 January 2010 [14:56]

Azerbaijani deputy FM: Caspian Sea delimitations talks to continue in March

Negotiations on delimitation of the Caspian Sea will continue in March, Deputy Foreign Minister of Azerbaijan Khalaf Khalafov said.
30 January 2010 [10:54]

Nakhchivan Supreme Assembly’s chairman meets head of OSCE office in Baku

Chairman of the Nakhchivan Autonomous Republic's Supreme Assembly Vasif Talıbov has met head of the OSCE Office in Baku Ali Bilge Cankorel and the Office`s Rule of Law Program Manager Monica Martinez.
30 January 2010 [09:36]

Azerbaijan-Jamaica relations discussed

29 January 2010 [20:15]

Congress of Local and Regional Authorities to discuss municipal elections in Azerbaijan

The Congress of Local and Regional Authorities will hold its 18th Plenary Session in Strasbourg (France) from 17 to 19 March 2010.
29 January 2010 [19:54]

GUAM FMs to convene in Kiev

Foreign ministers of the GUAM Organization for Democracy and Economic Development will come together in the Ukrainian capital of Kiev next month.
29 January 2010 [15:22]

US Congressman sends letter on Black January to Azerbaijani diaspora

US Congressman Dean Heller sent a letter to the American-Azerbaijanis - US Azerbaijani Network (USAN) on the subject of the USAN Black January campaign.
29 January 2010 [15:17]

Russian political observer: Turkish factor has increasing influence on resolution of Nagorno-Karabakh conflict

Day.Az interview with Sergey Markedonov, deputy head of International Relations Department of the Russia-based Institute of Political and Military Analysis.
29 January 2010 [14:07]

New PACE president meets Azerbaijani delegation

Newly elected President of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE) Mevlut Cavusoglu met Azerbaijan`s delegation to the organization on Jan. 28.
29 January 2010 [12:16]

Azerbaijani political expert: Entire Armenian society shares Dashnaks' position

Day.Az interview with renowned Azerbaijani political expert Zardusht Alizade.
29 January 2010 [10:38]

Azerbaijani President meets Swiss leader in Davos

President of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev met Swiss counterpart Doris Leuthard in Davos, Switzerland on Jan. 28.
29 January 2010 [09:57]

Azerbaijani President meets Polish counterpart in Davos

Azerbaijan President Ilham Aliyev met his Polish counterpart Lech Kaczynski in Davos, Switzerland on Jan. 28.
29 January 2010 [09:38]

World Turkish Speaking MPs to convene first congress

The Grand National Assembly of Turkey will convene a first congress of parliamentarians speaking Turkish language from across the world.
29 January 2010 [09:21]

Azerbaijani President meets King of Jordan in Davos

Azerbaijan`s President Ilham Aliyev met King Abdullah II of Jordanin Davos, Switzerland on Jan. 28.
28 January 2010 [20:25]

Turkish ambassador: There is coordinated document to lift visa requirments between Turkey, Azerbaijan

There is a coordinated document to cancel the visa regime between Azerbaijan and Turkey, Turkey's ambassador to Azerbaijan Hulusi Kilic said.
28 January 2010 [20:18]

Russian FM, U.S. Secretary of State discuss Nagorno-Karabakh conflict

Before the London conference on Afghanistan, Russian foreign minister Sergey Lavrov discussed with U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton settlement of the Armenia-Azerbaijan Nagorno Karabakh conflict.
28 January 2010 [20:09]

Azerbaijani parliamentarians meet with U.S. Department of State representatives

Azerbaijani parliamentarians Ganira Pashayeva and Zahid Oruj, who are visiting US, met with the representatives of the Department of State.
28 January 2010 [18:50]

London hosts round table meeting on contribution of Azerbaijan and Turkey to energy markets

Azerbaijani Minister of Industry and Energy Natig Aliyev attends a round table meeting on contribution of Azerbaijan and Turkey to energy markets started today in London.
28 January 2010 [18:00]

Azerbaijani president: Armenia can freeze negotiations over Nagorno-Karabakh conflict

Armenia can freeze negotiations with Azerbaijan over Nagorno-Karabakh conflict if this question is disconnected from the issue of opening Turkish-Armenian border, said the President of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev.
28 January 2010 [17:45]

Azerbaijani president: Many questions remain over Nabucco project

Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev said a lot of questions that are not answered for quite a lot of time remain over the Nabucco gas pipeline project.
28 January 2010 [16:42]

Azerbaijani president meets his Latvian counterpart Valdis Zatlers in Davos

President of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev met Thursday with President of Latvia Valdis Zatlers on the sidelines of the World Economic Forum in Davos.
28 January 2010 [14:52]

Russian expert: Only a military solution to Nagorno-Karabakh conflict can be speedy

Day.Az interview with Russian lawyer, deputy head of the Law Department of the Moscow Physical-Technical Institute and official of the Just Cause Party Boris Nadezhdin.
28 January 2010 [14:13]

Cory Welt: Karabakh peace process overshadowed by the ratification of Turkish-Armenian protocols

Cory Welt, associate director of the Institute for European, Russian and Eurasian Studies at the Elliott School of International Affairs, George Washington University, expressed his opinion expressed his opinion on the possible movements in the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict resolution.
28 January 2010 [14:00]

Azerbaijani expert: Deployment of peacekeeping forces in conflict zone extremely dangerous for Azerbaijan

“War is the only way to return Azerbaijan’s occupied lands,” Azerbaijani political expert Araz Alizade said.
28 January 2010 [13:42]

Head of OSCE Baku office to visit Nakhchivan

Head of the OSCE Office in Baku Ali Bilge Cankorel will be visiting the Nakhchivan Autonomous Republic on Jan. 28-29.
28 January 2010 [13:18]

New Georgian ambassador to Azerbaijan resigns

New Georgian ambassador to Azerbaijan Vano Noniashvili has resigned.
28 January 2010 [13:00]

Azerbaijani MPs attend American television show devoted to Azerbaijan

Azerbaijani MPs Ganira Pashayeva and Zahid Oruj, who are on visit to the U.S., participated in the popular television program devoted to Azerbaijan.
28 January 2010 [11:32]

OSCE chairman-in-office to visit Azerbaijan

OSCE Chairman-in-Office, Kazakhstan's Minister of Foreign Affairs Kanat Saudabayev will pay a 2-day visit to Azerbaijan next month.
28 January 2010 [11:00]

Azerbaijani President interviewed by the Wall Street Journal

President of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev has Wednesday given an interview in Davos to The Wall Street Journal newspaper's correspondents.
28 January 2010 [10:00]

Azerbaijani President meets Edison's CEO in Davos

President of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev met CEO of Edison Umberto Quadrino in Davos, Switzerland on Jan. 27.
28 January 2010 [09:58]

Azerbaijani President meets vice-president of Chevron corporation in Davos

President of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev met Vice-President of Chevron Corporation Jay Pryor in Davos, Switzerland on Jan. 27.
28 January 2010 [09:21]

Azerbaijani president gives interview to Bloomberg news agency in Davos

President of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev gave an interview to the Bloomberg News Agency`s correspondent Yuriy Humber on Jan. 27.
28 January 2010 [08:00]

Azerbaijani President meets Slovenian counterpart in Davos

President of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev met Slovenian counterpart Danilo Turk in Switzerland on Jan. 27.
27 January 2010 [17:43]

Azerbaijani political commentator: Russia can force Armenia to accept fundmental principles

Day.Az interview with political commentator at Azerbaijan-based Lider TV Tofiq Abbasov.
27 January 2010 [16:29]

Russian expert: No real Armenia-Turkey reconciliation

Russian expert Yevgeni Krishtalyov says the resolution of the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict and opening of the Armenia-Turkey borders are linked with each other.
27 January 2010 [15:13]

Azerbaijani, Turkish foreign ministers to meet in London

Azerbaijani and Turkish Foreign Ministers will meet in London on Jan. 28, Turkish Foreign Minister Ahmet Davutoglu said in his interview with country's local NTV channel.
27 January 2010 [13:30]

Azerbaijani political analyst: Armenia-Azerbaijan talks in Sochi were complete failure

“The negotiations held under the Madrid principles are doomed to failure from the very beginning,” Azerbaijani political expert Arif Yunus said.
27 January 2010 [11:29]

Azerbaijani president heads to Switzerland to attend Davos forum

President of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev has today left for Davos, Switzerland, to attend annual meeting of the World Economic Forum.
27 January 2010 [11:23]

Azerbaijani FM: Reports that Karabakh’s Armenian community will be involved with talks are groundless

“This is another invention of the Armenian side aimed at misleading the public,” Azerbaijani Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Elkhan Polukhov said.
27 January 2010 [10:49]

Azerbaijani president offers congratulations to new PACE chief

Azerbaijan President Ilham Aliyev has sent a congratulatory message to Mevlut Cavusoglu who has been elected new president of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe, PACE.
27 January 2010 [09:21]

Azerbaijani envoy: Azerbaijan, Latvia have great potential for cooperation in transit sector

Latvia and Azerbaijan have great potential for cooperation in the transit sector, Azerbaijan`s ambassador to Latvia Tofig Zulfugarov said at a press conference on Jan. 27.
26 January 2010 [19:34]

Azerbaijani MPs to leave for Uganda

26 January 2010 [18:17]

Azerbaijani MPs leave for Italy

Azerbaijani MPs have left today for Italian city of Rome, Milli Majlis press-service said.
26 January 2010 [17:38]

Azerbaijani MP: Madrid principles are built against Azerbaijan’s interests

Day.Az interview with Azerbaijan's former ambassador to Iran, member of the Azerbaijani parliament Nasib Nasibli.
26 January 2010 [16:05]

Russian analyst: Continued occupation of Azerbaijan's lands is inadmissible

Day.Az interview with Alexander Skakov, senior research fellow at Caucasus and Central Asia Department of the Russian Institute of Oriental Studies.
26 January 2010 [13:45]

Azerbaijani political expert: Serious progress may be achieved in resolving Nagorno-Karabakh conflict till April

Day.Az interview with Azerbaijani political expert Rasim Agayev.
26 January 2010 [13:15]

Azerbaijani president sends congratulatory message to Australian governor-general

Azerbaijan President Ilham Aliyev congratulated the Governor-General of the Commonwealth of Australia Quentin Bryce on the country`s national holiday, Australia Day.