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TurkPA Secretary General meets with Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus representative in Baku
TurkPA Secretary General Ramil Hasanov met with representative of Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus (TRNC) in Baku Zeki Gazioglu at the office of the organization.
17.02.10 Hasanov spoke about development of relations with international organizations. To him, they officially applied for the cooperation with several international organizations: “There is cooperation with the Black Sea Economic Cooperation Organization in this direction”.
Former Iranian ambassador to Azerbaijan: “Iran should not worry about Azerbaijan’s establishing relations with Israel”
“Azerbaijan’s establishing relations with Israel can not be against Iran or any other country. Iran should not worry about it.
17.02.10 President Ilham Aliyev has stated several times that Azerbaijan’s relations with other countries are not against the third countries, including Iran,” former Iranian ambassador to Azerbaijan Afshar Suleymani told APA. According to him, when the reports spread that the US will use Azerbaijan’s territory to attack Iran, Ilham Aliyev transparently demonstrated his position and said he would not give the permission to anybody.
Commenting on the concerns in Iran over Azerbaijan’s relations with Israel, Afshar Suleymani said the countries’ foreign policies differed from one another.
Turkish Parlamentarians support TURKPA Projects
Secretary General of the Parliamentary Assembly of Turkic-speaking Countries (TurkPA) Ramil Hasanov met with Chairman of Turkey-Azerbaijan Interparliamentary Friendship Group Mustafa Kabakchi.
16.02.10
President Ilham Aliyev receives OSCE chairperson-in-office
President of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev received Monday visiting OSCE Chairperson-in-Office, Kazakhstan`s Secretary of State and Foreign Minister Kanat Saudabayev and his accompanying delegation.
16.02.10 President of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev received Monday visiting OSCE Chairperson-in-Office, Kazakhstan`s Secretary of State and Foreign Minister Kanat Saudabayev and his accompanying delegation.
Describing Kazakhstan`s assuming OSCE chairmanship as a landmark event, Azerbaijani leader congratulated Sudabayev on this occasion. The Head of State expressed confidence that Kazakhstan`s chairmanship in 2010 would bring positive changes
Kanat Saudabayev thanked the Head of State since Azerbaijan supported Kazakhstan`s efforts to take on OSCE chairmanship. He briefed President Aliyev on the Baku meetings
Secretary General: GUAM national coordinators will meet in Tbilisi
The National Coordinators’ Conucil (NCC) may be held in Tbilisi March 12-14, Organisation for Democracy and Economic Development-GUAM Secretary General Valery Chechelashvili said.
16.02.10 “GUAM NCC may be held in Tbilisi, which will host a conference March 12-14 on transferring in Visegrad Group’s experience to the western Balkans and GUAM member countries, “he said.
All GUAM member-countries, including their national coordinators, have been invited to the event, he added. If all the national coordinators will be able to come to Tbilisi, then the NCC will be held there.
The date of the GUAM foreign ministers’ meeting has not yet been named, as Ukraine has yet to form its new government after the 2010 presidential elections.
Regarding projects within the framework of GUAM and the organization’s future plans, he said GUAM’s secretariat in Kiev recently held a joint seminar on combating crime.
Elmar Mammadyarov receives copies of credentials of Slovakian, Spanish and Kyrgyz ambassadors
15.02.10
Azerbaijan’s First Lady Awarded with Order of Legion of Honor
Azerbaijan’s First Lady, President of the Heydar Aliyev Foundation, UNESCO and ISESCO Goodwill Ambassador Mehriban Aliyeva was awarded with the Officer rank of the Legion of Honor by the French President’ order, APA reports quoting AzerTag information agency.
15.02.10
Azerbaijan’s State Committee for Religious Associations issues statement on incident between believers and police
Azerbaijan’s State Committee for Religious Associations issued a statement on the incident happened between the believers and police in Baku on February 13.
15.02.10
Yanukovych officially named winner of Ukraine presidential election
Opposition leader Viktor Yanukovych won Ukraine’s presidential election, the country’s Central Election Commission (CEC) officially declared Sunday.
14.02.10 In line with the official results, the election’s second round on February 7 gave Yanukovych 48.95%, or 12,481,266 votes, while Prime Minister Yulia Tymoshenko garnered 45.47%, or 11,593,357 votes. A total of 4.36% voted against all.
Shootout with Ingush militants kills nearly 14 civilians dead
About fourteen civilians were killed during anti-militant special operations in the volatile southern Russian republic of Ingushetia. Death of four civilians already declared by government APA reports citing Interfax.
14.02.10
OSCE Chairman-in-Office starts his visit to Azerbaijan
OSCE Chairman-in-Office, Minister of Foreign Affairs of Kazakhstan Kanat Saudabayev has arrived in Azerbaijan.
14.02.10 APA’s correspondent at Heydar Aliyev International Airport reports that Saudabayev held a briefing for media representatives.
Expressing satisfaction with his visit to Baku, the OSCE Chairman-in-Office noted that he needs time: “I need time to work. I can make certain statements only after working some time”.
Azerbaijani Parliament makes amendments to some laws on press and journalists
Amendments on “Freedom of press”, “Operational search action”, “Mass Media”, “obtaining information” caused serious discussions at today’s session of the parliament.
13.02.10 Chairman of Azerbaijani Parliament’s Committee for Legal Policy and Statebuilding Ali Huseynov told that proposed amendments to these laws politicized by different persons, APA reports. To him, these amendments come from the soul of the Constitution: “Except operational search measures, in all other cases when any person is photographed without warning and despite his protests by any mass media representative or other person, then they cause responsibility determined in legislation. There is no any innovation in this issue. These are just amendments from the constitution”.
President of Azerbaijan visits regions
Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev attends the openings of some facilities and groundbreaking ceremonies
13.02.10 President of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev visited Goychay region on Friday. According to APA, the head of state attended the opening of Heydar Aliyev Center and visited Heydar Aliyev’s monument before the center.
Azerbaijani parliament makes amendments and annexes to law “On nongovernmental organizations”
Amendments and annexes to some legislative acts have been discussed in Azerbaijani parliament today, APA reports.
13.02.10
