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President Ilham Aliyev receives delegation led by special envoy of UN Secretary General

06.02.2013 | Readed: 1001

On February 5th President of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev received a delegation led by Jan Kubish, special envoy of the United Nations Secretary General. President Ilham Aliyev and special envoy Jan Kubish expressed satisfaction with Azerbaijan`s activity in the......

President Ilham Aliyev receives chairman of House of Representatives of Parliamentary Assembly of Bosnia and Herzegovina

06.02.2013 | Readed: 918

On February 5th Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev received a delegation led by chairman of the House of Representatives of the Parliamentary Assembly of Bosnia and Herzegovina Bozo Ljubic. The Head of State stressed the importance of expanding political,......

Japan PM hits out at China 'dangerous' radar act

06.02.2013 | Readed: 2011

 Japan's prime minister has called the decision by a Chinese frigate to put a radar lock on a Japanese navy ship a "dangerous act".  “Xalq qazeti” newspaper referring BBC news agency reports, that Shinzo Abe told parliament the move could have led to an "unpredictable......

Azerbaijan and Turkey discuss cooperation in field of justice

05.02.2013 | Readed: 3850

Azerbaijan’s minister of justice Fikret Mammadov on Monday met with the Ambassador of Turkey to Azerbaijan Ismail Alper Joshgun. According to the press service of the Azerbaijan Justice Ministry, the sides discussed bilateral relations between the two......

Azerbaijan, BP discuss cooperation

05.02.2013 | Readed: 4676

Azerbaijan and BP have explored ways of developing cooperation as country`s Minister of Emergency Situations, colonel-general Kamaladdin Heydarov has met BP`s Regional President for Azerbaijan, Georgia and Turkey Gordon Birrel. Mr. Heydarov briefed Gordon......

Speaker of House of Representatives of PA of Bosnia and Herzegovina arrives in Azerbaijan

05.02.2013 | Readed: 2153

On February 4th Speaker of the House of Representatives of the Parliamentary Assembly of Bosnia and Herzegovina Božo Ljubić arrived in Baku. At the Heydar Aliyev International Airport, Božo Ljubić was welcomed by First vice-speaker of Azerbaijan`s......

Azerbaijan Trade Unions Confederation`s 4th congress pay respect to memory of national leader Heydar Aliyev and Azerbaijani heroes

05.02.2013 | Readed: 2152

On February 4th Azerbaijan Trade Unions Confederation’s 4th congress participants visited the Alley of Honors to lay a wreath at the tomb of Azerbaijan`s national leader, founder and architect of modern Azerbaijani state Heydar Aliyev. They also put a......

NATO Liaison Officer: “Azerbaijan can play important role in returning of peacekeepers from Afghanistan to Europe”

05.02.2013 | Readed: 2343

Withdrawal of the NATO peacekeeping contingent from Afghanistan is one of the main topics of the Azerbaijan – NATO talks, Head of NATO Liaison office in South Caucasus William Lahiu told media in Baku on Monday. Speaking with local and foreign journalists......

Re-opening of Khojaly airport would negatively impact on peace negotiations being held under the OSCE Minsk Group

05.02.2013 | Readed: 1944

European Parliament Member Kristina Ojuland has said that the re-opening of Khojaly airport would negatively impact on the peace negotiations being held under the OSCE Minsk Group. “I must strongly condemn any steps to re-open Khojaly airport in......

Azerbaijan, Bosnia and Herzegovina keen to develop interparliamentary relations

05.02.2013 | Readed: 5463

"Azerbaijan and Bosnia and Herzegovina are both interested in developing interparliamentary relationship. The major goal of my Baku trip is to expand ties between both parliaments and cooperation in other fields," visiting Speaker of the House of Representatives of......

President Ilham Aliyev receives Secretary General of International Shooting Sport Federation

05.02.2013 | Readed: 1018

On February 4th Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev received Secretary General of the International Shooting Sport Federation Franz Schreiber. The Secretary General of the International Shooting Sport Federation said he and his delegation would visit several......

Afghan, Pakistani Leaders Meet in UK

04.02.2013 | Readed: 1995

British Prime  Minister David Cameron is hosting talks between Afghan President Hamid Karzai and Pakistani President Asif Ali Zardari in London Monday.  “Xalq qazeti” newspaper referring to BBC reports, that it is the third meeting of the three leaders since they......

Foxconn plans Chinese union vote

04.02.2013 | Readed: 2219

Foxconn, the contract manufacturer whose biggest customer is Apple, is preparing genuinely representative labour union elections in its factories in China for the first time, a powerful sign of the changes in the workshop of the world demanded by an increasingly......

French senator hails Azerbaijan as `tolerant and secular country with high moral values`

04.02.2013 | Readed: 2742

President of the Agglomeration community of Mulhouse Sud Alsace, France, senator Jean-Marie Bockel has said Azerbaijan is a tolerant and secular country with high moral values. He spoke as he visited Azerbaijan`s pavilion at an international tourism and......

Azerbaijan, Israel discuss bilateral cooperation

04.02.2013 | Readed: 1914

On February 2nd Azerbaijan`s Foreign Minister Elmar Mammadyarov met Israeli Defense Minister Ehud Barak on the sidelines of the Munich Security Conference. They discussed the Azerbaijan-Israel relations and stressed the importance of reciprocal visits for......

President Ilham Aliyev chairs first sitting of Organizing Committee of inaugural European Games to take place in Baku in 2015

04.02.2013 | Readed: 916

On February 2nd President of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev presided over a first sitting of the Organizing Committee of the inaugural European Games to take place in Baku in 2015. The Head of State hailed the decision of the General Assembly of the European......

French president visits Mali to support French troops

02.02.2013 | Readed: 2132

French President Francois Hollande arrived in Mali on Saturday on a one-day visit to support French troops fighting a campaign against Islamist rebels in the Sahel nation. “Xalq qazeti” newspaper referring to Reuters agency reports, that F.Hollande, accompanied by his ministers......

Mexican oil giant chief won't speculate on cause of blast that killed 33

02.02.2013 | Readed: 2233

A day after an explosion rocked its offices in Mexico City, Mexico's state-run oil giant Pemex says it's too early to speculate on the cause of the deadly blast. At least 33 people -- mostly women -- were killed in the explosion, Pemex chief Emilio......

Azerbaijan launches another WebTV

02.02.2013 | Readed: 2910

International Press Center hosted presentation of www.oxu.tv - the new educational WebTV. Staff of the Kaspi Education Council, Milli Majlis (National Parliament), Ministry of Education, Ministry of Youth and Sports representatives and mass media attended......

President Ilham Aliyev allocates AZN 5 million for construction of Guba-Kupchal-Kusnat highway

02.02.2013 | Readed: 2431

President of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev signed an Order on additional measures to speed up the social and economic development of Guba district. The Order allocates AZN 5 million for the construction of the Guba-Kupchal-Kusnat highway. The highway will......

Armenia continues violating ceasefire with Azerbaijan

02.02.2013 | Readed: 2281

Subunits of the Armenian Armed Forces shattered ceasefire in nameless regions of Yusifjanli, Garagashli, Shirvanli and Shikhlar villages of Agdam region and nameless hills of Fuzuli region on January 31-February 1. The enemy was silenced with a retail fire,......

Azerbaijan’s Caspian basin policy discussed at US National Defence University

02.02.2013 | Readed: 2310

Azerbaijan`s policy on the Caspian basin was discussed at the US National Defence University. Azerbaijani ambassador to US Elin Suleymanov delivered a speech at the College of International Security Affairs at the National Defence University on......

House of Representatives of New Mexico recognizes Khojaly Massacre

02.02.2013 | Readed: 3528

On January 31, New Mexico House of Representatives adopted a resolution on recognition of the Khojaly massacre. The author of the House bill is the congresswoman Debbie Rodella. The document speaks about the nature of Nagorno-Karabakh conflict between......

Incoming Tajik ambassador visits Heydar Aliyev monument

02.02.2013 | Readed: 2077

On February 1st Tajikistan`s newly appointed ambassador to Azerbaijan Zohir Saidov visited a monument to national leader Heydar Aliyev in a park in front of the Heydar Aliyev Palace. The diplomat put flowers at the......

Azerbaijani President accepts credentials of incoming Tajik ambassador

02.02.2013 | Readed: 1086

On February 1st President of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev received credentials of newly appointed ambassador of Tajikistan Zohir Saidov. The Ambassador passed along a ceremonial guard of honor. The Head of State had a conversation with the......

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02.02.2013 | Readed: 1779

NOTICE AZERBAIJAN National Water Supply and Sanitation Project (NWSSP) Loan No:......

Russia to mark 70 years since Battle of Stalingrad

02.02.2013 | Readed: 2051

Russian President Vladimir Putin will lead tributes to mark the 70th anniversary of the end of the Battle of Stalingrad. “ Xalq qazeti” newspaper referring to BBC news agency reports, that the city of Stalingrad, which was renamed Volgograd in 1961, will regain its wartime name......

Britain remembers North Sea Flood of 1953

01.02.2013 | Readed: 2418

Towns in eastern England held services Thursday to mark the 60th anniversary of the North Sea Flood of 1953. The storm, high winds that struck during a high spring tide on the night of Jan. 31, 1953, killed 307 people along the coast. In the......

French senators object to operating flights to and from Khojaly airport

01.02.2013 | Readed: 2181

A group of French senators have sent a letter to state news agency AzerTAc, expressing their objection to operating flights to and from Khojaly airport. “We, senators of France, are very concerned about opening of Khojaly airport”, the letter......

President Ilham Aliyev opens new substations and administrative buildings of Bakıelektrikshabaka company

01.02.2013 | Readed: 1347

On January 31st Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev inaugurated new substations and administrative buildings of Bakıelektrikshabaka company. More than 606 million manats have been invested - under the President`s instructions - in modernizing capital Baku`s......

Joe Biden to meet Syrian opposition leader in Europe

01.02.2013 | Readed: 2187

 U.S. Vice President Joe Biden is set to meet with Syrian opposition leader Mouaz Alkhatib during a European trip in coming days and will discuss U.S. concerns about the Syrian conflict with Russia as well, White House officials said on Thursday.   “Xalq qazeti”......

France Will Dim Its Lights to Conserve Energy

31.01.2013 | Readed: 2225

As of July, all shops and offices in France will have to shut off their lights at night, under a government decree issued on Wednesday.  “Xalq qazeti”......

High winds, tornado trap Georgia residents, turn over cars

31.01.2013 | Readed: 2276

Powerful winds and a tornado spawned by a 1,000-mile-long storm system pounded communities in northwest Georgia on Wednesday, overturning dozens of vehicles and trapping residents. The tornado caused significant damage in Adairsville,......

Vietnam deports pro-democracy activist

31.01.2013 | Readed: 2212

A pro-democracy activist released from a Vietnamese prison was on his way to his California home after nine months in detention, according to his family. Nguyen Quoc Quan, who holds a U.S. passport, was arrested April 17, 2012, at Ho Chi Min City's......

State Committee of Azerbaijan for Work with Religious Associations presents new website

31.01.2013 | Readed: 2202

Today, State Committee of the Azerbaijan Republic for Work with Religious Associations has presented its new website. The event gathered together representatives of diplomatic corps of foreign countries accredited in Azerbaijan, heads of religious......

Baku and Azerbaijan Eparchy Archbishop praises tolerance in the country

31.01.2013 | Readed: 5355

Archbishop of Baku and Azerbaijan Eparchy Alexander Ischein has praised tolerance in the country, saying “representatives of different religions and nations are living together in peace, mutual respect and solidarity here”. In his interview with......

French forces enter last urban

31.01.2013 | Readed: 2253

 Days after capturing Gao and Timbuktu, French forces entered Kidal - the last northern Malian city under rebel control - on Wednesday, encountering no resistance amid reports that Islamist fighters had already fled the city. “Xalq qazeti” newspaper referring to......

Storm system threatens to bring high winds, tornadoes to 10 states

30.01.2013 | Readed: 2108

A storm system stretching from Texas north to Michigan threatens to bring "widespread damaging winds and several tornadoes" to parts of 10 states, the National Weather Service said Tuesday. "An increasing threat for severe thunderstorms will occur......

Raging floodwaters kill dozens in Mozambique

30.01.2013 | Readed: 2107

Torrential rains sent rivers raging through towns in Mozambique, ripping up homes and killing at least 36 people over the past few days. Tens of thousands fleeing affected areas remain stranded without food and water as fears of a humanitarian......

US New Mexico House of Representatives adopts resolution on US-Azerbaijan strategic partnership

30.01.2013 | Readed: 2308

On January 28, New Mexico House of Representatives of the US adopted a resolution on the US-Azerbaijan strategic partnership. The resolution passed unanimously says Azerbaijan, which regained its independence in 1991, has strengthened its sovereignty and......

Greek ambassador visits Azerbaijan State Telegraph Agency

30.01.2013 | Readed: 3465

“Azerbaijan has been in a wider spotlight in Greece in recent years in terms of its achievements,” said Greek Ambassador to Azerbaijan Ioannis Metaksas in a meeting with Director General of the Azerbaijan State Telegraph Agency (AzerTAc) Aslan......

Ismayilli region executive authority informs

30.01.2013 | Readed: 3351

The prevention of the incident that happened in Ismayilli on January 23 and of the attempts of some destructive forces to politicize it, violate socio-political stability in the region, paralyze the activity of some government agencies proved that the people of......


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