Ilham Aliyev today appointed Elmar Mamedyarov Minister for Foreign Affairs.

Tatul Manaserian intends to meet with journalists one of these days.

Programs of cooperation for 2004-2007 in culture, science, education and agriculture are signed.

Turkey opening the border with Armenia can outrage Azerbaijan to such an extent, that Turkey will lose it, Azeri Consul in Istanbul Ibrahim Nebioglu said in the course of a meeting, organized on the occasion of the "genocide" allegedly perpetrated by Armenians against Azeris.

Yesterday the European Parliament (EP) voted with an overwhelming majority in favor of a report saying that Turkey is not yet ready to start EU membership talks.

The mediator said it was impossible to work out proposals, which would satisfy both sides, "thus, negotiations should continue."

The recurrent sitting of the Russian-American working group for the struggle again terrorism headed by Russia's foreign minister deputy Vyacheslav Trubnikov and US Under Secretary of State Richard Armitage took place in Washington March 30-31.

The international community should continue its efforts for the settlement of the Georgian-Abkhazian, Georgian-Osetian and Karabakh conflicts, Stephan Minikes said.