Politics

07 October 2009 [14:28]

Azerbaijan’s Consulate General to Los Angeles makes presentation about country

Officers of Azerbaijan’s Consulate General in Los Angeles made a presentation of Azerbaijan in Orange County, California.
07 October 2009 [14:19]

Azerbaijani MPs to attend OSCE PA fall meeting

Azerbaijani parliamentarians led by Deputy Chairperson of Milli Majlis Bahar Muradova will attend the OSCE PA fall meeting, which is to take place in Athens, from 9 to 12 October.
07 October 2009 [13:52]

Azerbaijani, Russian and Armenian presidents to hold trilateral meeting

Russian President Dmitry Medvedev will hold trilateral meeting with Azerbaijani and Armenian Presidents during a visit to Moldova, Spokesperson for the Russian president Natalya Timakova told media.
07 October 2009 [13:46]

U.S. senator from Arizona: Washington's decision sends a very bad signal

The Senator from Arizona, Jon Kyl, considers Obama's decision to scrap plans for a long-range missile defense system based in Poland and the Czech Republic to be undercutting of "natural allies" in Poland and the Czech Republic in exchange for improved relations with Russia.
07 October 2009 [13:38]

Azerbaijani Television and Radio Council to address problems related to country's television

The Azerbaijani Television and Radio Council will solve problems related to country's television indicated by the Presidential Administration senior official Ramiz Mehdiyev in his article posted to the state media recently.
07 October 2009 [13:25]

Armenian media describes Azerbaijan’s Martyr's Lane as theirs – Photo

Armenian propaganda has made another mistake.
07 October 2009 [13:11]

Armenian president met with protests in Lebanon – Photo session

Pan-Armenian tour of Armenian President Serzh Sargsyan was failure.
07 October 2009 [11:57]

Int'l assistance is needed to prevent terrorism in Nagorno-Karabakh: expert

To prevent spread of terrorism in the Nagorno-Karabakh, there is a need for international assistance, Mathieu Deflem, a famous American anti-terrorism analyst, said.
07 October 2009 [11:49]

Iranian Armed Forces hold military exercises in Caspian Sea

As part of the Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei's visit to Iran's Mazandaran province the Iranian Armed Forces held military exercises on the Caspian Sea with the participation of students of the Imam Khomeini Military Lyceum in the Noshehr city on Oct. 7, ILNA reported.
07 October 2009 [11:09]

Azerbaijani president offers Independence Day greetings to Croatian counterpart

Azerbaijan President Ilham Aliyev has sent a letter of congratulation to President of Croatia Stjepan Mesic on his country`s Independence Day.
07 October 2009 [10:54]

U.S. Department of State comments on Azerbaijani, Armenian presidents' upcoming Chisinau meeting

"Washington hopes for tangible results at the upcoming meeting between the presidents of Azerbaijan and Armenia to be held in Chisinau on October 8," U.S. Assistant Secretary of State for Europe and Eurasia Phillip Gordon said.
07 October 2009 [10:48]

Azerbaijani ambassador to Mexico meets with speaker of Chamber of Deputies of Mexico

Azerbaijani ambassador to Mexico Ilgar Mukhtarov has met with the Speaker of the House of Deputies of the Congress of Mexico Francisco Javier Ramirez.
07 October 2009 [10:20]

Ashgabat to host int'l forum on Caspian Sea bio-resources

On Oct.8-10, Ashgabat will host the International Exhibition "Turkmen Fish Industry - 2009" and the international scientific conference "Protection and rational use of water bio-resources of the Caspian Sea."
07 October 2009 [10:07]

Azerbaijan’s opposition party will convene

Azerbaijan’s opposition Great Establishment opposition party plans to hold its next all-party meeting soon, the party chief and member of Milli Majlis (parliament) Fazil Mustafa said.
07 October 2009 [09:56]

Heads of several CIS member states not to attend Chisinau meeting

Presidents of Kazakhstan, Tajikistan and Turkmenistan will not take part at the meeting of the heads of the CIS member states to take place In Chisinau on Oct. 9, Moldovian Foreign Ministry official Alexei Krakan said.
07 October 2009 [09:44]

U.S. president Obama consults with lawmakers to send more troops to Afganistan

US President Barack Obama promised lawmakers Tuesday to move with a sense of urgency on deciding whether to send more troops to Afghanistan, but warned his new war strategy would not please everyone, France24 reported.
07 October 2009 [08:47]

Azerbaijan’s defense minister, OSCE MG U.S. co-chair discuss Nagorno-Karabakh conflict

Azerbaijan’s Defense Minister, Colonel-General Safar Abiyev received American co-chair of OSCE Minsk Group Robert Bradtke on Oct. 6, the defense ministry said.
06 October 2009 [17:34]

Kazakhstan holds large-scale exercise on Caspian Sea

Kazakhstan conducted large-scale exercise on the Caspian Sea near Aktau port.
06 October 2009 [16:58]

Azerbaijani president receives chairman of Slovak constitutional court

President of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev received chairwoman of Slovak Constitutional Court Ivetta Macejkova on Oct. 6.
06 October 2009 [16:44]

It is impossible to deprive country of right to join NATO and CSTO: Former Assistant to U.S. president

A possible union of the NATO and the CSTO should not deprive others of the right to join, which is one of the points of agreement on the union of the organizations, Zbigniew Brzezinski, Former Assistant to U.S President Jimmy Carter said.
06 October 2009 [16:36]

Azerbaijani defense industry minister meets Pakistan’s Chairman of Joint Chiefs of Staff Committee

Azerbaijan Minister of Defense Industry Yaver Jamalov has met Pakistan`s Chairman of Joint Chiefs of Staff Committee Tariq Majid.
06 October 2009 [16:21]

We hope opposition will cooperate on eve of municipal elections: chief of Azerbaijani pro-opposition party

Great Establishment party does not intend to enter into any bloc or alliance on the eve of municipal elections, chief of the pro-opposition Great Establishment Party and member of Milli Majlis (parliament) Fazil Mustafa said.
06 October 2009 [16:06]

Azerbaijani deputy FM: Road passing through Lachin is of great importance for Azerbaijan

Azerbaijan is preparing for the upcoming for the next round of the meeting between Presidents of Azerbaijan and Armenia Ilham Aliyev and Serzh Sargsyan to take place in Chisinau on Oct. 8, Azerbaijani Deputy Foreign Minister Araz Azimov told reporters.
06 October 2009 [15:22]

Azerbaijan expects result from presidents’ upcoming meeting: political expert

“It seems that Azerbaijan expects results from the presidents’ upcoming meeting in a constructive manner,” Azerbaijani political expert Rasim Musabayov said commenting on media reports that the next meeting between Azerbaijani and Armenian Presidents Ilham Aliyev and Serzh Sargsyan will take place in Chisinau.
06 October 2009 [14:31]

Azerbaijani CEC official to attend int'l meeting in Poland

The senior official of the Azerbaijani Central Elections Commission (CEC) will attend an international meeting in Poland.
06 October 2009 [14:18]

Serzh Sargsyan realizes he is in complete impasse: political expert

Azerbaijani political expert Fikrat Sadigov spoke to Day.Az in an interview.
06 October 2009 [13:58]

Tajiktelecom corrects error related to Azerbaijan's territorial integrity

Tajiktelecom has corrected the error related to Azerbaijan's territorial integrity on its Web site after interference of the Azerbaijani embassy to Tajikistan.
06 October 2009 [12:50]

Talks between Azerbaijani and Armenian communities of Nagorno-Karabakh must be held at neutral territory: Azerbaijani public figure

The talks between Azerbaijani and Armenian communities of Nagorno-Karabakh must be held at a neutral territory, representative of Azerbaijani intellectuals and Rector of Azerbaijan's Academy of Music Farhad Badalbeyli said.
06 October 2009 [12:29]

Azerbaijan is ready for compromise solution to conflict within territorial integrity: Azerbaijani deputy FM

Azerbaijan is ready to compromise in resolution of the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict only within its principle position, Azerbaijani Deputy Foreign Minister Araz Azimov told reporters on Oct. 6.
06 October 2009 [12:14]

Taliban has momentum in Afghanistan: U.S. secretary of defense

Defense Secretary Robert Gates blamed the Taliban's revival on a past failure to deploy enough troops to Afghanistan and said U.S. forces would not withdraw whatever the result of President Barack Obama's strategy review, Reuters reported.
06 October 2009 [11:48]

Head of Azerbaijani community of Nagorno-Karabakh debates refugees' return with OSCE MG co-chairs

The head of the Azerbaijani community of Nagorno-Karabakh discussed with the OSCE Minsk Group co-chairs the issue of refugees' return to the occupied territories.
06 October 2009 [11:22]

OSCE MG co-chairs not offered any document to Baku, Yerevan to sign

The OSCE Minsk Group Co-Chairs have not offered the sides any papers to sign in Chisinau.
06 October 2009 [10:54]

Date set for meeting between Azerbaijani, Armenian presidents

The next meeting between Presidents Ilham Aliyev of Azerbaijani and President Serzh Sargsyan of Armenia will take place in Chisinau on Oct. 8, the OSCE Minsk Group Co-Chair Yuriy Merzlyakov told reporters in Baku on Oct. 6.
06 October 2009 [10:47]

OSCE Minsk Group co-chairs meet with head of Nagorno Karabakh’s Azerbaijani community

The OSCE Minsk Group co-chairs Robert Bradtke of the U.S., Bernard Fassier of France and Yuriy Merzlyakov of Russia who are on a visit to Baku met with Chairman of Public Union of Nagorno Karabakh Azerbaijani Community Bayram Safarov.
06 October 2009 [10:35]

Azerbaijan’s opposition parties are at their last gasp: political expert

Azerbaijan’s opposition parties are at their last gasp, Chief of the Social Democratic Party of Azerbaijan and political expert Araz Alizade said commenting on the upcoming participation of Azerbaijani opposition parties in municipal elections to be held in Dec. this year.
06 October 2009 [10:27]

Azerbaijani FM receives Pakistan's Chairman of Joint Chiefs of Staff Committee

FM of Azerbaijan Elmar Mammadyarov met here Pakistan`s Chairman of Joint Chiefs of Staff Committee General Tariq Majid.
06 October 2009 [09:23]

Oxford University professor: I am not optimistic about Nagorno Karabakh conflict

Professorial Fellow in International Relations at Oxford University S. Neil MacFarlane spoke to Day.Az in an interview.
06 October 2009 [08:51]

Armenia-Azerbaijan Nagorno-Karabakh conflict between must be resolved as soon as possible to ensure sustainable peace in the region: Azerbaijani FM

For a long and lasting peace in the region, the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict must be resolved within the territorial integrity of Azerbaijan, Azerbaijan's Foreign Minister said.
06 October 2009 [08:44]

Azerbaijani defense minister meets Pakistani chairman of joint chiefs of staff

After visiting the tomb of the Azerbaijani nationwide leader Heydar Aliyev and Alley of Martyrs, Pakistan`s Chairman of Joint Chiefs of Staff Committee General Tariq Majid met here Azerbaijani Minister of Defense Colonel-General Safar Abiyev on Oct. 5.
06 October 2009 [08:32]

Azerbaijani, Kazakh delegations to hold consultations in Astana

The delegations of Kazakhstan and Azerbaijan launched consultations on consular issues in Astana on Oct 5.
06 October 2009 [08:21]

Azerbaijani president receives Pakistani military delegation

President of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev today received Pakistani delegation led by Chairman of Joint Chiefs of Staff Committee General Tariq Majid.
05 October 2009 [17:57]

Azerbaijan president receives U.S. Deputy Secretary of Energy

On Oct. 5, Azerbaijan President Ilham Aliyev received a delegation headed by the US Deputy Secretary of Energy Daniel B. Poneman, AzerTAj state news agency reported.
05 October 2009 [17:45]

UN closes offices in Pakistan

05 October 2009 [17:39]

Azerbaijani Parliamentary Committee adopts law on removing restrictions on prosecutor general's appointment

The Azerbaijani Parliamentary Legislation and Legal Policy Committee recommended considering the amendments and additions to the law on "Prosecutor's Office."
05 October 2009 [17:11]

Television today is key integrator of public interests: Azerbaijani presidential administration official

Chief of the Azerbaijani Presidential Administration Political Analysis and Public Relations Department Elnur Aslanov spoke with Trend News in an interview.
05 October 2009 [16:49]

Azerbaijan’s Central Election Commission finalizes timetable for municipal elections

“The campaign for municipal elections will be launched in near future,” Central Election Commission Spokesperson Azer Sariyev said.
05 October 2009 [15:44]

Armenians greet President Serzh Sargsyan with protests in New York – Photo session

In all countries, which President Serzh Sargsyan tripped as part of his Pan-Armenian tour to persuade the diaspora to support the Armenian-Turkish protocols, he was greeted by mass protests.
05 October 2009 [14:24]

Gabala radar would be better option for Russia: professor at Russian Volga-Vyatka Academy of State Service

Doctor of historical sciences, professor, chief of the scientific department of the Russian Volga-Vyatka Academy of State Service Andrei Makarichev spoke to Day.Az in an interview.
05 October 2009 [12:35]

Azerbaijan, Pakistan discuss military and political cooperation

Azerbaijani Minister of Defense Safar Abiyev and Pakistani Chairman Joint Chiefs of Staff Committee Tariq Majid discussed prospects of Azerbaijani-Pakistani military and political cooperation in Baku on Oct. 5.
05 October 2009 [11:51]

Azerbaijani ambassador to Switzerland: Opinions greatly differ among Turks...

Azerbaijani ambassador to Switzerland Elchin Amirbayov spoke to Day.Az in an interview.
05 October 2009 [11:16]

Azerbaijan’s representative participate in California festival – Photos

The Irvine mayor’s office organized a festival to promote cultures of peoples living in the United States on Oct. 3.
05 October 2009 [10:53]

Azerbaijani consul general in Los Angeles ends working visit to state of Utah - Photo

Azerbaijan's Consul General in Los Angeles Elin Suleymanov and member of the consulate staff Elman Abdullayev have ended a working visit to Utah.
05 October 2009 [10:09]

Ireland backs EU constitution in referendum

Irish voters have strongly endorsed the European Union's Lisbon Treaty - 16 months after their first vote rejecting it plunged EU reforms into deadlock, BBC reported.
05 October 2009 [09:57]

Chairman of Pakistan Joint Staff Committee arrives in Azerbaijan

Chairman of the Pakistani Army Joint Staff Committee General Tariq Majeed arrived in Azerbaijan on Sunday evening.
05 October 2009 [09:43]

U.S. considers cooperation with Russia regarding Gabala, Armavir radars: Assistant Secretary of Defense

The U.S. is considering jointly using two Russian radars as part of its missile defense system, US Assistant Secretary of Defense Alexander Vershbow said in an interview with a Russian news agency.
05 October 2009 [09:27]

No ambiguity between Iran, IAEA: President Ahmadinejad

Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad said Sunday that Teheran's cooperation with the International Atomic Energy Agency had left no ambiguity over Teheran's nuclear activities, AP reported.
05 October 2009 [09:05]

Negotiations on settlement of Nagorno-Karabakh conflict have already entered last stage: Azerbaijani President - UPDATE

The 9th Summit of Heads of Turkic-speaking states started in Nakhichivan (Azerbaijan) on Oct. 3.
05 October 2009 [08:47]

IAEA chief arrives in Iran

The head of the U.N. nuclear agency arrived in Iran on Saturday for talks on a timetable for inspectors to visit a newly disclosed unfinished nuclear enrichment plant, state radio reported.
05 October 2009 [08:38]

Recep Tayyip Erdogan re-elected chairman of Turkish AK party

Prime Minister and Istanbul deputy Recep Tayyip Erdogan has been re-elected as chairman of his ruling Justice & Development (AK) Party on Saturday, Turkish World Bulletin news agency reported.
05 October 2009 [08:21]

Yerevan talks are constructive: OSCE MG French Co-Chair

The talks in Yerevan were constructive, believe the OSCE Minsk Group Co-Chairs, arriving in Baku on Oct. 4.
03 October 2009 [12:51]

Resolution of Karabakh conflict will create fertile ground for settlement of relations in region: Turkish FM

"Resolution of Nagorno-Karabakh conflict between Armenia and Azerbaijan will create fertile ground for the full normalization of relations in the South Caucasus region,” Turkish Foreign Minister Ahmet Davutoglu said at joint news conference with EU Commissioner for Enlargement Olli Rehn, CNN Turk reported.
03 October 2009 [12:38]

Leader of Uzbek extremists killed in Pakistan

An al Qaeda-linked Uzbek militant leader was killed in Pakistan in a US drone missile strike in August, Pakistani intelligence agency officials said Friday, Reuters reported.
03 October 2009 [12:25]

Azerbaijan's health ministry conducts checks in private health care institutions

Azerbaijan's health ministry has conducted checks in private health care institutions.
03 October 2009 [11:53]

Ireland holds rederendum on ratification of Lisbon Treaty

Vote counting is due to begin shortly in the Republic of Ireland's crucial second referendum on the European Union's Lisbon Treaty, BBC reported.
03 October 2009 [11:14]

Bosnia-Herzegovina applies for NATO membership

A delegation from Bosnia-Herzegovina handed in on Friday an official application for a NATO Membership Action Plan (MAP).
03 October 2009 [10:25]

Korea appoints new ambassador to Azerbaijan

The Republic of Korea has appointed new ambassador to Azerbaijan.
03 October 2009 [10:10]

Armenian president met with riots and whistles in Paris - Photos

Armenian president Serzh Sargsyan was met riots and whistles in Paris.
03 October 2009 [09:37]

Azerbaijani president: Bilateral trade between Azerbaijan and Kazakhstan will increase significantly - UPDATE

President of Kazakhstan Nursultan Nazarbayev arrived in Azerbaijan for an official visit on Oct. 2.