AZERI OPPOSITION GOING TO PICKET TURKISH AND US EMBASSIESAugust 8, 2003 - 19:14 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Tomorrow Azeri opposition is going to organize pickets near the Turkish and US embassies in Baku. As reported by Russian sources, the opposition activists in such a way intend to express their concern over the fact that "Ankara and Washington are involved in attempts to illegally transfer power to Azeri president's son Ilham Aliyev". To note, yesterday Azeri police suppressed the attempt of the Democratic Party (DPA) activists to organize an unauthorized picket in front of the Central Election Committee (CEC) building. As reported by Interfax agency, over 30 DPA members outcrying "Rasul Bey" (Rasul Guliyev is the Democratic Party leader) tried to force their way to the CEC building. The Azeri police suppressed the attempt having arrested 13 participants of the picket. The DPA activists are claiming to register Rasul Guliyev as Azeri presidential contender. Top stories The Armenian Defense Ministry has denied Azerbaijan's accusations of violating the ceasefire. Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan took to social media to thank his Lithuanian counterpart for the contribution. President of the Armenian parliament Alen Simonyan met with the Speaker of the Azerbaijani Milli Majlis Sahiba Gafarova. Achieving stable peace between Armenia and Azerbaijan remains a priority of the OSCE, said Ian Borg. Partner news | EU, EAEU are incompatible, Russia tells Armenia The arrival of extra-regional players in Armenia “will have consequences,” Russian Deputy PM Alexei Overchuk has said. Armenia top European Youth Team Chess Championships after Round 4 The Armenian national team top the standings at the European Youth Team Chess Championships 2024 on the Greek island of Rhodes. GAIFF: Tarsem Singh to preside over Regional Competition jury Tarsem Singh is perhaps best known to Armenian audiences as the author behind Lady Gaga’s 911 music video, inspired by the aesthetics of Sergei Parajanov. ICRC reps visit Armenians held in Azerbaijan The staff of the International Committee of the Red Cross have visited Nagorno-Karabakh Armenians currently being held in Azerbaijan. |