Official chronicle
Nov. 29
Azerbaijan's President Ilham Aliyev has today participated in the first session of the Azerbaijani Parliament's fourth convocation, the AzerTaj state news agency reported. President Ilham Aliyev made remarks at the session.
The President of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev has today received president of the German Marshall Fund (GMF) of the United States Craig Kennedy, AzerTAj state news agency reported. They discussed prospects for cooperation between Azerbaijan and the German Marshall Fund.
Nov. 30
President of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev has today left for Astana, Kazakhstan, to attend the OSCE summit, AzerTAj state news agency reports.
Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev met in Astana with the OSCE Representative on Media Freedom Dunya Mijatovic, AzerTAj state news agency reported. During the meeting the sides exchanged views on freedom of speech, journalists' activity and their duties.
The President of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev has sent a congratulatory letter to Romanian counterpart Traian Basescu as his country is celebrating its national holiday, Great Union Day, AzerTAj state news agency reported.
Dec. 1
At the Palace of Independence President of Kazakhstan Nursultan Nazarbayev has met the President of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev, who arrived in Astana to participate at the OSCE summit.
President of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev has today met here with Prime Minister of Netherlands Mark Rutte, AzerTAj state news agency reported.
Opportunities for Azerbaijan-Netherlands cooperation in a variety of fields were discussed at the meeting. The need for taking some steps in this direction was underlined.
President of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev has today met Turkish counterpart Abdullah Gul in Astana, Kazakhstan. The Presidents expressed satisfaction with development of friendly and fraternal relations between Azerbaijan and Turkey in various spheres. The Heads of the State also discussed settlement of the Armenia-Azerbaijan Nagorno-Karabakh conflict.
President Aliyev has today met Prime Minister of Greece George Papandreou.Development of relations between Azerbaijan and Greece was discussed at the meeting. They noted the two countries have good prospects for cooperation in various fields, in particular energy sector. The parties discussed the ways for settlement of the Armenia-Azerbaijan Nagorno-Karabakh conflict. President Ilham Aliyev highlighted Azerbaijan`s position on settlement of the dispute.
President Ilham Aliyev has met also Foreign Minister of Australia Kevin Rudd in Astana. Mr. Rudd said Australia is interested in developing bilateral, security, environmental and global cooperation with Azerbaijan.
President Aliyev has today met here with Georgian counterpart Mikheil Saakashvili. The Presidents expressed satisfaction with successful development of Azerbaijan-Georgia relations based on strategic partnership.
They discussed joint energy projects, in particular the Baku-Tbilisi-Kars railway. The parties expressed confidence relations between the two countries would continue to expand.
President Aliyev has also met here with Slovenian counterpart Danilo Turk. The sides discussed bilateral relations. Good opportunities for expansion of relations were noted at the meting. Reciprocal visits contributed to development of bilateral ties. Slovenian President was curious about resolution of the Nagorno-Karabakh dispute. President Ilham Aliyev briefed his Slovenian counterpart on the Azerbaijan`s stance on the conflict.
President Ilham Aliyev has today met with President of the European Council Herman Van Rompuy. They praised successful cooperation between the country and the organization. The sides discussed the ways for settlement of the Armenia-Azerbaijan Nagorno-Karabakh conflict and energy cooperation.
President of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev has today met here UK Deputy Prime Minister Nick Clegg. They praised the development of relationship between Azerbaijan and UK. They also underlined the importance of energy cooperation between the two countries, saying there are good prospects for its expansion.
They also exchanged views on how to deepen bilateral cooperation in other spheres. They also touched upon the Armenia-Azerbaijan Nagorno Karabakh conflict. President Ilham Aliyev spoke of Azerbaijan`s stance on the issue.
President of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev met Wednesday here Austrian counterpart Heinz Fischer.
The Austrian President said his country was interested in development of political, economic, energy cooperation with Azerbaijan. He underlined the necessity of taking certain relevant steps, as well as expanding the activities of the Austrian companies operating in Azerbaijan. President Heinz Fischer stressed the importance of deepening the cooperation between Austrian energy companies with Azerbaijan State Oil Company (SOCAR). The Austrian leader also inquired about the issue on settlement of the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict. President of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev met Wednesday here Austrian counterpart Heinz Fischer.
The Austrian President said his country was interested in development of political, economic, energy cooperation with Azerbaijan. He underlined the necessity of taking certain relevant steps, as well as expanding the activities of the Austrian companies operating in Azerbaijan.
President Heinz Fischer stressed the importance of deepening the cooperation between Austrian energy companies with Azerbaijan State Oil Company (SOCAR).
The Austrian leader also inquired about the issue on settlement of the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict.
President Ilham Aliyev told of Azerbaijan`s stance on resolution of the conflict.
President Ilham Aliyev told of Azerbaijan`s stance on resolution of the conflict.
Azerbaijani and Belarusian presidents Ilham Aliyev and Alexander Lukashenko confirmed their commitment to developing friendly relations between their two countries during a bilateral meeting at the OSCE summit in Astana.
President of Kazakhstan Nursultan Nazarbayev has hosted a reception in honor of heads of delegations attending the 7th OSCE Summit in Astana. President of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev participated in the reception, AzerTAj state news agency reported.
Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev congratulated the President of the Lao People's Democratic Republic Choummaly Sayasone on the country's national holiday, AzerTAj state news agency reported.
Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev congratulated Khalifa Bin Zayed Al Nahyan on country's national holiday, AzerTAj state news agency reported.
Ilham Aliyev wished Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan good health, success in activities, the friendly people of the UAE - peace and prosperity.
Azerbaijani President also congratulated Vice President and Prime Minister of UAE and the Emir of Dubai Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum.
Dec. 2
Azerbaijan's President Ilham Aliyev taking part at the seventh OSCE summit today ended his visit to Kazakhstan. At the Astana International Airport a guard of honor was lined up in honor of the Azerbaijan President. President Ilham Aliyev was seen off by high rank officials of Kazakhstan. The same day, President of Azerbaijan returned home.
Dec. 3
Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev expressed his condolences to King Abdullah II of Jordan in connection with the death of his grandfather, the official website of the Azerbaijani President said.
Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev congratulated the Emir of Qatar Sheikh Hamad Bin Khalifa Al-Thani, AzerTAj state news agency reported. Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev congratulated the Emir of Qatar Sheikh Hamad Bin Khalifa Al-Thani, AzerTAj state news agency reported. "I cordially congratulate You on the decision of the FIFA Executive Committee to hold the World Cup 2022 in the State of Qatar. This decision is commendable, given the comprehensive development of Your country, its active efforts in international and regional issues, a clear expression of its growing with authority on a global scale. I hope that the championship will be distinguished by its perfect organization and technical preparation and will be held at a high level," the letter said.
Parliament
Dec. 29
MP Ogtay Asadov was reelected the Azerbaijani Parliamentary Speaker, the Parliamentary Spokesman Akif Tavakkuloglu told Trend. Voting was held on Monday at the opening session of the Azerbaijani Parliament's fourth convocation. Ziyafat Asgarov is reelected the First Deputy Speaker, Bahar Muradova and Valeh Alasgarov - deputy -speakers. Also chairmen of parliamentary committees have been elected.
Elections
Nov. 29
The Constitutional Court of Azerbaijan has approved the results of the Nov. 7 parliamentary elections. The court stated that the Central Election Commission's (CEC) protocol corresponded with both the Constitution and the electoral code, and approved the election results.
The Constitutional Court also ruled that the election results in 46 polling stations were invalid. In general, the results were approved in all districts.
The CEC approved a final protocol on the elections results on Nov. 22. Seventeen of 18 CEC members signed the protocol.
Nov. 30
The Central Election Commission (CEC) considered the appeals received in connection with the parliamentary elections at a meeting on Tuesday.
Foreign policy
Nov. 29
Former Georgian Consul General to Turkey Teimuraz Sharashenidze may be appointed as the new ambassador to Azerbaijan, Georgian Deputy Foreign Minister Nino Kalandadze said at a press briefing today.
Azerbaijani Ambassador to Bulgaria Emil Karimov presented his credentials to Bulgarian President Georgi Parvanov this week.
OSCE Chairman Kanat Saudabayev and Azerbaijan's Foreign Minister Elmar Mammadyarov held a telephone conversation on the eve of the Astana summit, Kazakh Foreign Ministry spokesman Ilyas Omarov said.
Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev signed a decree today appointing Nadir Huseynov as deputy foreign minister.
Greek and Azerbaijani deputy foreign ministers Spyros Kouvelis and Mahmud Mammadguliyev discussed the special importance of cooperation between Greece and Azerbaijan in the energy sector during their meeting this week in Thessaloniki, the Greek Foreign Ministry reported.
Azerbaijani Defense Minister Safar Abiyev has paid today an official visit to Uzbekistan, the Defense Ministry said.
During a meeting with the Uzbek Defense Minister Kabul Berdiyev the current state and prospects of military cooperation will be discussed.
Nov. 30
Ambassador of Azerbaijan to Mexico Ilgar Mukhtarov who has got concurrent accreditation to Costa Rica has presented his credentials to Costa Rican President Laura Chinchilla Miranda and Foreign Minister Rene Castro, Azerbaijani embassy in Mexico told Trend.
Dec. 1
Azerbaijani Ambassador to Mexico Ilgar Mukhtarov paid a business visit to Chile this week, the Azerbaijani Embassy in Mexico reported. During the visit, Mukhtarov met with Chilean Foreign Ministry Europe Department head Daniel Carvalho Cepernik. Mukhtarov passed a letter from Azerbaijani Foreign Minister Elmar Mammadyarov to his Chilean counterpart Alfredo Moreno Charme. At the meeting, the sides discussed bilateral cooperation in several fields, including the culture, education, trade and economic sectors.
Nagorno-Karabakh conflict
29 ноября
OSCE Minsk Group Co-Chair Igor Popov and OSCE Chairman-in-Office, Kazakh Secretary of State and Foreign Minister Kanat Saudabayev discussed the resolution of the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict today, KazTAG reported.
Dec. 1
Turkish president Abdullah Gul met with the Kazakh President Nursultan Nazarbayev during the OSCE Summit in Astana Cihan news agency reported. The two presidents discussed Nagorno-Karabakh conflict.
Dec. 2
Monitoring held on the contact line between Armenian and Azerbaijani armed forces proceeded without incident, Azerbaijani Defense Ministry Spokesman Teymur Abdullayev told Trend.
The monitoring was held outside the Sarijali village in the Agdam region of Azerbaijan on Dec.2 under a mandate of the OSCE chairman special envoy, Abdullayev said.