Politics

26 March 2008 [15:35]

Dennis Sammut: “The region has huge potential that is suffocated by the Karabakh conflict”

The Executive Director of LINKS Dennis Sammut answered questions put by the correspondent of the Armenpress News Agency on the work of the OSCE Minsk Group.
26 March 2008 [02:36]

Dennis Sammut: "On many issues the current situation in the South Caucasus is not sustainable"

Remarks by Mr. Dennis Sammut (Executive Director, LINKS) made on “Armenia-Europe 2008” Round Table held in Yerevan, Armenia (25 March 2008).
24 March 2008 [14:51]

Aid to Azerbaijan

When Armenia established its independence in the aftermath of the Soviet break-up, the U.S. undertook massive financial aid and assistance to that nation.
23 March 2008 [12:04]

In defense of Azerbaijani Political Prisoners in Iran

Speech of Fakhteh Zamani in U.S. Congress
19 March 2008 [18:46]

NATO Maintenance and Supply Agency experts to visit Azerbaijan

Experts of NATO Maintenance and Supply Agency (NAMSA) will visit Azerbaijan on April 20, Azerbaijan National Agency for Mine Action (ANAMA) told APA.
19 March 2008 [18:40]

Armenia likely to arrange deportation of captured Azerbaijani soldier

Azerbaijan's State Commission for Hostages has appealed to the Baku office of the International Committee of the Red Cross regarding Yagub Mukhtarov.
19 March 2008 [17:40]

Iraqi ambassador to Azerbaijan to visit Tovuz villages bordering on Armenia

Iraqi ambassador to Azerbaijan Arshad Omar Ismayil will visit Tovuz on the days of Novruz.
19 March 2008 [16:29]

Iran sends appeal to UN General Assembly with a purpose to support resolution on Azerbaijan

Iran has sent an official letter to the UN General Assembly with an intention to vote for adoption of the resolution on the situation on the occupied lands of Azerbaijan.
19 March 2008 [15:54]

Azerbaijan's political parties: "The OSCE Minsk Group co-chairs made the objectiveness of their activity doubtful"

The political parties, represented in the Azerbaijani parliament, condemn the position of the OSCE Minsk Group regarding the resolution of the UN General Assembly on the Karabakh issue.
19 March 2008 [15:24]

Khazar Ibrahim: "Azerbaijan will take into account the position of other countries during the voting on the resolution in UN while building relations with them"

We have informed the OSCE Minsk Group co-chairing countries regarding their voting against the resolution, Azerbaijan has put for voting in the UN General Assembly, about Azerbaijan's unambiguous position.
19 March 2008 [13:37]

Khazar Ibrahim: "No one forces Armenia to maintain the negotiation process"

Azerbaijan does not force Armenia to hold talks and the whole negotiation process is a compromise made by Azerbaijan,
19 March 2008 [12:33]

Muasir Musavat opposition party plans to hold meetings with voters in Azerbaijan's north

The Muasir Musavat party has started active meetings with voters.
19 March 2008 [12:08]

Sergey Markov: "Adoption of the resolution is a big diplomatic victory of Azerbaijan and serious defeat of Armenia"

Adoption of the resolution is a big diplomatic victory of Azerbaijan and serious defeat of Armenia.
19 March 2008 [11:16]

Armenians break ceasefire in four regions

Armenian armed forces locating in the occupied lands of Azerbaijan violated ceasefire on March 18 and 19 again.
19 March 2008 [11:10]

Azadlyg bloc suspends talks on holding a protest action

The Azerbaijani Popular Front Party reviewed the issue of holding mass protests at the recent session of the political council.
19 March 2008 [11:02]

Saida Gojamanly: "Only few out of 30 political prisoners on the presented list have been pardoned"

President of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev signed a decree pardoning a number of prisoners on Tuesday.
19 March 2008 [10:53]

Jonathan Henick: "Our policy on imprisoned reporters has not changed"

"We do not yet know the details of the pardon decree, but if it contains the names of political prisoners, this is a positive moment".
19 March 2008 [10:51]

Azerbaijan's Party of Civil Development not to participate in 2008 presidential elections

The Party of Civil Development will not nominate its candidate for presidential elections.
19 March 2008 [10:06]

PACE Monitoring Committee holds discussions on Azerbaijan

The PACE Monitoring Committee held a meeting in Paris on Tuesday.
18 March 2008 [18:58]

Ganira Pashayeva: "Azerbaijan will further be able to vote in the United Nations like other countries did on our resolution"

The adoption of the Baku-initiated resolution on the situation in Nagorno Karabakh by the UN General Assembly was a great success and at the same time has become a lesson for the OSCE Minsk Group.
18 March 2008 [17:27]

NGOs National Forum urging to reject services of OSCE Minsk Group co-chairs

The National Forum of nongovernmental organizations calls on the government of Azerbaijan to reject the mediation of the OSCE Minsk Group co-chairing countries.
18 March 2008 [16:41]

Mass meetings at Azerbaijan's universities put off by youth organizations of opposition parties until April

The youth organizations of opposition parties, represented in the informal coalition Biz, have put off the mass meetings in the Azerbaijani universities.
18 March 2008 [16:15]

Armenian armed forces set fire in occupied Bayramlar settlement of Azerbaijan

Armenian armed forces set fire to the occupied Bayramlar settlement of the occupied Aghdam region at 11.30 today.
18 March 2008 [16:07]

Russia's ambassador to Azerbaijan: "Russia has always been consistent in its support to territorial integrity of Azerbaijan"

"Russia has always been consistent in its support to territorial integrity of Azerbaijan".
18 March 2008 [15:44]

Azerbaijani President receives delegation led by Saudi Arabian Prince

President Ilham Aliyev received the delegation led by Sultan bin Abdul Aziz Al Saud, Crown Prince of Saudi Arabia, the President’s Press Service told APA.
18 March 2008 [14:34]

Kazakhstan's Ambassador to Azerbaijan: "Kazakhstan always supports territorial integrity of Azerbaijan"

"We always support territorial integrity of Azerbaijan and peaceful resolution of Nagorno Karabakh conflict".
18 March 2008 [14:05]

Vardan Oskanyan: "Azerbaijan has put the resolution on Nagorno Karabakh for voting in the UN General Assembly because of Kosovo issue"

"Azerbaijan has put the resolution on Nagorno Karabakh for voting in the UN General Assembly because of Kosovo issue".
18 March 2008 [13:15]

Vardan Oskanyan: "I am anxious about Azerbaijan's refusal to follow regulations fixed in the negotiated document"

The resolution of the UN General Assembly on Karabakh may undermine the Karabakh conflict resolution process.
18 March 2008 [12:31]

Hikmet Hajizade: "We should reject not the mediation of the Minsk Group but the current "peaceful" plan"

Day.Az has interviewed famous political scientist Hikmet Hajizade.
18 March 2008 [11:23]

Armenians break ceasefire

Armenian armed forces locating in the occupied lands of Azerbaijan violated ceasefire on March 17 again.
18 March 2008 [10:44]

Azerbaijan Democratic Party calls on President to dismiss Cabinet of Ministers

A regular session of the Board of the Azerbaijan's Democratic Party was held yesterday.
17 March 2008 [18:59]

Organization of Karabakh's Liberation: "OSCE Minsk Group co-chairs lie in an attempt to mislead the Azerbaijani community"

"No one could ever doubt that a number of countries especially the OSCE Minsk Group co-chairs adhere to pro-Armenian position, preferring values of Christianity".
17 March 2008 [18:16]

Safar Abiyev: "All troops have been brought to compliance with NATO standards in Azerbaijan"

Azerbaijan's Defense Minister Safar Abiyev has today received George Lebel, chief of department of cooperation and regional security and deputy chief of NATO's international military staff.
17 March 2008 [16:28]

Azerbaijani President receives Greek Minister for Development

President of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev has received Greek delegation led by Minister for Development Christos Folias today. Press-Service of the President told APA.
17 March 2008 [16:07]

Khazar Ibrahim: "Countries, which abstained from voting on UN resolution on Karabakh, have created conditions for its adoption"

Non-participation of nearly 100 countries in voting on the draft resolution on Karabakh in the UN General Assembly does not say that these countries do not recognize territorial integrity of Azerbaijan.
17 March 2008 [15:23]

Spokesman for Armenian President: "UN resolution on Nagorno Karabakh was not unexpected for Armenia"

Adoption of the resolution on Nagorno Karabakh by the UN General Assembly was not unexpected for Armenia, as it was obvious that it will occur.
17 March 2008 [14:03]

Deputy Yevda Abramov: "A corner on Azerbaijanis' genocide by Armenians should be created in the largest Holocaust Museum"

We plan to create a corner of the genocide of Azerbaijanis by Armenians in the Yad-va-shem Museum of Holocaust, locating in Israel.
17 March 2008 [13:46]

Delegation of Sri Lanka government to visit Azerbaijan

The governmental delegation from Sri Lanka will arrive in Azerbaijan in the first half of May of this year.
17 March 2008 [13:07]

Opposition leader Araz Alizade: "We do not intend to hold actions for the sake of actions"

The Social-Democratic Party of Azerbaijan does not intend to hold any mass protests or rallies in the near future.
17 March 2008 [12:09]

Russian ambassador to Azerbaijan: "OSCE Minsk Group co-chairs regard the resolution of the UN General Assembly as unfair"

"The countries, co-chairing the OSCE Minsk Group, including Russia, occupied a stiff position on the issue of the UN resolution on Azerbaijan".
17 March 2008 [11:34]

Armenians violate ceasefire in four regions

Armenian armed forces locating in the occupied lands of Azerbaijan violated ceasefire on March 16 and 17 again.
17 March 2008 [11:22]

Azerbaijani ambassador in UN: "OSCE Minsk Group co-chairs have no right to be neutral"

OSCE Minsk Group co-chairmen have no right to be neutral when Azerbaijani lands are under occupation.
17 March 2008 [10:47]

Fikret Sadyghov: "Resolution on Nagorno Karabakh has become the next victory of the Azerbaijani diplomacy over Armenia"

The UN General Assembly has adopted a resolution, which does not contradict to four resolutions of the UN Security Council on Armenian-Azerbaijani conflict over Nagorno Karabakh, adopted in 1993.
17 March 2008 [10:29]

Moving Forward In Armenia - Serzh Sargsyan and Arthur Baghdasaryan

Armenia's reputation as a stable, democratic country in a troubled region has taken a battering recently.
17 March 2008 [10:11]

Russian Foreign Ministry: "Russia along with the United States and France is going to continue active mediation in the framework of OSCE Minsk Group"

Official Moscow considers resolution on Nagorno Karabakh, adopted in the UN General Assembly, to comply only with Baku interests, while saying that Russia will continue efforts to resolve the situation in the region.
17 March 2008 [09:59]

Ilham Aliyev: "I am confident that Azerbaijani-Irish relations will further develop in the atmosphere of friendship and cooperation"

President of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev congratulated President of Ireland, Mary Macalis with the national holiday of this country-St.Patrick's day on Saturday.
15 March 2008 [15:44]

US representative in UN: "The resolution proposed by Azerbaijan on Nagorno Karabakh does not reflect all approaches to the conflict settlement"

The co-chairmen of the OSCE Minsk Group do not support Azerbaijan's resolution on Nagorno Karabakh.
15 March 2008 [15:00]

Former chief of Turkey's air force intelligence services: "If Azerbaijan wants to own Karabakh, war is the only solution"

"Azerbaijan should strengthen its missile defense in the current conditions".
15 March 2008 [14:37]

Armenian representative in UN: "Azerbaijan's resolution will undermine peaceful negotiations on Karabakh"

The resolution of the UN General Assembly demanding immediate withdrawal of Armenian armed forces from the occupied lands of Azerbaijan, adopted on March 14, will undermine peaceful negotiations.
15 March 2008 [14:08]

Armenian Foreign Minister: "I hope the results of voting will be a signal to Azerbaijan from the international community"

The results of UN voting on the draft resolution on Nagorno Karabakh have become a specific barometer of mood in the international community.
15 March 2008 [12:02]

Armenian Parliament puts off discussion of draft law to recognize Nagorno Karabakh by Armenia

Discussions of a draft law, introduced to the Armenian parliament by opposition, on Armenia's recognition of Nagorno Karabakh, has been put off for 30 days.
15 March 2008 [11:57]

Armenians violate ceasefire in four regions

Armenian armed forces locating in the occupied lands of Azerbaijan violated ceasefire on March 14 again.
15 March 2008 [11:06]

Azerbaijani candidate not allowed to elections in Iran

Iran is holding elections to the parliament.
15 March 2008 [10:45]

Musavat parliamentary group: "The attack against the Azadlyg newspaper correspondent is a result of impunity"

The attack against Azadlyg newspaper correspondent is a result of impunity.