Politics
20 December 2007 [16:50]
A round table "10th anniversary of GUAM-achievements and prospects" was held in Bucharest, as reported by a source from the Azerbaijani Embassy to Romania.
20 December 2007 [15:38]
20 December 2007 [14:26]
Five opposition parties of Azerbaijan discuss working out an appeal to the Council of Europe, as reported by the chief of the Central Administration of Musavat party Arif Gajili.
20 December 2007 [13:26]
The Ireli youth organization has held a presentation of a new campaign "To future with Ilham".
20 December 2007 [11:47]
The press service for the Iranian embassy to Azerbaijan commented on the meeting of Iranian ambassador Nasir Gamidi Zare with Azerbaijan's Deputy Foreign Minister Vagif Sadigov.
20 December 2007 [11:27]
Armenian armed forces locating in the occupied lands of Azerbaijan violated ceasefire on December 19 and December 20.
20 December 2007 [11:18]
19 December 2007 [18:18]
The Baku city administration did not permit a rally in support of freedom of speech and press, which was to be held by several of public organizations at the Square of Ukraine on December 22.
19 December 2007 [15:34]
19 December 2007 [12:21]
"If an agreement on any principle of the settlement of Nagorno Garabagh conflict is reached, we will inform the community", Foreign Minister of Azerbaijan Elmar Mamedyarov reported.
19 December 2007 [12:20]
Azerbaijan must be prepared, if PKK initiates any hostilities, according to Kamil Salimov, doctor of law, professor, head of the chair of criminal law, and expert of combat with terrorism.
19 December 2007 [10:53]
US President George Bush has congratulated President Ilham Aliyev and Azerbaijani people on Gurban holiday, as reported by the press service for the President of Azerbaijan.
19 December 2007 [10:48]
The Ambassador of Iran to Azerbaijan Nasir Gamidi Zade has been invited to the Foreign Ministry of Azerbaijan, as reported by the Foreign Minister of Azerbaijan Elmar Mamedyarov.
19 December 2007 [10:19]
Armenian armed forces locating in the occupied lands of Azerbaijan violated ceasefire on December 18 and December 19.
18 December 2007 [18:57]
The Ambassador of Iran to Azerbaijan should be invited to the Foreign Ministry of Azerbaijan to receive a note of protest in connection with the case of Said's criminal group, as announced by deputy Gudrat Gasanguliyev.
18 December 2007 [18:20]
A number of deputies have voiced discontent with participation of representatives of local NGOs of Azerbaijan in the Week of Azerbaijan held in Armenia.
18 December 2007 [18:07]
There is a need to construct a new office building for the President of Azerbaijan, as proposed by Deputy Gudrat Gasanguliyev at today's session of Milli Medjlis.
18 December 2007 [17:31]
"The Azerbaijani press should make correct assessment of the situation with people, who are considered bound to the SEPAH corps of protection of Islamic revolution of Iran and sentenced to different terms of imprisonment", the Ambassador of Azerbaijan to Iran Abbasali Gasanov said.
18 December 2007 [17:06]
At its 73rd plenary session held on December 14-15 in Venice, Italy, the Venice Commission adopted the opinion on the draft amendments to the law on freedom of assembly of Azerbaijan.
18 December 2007 [16:00]
International conference “Armenia-Azerbaijan conflict: The role of youth in the settlement of military conflicts” started in Baku.
18 December 2007 [15:45]
The Defense Minister of Belarus Leonid Maltsev arrived in Azerbaijan Monday.
18 December 2007 [14:50]
The House of representatives of US congress and US Senate coordinated the volume of aid to Armenia and unrecognized "Nagorno-Garabagh Republic for 2008, reducing it as compared to 2007.
18 December 2007 [13:08]
The negotiation process must continue between Baku and Yerevan, but Baku and Khankendi should also hold a dialogue.
18 December 2007 [12:46]
The consideration of the appeal, submitted by the former health minister of Azerbaijan Ali Insanov, scheduled for today, has been postponed.
18 December 2007 [12:32]
The mass medias of Armenia and Azerbaijan must do everything possible to transform the image of an enemy into the image of a rival.
18 December 2007 [11:34]
"We approve all initiatives aiming at expanding a dialogue in the South Caucasus".
18 December 2007 [10:38]
Armenian armed forces locating in the occupied lands of Azerbaijan violated ceasefire on December 17 and December 18.
18 December 2007 [10:23]
The appointment of a special rapporteur on political prisoners for Azerbaijan will be considered during January session of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE).
17 December 2007 [19:04]
Members of the committee for control over penitentiary service under the Ministry of Justice will submit a request to change a preventive punishment in the form of arrest for the editor-in-chief of the Azadlyg newspaper Ganimat Zahid.
17 December 2007 [18:41]
Kazakhstan appointed a new ambassador extraordinary and plenipotentiary to Azerbaijan.
17 December 2007 [18:24]
A regular monitoring within the framework of the mandate of the Personal representative of the OSCE chairman-in-office, envoy Andjey Kasprshik will be held on the Armenian-Azerbaijan border near the Barekamavan village of the Tavush region (Northeastern Armenia) Wednesday, December 19.
17 December 2007 [18:12]
The party of "Open Society" has appealed to the President of Azerbaijan on initiation of hostilities in Garabagh to ensure territorial integrity of the country.
17 December 2007 [16:25]
Sahib Babayev, human rights activist and chairman of the Ganja affiliate of the Helsinki Civil Assembly of Azerbaijan, visiting Yerevan, announced that nearly 80% of the population of Azerbaijan is against war with Armenia.
17 December 2007 [15:52]
"The statement made by the representative of the Kurdistan Workers Party regarding initiation of hostilities in Azerbaijan demonstrates the threat, posed by this organization to overall security in the region.
17 December 2007 [15:22]
The main problem of Azerbaijani reporters is the absence of conditions for development of independent activity, as reported by Jonathan Khenik Chief of Public Relations Department of the US Embassy to Azerbaijan during the ceremony of awarding grants to Azerbaijani reporters.
17 December 2007 [14:52]
In fact, the spokesman for the Armenian Foreign Ministry has rather confirmed the statement, made by the Azerbaijani Deputy Foreign Minister Araz Azimov, as reported by the spokesman for Azerbaijani Foreign Ministry Khazar Ibragim.
17 December 2007 [14:02]
Azerbaijan’s proposal to hold the Anniversary Summit of the TRACECA in 2008 has been approved by the member states, as reported by Akif Mustafayev, Head of TRACECA’s Azerbaijani National Secretariat.
17 December 2007 [12:56]
On the night of December 16, Turkish air forces bombed positions of Kurdish militants in the northern regions of Iraq.
17 December 2007 [12:24]
Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev is to pay an official visit to Croatia in 2008.
17 December 2007 [11:29]
The United States, in the person of their representative in the OSCE Minsk Group Matthew Bryza will continue to assist in the peaceful settlement of Nagorno-Garabagh conflict.
17 December 2007 [11:02]
Armenian armed forces locating in the occupied lands of Azerbaijan violated ceasefire on December 16 and December 17.
15 December 2007 [17:35]
A trial against the Bizim Gundem newspaper and its official Nargiz Djamalgyzy was held under the chairmanship of judge Taira Ismailova in the Yasamal District Court.
15 December 2007 [17:21]
A week of Azerbaijan will be held in Armenia starting December 17, as reported by Radio Liberty.
15 December 2007 [15:56]
Strong countries do not send their reporters to jail or suppress their truth.
15 December 2007 [15:40]
The discussions on the "Freedom of Media in the OSCE Region" were held at the session of the Helsinki Commission of the US Congress on December 13.
15 December 2007 [15:19]
The Turkey-Azerbaijan-US energy cooperation will consolidate the state system of Azerbaijan in conditions of stability and security in the region.
15 December 2007 [13:33]
The imprisoned editor-in-chief of the Azadlyg newspaper Ganimat Zahid stopped hunger strike today at 12.00.
15 December 2007 [12:27]
73rd plenary session of the Venice Commission started in Italy yesterday.
15 December 2007 [11:46]
Self-determination is one of major principles which are negotiated for the settlement of Nagorno-Garabagh conflict.
15 December 2007 [11:32]
Armenian armed forces locating in the occupied lands of Azerbaijan have violated ceasefire again.
15 December 2007 [11:20]
Nearly 20 activists of the Youth Organization of the Azerbaijan Popular Front Party held a picket at Nizami street in the city center in support of freedom of speech in Azerbaijan.
15 December 2007 [10:45]
The co-rapporteurs of the PACE Monitoring Committee for Azerbaijan are planning to visit Azerbaijan in February, 2008, as reported by Estonian co-rapporteur Andres Herkel.
15 December 2007 [01:39]
Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev will pay official visit to Ukraine in 2008.
14 December 2007 [18:30]
A preliminary sitting of the court on the case of the imprisoned chief editor of the Azadlyg newspaper Ganimat Zahid will take place in the Yasamal district court on December 26.
14 December 2007 [17:32]
Starting Jan 1, 2008, those requesting visa to the United States will have to pay $131 instead of $100, as reported by the spokesman for the US Embassy to Azerbaijan Jonathan Henik.
14 December 2007 [16:27]
Representatives of the International Committee of the Red Cross visited the Azerbaijani soldier Samir Mamedov, captured by Armenians, on November 27.
14 December 2007 [15:17]
Armenia is spreading one-sided information regarding negotiations on the Azerbaijan-Armenia conflict, following the meeting in Madrid.
14 December 2007 [14:20]
A conference on the importance of Azerbaijan-Turkey-US strategic cooperation and cooperation with modern Muslim states for the United States was held in Los Angeles.
14 December 2007 [13:03]
Barrister Aydin Nazarli met with the founder and chief editor of the Gundelik Azerbaijan and Realniy Azerbaijan newspapers Eynulla Fatullayev, kept in the pretrial detention center of the Azerbaijani Ministry of National Security.
14 December 2007 [11:23]
Armenian armed forces locating in the occupied lands of Azerbaijan broke ceasefire again on December 13 and December 14.
14 December 2007 [10:15]
Azerbaijan’s ambassador to the United Kingdom Fakhraddin Gurbanov met Wednesday with UK Minister for Europe Jim Murphy.
14 December 2007 [10:06]
The Adviser for political affairs for the US Embassy to Azerbaijan Rebecca Naslund visited reporters, who had initiated hunger strike in the publishing house of the Yeni Musavat newspaper, on Thursday.
13 December 2007 [19:03]
"Official Baku is ready to grant autonomy to Nagorno Garabagh within the Azerbaijan Republic", Foreign Minister of Azerbaijan Elmar Mamedyarov told reporters Thursday.
13 December 2007 [18:29]
212 nongovernmental organizations of Turkey declared a period from December 10, 2007 to December 10, 2008 the Year of Garabagh, chief of Azeri-Turkish Women’s Union Tenzile Rustamkhanly told a press conference today.
13 December 2007 [17:13]
Official Yerevan faced a problem after the forced settlement of Armenians in the Azerbaijani region of Lachin, occupied by Armenia.
13 December 2007 [16:50]
Several reporters may fall under the presidential decree of pardon by the end of the year, as reported by human rights activist Isakhan Ashurov.
13 December 2007 [16:32]
Turkey has appointed a new ambassador to Azerbaijan, according to the English language newspaper “Turkish Daily News”.
13 December 2007 [16:13]
Written proposals, presented to the Foreign Ministers of Azerbaijan and Armenia by the OSCE Minsk Group in Madrid on November 29, have been introduced to the Presidents of Azerbaijan and Armenia, as reported by the Foreign Minister of Azerbaijan Elmar Mamedyarov.
13 December 2007 [15:44]
The number of diplomatic missions in Azerbaijan has experienced rise as reported by Khazar Ibrahim, spokesman for the Azerbaijani Foreign Ministry.
13 December 2007 [14:57]
Barrister Elchin Sadygov met with the chief editor of the Azadlyg newspaper Ganimar Zahid in Bayil pretrial detention center No 1.
13 December 2007 [12:22]
A meeting of the President of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev and the newly appointed ambassador of Japan to Azerbaijan Masamitsu Oki is currently being held in the Presidential Palace.
13 December 2007 [12:08]
A group of the deputies of Azerbaijani parliament has left for London to participate in arrangements, held by LINKS.
13 December 2007 [11:09]
Armenian armed forces, locating in the occupied lands of Azerbaijan, violated ceasefire on December 13 and December 14.
12 December 2007 [22:10]
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12 December 2007 [18:50]
Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev received the advisor of Daghestani President Said Gurbanov, as reported by the press service for the President.
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