Politics

15 January 2008 [15:21]

Armenian President receives OSCE Minsk Group co-chairmen

Armenian President Rober Kocharyan received co-chairmen of the OSCE Minsk Group-Yuri Merzlakov, Matthew Bryza and Bernard Fassier, staying in Yerevan in the framework of a regional visit.
15 January 2008 [15:06]

Azerbaijan's first lady declared most active deputy protecting rights of her voters

The Association of Parliamentary reporters declared the results of a poll among reporters, accredited in the Milli Medjlis, regarding the active deputies of 2007.
15 January 2008 [14:23]

Norwegian Foreign Minister to visit Azerbaijan

The Foreign Minister of Norway Jonas Gahr Store will pay an official visit to Azerbaijan.
15 January 2008 [14:11]

US military expert proposing to use Azerbaijan's territory for establishment of radar base

The US planned system of missile defense is ineffective and incapable.
15 January 2008 [13:06]

Vladimir Kazimirov: "OSCE fails to fulfill a number of its own resolutions on Nagorno Garabagh"

Ambassador Vladimir Kazimirov, ex-co-chairmen of the OSCE Minsk Group on the settlement of Nagorno-Garabagh condlict considers that OSCE fails to fulfill a number of its own resolutions on Nagorno Garabagh and does not go beyond political and diplomatic sphere.
15 January 2008 [12:48]

OSCE Minsk Group co-chairs visiting Armenia

OSCE Minsk Group co-chairs mediating in the settlement of the Nagorno Garabagh conflict - Matthew Bryza (US), Bernard Fassier (France), Yury Merzlyakov (Russia) and personal representative of OSCE Chairman-in-Office Andrzej Kasprzyk are visiting Yerevan.
15 January 2008 [11:31]

GUAM Secretary General visiting Baku

Valery Chechelashvili, Secretary General of the Organization for Democracy and Economic Development-GUAM and deputy Foreign Minister of Georgia, is visiting Azerbaijan.
15 January 2008 [11:17]

Armenians violate ceasefire

Armenian armed forces locating in the occupied lands of Azerbaijan violated ceasefire on January 14 and 15 again.
15 January 2008 [10:01]

Senator Richard Lugar: "It is absolutely unfair to state that Azerbaijan has exchanged human rights for oil with the world community"

Unlike some other countries, Azerbaijan can be an example for the availability of information and its spread.
14 January 2008 [17:47]

Peter Semneby: "Chances to settle Nagorno-Garabagh conflict will rise following presidential elections in Armenia"

According to the EU Special representative on the South Caucasus Peter Semneby, visiting Yerevan, chances to settle Nagorno Garabagh conflict will rise following presidential elections in Armenia.
14 January 2008 [17:32]

Armenians intending to set Shusha-Yerevan-Moscow telebridge

The Foreign Ministry of Azerbaijan will undertake due steps after learning the details about the Shusha-Yerevan-Moscow telebridge, which Armenians intend to set on January 18.
14 January 2008 [17:23]

Azerbaijan's Foreign Minister meets with OSCE Minsk Group co-chairmen

The co-chairmen of the OSCE Minsk Group-Matthew Bryza (USA), Bernard Fassier (France), Yuri Merzlyakov (Russia) met with the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Azerbaijan Elmar Mamedyarov.
14 January 2008 [17:08]

US Senator Richard Ligar meets with Azerbaijani opposition leaders

The influential US senator Richard Lugar held a meeting with the leaders of the Azerbaijani opposition.
14 January 2008 [16:54]

Senator Richard Lugar holds meeting in Azerbaijan's parliament

Members of the commission for international relations of the Milli Medjlis met with the chairman of the Committee for External Ties of the US Senate Richard Lugar, visiting our country, in the Parliament of Azerbaijan today.
14 January 2008 [16:17]

Ilham Aliyev receives OSCE Minsk Group co-chairmen

President of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev received co-chairmen of the OSCE Minsk Group -Bernard Fassier (France), Yuri Merzlyakov (Russia), Metthew Bryza (USA) and a special representative of the OSCE chairman-in-office Andjey Kaspshik.
14 January 2008 [15:55]

Dennis Summut: “The conflicts in Abkhazia, South Ossetia and Nagorny Karabakh hang like the “sword of Damocles”

A speech of Mr. Dennis Sammut (Executive Director, LINKS) made on “Wider Black Sea: Perspectives for International and Regional Security” conference held in Yerevan, Armenia (14-15 January 2008).
14 January 2008 [15:51]

Khazar Ibragim: "Representatives of Armenia have lately started to express thoughts, which do not correspond to the reality"

Position, which will be adhered by Armenian powers on the talks,is very important as despite their most encouraging statements at the end of 2007, they have started to express thoughts, which do not correspond to the reality.
14 January 2008 [15:33]

Khazar Ibragim: "Azerbaijan wishes to avoid such facts as the case of Said's criminal group in bilateral relations"

Foreign Ministry of Azerbaijan has presented all necessary documents on the case of Said's criminal group to Iran.
14 January 2008 [15:06]

British Department of External Affairs recommends Sunvil Travel to consult with Azerbaijani government while arranging tours to occupied lands

The Department of External Affairs of Great Britain recommended Sunvil Travel tourist agency to consult with the government of Azerbaijan while arranging any tours to the occupied lands.
14 January 2008 [14:20]

OSCE Minsk Group co-chairs arrive in Azerbaijan - UPDATED

OSCE will hold a regular monitoring to familiarize the situation on the contact line of Azerbaijan and Armenian armed forces on January 16.
14 January 2008 [14:13]

Session of Azerbaijan-Turkmenistan intergovernmental commission to be held in Ashkhabad

A session of the Azerbaijan-Turkmenistan intergovernmental commission will be held in Ashkhabad on January 17.
14 January 2008 [13:51]

Vafa Guluzade: "Ilham Aliyev is dissatisfied with the overall activity of the OSCE Minsk Group"

Political scientist Vafa Guluzade does not expect anything positive for Azerbaijan from the visit of the OSCE Minsk Group co-chairmen to Baku.
14 January 2008 [13:36]

Artur Rasizade to take part in Mikhail Saakashvili's oath-taking ceremony

The Prime Minister of Azerbaijan Artur Rasizade will represent Azerbaijan in the oath-taking ceremony of Georgian President Mikhail Saakashvili.
14 January 2008 [12:38]

Representatives of Azerbaijan taking part in international conference in Yerevan

Yerevan hosts an international conference "Expanded Black Sea region. Prospects of international and regional security".
14 January 2008 [11:23]

Khazar Ibragim: "If Russian-language sources are shutdown, it would be difficult to fulfill President Ilham Aliyev's instructions on introduction of true facts about Azerbaijan"

The shutdown of Russian-language newspapers and websites must be considered from the point of view of importance of this step for the activity of definite state structures.
14 January 2008 [11:12]

Ilham Aliyev receives US senator Richard Lugar

President of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev recevied a delegation led by US senator Richard Lugar, as reported by the press service for the President.
14 January 2008 [10:53]

Baku hosts event in frames of US-Azerbaijan bilateral military cooperation

Training courses on "Medical aid during military operations on the water" will start in Baku today in the framework of the military cooperation between Azerbaijan and the United States.
14 January 2008 [10:49]

Armenians violate ceasefire again

Armenian armed forces locating in the occupied lands of Azerbaijan violated ceasefire on January 13 and 14 again.
14 January 2008 [10:44]

European Court to consider opposition party member Arif Gadjili's claim by late February

The claim of the head of the central office of the Musavat party Arif Gadjili will be considered in the European Court by late February.
14 January 2008 [10:05]

Ilham Aliyev: "The main point of the talks on the settlement of Nagorno-Garabagh conflict is the release of all the occupied lands of Azerbaijan"

Azerbaijan have never discussed its territorial integrity with Armenia and will never do it.
12 January 2008 [15:58]

Minsk Group co-chairs to join OSCE monitoring on the frontline

Under the mandate of the Personal Representative of the OSCE Chairman-in-Office, the frontline in Aghdam will be monitored on January 16.
12 January 2008 [15:15]

Ilham Aliyev: "Military expenses in Azerbaijan to make up at least $1.2 billion"

Expenses on military sphere in Azerbaijan will reach at least $1.2 billion in Azerbaijan in 2008.
12 January 2008 [14:30]

WHO to correct distorted map of Azerbaijan on its website - UPDATED

The World Health Organization will correct the distorted map of Azerbaijan on its website within two hours, according to the WHO Office in Baku.
12 January 2008 [11:33]

Armenians violate ceasefire in Geranboy, Azerbaijan

Armenian armed forces locating in the occupied lands of Azerbaijan violated ceasefire on January 11 again.
12 January 2008 [11:06]

World Health Organization website misrepresents Azerbaijan’s Nagorno Garabagh

The territory of our country on the map of Azerbaijan posted on the official website of World Health Organization (WHO) was distorted.
12 January 2008 [10:56]

Representatives of Red Cross International Committee meet Armenian-captured Azeri soldier Samir Mammadov

Representatives of the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) met with Azerbaijani soldier Samir Mammadov captured by Armenian armed forces.
12 January 2008 [10:28]

USAID Deputy Director: "I do hope that the October presidential elections in Azerbaijan will be on a high level"

"I have stayed in Georgia for four days during which I observed the process of elections.
12 January 2008 [10:08]

Ilham Aliyev: "Armenia is merely a mono state, which drove away all other nationalities from its territory and lives in conditions of close, militarized and anti-democratic regime"

"Armenia has lost its international influence, while Azerbaijan has only strengthened its positions".
11 January 2008 [18:08]

Levon Ter-Petrosyan: "National security of Armenia is not the membership in various security systems but the peaceful co-existence with neighbors"

Levon Ter-Petrosyan considers that Turkey will open borders with Armenia only in case of progress in the Nagorno Garabagh conflict settlement.
11 January 2008 [17:16]

Ilham Aliyev holds session of Cabinet of Ministers

A session of the Cabinet of Ministers was held under the chairmanship of President of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev, as reported by the press service for the President.
11 January 2008 [16:57]

Frontier troops of Azerbaijan to conform to NATO standards

The frontier troops of Azerbaijan will conform to the NATO standards, chief of the Frontier Troops, general-lieutenant Elchin Guliyev told a news conference at the State Frontier Service.
11 January 2008 [16:54]

President of NATO Parliamentary Assembly to visit Azerbaijan

President of NATO Parliamentary Assembly Pierre Lellouche will visit Azerbaijan in March of this year, according to the NATO PA office .
11 January 2008 [15:53]

Nikolay Bordyuzha: "Rubezh 2008 maneuvers to be held by Armenia are not directed against Azerbaijan"

Rubezh 2008 exercise due in Armenia in spring 2008 is by no means targeted at Azerbaijan, CSTO Secretary General Nikolay Bordyuzha said.
11 January 2008 [15:02]

Azerbaijani Defense Minister receives US congressmen visiting Baku

The Defense Minister of Azerbaijan Safar Abiyev met with a delegation of the US congressmen led by Bill Schuster, co-chairman of the work group on Azerbaijan of the US Congress.
11 January 2008 [13:23]

US Congressman Bill Shuster: "Azerbaijan is a strong ally of the United States in combat with world terror and we appreciate it"

The delegation of US congressmen visit Azerbaijan to meet with the officials of the country and familiarize with the ongoing processes in Azerbaijan as reported by Bill Schuster, co-chairman of the Work Group on Azerbaijan under the House of Representatives of the US Congress, speaking to reporters.
11 January 2008 [12:43]

Azerbaijani Ambassador to US: "Visits of US congressmen to Azerbaijan prove the importance attached to our country"

The United States display great interest in Azerbaijan and consider it their strategic partner, Azerbaijani Ambassador to the United States Yashar Aliyev announced.
11 January 2008 [12:20]

Georgian first lady in Baku

Georgian first lady Sandra Roelofs arrived in Azerbaijan`s capital Friday.
11 January 2008 [11:50]

Director of Azadlyg newspaper appeals to Justice Minister regarding provocation against Ganimat Zahid

The director of the Azadlyg newspaper Azer Akhmedov has appealed to Azerbaijan's Minister of Justice Fikret Mamadov regarding possible provocation against the editor-in-chief of the newspaper Ganimat Zahid.
11 January 2008 [11:38]

Armenians violate ceasefire in four directions

Armenian armed forces locating in the occupied lands of Azerbaijan violated ceasefire on January 10 and 11 again.
11 January 2008 [11:16]

Mikhail Zabelin: "Issue of taking the RTR channel off air in Azerbaijan has not yet been closed, as it is a violation of the rights of a large part of Azerbaijan's population"

"Taking RTR channel off air in Azerbaijan, as well as stopping broadcasting of films in Russia is a violation of the rights of the population", Milli Medjlis deputy and chairman of the Russian community in Azerbaijan Mikhail Zabelin said.
11 January 2008 [10:18]

OSCE Minsk Group co-chairs define date of their visit to South Caucasus

The visit of the OSCE Minsk Group co-chairs Yuri Merzlyakov, Matthew Bryza and Bernard Fassier to the South Caucasus will not be put off, according to the French co-chair Bernard Fassier.
11 January 2008 [10:11]

PACE seeing no need to appoint new rapporteur on hostages and missing persons in South Caucasus

The Parliamentary Assembly of Council of Europe (PACE) says there is no need to appoint a new rapporteur on hostages and missing persons in South Caucasus at present, according to the PACE Committee on legislation issues.
10 January 2008 [18:55]

European Union welcomes Azerbaijani President’s decree of pardon

The European Union made a statement on Azerbaijani President’s decree of pardon releasing 119 prisoners.
10 January 2008 [18:39]

President of Azerbaijan receives delegation of US congress

President Ilham Aliyev of Azerbaijan on 10 January received the delegation headed by Bill Schuster, co-chair of the working group on Azerbaijan at the US House of Representatives of Congress.
10 January 2008 [18:03]

President of Azerbaijan receives head of TeliaSonera

President of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev received a delegation led by the president of TeliaSonera company Lars Niberg, as reported by the press service for the President.
10 January 2008 [17:07]

Armenian Transport Minister: "Russian railroads will restore Armenia's railway communication with Turkey and Azerbaijan"

Russian railroads intend to restore railway communication of Armenia with Turkey and Azerbaijan in 2009-2010.
10 January 2008 [16:47]

Ilham Aliyev invited to inauguration of Georgian President Mikhail Saakashvili

President of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev has been invited to the inauguration of Georgian President Mikhail Saakashvili.
10 January 2008 [16:23]

Chairman of Azerbaijan's Constitutional Court to visit Strasbourg

The chairman of the Constitutional Court of Azerbaijan Farhad Abdullayev will visit Strasbourg during the PACE winter session, as reported by ambassador Arif Mamedov, head of the Permanent Representation of Azerbaijan in the Council of Europe.
10 January 2008 [11:45]

Armenian armed forces break ceasefire

Armenian armed forces locating in the occupied lands of Azerbaijan violated ceasefire on January 9 and 10 again.
09 January 2008 [18:50]

Thomas Hummerberg's report on situation with human rights in Azerbaijan to be published soon

A report of the CE Commissar on Human Rights Thomas Hummerberg on the situation with human rights in Azerbaijan will be published soon, as reported from T.Hummerberg's office in Strasbourg.
09 January 2008 [18:40]

Tenure mandate of Andrzey Kaspszyk prolonged

Tenure mandate of Andrzey Kaspszyk, personal representative of OSCE Chairman-in-Office, has been prolonged.
09 January 2008 [17:38]

Vardan Oskanyan: "Nagorno Garabagh and Kosovo conflicts have several common features"

Armenian Foreign Minister Vardan Oskanyan states that the Garabagh and Kosovo conflicts have several common features.
09 January 2008 [16:47]

Ilham Aliyev receives US congressman Robert Wexler

President of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev received a delegation, led by Robert Wexler, chairman of the State Committee for European Issues of the Committee of the External Ties under the House of Representatives of the US Congress,
09 January 2008 [16:36]

Ali Akhmedov: "Concept of the OSCE Minsk Group on the settlement of the Garabagh conflict is incorrect"

The settlement of the Garabagh problem is more difficult than it may initially seem, as reported by Ali Akhmedov, deputy chairman of the ruling party Yeni Azerbaijan and its executive secretary.
09 January 2008 [15:53]

Armenia's Foreign Ministry "Armenia-Azerbaijan contacts in 2007 did not go beyond negotiations on the settlement of the Garabagh conflict"

Last year the contacts between Azerbaijan and Armenia did not go beyond negotiations on the settlement of the Garabagh conflict.
09 January 2008 [15:41]

Vardan Oskanyan: "The settlement of the Nagorno Garabagh conflict will become a key issue on the agenda of the external policy of Armenia in 2008"

The settlement of the Nagorno-Garabagh problem will become the main priority of Armenia's external policy in 2008.
09 January 2008 [13:35]

US congressman meets with Azerbaijan's opposition leaders

Robert Wexler, the influential member of the US congress, representing the Democratic Party, started his official visit to Azerbaijan.
09 January 2008 [13:16]

Delegation of US congressmen visiting Baku

Official meetings of a delegation of US congressmen visiting Azerbaijan have started today, as reported by the spokesman of Azerbaijan's Ministry of Foreign Affairs Khazar Ibragim.