ALIYEV STATED ABOUT PRESENCE OF FORCES INTERESTED IN ESTABLISHMENT OF ISLAMIC REGIME IN AZERBAIJANJuly 24, 2002 - 19:07 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - There are forces interested in establishment of the Islamic regime in Azerbaijan. According to the "Intefax" agency reports, Azeri president Heydar Aliyev stated that at the meeting with the head of the religious affairs department of Turkey Nuri Yilmaz. "Toward this end, some people try to disseminate idea of religious extremism among the Azeri people", the president stated. "Religion in our country cannot interfere in the affairs of the state as the state cannot interfere in the affairs of the religion. We will definitely suppress such attempts", Aliyev stated. Top stories 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. The Cabinet of Ministers decided on Thursday, November 9 to allocated AMD 120 million to arrange the gathering. Michael Roth believes sanctions must be put on the table after Baku‘s ethnic cleansing in Nagorno-Karabakh. Partner news | Prosecutors to appeal Armenia ex-President’s acquittal Sargsyan was acquitted on Friday, May 31 more than four years after going on trial on corruption charges. Armenia: 28 protesters arrested after clash with police The Investigative Committee of Armenia has announced the arrest of 28 participants of an opposition demonstration. International cybercrime ringleaders arrested in Armenia, Ukraine Europol, Europe's crime agency, has arrested four ringleaders of several cybercrime networks that used botnets. Armenia skips CSTO Defense Ministers meeting A meeting of the Council of Defense Ministers of the Collective Security Treaty Organization countries began in Almaty. |