French parliamentarian asks Foreign Ministry to support opening of Khojaly airport

French parliamentarian asks Foreign Ministry to support opening of Khojaly airport

French MP Valérie Boyer has sent a written request to the Foreign Ministry stressing the importance of the restoration of air communication between Armenia and occupied Nagorno-Karabakh region of Azerbaijan and called on to support the idea of opening Khojaly airport...

Date: 20-05-2013, 14:39 | Category: News | More...

Armenians fire on positions of Azerbaijani Army along frontline in Aghdam, Fuzuli and Goranboy

Armenians fire on positions of Azerbaijani Army along frontline in Aghdam, Fuzuli and GoranboyArmenian armed forces fired on the positions of Azerbaijani Armed Forces from their positions near Marzili, Yusifjanli and Kengerli villages of Aghdam region, Garakhanbeyli village of Fuzuli and Tapgaragoyunlu village of Goranboy region yesterday and tonight...

Date: 20-05-2013, 11:15 | Category: News | More...

21 years passed since occupation of Azerbaijan’s Lachin region by Armenians

21 years passed since occupation of Azerbaijan’s Lachin region by Armenians

21 years have passed since the occupation of Lachin Region of Azerbaijan by the Armenian armed forces. According to APA, the Armenian army seized Lachin region on May 18, 1992 and de-facto united Nagorno Karabakh with Armenia. The town of Lachin, one settlement and 120 villages of the region were occupied by the enemy...

 

Date: 18-05-2013, 11:18 | Category: News | More...

PACE Monitoring Committee to hold hearing on Nagorno Karabakh conflict

PACE Monitoring Committee to hold hearing on Nagorno Karabakh conflict

The meeting of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE) Monitoring Committee will be held in Tallinn, May 24. Hearing on frozen conflicts will be held during the meeting. APA reports quoting PACE press service that the Monitoring Committee plans to discuss the settlement of Nagorno Karabakh conflict. Experts are expected to attend the hearing...

Date: 17-05-2013, 16:18 | Category: News | More...

U.S. President, Turkish PM discuss situation in Caucasus region

U.S. President, Turkish PM discuss situation in Caucasus region

Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan and U.S. President Barack Obama discussed the situation in the Caucasus region, the Star newspaper reported on Friday. In particular, the sides discussed the situation in the region between Azerbaijan and Armenia, as well as the situation in Iran, Afghanistan, African countries and Myanmar...

Date: 17-05-2013, 11:41 | Category: News | More...

Armenians intensively fire on positions of Azerbaijani Army

Armenians intensively fire on positions of Azerbaijani Army

Armenian armed units fired on the positions of Azerbaijani Army in Kemerli village of Kazakh region from their posts in Berdavan village of Armenia’s Noyemberyan region. The Defense Ministry press service told APA that they also fired on our positions near Shikhlar village of Aghdam region, Chilaburt village of Terter, Gulustan, Tapgaragoyunlu villages and nameless uplands of Goranboy region...

Date: 17-05-2013, 11:09 | Category: News | More...

ICRC representatives visit Azerbaijani soldier held captive in Armenia

ICRC representatives visit Azerbaijani soldier held captive in Armenia

The representatives of the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) visited the soldier of the Azerbaijani Army held captive in Armenia, media contact person for the ICRC Delegation to Azerbaijan Ilaha Huseynova told APA. According to her, the visit took place on May 16. Information about his family was given to the captive...

 

Date: 16-05-2013, 18:08 | Category: News | More...

Terms for foreigners’ travel to Azerbaijan’s occupied territories being specified

Terms for foreigners’ travel to Azerbaijan’s occupied territories being specified

The terms for travel of the citizens of any country and stateless persons to the occupied territories of Azerbaijan are being specified through legislation. The Azerbaijani Parliament told APA that the 4th article of the newly-developed law “On the occupied territories of the Republic of Azerbaijan” contains special clauses...

Date: 16-05-2013, 13:06 | Category: News | More...

Co-chair of OSCE Minsk Group: “The status quo in the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict is not acceptable”

Co-chair of OSCE Minsk Group: “The status quo in the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict is not acceptable”

“Azerbaijan has achieved major advances in education, increased living standards, and made progress in combating human trafficking and protecting women’s rights during 20 years of independence,” interim Co-Chair of OSCE Minsk Group, U.S. Representative to the OSCE Ian Kelly said addressing the OSCE Permanent Council, APA reports...

Date: 15-05-2013, 15:20 | Category: News | More...

Project of Khojaly Genocide Memorial Complex submitted to Azerbaijan’s President

Project of Khojaly Genocide Memorial Complex submitted to Azerbaijan’s President

Creation of Khojaly Genocide Memorial Complex has started in Baku. The Memorial Complex to be built on the project of Heydar Aliyev Foundation aims to perpetuate the memory of the Khojaly genocide victims and inform the world community about the truths on the tragedy. The project has been developed on the concept having symbolic meaning...

Date: 15-05-2013, 14:54 | Category: News | More...