Tag Archives: azerbaijan
People are summoned in Azerbaijan for voting vor Armenia
BAKU (RFE/RL) — It’s a simple song competition. Or is it? The Eurovision Song Contest has long promoted itself as an event where national audiences in Europe and beyond can put politics aside and enjoy a long night of entertainment … Continue reading
Serzh Sargsyan about Armenia-Turkey negotiations
Armenia will not allow to use the negotiations as campaign tool and to drag out the comprehensive dialogue; this is Armenia’s disposition regarding the regulation of Armenian-Turkish ties. “We’d like to open the closed borders of Europe and to create … Continue reading
AZERI MISINTERPRETATION OF EVENTS. RESPONSE FROM NKR
The comments and statements by the Azerbaijan party, including the officials of the Azerbaijani Republic, on the recent initiative of the creative intelligentsia of the Armenian and Azerbaijani people provide misinterpretation of the events, NKR MFA Information Department reports. In … Continue reading
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New US Ambassador in Azerbaijan?
PanARMENIAN.Net/ American MG Co-Chair Mathew Bryza, deputy to Assistant Secretary of State, is recommended as U.S. ambassador to Azerbaijan, American Foreign Policy journal reports. Recommendation for Bryza’s new appointment was given by former US Assistant Secretary of State Daniel Fried. … Continue reading
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Sunni people are in danger in Azerbaijan
Religious intolerance in Azerbaijan worries local Sunni muslims Mosque demolitions in Baku undermine tolerance claims and lead some to accuse the government of clinging onto the Soviet system of keeping a tight rein on believers, Leyla Amirova reports for IWPR. … Continue reading
Turkish songs are banned in Azerbaijan
Azerbaijan has banned Turkish songs on the radio and television in Azerbaijan as a protest against the (talks toward the) opening of the Turkish border with Armenia. Azeris are readying themselves to demonstrate in front of Turkey’s embassy in Baku, … Continue reading
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