13.03.2011 | Readed: 609
{nl}"The United States will continue with the European Union to increase our engagement through the Minsk Group to help Armenia and Azerbaijan find a peaceful settlement to the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict," said Assistant Secretary of State Phillip Gordon, speaking at the House Foreign......
11.03.2011 | Readed: 605
Azerbaijan`s Prime Minister Artur Rasizade met with Albania`s Deputy Prime Minister, Foreign Minister Edmond Haxhinasto on Thursday. The Azeri PM expressed confidence that Mr. Haxhinasto`s visit to Baku would contribute to developing bilateral relations. Rasizade said the countries......
08.03.2011 | Readed: 666
The acting director of the Azerbaijan`s Center for Strategic Studies Gulshen Pashayeva and adviser to the Turkish Foreign Minister, director of Center for Strategic Studies Bulent Aras have signed a memorandum here. The memo envisages organization of joint meetings and researches,......
03.03.2011 | Readed: 591
President of the Republic of Tatarstan of the Russian Federation Rustam Minnikhanov met here with the Speaker of Azerbaijan Parliament (Milli Majlis) Ogtay Asadov. Asadov spoke of history of the relations between Azerbaijan and Tatarstan, noting that the bilateral ties between the......
02.03.2011 | Readed: 625
The embassy of Azerbaijan to Russia has received a letter of refutation from the Slovakian embassy over a trip of Slovakian, Czech and Austrian businessmen to the occupied lands of Azerbaijan organized earlier in February by Slovakian citizen Ashot Grigorian. According to the Azerbaijan`s......
01.03.2011 | Readed: 695
The website www.sumqait.com dedicated to the Sumgait events has been presented at the Public Administration Academy here on Monday. Speaking at the presentation ceremony were head of the Presidential Administration`s department for......
27.02.2011 | Readed: 620
{nl}Azerbaijani parliamentarians participated in the OSCE PA winter session in Austrian capital Vienna, on February 24-25. The debates focused on immigration, integration and multi-ethnic dialogue in the OSCE, situation in Belarus, Middle East, Egypt and Tunisia. Mr. Chris Smith......
23.02.2011 | Readed: 573
Visiting Giedrius Cekuolis, the Personal Representative of the Chairperson-in-Office of the OSCE on the protracted conflicts has visited the Foreign Ministry where he conferred with Deputies Minister Araz Azimov and Mahmud Mammadguliyev about the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict. Cekuolis pointed......
19.02.2011 | Readed: 722
The New Azerbaijan Party (YAP) and Romania`s ruling Democratic Liberal Party (DLP) have signed a Memorandum of Understanding on Cooperation. The document was signed as part of a visit of YAP`s delegation to Romania, which included Deputy Chairman, Executive Secretary, MP Ali Ahmadov,......
18.02.2011 | Readed: 597
Prime Minister of Azerbaijan Artur Rasizade met the Cuban delegation led by Foreign Minister Bruno Eduardo Rodriguez Parrilla. The Azeri PM expressed satisfaction with development of relations between the countries. Mr. Rasizade praised mutual cooperation in the field of politics.......
18.02.2011 | Readed: 584
Foreign Minister of Azerbaijan Elmar Mammadyarov met Cuban counterpart Bruno Eduardo Rodriguez Parrilla. The discussions focused on the current state of and prospects for relationship between the two countries. Mammadyarov said the two countries had great potential to develop......
18.02.2011 | Readed: 614
Visiting Cuban Foreign Minister Bruno Eduardo Rodriguez Parrilla met Thursday with Speaker of the Milli Majlis Ogtay Asadov to explore opportunities to further bilateral cooperation. The speaker noted both countries enjoy long history of relations. Azerbaijan and Cuba had good scientific,......
16.02.2011 | Readed: 621
During a daily press briefing, U.S. Assistant Secretary Philip J. Crowley said "we will continue to engage Turkey, Armenia, Azerbaijan, and see how we can move forward." Answering a question on Armenian President Sargsian`s statement that the normalization process with Turkey is dead,......
12.02.2011 | Readed: 614
The time has arrived for decisive action on behalf of peace to resolve the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict, OSCE Minsk Group co-chairs Bernard Fassier of France, Robert Bradtke of the United States and Igor Popov of Russia said in the statement on the results of their visit to the South Caucasus......
11.02.2011 | Readed: 604
The EU Special Representative for the South Caucasus, Peter Semneby, called for strengthened EU and OSCE engagement in the South Caucasus in a presentation to the OSCE Permanent Council in Vienna. "The unresolved conflicts in the South Caucasus continue to represent the primary threats to......
11.02.2011 | Readed: 589
Azerbaijan`s Partliament Speaker Ogtay Asadov met members of the European Parliament Ivo Vajgz and Pino Arlacchi. Asadov said Azerbaijan placed particular importance on expanding relations with the European Parliament. "Integrating into the European structures is among key......
11.02.2011 | Readed: 588
Azerbaijan`s Foreign Minister Elmar Mammadyarov met with members of the European Parliament (MEP) Ivo Vajgl and Pino Arlacchi. The sides highlighted the importance of boosting cooperation between Azerbaijan and the European Union in terms of implementation of programs under the EU`s......
10.02.2011 | Readed: 594
Foreign Minister of Azerbaijan Elmar Mammadyarov met with the newly appointed US ambassador Metthew Bryza. Presenting a copy of his credential to Mammadyarov, Metthew Bryza expressed pleasure with his appointment as the US ambassador to Azerbaijan. According to the Ambassador, there is......
10.02.2011 | Readed: 574
A three-day seminar "Structured dialogue" organized by European Union started here. The aim of the seminar is to assist the development of civil society in EU`s Eastern partnership countries and boost constructive cooperation between government structures and non-governmental......
09.02.2011 | Readed: 645
A delegation led by the Speaker of the Lithuanian Seim (Parliament) Irena Degutienes arrived in Azerbaijan. Speaker of the Lithuanian Seim is said to discuss ways of expanding relations and business ties in Baku. Degutienes is also expected to meet with President of Azerbaijan.......
09.02.2011 | Readed: 592
Visiting Speaker of the Litnuania`s Seimas Irena Degutiene visited the Milli Majlis of Azerbaijan Tuesday where she met Chairman of the Azerbaijan`s Parliament in private and later in presence of both countries` parliamentary delegations. Asadov said the Lithuanian Speaker`s current visit......
09.02.2011 | Readed: 568
Azerbaijan`s Foreign Minister Elmar Mammadyarov met the French delegation led by members of the Senate Nathalie Goulet and Andre Villiers. Discussions revolved around development of Azerbaijan-France cooperation, adding there is big potential for boosting it. Senator Nathalie Goulet......
09.02.2011 | Readed: 625
Lithuania supports territorial integrity of Azerbaijan and advocates the settlement of Nagorno Karabakh problem based on the principles of the state borders of Azerbaijan, Speaker of the Lithuanian Seim (Parliament) Irena Degutienes said during her visit to Azerbaijan. The speaker of the......
06.02.2011 | Readed: 602
Foreign Minister of Azerbaijan Elmar Mammadyarov met with US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton on the sidelines of the 47th Munich Security Conference. The parties discussed Nagorno-Karabakh conflict. Mammadyarov briefed his American counterpart on the Azerbaijan`s stance on the conflict.......
02.02.2011 | Readed: 592
Milli Majlis of the fourth convocation started its spring session. Opening the session after the performance of state anthem of Azerbaijan, Speaker Ogtay Asadov congratulated MPs and wished them success in their legislative activities. The session is to approve some legislative acts......
01.02.2011 | Readed: 627
Milli Majlis of the fourth convocation will start its spring session on February 1. The session is to approve some legislative acts of 2011 and arrange some standing committees of the Parliament. A number of bilateral agreements will be approved, while some others are to be......
26.01.2011 | Readed: 648
Ministers of foreign affairs Elmar Mammadyarov of Azerbaijan, Sergey Lavrov of Russia and Edvard Nalbandyan of Armenia have met at the Reception House of Russian foreign ministry in Moscow. The meeting was held behind closed doors without the presence of press. No press was allowed to......
25.01.2011 | Readed: 624
The maps.google.com indicated names of some places in the Armenian-occupied Nagorno-Karabakh region of Azerbaijan in the Armenian language too. The names of cities, countries and facilities were shown in Latin alphabet on the map. Nevertheless, the information concerning countries using......
25.01.2011 | Readed: 637
"Nobody will manage to change Azerbaijan`s borders forcibly", Azeri minister of foreign affairs Elmar Mammadyarov said in an interview to Al-Rai newspaper, Kuwait. The minister emphasized that official Baku is ready to hold negotiations on granting a high degree of autonomy to......
25.01.2011 | Readed: 608
The Huffington Post has published an article entitled "When Cooler Heads Don`t Prevail" by Jason Katz, founder and principal of the Tool Shed Group. The following is the text of the article: The recent summit of the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE), a key......
23.01.2011 | Readed: 583
On January 22nd chief of the Presidential Administration of Azerbaijan Ramiz Mehdiyev met head of Russian Presidential Administration Sergey Narishkin. They discussed relations between relevant structures of Azerbaijan and Russia over the period since the Humanitarian Forum held in......
22.01.2011 | Readed: 570
As part of his visit to Azerbaijan on January 13 this year, President of the European Commission Jose Manuel Barroso held a joint press conference with President of the Republic of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev. While speaking about the Armenia - Azerbaijan, Nagorno Karabakh conflict, along with other......
20.01.2011 | Readed: 621
Foreign Minister of Azerbaijan Elmar Mammadyarov met Georgian counterpart Grigol Vashadze on Wednesday. The ministers gave an interview to journalists after the meeting. Mammadyarov said they discussed results of the last year on relations between the two countries and plans for......
19.01.2011 | Readed: 622
The Armenian authorities who hampered negotiated resolution of the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict in 2010 must take into account growing military might of Azerbaijan as a serious message, chief of the Azerbaijan Presidential Administration`s department for socio-political affairs Ali Hasanov said.......
13.01.2011 | Readed: 578
Prime Minister of Azerbaijan Artur Rasizade met minister of foreign affairs of Bosnia and Herzegovina Sven Alkalaj and his accompanying delegation on Wednesday. Rasizade said Sven Alkalaj`s first visit to Baku would contribute to development of relationship between Azerbaijan and Bosnia......
13.01.2011 | Readed: 582
Foreign Ministries of Azerbaijan and Bosnia and Herzegovina signed a cooperation protocol on January 12th. The document was inked by Elmar Mammadyarov and Sven Alkalaj. Before the signing ceremony, the two ministers discussed a wide range of bilateral and regional issues.......
13.01.2011 | Readed: 614
Azerbaijan`s Foreign Minister Elmar Mammadyarov met newly appointed ambassador of Turkmenistan Toyli Komekov on Monday. The ambassador handed over a copy of his credentials to minister Mammadyarov, expressing satisfaction with his appointment. The diplomat vowed during his tenure he......
12.01.2011 | Readed: 592
A book "Goris-2010: season of the theater of the absurd" by Head of the Presidential Administration, member of the National Academy of Sciences, philosopher Ramiz Mehdiyev has recently come out in English and Russian in Tbilisi. The author chastised in a tough and ironic manner the......
09.01.2011 | Readed: 580
Restoring territorial integrity of the country is one of Azerbaijan`s foreign policy priorities for 2011, according to Foreign Ministry`s year-end press-release. Foreign policy priorities in 2011 will include resolution of the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict based on territorial integrity of......
07.01.2011 | Readed: 572
Lithuania`s OSCE chairmanship will put its efforts into achieving positive results on the resolution of protracted conflicts, in particular, Nagorno-Karabakh conflict, said special representative of OSCE Chairman-in-Office for protracted conflicts Giedrius Cekuolis He noted peace talks on......
07.01.2011 | Readed: 560
The Foreign Ministry of Poland called on its citizens not to visit the occupied territories of Azerbaijan without consent of the Azerbaijani authorities. "In accordance with the international law, Nagorno Karabakh is an internal part of the Republic of Azerbaijan. Visit to the occupied......
31.12.2010 | Readed: 623
Appointment of one of the assistants to the US State Secretary on Europe and Eurasia Matthew Brayza as the ambassador to Azerbaijan without Senate`s approval is absolutely normally from the point of view of development of relations of development between our countries, Ali Ahmadov, the deputy......