2007 in Azerbaijan

This is a list of events that took place in the year 2007 in Azerbaijan.

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See also:	Other events of 2007 Timeline of Azerbaijani history

Incumbents

• President: Ilham Aliyev
• Prime Minister: Artur Rasizade

Events

June

• June 7: President of the United States George W. Bush and President of Russia Vladimir Putin meet to discuss missile defense. Putin, in a minor reversal of recent rhetoric regarding Bush's European missile shield plans, suggests placing a radar installation in Azerbaijan.[1]

August

• August 29: Ten people are trapped alive in a collapsed apartment building in Baku, Azerbaijan with at least twelve people having died.[2]

October

• October 29: The UK embassy in Baku, Azerbaijan, is closed as a precaution after a terrorist attack in the city is prevented. The US embassy also closes its doors after the Azerbaijan Government reports of the thwarting of a "large-scale, horrifying terror attack."[3]

November

• November 4: Baku–Gazakh motorway minibus crash took place, becoming the country's heaviest road accident in the past ten years.

Deaths

References

1. Wintour, Patrick (June 8, 2007). "Putin surprises US with missile suggestion". The Guardian. London. Retrieved 2008-03-02.
2. "Death toll from Azeri building collapse reaches 12". Reuters. Retrieved 2018-02-12.
3. "UK Embassy Closed After Terror Threat". Sky. Archived from the original on 2011-05-22. Retrieved 2008-03-02.