May 3, 2005 - 07:08 AMT
ILHAM ALIYEV WILL MISS CIS SUMMIT IN MOSCOW
Azeri President Ilham Aliyev will not participate in the summit of leaders of the CIS states in Moscow May 8, however he will take part in an event on the Victory Day Mary 9, says a statement of the Azeri leader's Press Service, reported Interfax-Azerbaijan. Celebrities marking the 60-th anniversary of the Victory over the fascism in the Great Patriotic War will be held in Moscow May 9, while a summit of CIS leaders is scheduled May 8. Thereupon the Press Service of the Azeri President reported that I. Aliyev will not take part in the event to be held May 8. On the day of seizure of a genuinely Azeri land - the city of Shushi, which has become part of the historical memory of our people, the President of the Azerbaijani Republic considers impossible his participation in an event, in which President of the aggressor state - Armenia - will take part," the release underscores. AT the same time the Press Service reported I. Aliyev would take part in the Victory Day in Moscow May 9.