The OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR) has officially opened its election observation mission (EOM) for the 9 February early parliamentary elections in the Republic of Azerbaijan, said Ambassador Peter Tejler, head of the OSCE/ODIHR EOM at a press conference in Baku. Tejler said that the mission’s …
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458 candidates for MP registered in Azerbaijan
As many as 2,296 people have applied for participation in the early parliamentary election in Azerbaijan to be held Feb. 9, said the head of the country’s Central Election Commission (CEC) Mazahir Panahov at a meeting of CEC on Jan. 6, Trend reports. Panahov said that 463 candidates for MP have been …
Read More »Azerbaijani, Iranian FMs discuss regional situation over phone
On January 4, Azerbaijan’s Minister of Foreign Affairs Elmar Mammadyarov had a telephone conversation with Foreign Minister of the Islamic Republic of Iran Javad Zarif. The ministers discussed the latest developments that aggravated the tension in the region. It was noted that the Azerbaijani side calls on all parties involved …
Read More »Sudanese ambassador completes his diplomatic tenure in Azerbaijan
Azerbaijan’s Foreign Minister Elmar Mammadyarov has met with Sudanese Ambassador Abbas Mustafa Ahmed Abdalla who is completing his diplomatic mission in the country. The sides exchanged views on the bilateral cooperation between Azerbaijan and Sudan. Recalling the meeting of Chairman of Sovereign Council of Sudan Abdel Fattah Abdelrahman al-Burhan with …
Read More »Ambassador: Egypt supports Azerbaijan’s territorial integrity
Egypt supports Azerbaijan’s territorial integrity, said the country’s Ambassador to Azerbaijan Adel Ibrahim Ahmed Ibrahim in his interview with AZERTAC. The ambassador also pointed to the meeting of the “representative” of the so-called Nagorno-Karabakh Republic with the governor of Sharm-el-Sheikh. “By mistake this official representative of the so-called Karabakh puppet republic …
Read More »TURKPA Secretariat observes elections in Uzbekistan
A delegation of the TURKPA Secretariat led by Secretary General Altynbek Mamaiusupov and comprised of Deputy Secretaries General arrived in Tashkent to conduct a short-term monitoring of the parliamentary elections in Uzbekistan. The delegation held meetings at the Central Election Commission and City Election Commission, where they were informed in …
Read More »Azerbaijan, Georgia discuss prospects for interparliamentary cooperation
Azerbaijan`s Foreign Minister Elmar Mammadyarov has met with Chairperson of the Georgian Parliament Archil Talakvadze on the sidelines of the 8th trilateral meeting of the foreign ministers of Azerbaijan, Georgia and Turkey in Tbilisi. The sides commended the successful cooperation between the parliaments of Azerbaijan and Georgia and exchanged views …
Read More »Azerbaijani FM meets with his Turkish counterpart
On the sidelines of the 8th meeting of the Foreign Ministers of Azerbaijan, Georgia and Turkey in Tbilisi, Minister Elmar Mammadyarov met his Turkish colleague, Minister Mevlüt Çavuşoğlu, APA reports citing press service of the Ministry. At the meeting, a satisfaction was expressed over the development of brotherly and strategic partnership relations …
Read More »Azerbaijani, Georgian and Turkish FMs to discuss issues of trilateral cooperation agenda
The 8th trilateral meeting of the Ministers of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Azerbaijan, Georgia and Republic of Turkey will be held in Tbilisi on 23 December 2019, according to Azerbaijan`s Ministry of Foreign Affairs. “During the meeting the Foreign Ministers will discuss the various issues of the trilateral …
Read More »Azerbaijani Army conducts night combat firing
According to the combat training plan for 2019 approved by the Minister of Defense, the Army Corps conducted live-fire night exercises at the combined-arms range. The motorized rifle, artillery, armored and engineer-sapper units involved in the exercise have completed the tasks of repelling the enemy’s attack at night striking back …
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