Politics
Greece to stay in eurozone
5.03.10 The Greece debt crisis does not present a threat to the euro zone, ECB President Jean-Claude Trichet insisted today.
The handling of the Greece crisis so far demonstrated that the EU institutions and the EU fiscal policy framework functioned.
Community leader: Ordinary Armanians in the Nagorno-Karabakh want to live in Azerbaijan
Ordinary Armanians in the Nagorno-Karabakh want to live in Azerbaijan, Azerbaijani Community in Nagorno-Karabakh Chief Bayram Safarov told Trend News today.
4.03.10 They experience great financial difficulties. Only 3-5 percent live well, he said. The rest suffer. The population knows that Nagorno-Karabakh is an Azerbaijan territory and sooner and sooner or later these lands will be returned to their owner.
Head of Turkey-U.S. Inter-parliamentary Friendship Caucus Suat Kiniklioglu: Hopefully we will prevent passage of “Armenian genocide” resolution in the U.S. Congress with success
APA’s Washington correspondent’s interview with head of Turkey-U.S. Inter-parliamentary Friendship Caucus, parliamentarian from AKP Suat Kiniklioglu
4.03.10 - How would you describe the situation around the draft on 1915 incidents which will be discussed at House of Representatives Committee on Foreign Affairs tomorrow?
- We still have some hopes. Especially, in the US Congress, the members of congress change their minds many times at the very last minute. And we know that there are still committee members who have not made a clear decision over the issue. Every minute was important today. We tried to contact the House representatives we have not been able to reach so far through the representatives we have already spoken with.
“Europe: I fight, I win” by president of European People’s Party Wilfried Martens presented in Baku
2.03.10
Armenia submits proposals for the updated Madrid principles
The Armenian side presented its proposals for the updated Madrid principles on solution of the Nagorno Karabakh conflict, said foreign minister of Armenia Edward Nalbandian at the joint press conference with EU President, Foreign Minister of Spain Miguel Angel Moratinos who is on a visit to Armenia.
2.03.10
Turkish parliamentarians visit US to lobby against the “Armenian genocide” bill
Two groups of Turkish parliamentarians will visit Washington, DC, to lobby against the “Armenian genocide” bill that will be voted on by the US House Committee on Foreign Affairs on March 4.
2.03.10
Azerbaijani parliament holds discussions to elect new ombudsman
Azerbaijani parliament’s committee for human rights is holding a meeting.
25.02.10
Head of Iran-Azerbaijan Interparliamentary Friendship Group: All know that Armenians are aggressors
“Azerbaijan is a developed country and is moving forward,” member of Islamic Consultative Assembly of Iran, head Iran-Azerbaijan Interparliamentary Friendship Group Seyyid Kazim Mousavi told APA exclusively.
22.02.10
UN passes resolution on TASIM initiative by Azerbaijani government
United Nations General Assembly passed resolution on TASIM (Trans-Eurasia Super Information Mainline) initiative proposed by Azerbaijani government at its plenary session no 66.
18.02.10
Elkhan Polukhov: “If Khojaly tragedy is recognized in Azerbaijan as genocide, necessary work will be done for recognition of it in the international arena as well”
Azerbaijani embassies will organize different events and demonstrate photos, videotapes and other materials for commemoration of Khojaly genocide in the world.
16.02.10
Israeli press: Israeli former Prime Minister Ehud Olmert to visit Azerbaijan next week
Israeli former Prime Minister Ehud Olmert will visit Azerbaijan next week, diplomatic sources told IzRus, APA reports.
14.02.10
Ahmet Davutoglu: “There will be strong actions towards peace and stability in the Caucasus”
“We have strong political will for establishing permanent peace and stability in the Caucasus”, Turkish foreign minister Ahmet Davutoglu told journalists at the airport on his departure for Kazakhstan, APA reports quoting Anatolian news agency.
11.02.10
