Politics

25 April 2007 [13:06]

President, Prime Minister and Parliament Speaker not in Georgia

Georgia witnesses unique situation. Three high officials of Georgia- President, Prime Minister and Parliament's Chairman are on visit.
25 April 2007 [12:58]

Mikhael Arutyunyan appointed Armenian Defense Minister

Armenian President Robert Kocharyan issued an executive order on nomination of new Defense Minister of the country.
25 April 2007 [12:29]

US four congressmen decline their signatures to support 'Armenian genocide'

Despite stronger efforts by Armenian lobby in US for approval of Armenian genocide resolution in the Congress, some congressmen declined their signatures for supporting the resolution.
25 April 2007 [12:05]

Foreign minister chosen as candidate for presidency in Turkey

Does Abdullah Gul command enough balance between secular and Islamic sensitivities to satisfy all sides of Turkey's anguished debate over national identity?
25 April 2007 [11:56]

Azeri PM to attend Yeltsin's funeral

A national day of mourning has been declared in Russia on the death of the first Russian President Boris Yeltsin. State flags will be lowered and cultural events will be postponed. The government advised the TV channels to postpone entertaining programs.
25 April 2007 [11:54]

Turks and Azerbaijanis protest against Armenians in Washington

A group of Armenians living in Washington hold a protest action outside Turkey's embassy in the US on the anniversary of so-called "Armenian genocide."
25 April 2007 [11:51]

George Bush did not call 1915 events as genocide

On the eve of so called "Armenian genocide" U.S. President George W. Bush in his annual April 24 speech did not call 1915-1923 historical events as genocide.
25 April 2007 [11:50]

Armenian forces violate ceasefire

Armenian Armed Forces fired on the positions of Azerbaijan Armed Forces from their positions in Shikhlar village of Agdam from 00.15 till 00.35 and Javahirli village with machine and submachine guns from 04.20 till 04.45 on April 25.
25 April 2007 [09:24]

Belarus will establish close ties with Azerbaijan, Lukashenko says

Belarus is interested in developing bilateral relations with Azerbaijan, country's President Alexander Lukashenko said in his annual address to the National Assembly and the Belarusian nation on Tuesday.
25 April 2007 [09:14]

Azerbaijan sends protest note to Russia

Russian Ambassador to Azerbaijan Vasili Istratov was called to Azerbaijani Foreign Ministry.
25 April 2007 [09:11]

National NGO Forum calls for world community to asses evidences revealed in Neftchala and Guba

Today National NGO Forum Management Staff and Control Inspection Commission held meeting.
25 April 2007 [09:08]

OSP to conclude agreements with some parties

Preliminary consent was received on Open Society Party's (OSP) concluding mutual agreement with Boyuk Gurulush and Justice parties.
25 April 2007 [09:06]

Azerbaijan community of Nagorno Karabakh urges US State Department

Azerbaijani community of Nagorno Karabakh Public Union's chief Nizami Bahmanov sent a protest letter to Anne Derse, US Ambassador to Azerbaijan on the changes to the initial 2006 State Department Country Reports on Human Rights Practices.
25 April 2007 [09:05]

Samad Seyidov: "Problem of political prisoners is artificially exaggerated to damage Azerbaijan's image"

Members of Azerbaijani delegation to the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe held a press conference on the results of the spring session.
25 April 2007 [08:51]

Azerbaijani-Turkish protest against Armenian lies

Houston Azerbaijanis Society and local Turkish community organized a protest action in Houston on April 20-21 under the slogan "No to Armenian lies!", Yusif Babanli, vice-president of Houston Azerbaijanis Society informs.
25 April 2007 [08:47]

Arthur Lenk: "Azeri Jews and Israeli Azeris are moral bridge between our countries"

"Azeri Jews and Israeli Azeris are moral bridge between our countries. The relationship between the peoples is of great importance," Israeli Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary to Azerbaijan Arthur Lenk told.
25 April 2007 [08:43]

OSCE Office in Baku 2006 budget amounted to euro 1.733mln

OSCE published its 2006 annual report today. OSCE Central Office in Vienna told 112-page report reviews OSCE Offices' activity in the member-states and the chronicle of its cooperation with several international organizations.
25 April 2007 [08:42]

Caspian Sea littoral states meeting ends in Ashkhabad

The two-day special working group meeting on the Caspian Sea legal regime convention in the Turkmen capital of Ashkhabad ended on Tuesday afternoon.
25 April 2007 [08:37]

Iran, Azerbaijan discuss ways of expanding mutual ties

Iran's Ambassador to Azerbaijan Naser Hamidi Zare held talks with the Head of the Presidential Office's Socio-Political Department of Azerbaijan Ali Hasanov on Tuesday.
25 April 2007 [08:33]

Court considers suit of Ali Insanov against YAP official

Court consideration on the suit brought by former Health Minister Ali Insanov against YAP executive secretary Ali Ahmadov was held today in Sabayel district court.
25 April 2007 [08:29]

Huseyn Abdullayev's lawyer questioned

The appeal of parliamentarian, leader of Ana Veten Party Fazail Agamali on lawyer Kamandar Nesibov to the Bar is investigated, said Farhad Najafov, deputy chief of the Bar.
25 April 2007 [08:26]

President Aliyev offers condolences on Boris Yeltsin's death

In connection with the death of first Russian president Boris Yeltsin, Azerbaijan's President Ilham Aliyev offered condolences to Russia's President Vladimir Putin and Yeltsin's wife Naina Yeltsina.
25 April 2007 [08:17]

Federation of Turkish American Associations and Azerbaijan Society of America to hold demonstration

On May 8, the Federation of Turkish American Associations (FTAA) and Azerbaijan Society of America (ASA) will hold demonstration in front of UN headquarters in NYC to protest the occupation of 16% of the territories of the Republic of Azerbaijan by Armenian aggression and for the Human Rights of nearly 1 million refugees because of the occupation.
24 April 2007 [16:33]

OSCE Minsk Group co-chairs and Chairman-in-Office to meet in Madrid

OSCE Minsk Group co-chairs Yuri Merzlyakov (Russia), Matthew Bryza (US), Bernard Fassier (France) and Personal representative of OSCE chairman-in-office Andrzej Kasprzyk will meet with OSCE Chairman-in-Office, Foreign Minister of Spain Miguel Angel Moratinos on May 10 in Madrid, Russian co-chair Yuri Merzlyakov told.
24 April 2007 [15:51]

Sheikh of all Caucasus to appeal for releasing Armenian-captured Azerbaijani soldier

"I intend to appeal for releasing Azerbaijani soldier Samir Mammadov, who has been captured by Armenians," Sheikhulislam Haji Allahshukur Pashazadeh, chief of Caucasian Muslims Office said.
24 April 2007 [15:22]

EU Special Representative to visit Azerbaijan

Peter Semneby, European Union (EU) Special Representative for the South Caucasus will arrive in Azerbaijan on April 26.
24 April 2007 [13:35]

Turkey to start for presidential elections April 27

Turkey announced the timetable for presidential elections. The first and the second rounds of elections will be held on April 27 and May 2.
24 April 2007 [13:17]

Deputy FM to attend CIS Foreign Ministers' meeting

Azerbaijani Deputy Foreign Minister Mahmud Mammadguliyev has left for Astana today to participate at the meeting of the Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS) Foreign Ministers' Council to be held in Astana tomorrow, Foreign Ministry's press secretary Khazar Ibrahim told.
24 April 2007 [12:37]

Matthew Bryza: "US State Department will not remake changes to its initial 2006 human rights report"

"We are holding negotiations for the resumption of the postponed visit of Azerbaijani high-level delegation to the United States for security talks," US Deputy Assistant Secretary of State Matthew Bryza stated.
24 April 2007 [12:22]

OSCE representative on freedom of the media visits Azerbaijan

OSCE representative on freedom of the media, Miklos Haraszti today arrived in Azerbaijan, OSCE Office in Vienna told.
24 April 2007 [11:59]

WAPFP members visit Turkish Martyrdom in Baku

Today Whole Azerbaijan Popular Front Party (WAPFP) members visited Turkish Martyrdom in Baku.
24 April 2007 [09:32]

OSCE media freedom representative condemns sentencing of journalist, says Azerbaijan media under serious threat

The OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media, Miklos Haraszti, voiced dismay today over the prison sentence of Eynulla Fatullayev, the editor of the independent Russian-language weekly Realny Azerbaijan and the Azeri-language daily Gundalik Azarbaycan.
24 April 2007 [09:25]

U.S. condemns beating of Azerbaijani journalist

The U.S. Embassy in Baku has condemned the beating of Azerbaijani journalist Uzeir Jafarov, who remains hospitalized with severe head injuries.
24 April 2007 [09:14]

Khazar Ibrahim: "Status of Nagorno Karabakh is not discussed in current negotiations"

"The status of Nagorno Karabakh is not on the agenda of present negotiations," said Khazar Ibrahim, spokesman for Foreign Ministry.
24 April 2007 [09:11]

Fazail Agamali to appeal to Parliament's disciplinary commission

Azerbaijani parliamentarian Fazail Agamali will appeal to the Parliament's disciplinary commission.
24 April 2007 [09:01]

Lenmarker's report not to be discussed in OSCE PA session

OSCE Parliamentary Assembly's President Goran Lenmarker's report will not be discussed in session to be held in Kyiv.
24 April 2007 [08:42]

PACE official for Committee on Human Rights to visit Azerbaijan

The official of Parliamentary Assembly of Council of Europe (PACE) Committee on Human Rights David Cupina will visit Azerbaijan in late April.
24 April 2007 [08:19]

Rights activist to appeal to Azerbaijani president on editor's arrest

Elchin Behbudov, chief of Azerbaijani Committee against Torture met with Eynulla Fetullayev, founder and editor-in-chief of "Gundelik Azerbaijan" and "Realniy Azerbaijan" newspapers, in detention.
24 April 2007 [08:16]

UN special rapporteur on freedom of opinion and expression to visit Azerbaijan

Ambeyi Ligabo, UN Special Rapporteur on freedom of opinion and expression will visit Azerbaijan on Tuesday.
24 April 2007 [08:12]

Rabiyyat Aslanova: "Ali Insanov and Eynulla Fatullayev are not political prisoners"

"Ali Insanov and Eynulla Fatullayev are not political prisoners. Opposition newspapers always regarded Ali Insanov corrupt official. Now they defend him," Rabiyyat Aslanova, parliamentarian, chief of parliament’s commission on human rights said.
24 April 2007 [08:04]

BSECO legal and political affairs committee to meet

The meeting of the Black Sea Economic Cooperation Organization legal and political affairs committee will be held in Bucharest on April 25-26.
24 April 2007 [07:59]

Turkey boosting its defense systems

Wary of neighboring Iran's alleged ambitions to acquire nuclear weapons, Turkey has accelerated efforts to acquire different sorts of missile defense systems to deter a possible attack on its homeland.
24 April 2007 [07:34]

Tehran to host Summit of Caspian Sea littoral states

Tehran will host the Summit of Caspian Sea littoral states soon, the deputy foreign minister for Asia, Pacific and Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS) said on Monday.
23 April 2007 [23:32]

YAP leadership to visit Guba

YAP (New Azerbaijan Party) leadership is to visit Guba region to see the mass graves found there.
23 April 2007 [23:12]

Russia's first President Yeltsin dies

Boris Yeltsin, Russia's first ever democratically elected leader (1991-1999), has died at the age of 76 of long-term heart trouble.
23 April 2007 [23:06]

OSCE Minsk Group Co-Chairs make joint statement

OSCE Minsk Group co-chairs has made a joint statement on the meeting of the Ministers of Foreign Affairs of Armenia and Azerbaijan, Vartan Oskanian, and Elmar Mammadyarov, in Belgrade April 18.
23 April 2007 [22:50]

Azerbaijani and Korean delegations meet in Seoul

President Ilham Aliyev continues his state visit to South Korea.
23 April 2007 [22:32]

Report on the missing in South Caucasus to be discussed in Belgrade

The report on missing persons in the South Caucasus will be discussed in Council of Europe Parliamentary Assembly Standing Committee's meeting in Belgrade May 25, Leo Platvoet, PACE rapporteur on missing persons in the South Caucasus told.
23 April 2007 [22:27]

Human rights defenders meet with head of OSCE Office in Baku

Members of the Monitoring Group of Human Rights Defense Organizations today met with Jose Luis Herrero Ansola, Head of OSCE Office in Baku, rights defender Saida Gajamanli said.
23 April 2007 [22:09]

Ruslan Bashirli taken to punishment cell

Ruslan Bashirli, leader of Yeni Fikir youth movement kept in detention place #1 was taken to punishment cell, Elchin Behbudov, chief of Azerbaijani Committee against Torture told.
23 April 2007 [21:49]

ASA voices protest to Condoleezza Rice

Azerbaijan Society of America (ASA) has written a protest letter to the US State Secretary Condoleezza Rice.
23 April 2007 [21:45]

Belarus Educational Ministry Youth Department chief Irina Dill to visit Baku tomorrow

The delegation under the leadership of Irina Dill, chief of Youth Department of Belarus Ministry of Education visits Baku tomorrow, Youth and Sports Ministry press secretary Ragif Abbasov stated.
23 April 2007 [21:26]

Giovanni Buquicchio: "There should be balance in distribution of power between executive and legislative bodies in Azerbaijan"

Presidential government is specific to Azerbaijan, but there should be a balance among the government branches in such countries.
23 April 2007 [15:48]

Azerbaijan calls for promotion of defense cooperation with Iran

Azeri Minister of Defense Industry Yavar Jamalov here on Monday called for promotion of defense cooperation with Iran.
23 April 2007 [13:36]

George Mandjgaladze: "Border delimitation talks with Azerbaijan not delayed"

"The delimitation and demarcation of borders is technically difficult process. Therefore, it is groundless to say the border delimitation talks with Azerbaijan are delayed," the chief of commission on delimitation and demarcation of state borders, Deputy Foreign Minister of Georgia George Mandjgaladze told.
23 April 2007 [13:25]

Caspian status talks started in Ashgabat

The next stage of talks on the legal status of the Caspian Sea has started in Ashgabat, Turkmenistan. Azerbaijani Foreign Ministry's press secretary Khazar Ibrahim told that Deputy Foreign Minister Khalaf Khalafov is a negotiator from Azerbaijani side.
23 April 2007 [13:02]

Azerbaijan prepares National Strategy to Combat Corruption

Azerbaijan's National Strategy to Combat Corruption is being prepared, public debates will be organized for this purpose, Inam Kerimov, secretary of State Commission to Combat Corruption said.
23 April 2007 [12:59]

Goran Lennmarker: "International community has no intention to give independence to Nagorno Karabakh"

"Majority of international organizations support Azerbaijan and Armenia in the peaceful settlement of the Nagorno Karabakh conflict. This factor may provide a golden opportunity for the two countries," says the report by Goran Lennmarker, President of OSCE Parliamentary Assembly.
23 April 2007 [12:45]

Turkmenistan's Ambassador to US: "Ashgabat is interested in close relations with Azerbaijan"

Mered Marazov, Turkmenistan's Ambassador to the US stated that carbohydrate resources of his country can be transported to the world markets through Azerbaijan as well, the Ambassador said at the fifth conference "South Western and Central Asia" organized at the University of Monta.
23 April 2007 [12:30]

Jonathan Henick: "We are negotiating with Azerbaijan on rescheduling the security talks"

"The United States reaffirms its support for the territorial integrity of Azerbaijan, restates that Nagorno Karabakh and surrounding territories are Azerbaijani territories," the US Embassy public affairs officer Jonathan Henick stated.
23 April 2007 [11:46]

Goran Lennmarker: "A part of Azerbaijan has been occupied and about one million of people become displaced"

"The alternative of a new war break-out between Azerbaijan and Armenia is out of question. New war may cause new problems, new refugees and deaths," says the report on the Nagorno Karabakh conflict drawn up by OSCE Parliamentary Assembly President, Swedish MP Goran Lennmarker.
23 April 2007 [09:10]

S. Korea, Azerbaijan to discuss closer ties at summit

South Korean President Roh Moo-hyun will meet with Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev at Roh's office Cheong Wa Dae on Monday for discussions on enhancing practical bilateral cooperation in energy and natural resources, Cheong Wa Dae said.
23 April 2007 [09:08]

Azerbaijan postpones high-level U.S. visit over wording on Nagorno Karabakh conflict

Azerbaijan said Sunday that it postponed a high-level visit to the United States because of what it claimed were changes in U.S. wording describing its dispute with Armenia over the Nagorno Karabakh territory.
22 April 2007 [18:55]

Azerbaijan Minister of Defence Industry to visit Pakistan

Officials from Azerbaijan Ministry of Defense Industry will visit Islamabad to talk about the cooperation prospects in the defense industry.
21 April 2007 [15:49]

Press Council comments on Eynulla Fatullayev's arrest

"To tell the truth, I did not expect Eynulla Fetullayev's arrest. Similar complaint was also made by Azerbaijani community of Karabakh. As they were very serious remarks, it was discussed in the commission for complaints.
21 April 2007 [15:45]

U.S. recognizes Azerbaijan's territorial integrity

The U.S.'s policy regarding the Nagorno Karabakh issue remains unchanged, the Department of State spokesman Sean McCormack stated.
21 April 2007 [15:31]

Azeris to hold anti-Armenian rallies in NYC and Washington, D.C.

More than 5 thousand US Azerbaijanis are to hold anti-Armenian rallies in the Times Square.
21 April 2007 [15:27]

Committee to Defend Eynulla Fatullayev's Rights set up

A Committee to Defend the rights of Eynulla Fetullayev, editor-in-chief of "Gundelik Azerbaijan" and "Realniy Azerbaijan" newspapers, who has been sentenced to 2 years and 6 months in jail today. The Committee made a statement after the broad meeting.
21 April 2007 [15:15]

It's difficult to estimate prospect of Azerbaijan's NATO membership, OSCE top official says

It is difficult to estimate the prospects of Azerbaijan's NATO membership. I can not give any advice neither to Azerbaijani government, nor Azeri people. Oil and gas-rich Azerbaijan is of great strategical importance. This is a long process, it has its procedures and standards,said Bruce George, president of the OSCE Parliamentary Assembly.
21 April 2007 [15:11]

Rasul Guliyev: "Opposition parties seem to have no future prospect"

Leader of Open Society Party Rasul Guliyev's interviewe to the APA.
21 April 2007 [15:04]

Sirus Azadi resigned from Democratic World Azerbaijanis Congress

Sirus Azadi made statement on resigning from the membership to Democratic World Azerbaijanis Congress.
21 April 2007 [12:58]

New appointments in State Committee for Azerbaijanis living abroad

There were new appointments in the State Committee for Azerbaijanis living abroad, the Committee told.
21 April 2007 [12:31]

UN Human Rights Council rapporteur to visit Azerbaijan

Ambeyi Ligabo, the Special Rapporteur on freedom of opinion and expression of UN Human Rights Council will be on official visit to Azerbaijan on April 22-28 at the invitation of Azerbaijani government, UN representation in Azerbaijan told.
21 April 2007 [12:29]

Russia quits CIS 4 treaties

Russia officially withdrew from CIS four treaties on economic and social issues.
21 April 2007 [12:25]

British and Swedish representatives to OSCE discuss media situation in Azerbaijan

The first secretaries of British and Swedish representatives to OSCE Alastar Long and Aasa Pousard are visiting Baku. The aim of the visit is to get information on the media situation in Azerbaijan and report it to their governments.