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Yulia Tymoshenko warns of second Orange Revolution
8.02.10 Yulia Tymoshenko, Ukraine’s prime minister, has threatened to mastermind a second Orange Revolution if a presidential election she hopes to win on Sunday is rigged, APA reports quoting “UNIAN”.
Her threat ratchets up tensions ahead of the poll in which she will face off against Viktor Yanukovych, the Kremlin-friendly candidate defeated by the original Orange Revolution in 2004. Though both candidates have courted Russia in recent months, Mr Yanukovych’s policies are seen as more amenable to the Kremlin, while the glamorous Mrs Tymoshenko is viewed as more pro-European.
Father and son died from carbon monoxide poisoning after deciding to overnight in car because of frozen roads in Azerbaijan’s capital
Father and son died from carbon monoxide poisoning in Azerbaijan’s capital, Azizbayov district prosecutor’s office told APA.
8.02.10
Court passes judgment on security guard of General Rail Rzayev’s apartment
Yasamal district court held a hearing on the case of Elshan Eyvazov, security guard of the building, where assassinated Air Force and Air Defense Commander Lieutenant-General Rail Rzayev had lived.
3.02.10
Azerbaijani schoolchildren to wear single uniforms next year
All secondary schools in Baku will pass into the single uniform beginning from academic year 2010-2011, spokesperson for Baku City Education Office Zamina Aligizi told APA.
3.02.10
US Assistant Secretary of State: US continue to believe that Turkey and Armenia now need to move forward in ratifying and implementing the documents
“The US supports the sovereignty and territorial integrity of all the countries around the globe”, US Assistant Secretary of State for Europe and Eurasian affairs Philip H.Gordon told at his briefing at Washington Foreign Press Center, on February 1st. According to APA’s Washington DC correspondent, Mr. Gordon spoke about Secretary Clinton’s last speech in Paris, where she laid out Washington’s principles and policy agenda when it comes to engaging with Europe, particularly on the question of security matters.
3.02.10 “The United States will remain vigilant in its efforts to oppose any attempt to undermine the right of all countries to pursue their own foreign policies, choose their own allies, and provide for their own defense. Secretary Clinton made clear that we strongly object to any notion of a sphere of influence in Europe, where one country tries to control another’s future” – he added.
Speaking about the stability in South Caucasus, Mr. Gordon mentioned that, “it is clear, that Washington doesn’t think South Ossetia and Abkhazia should be recognized.
PACE co-rapporteurs: Armenian authorities need to implement recommended reforms without further delay
2.02.10 “The Armenian authorities need to implement the reforms recommended by the ad hoc Committee of the National Assembly of Armenia on the events of 1 and 2 March 2008, without further delay,” concluded the co-rapporteurs of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE), John Prescott (United Kingdom, SOC) and Georges Colombier (France, EPP/CD), following an exchange of views in the PACE Monitoring Committee last week, APA reports.
Delegation of Azerbaijani parliament to observe second round of presidential elections in Ukraine
2.02.10
Defense Ministry: Armenian fired on Azerbaijani positions for three times during monitoring of contact line between troops
According to the mandate of Special Representative of the OSCE Chairman-in-Office, monitoring of the contact line between the troops has been held on February 2 8 km south-wets from Terter region of Azerbaijan.
2.02.10
Bomb hoax in subway station
2.02.10
Omani Foreign Minister’s visit to Azerbaijan kicks off
Omani Foreign Minister Yusuf bin Alawi bin Abdullah’s official visit to Azerbaijan has kicked off.
2.02.10
Car collides with locomotive in Sumgayit
A car collided with locomotive in Sumgayit city of Azerbaijan, local police told APA.
2.02.10
European Union plans to launch discussions to ease visa regime with Azerbaijan
European Union plans to launch discussions to ease visa regime with Azerbaijan
2.02.10 According to APA, A. Cheshkovski marked, during his interview, development of “Eastern partnership” projects as much more successful than other EU initiatives.
“Eastern partnership aims at close cooperation and integration of six ex-Soviet countries with EU. All the structures involved in the process implement different projects. This kind of integration should be implemented through political cooperation, integration of the economies of Eastern European countries with EU and application of EU standards in their economy”, Polish Foreign Ministry’s official said.
