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South Korea ready to cooperate with Turkey on nuclear plant

07.02.2012 08:18 GMT

Turkey and South Korea will soon resume talks about constructing a nuclear power plant in Turkey.

07.02.2012 08:05 GMT

Azerbaijan's taxes are at an optimal level and any change will first require research, a Taxes Ministry official has said.

Turkey helps release of 11 kidnapped Iranians in Syria

07.02.2012 07:59 GMT

Syria's Free Syrian Army has said that Turkey mediated the release of 11 kidnapped Iranians and thanked Turkey for its support.

Austrian singer may represent Armenia in 2012 Eurovision Song Contest

07.02.2012 07:54 GMT

Austrian singer Sankil Jones may represent Armenia at Eurovision Song Contest.

Greece to build fence on border with Turkey soon

07.02.2012 07:53 GMT

Greece stepping up security on border with Turkey.

Book on Azerbaijan and Europe published in France

07.02.2012 07:45 GMT

French publishing house L'Harmattan has published a book on Azerbaijan's relations with Europe.

Journalist's release a 'victory over dictatorship', says Armenian opposition

07.02.2012 07:42 GMT

Opposition umbrella group the Armenian National Congress has welcomed the release on bail of journalist Haik Gevorgyan.

Building the Baku Crystal Arena - PHOTOS

07.02.2012 07:29 GMT

Police urge drivers to take care on icy roads

07.02.2012 07:24 GMT

The State Traffic Police have warned drivers to take care as more severe weather is forecast for Azerbaijan.

Azerbaijan joins Committee on Peaceful Uses of Outer Space

07.02.2012 07:16 GMT

The measures, considered in the State Program on formation and development of cosmic industry in the Republic of Azerbaijan, are implemented systematically.

E-registration for companies launched

07.02.2012 07:02 GMT

The Taxes Ministry has officially started electronic registration of legal entities, drastically reducing the time required to register a new company.

Moscow backs nuclear talks with Tehran

07.02.2012 06:58 GMT

Russia supports talks with Iran on its nuclear program, Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov said on Monday.

Armenians violate ceasefire

07.02.2012 06:43 GMT

The Armenia Armed Forces violated ceasefire in the frontline.

Fishing in Azerbaijani territorial waters far below quota

07.02.2012 06:39 GMT

Over 1,000 tonnes of fish out of a quota of 2,174 tonnes were officially caught in Azerbaijani territorial waters in 2011.

Armenian-Russian relations have become closer and warmer - Sargsyan

07.02.2012 06:26 GMT

Armenian President Serzh Sargsyan received on Monday Russian First Deputy PM Victor Zubkov.

Russia, US diplomats discuss situation in South Caucasus

07.02.2012 06:25 GMT

Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Grigoriy Karasin received US ambassador to Russia Michael McFaul.

Armenia should participate in Eurovision 2012 - Minister

07.02.2012 06:16 GMT

Minister of Culture believes Armenia must participate in Eurovision 2012 Song Contest in Baku.

Azerbaijani pianists win Chopin contest

07.02.2012 06:09 GMT

Young Azerbaijani pianist Rustam Zeyanalov has won the Grand Prix at a Chopin competition in Estonia.

Bushehr NPP to resist 9 richter quakes - Rosatom

07.02.2012 06:02 GMT

Recent earthquake had not affected the nuclear activities in Bushehr nuclear power plant, plant's constructor says.

Launch of satellites into orbit gives important message to world - Salehi

07.02.2012 05:51 GMT

Iran's Foreign Minister Ali Akbar Salehi said Monday Iran’s aerospace capabilities convey an important message to the world technology owners.

Azerbaijan's Speaker concerned at French bill on genocide

07.02.2012 05:48 GMT

Azerbaijani parliament speaker Ogtay Asadov has told a group of French senators that he hopes a bill on genocide denial will not be passed.

Islamic Awakening movement would change history of Muslim nations - Khamenei

07.02.2012 05:45 GMT

Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei has warned against the efforts to undermine the Islamic Awakening.

Iranian students condemn EU sanctions

07.02.2012 05:36 GMT

Students of Tehran universities have gathered in front of Majlis to call for a halt in Iranian oil exports to the EU member states.

Nakhchivan Parliament chairman meets Ardabil governor

07.02.2012 05:35 GMT

A delegation led by Governor of Iranian Ardabil province Hussein Sabiri is in a two-day visit to Nakhchivan Autonomous Republic.

Deeper Iran sanctions: US targets its central bank

07.02.2012 05:30 GMT

Obama imposes freeze on Iran property in US.

Iran's electricity exports up 27%

07.02.2012 05:23 GMT

Iran's electricity exports have witnessed a 27% rise during the first 10 and a half months of the Iranian calendar year (started March 21, 2011).

CIS experts to discuss environmental cooperation

06.02.2012 17:05 GMT

The Belarusian capital Minsk will host CIS expert group’s meeting to finalize the draft agreement on cooperation in the field of environmental protection of the CIS member states.

BP, Azerbaijan sign Mutual Action Plan to eliminate emergency situations

06.02.2012 16:50 GMT

Azerbaijani Emergency Minister, Colonel General Kamaladdin Heydarov received BP’s Regional President for Azerbaijan, Georgia and Turkey Rashid Javanshir.

Turkish army chief arrives in Azerbaijan

06.02.2012 16:32 GMT

A delegation led by Chief of General Staff of Turkish Armed Forces, Army General, Necdet Ozel has arrived in Azerbaijan.

Turkish Foreign Ministry demands explanation from Swiss embassy in Ankara

06.02.2012 16:19 GMT

Ambassador of Swiss Confederation in Ankara was called to Turkish Foreign Ministry and demanded an explanation.

Baku underground time schedule not to change until June

06.02.2012 16:01 GMT

Baku underground is to shift to summer schedule in mid June.

January inflation close to zero in Azerbaijan

06.02.2012 15:45 GMT

Consumer inflation practically stopped in Azerbaijan in January 2012.

Azerbaijani president issues order to mark Fikrat Amirov’s 90th anniversary

06.02.2012 15:29 GMT

President Ilham Aliyev issued an order to mark the 90th anniversary of outstanding Azerbaijani composer Fikrat Amirov.

Azerbaijan notifies ships of Caspian Sea freezing

06.02.2012 15:19 GMT

Azerbaijan warned the ships moving in this direction due to the freezing of the northern part of the Caspian Sea.

Azerbaijani MP leads torture monitoring in Slovenia

06.02.2012 14:52 GMT

Latif Huseynov, president of the European Committee for the Prevention of Torture, has led a delegation to Slovenia.

700 Iranians freed from foreign jails

06.02.2012 14:43 GMT

Iran's MFA considers itself duty-bound to resolve the problems of every Iranian individual, Minister says.

Red Cross representatives visit Azerbaijani POW

06.02.2012 14:40 GMT

Representatives of the International Committee of the Red Cross have visited an Azerbaijani prisoner of war in Nagorno-Karabakh.

EU special envoy on South Caucasus arrives in Baku

06.02.2012 14:34 GMT

The European Union's special representative for the South Caucasus, Philip Lefort, has arrived in Azerbaijan.

Bulgarian company seeks Azerbaijani partners

06.02.2012 14:24 GMT

Bulgarian company Metalstroy AMS has expressed interest in cooperation with Azerbaijani entrepreneurs.

Swiss investigation into Turkish minister's denial of 'genocide'

06.02.2012 14:17 GMT

A Swiss prosecutor has launched an investigation into remarks by Egemen Bagis denying the Armenian genocide.

President hopes French genocide law not to take effect

06.02.2012 14:09 GMT

Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev has met a delegation of French senators, led by Nathalie Goulet, head of the France-Azerbaijan working group.

Half a million Azerbaijanis move to Russia in 2011

06.02.2012 14:04 GMT

The head of the Russian Federal Migration Service has said that 500,000 of the nearly 14 million migrants to Russia last year came from Azerbaijan.

Deputy Chairman of ruling party meets delegation of Democratic Party of Turks

06.02.2012 13:58 GMT

Deputy Chairman-Executive Secretary of the New Azerbaijan Party (YAP) Ali Ahmadov has today met with the visiting delegation of Youth Forum of Democratic Party of Turks in Macedonia.

The Simpsons join Barbie on Iran black list

06.02.2012 13:41 GMT