20.02.2011 | Readed: 549
"Anti-corruption measures in the country are not just a campaign. They will be continuous and taken to a logical end," chief of the Presidential Administration`s department for socio-political affairs Ali Hasanov said. Hasanov noted all central and local authorities were given respective......
19.02.2011 | Readed: 593
The ceremonial event marking the 20th anniversary of Azerbaijan`s restoring its independence and a presentation of the book called "Azerbaijan" was held here on Thursday. Azerbaijan`s First Lady, president of the Hedyar Aliyev Foundation Mehriban Aliyeva attended the event, which was......
19.02.2011 | Readed: 557
Ministries of Foreign Affairs of Italy and Spain have recommended their citizens not to travel to Azerbaijan`s occupied Nagorno-Karabakh and adjacent regions. Previously, ministries of Foreign Affairs of Poland, France, Germany, and UK had warned their citizens to abstain from traveling to......
19.02.2011 | Readed: 644
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Hungary has recommended country citizens not to travel to Azerbaijan`s occupied Nagorno-Karabakh and adjacent regions without giving information to relevant bodies of Azerbaijan. The Ministry also calls the citizens to abstain from traveling to the line......
19.02.2011 | Readed: 572
In accordance with the mandate of special envoy of the OSCE Chairman-in-Office, the OSCE mission has conducted today a monitoring on troops contact line near Fuzuli-Horadiz road. According to Azerbaijan`s Defense Ministry, the monitoring was held by Personal Representative of the......
18.02.2011 | Readed: 581
"The way President Obama appointed me to be able to come here to Azerbaijan, I think underscores how important he views relations between the United Nations and Azerbaijan to be,` incoming US ambassador Matthew Bryza told a news conference here on Thursday. He pointed out President Obama......
18.02.2011 | Readed: 593
Azerbaijan citizen Ulvi Akhundlu was appointed special envoy of the Secretary General of the Council of Europe Thorbjørn Jagland in Moldova. Ulvi Akhundlu, 34, earlier served as the Head of Media Monitoring Unit of the Council of Europe. Prior to that, he worked as Media and Political......
18.02.2011 | Readed: 565
Konstantin Yerokostopulos has been appointed special envoy of the Secretary General of the Council of Europe in Azerbaijan. Earlier Yerokostopulos served as a Head of the permanent representation of Greece in the Council of Europe and also led the CoE office in......
18.02.2011 | Readed: 632
The minister of foreign affairs of Cuba Bruno Eduardo Rodriguez Parrilla today has visited the Alley of Honors. The minister laid flowers at the tomb of the national leader of Azerbaijan Heydar Aliyev and a grave of the prominent ophthalmologist, academician Zarifa Aliyeva. Cuban foreign......
18.02.2011 | Readed: 583
Newly-appointed ambassadors Teymuraz Sharashenidze of Georgia and Matthew Bryza of the U.S. to Azerbaijan have laid flowers at a monument to national leader Heydar Aliyev in a park in front of the Heydar Aliyev Palace.
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16.02.2011 | Readed: 603
Subunits of the Armenian Armed Forces from posts located in Berdavan village of Noyemberyan region subjected to machine gunfire the opposite positions of the Armed Forces of Azerbaijan at different hours on February 14, press service of the Defense Ministry of Azerbaijan reported. The......
15.02.2011 | Readed: 595
Turkmenistan`s Embassy to Azerbaijan marked the country`s Flag Day and the 4th anniversary of Gurbangulu Berdimahammadov`s presidency. Ambassador of Turkmenistan to Azerbaijan Toyli Komekov spoke about the development of Turkmenistan noting the future opportunities for cooperation between......
13.02.2011 | Readed: 576
"The November 2010 parliamentary elections in Azerbaijan marked another step forward," Speaker of the Milli Majlis Ogtay Asadov said at a meeting with OSCE PA Vice-President Wolfgang Grossruck. Ogtay Asadov noted European integration is a priority of Azerbaijan`s foreign policy. Baku......
13.02.2011 | Readed: 567
Azerbaijan`s Minister of Emergency Situations, colonel-general Kamaladdin Heydarov met France`s Secretary of State for Transport Thierry Mariani. Heydarov highlighted the activity of the Ministry. He said the Ministry attaches special care to purchase of modern technology and......
13.02.2011 | Readed: 704
A delegation of the State Customs Committee attended a World Customs Organization`s global canine workshop held in Brussels. The State Customs Committee presented its canine training center, which provided drug detector dogs to customs services in Bulgaria, Moldova, Turkey and Macedonia.......
12.02.2011 | Readed: 609
Chairman of Azerbaijan Central Election Commission Mazahir Panahov met members of OSCE Parliamentary Assembly`s post-election observation mission led by Wolfgang Grossruck, Vice-President of the Assembly. Panahov thanked the visitors for the observation of the parliamentary elections......
12.02.2011 | Readed: 580
The embassy of Iran in Baku organized an official reception to mark the 32nd anniversary of the Iranian Islamic Revolution. Opening the event, Ambassador Muhammad Bagir Bahrami briefed the participants on the progress his country made since the Islamic Revolution. The Ambassador......
11.02.2011 | Readed: 535
Subunits of the Armenian Armed Forces subjected to machine gunfire the opposite positions of the Armed Forces of Azerbaijan at different hours on February 9, press service of the Defense Ministry of Azerbaijan said. The ceasefire was shattered in several hills around Fuzuli region,......
11.02.2011 | Readed: 619
Winners of patriotic essay writing competition dedicated to the memory of Azerbaijan National Hero Mubariz Ibrahimov organized by the Caspi newspaper have been awarded today here. The competition started from September 6, 2010. The deadline for presenation of materials to the patriotic......
11.02.2011 | Readed: 702
European Economic Chamber of Trade, Commerce and Industry (EEIG) has awarded "Azerbaijan Airlines" (AZAL) Closed Joint Stock Company with the European Services Standard. Honorary Diploma of the Standard was submitted to AZAL's vice president Eldar Hajiyev by the president of EEIG......
11.02.2011 | Readed: 557
Azerbaijan`s Chief Military Prosecutor Khanlar Veliyev met with the delegation led by the Hungarian Chief Military Prosecutor Arpad Kovach. In the meeting, Khanlar Veliyev updated on the reforms carried out in the law-enforcement bodies, modernization of the system, and creation of the......
10.02.2011 | Readed: 582
The Lithuanian delegation led by Speaker of the Seimas Irena Degutiene has today visited the Heydar Aliyev Foundation. They were told the main goal of the Foundation, established in the memory of the Azerbaijani people`s national leader, is to study and popularize prominent political......
09.02.2011 | Readed: 545
Subunits of the Armenian Armed Forces subjected to machine gunfire the opposite positions of the Armed Forces of Azerbaijan at different hours on February 7, press service of the Defense Ministry of Azerbaijan reported. The ceasefire was shattered in several hills around Khojavend region.......
09.02.2011 | Readed: 592
Library of Azerbaijan`s Presidential Administration donated 153 books in Azeri, Russian and English to Russian Information-Cultural Center (RICC), on Tuesday. Chief of RICC Anvar Sheykhov told of role of the center in developing humanitarian relations between Azerbaijan and Russia and......
09.02.2011 | Readed: 533
Speaker of Lithuanian Seim Irena Degutienė visited the Alley of Martyrs to commemorate Azerbaijani heroes who gave their lives for the country`s independence and territorial integrity. Mrs. Degutienė laid a wreath at the Eternal Flame monument. Then, Speaker enjoyed a panoramic......
09.02.2011 | Readed: 616
Speaker of Lithuanian Seim (Parliament) Irena Degutienes visited the Alley of Honors to lay a wreath at the tomb of Azerbaijan`s national leader Heydar Aliyev.
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06.02.2011 | Readed: 572
Chairman of Azerbaijan`s State Customs Committee, lieutenant-general Aydin Aliyev met ambassador of the Kingdom of the Netherlands to Azerbaijan Arjen Peter. Mr. Aliyev said Azerbaijan established close ties with Netherlands in the fields of economy, policy and culture. He expressed his......
05.02.2011 | Readed: 588
Director of the European Academy of Diplomacy of the Republic of Poland Ms Katarzyna Pisarska, who is on a visit to Azerbaijan, visited the Center for Strategic Studies under the President of the Republic of Azerbaijan (SAM). Mrs. Pisarska informed about the activity of the European......
05.02.2011 | Readed: 538
A delegation of Azerbaijan`s Ministry of Emergency Situations led by Minister Kamaladdin Heydarov visited Georgia on February 3-4 upon the invitation of Georgian Interior Minister Ivan Merabishvili. During the meetings, the talks focused on prospects for development of relations between......
05.02.2011 | Readed: 541
Azerbaijan`s Justice Minister Fikrat Mammadov met Latvian Minister of Environmental Protection and Regional Development Raymonds Vejonis. Mr. Mammadov briefed on significance of the reciprocal visits of the heads of states, agreements signed between the two countries in the legal system as......
04.02.2011 | Readed: 589
Azerbaijani ambassador to Libya Agasalim Shukurov met with rector of the University of Sirt Mohammad Abdulhamid Abdulrahman. During the meeting, the diplomat briefed the rector on the geography, history and culture of Azerbaijan. Shukurov said Azerbaijan is an oil-rich, predominantly......
04.02.2011 | Readed: 574
Minister of Justice Fikret Mammadov met with visiting PACE Monitoring Committee co-rapporteurs for Azerbaijan Pedro Agramunt and Josef Debono Grech. The co-rapporteurs noted they are preparing a report on Azerbaijan`s honoring CoE obligations and commitments. They expressed their gratitude......
04.02.2011 | Readed: 569
Co-rapporteurs of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe Monitoring Committee Pedro Agramunt and Josef Debono Grech gave a press conference on the results of their visit. The co-rapporteurs said they had fruitful meetings during the three-day visit with Azerbaijani officials,......
04.02.2011 | Readed: 567
Chairperson of Azerbaijan`s State Committee on Problems of Family, Woman and Child Hijran Huseynova met with members of "Georgia-Azerbaijan house of friendship" led by Georgian President`s mother, professor Giuli Alasania. Cooperation between Azerbaijan and Georgia in solution of......
04.02.2011 | Readed: 564
Participants of the third meeting of Azerbaijan-Greece intergovernmental commission visited the Heydar Aliyev Foundation. They were told the main goal of the Foundation, established in the memory of the Azerbaijani people`s national leader, is to study and popularize prominent political......
03.02.2011 | Readed: 579
{nl}Head of the Presidential Administration of Azerbaijan signed an order on a plan of actions to mark the 19th anniversary of the Khojaly genocide. The action plan envisages laying wreath at the monuments to Khojaly Genocide victims, spreading appeals of IDPs from Khojaly to foreign......
03.02.2011 | Readed: 594
Chairman of Azerbaijan Central Election Commission Mazahir Panahov met Wednesday PACE co-rapporteurs Joseph Debono Grech and Pedro Agramount. The discussions focused on the parliamentary elections held on November 7 last year. Panahov briefed the co-rapporteurs on measures taken by......
01.02.2011 | Readed: 555
An aircraft carrying Azerbaijanis who live on a permanent and temporary basis in Egypt landed January 31, at 4:00 at the Heydar Aliyev International Airport. The plane was sent in accordance with President Ilham Aliyev`s instructions over recent unrest in Egypt. The plane evacuated 103......
01.02.2011 | Readed: 545
PACE Monitoring Committee co-rapporteurs for Azerbaijan Joseph Debono Grech (Malta) and Pedro Agramount (Spain) will be visiting Baku from February 1 to 3. The co-rapporteurs are expected to meet Azerbaijani officials and representatives of political parties. They also will meet with......
01.02.2011 | Readed: 582
The NATO International School of Azerbaijan has started its winter session entitled "NATO`s New Strategic Concept: perceptions and challenges". The session participants will debate NATO's Strategic Concepts, NATO's purpose and core tasks, NATO's transformation for......
01.02.2011 | Readed: 553
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Azerbaijan has issued a warning over recent developments in the Arab Republic of Egypt. The information posted on the ministry`s official website says anti-government unrest in Egypt began in late January. Protests left many people dead......
01.02.2011 | Readed: 533
Subunits of the Armenian Armed Forces subjected to machine gunfire the opposite positions of the Armed Forces of Azerbaijan at different hours on January 30, press service of Defense Ministry of Azerbaijan reported. The ceasefire was shattered in Gazakh and Khojavend regions. The......