Azerbaijan NewsNews on Azerbaijan continually updated from thousands of sources around the net.Azerbaijan's first lady, a role model for Muslim women- June 18, 2008 As Mehriban Aliyeva, the first lady of the Republic of Azerbaijan was addressing the conference, she proudly mentioned several times that in 1918, Azerbaijan became the first country in the East to extend voting rights to women. One could easily imagine that Turkey's founding father, Mustafa Kemal Ataturk, had been influenced by such reform movements in Azerbaijan. Mehriban Aliyeva is rumored to be a possible future president of Azerbaijan. If that possibility becomes reality, she will not only.http://www.topix.net/world/azerbaijan/2008/06/azerbaijans-first-lady-a-role-model-for-musl... Azerbaijan a model of tolerance- June 18, 2008 "The Vatican sees Azerbaijan as a model of religious tolerance," said Vatican Foreign Minister Cardinal Tarcisio Bertoni last week at a ceremony in Baku.http://www.topix.net/world/azerbaijan/2008/06/azerbaijan-a-model-of-tolerance?fromrss=1 Azerbaijan's burning ambition- June 17, 2008 Socar, the State Oil Company of Azerbaijan Republic, is building a new headquarters in Baku to resemble a burning flame. Lit from within in ascending layers of orange, yellow and blue, the skyscraper has been designed to recall Azerbaijan's ancient history as a place of pilgrimage for Zoroastrian fire worshippers, drawn by the natural fires lit by gas seepages near the Caspian coast. Azerbaijan has produced oil for more than 160 years, but the industry has almost always been dominated by...http://www.topix.net/world/azerbaijan/2008/06/azerbaijans-burning-ambition?fromrss=1 Armenian ceasefire violation kills two soldiers of Azerbaijani army, wounds civilians- June 17, 2008 Armenian armed forces have been firing on the opposite positions of Azerbaijani army from the occupied Chilabirt village of Terter region since morning. As result two soldiers of Azerbaijani army died as a result of ceasefire violation. Armenians also fired on Tapgaragoyunlu village of Goranboy region, two residents of the village were wounded.http://www.topix.net/world/azerbaijan/2008/06/armenian-ceasefire-violation-kills-two-soldi... Azerbaijani moral skyhigh, ready for peace aswell as war- June 16, 2008 Edward Nalbandian: "A recent survey in Azerbaijan showed that 29 per cent of the population wants resolution of the Karabakh conflict by use of force. This is a very dangerous tendency, which is the result of military rhetoric constantly dissimilated in Azerbaijan. Azerbaijan is the only country in the world which flaunts tenfold increase of military expenditures and where every third citizen wants war. But war can't be a solution. There is no alternative to the peaceful process."http://www.topix.net/world/azerbaijan/2008/06/azerbaijani-moral-skyhigh-ready-for-peace-as... Azerbaijani billionaire wants to buy FC Tottenham- June 16, 2008 Azerbaijani billionaire Vagit Alekperov plans to buy England's Tottenham football club. The 57-year-old oil tycoon will bid $800 million for the controlling package in the club, British media reported. Vagit Alekperov is the president of Russian oil giant Lukoil, is said to be keen and has the resources needed for the transaction as he is rated by Forbes magazine as the 48th richest man in the world with an $18 billion fortune.http://www.topix.net/world/azerbaijan/2008/06/azerbaijani-moral-skyhigh-ready-for-peace-as... Karabakh is a bargaining chip for Armenia, but homeland for Azerbaijan- June 14, 2008 Karabakh is an integral and, perhaps, the most acutely painful part of Azerbaijan's identity; just as Kalbajar is very personally part of my own. That is very much a reality of our region. A decade and half after occupation, Kalbajar, the land I know from my childhood, continues to be part of my father's mountains. It will always remain such. There are many more Azerbaijanis than Armenians, who have a strong personal connection to Karabakh and surrounding lands. Believing that so many people...http://www.topix.net/world/azerbaijan/2008/06/karabakh-is-a-bargaining-chip-for-armenia-bu... Azerbaijani troops in Afghanistan to reach 100- June 14, 2008 Araz Azimov: "Azerbaijan has passed a decision to more than double its peacekeeping contingent in Afghanistan. The number of our servicemen will reach 100. The government has already appealed to parliament to acquire consent for the increase."http://www.topix.net/world/azerbaijan/2008/06/azerbaijani-troops-in-afghanistan-to-reach-1... Azerbaijani leader vows to free occupied land- June 14, 2008 Ilham Aliyev: "The war is not over yet. Karabakh is Azerbaijani territory, and we will liberate our land from occupation at any cost".http://www.topix.net/world/azerbaijan/2008/06/karabakh-is-a-bargaining-chip-for-armenia-bu... Azerbaijani peacekeepers superior to US marine forces- June 13, 2008 General McCarthy Deputy Commander of Collation Forces sad at Assembly of CENTCOM Central Command that the Azerbaijani peacekeepers serve at high level. He highly evaluated service of Azerbaijani peacekeeping forces saying that Azerbaijani peacekeepers are superior in service to US marine forces.http://www.topix.net/world/azerbaijan/2008/06/azerbaijani-peacekeepers-superior-to-us-mari... |