Azeri party suspends protests over Armenian officers’ visit

Sarq, Baku
13 Aug 04

Text of Xalid’s report by Azerbaijani newspaper Sarq on 13 August
headlined “The PFUAP has given up on its unsanctioned protests” and
subheaded “The pickets have been postponed”

The People’s Front of United Azerbaijan Party the more accurate
rendition of the United People’s Front of Azerbaijan Party has given
up its decision to stage protest actions against the visit of
Armenians to Baku to attend NATO exercises in September . This
decision was made at a session of the party’s steering committee
yesterday.

To recap, the party was to stage an unsanctioned picket outside the
French embassy in Azerbaijan today. Members of the steering committee
decided that this is unacceptable and postponed the actions until 18
August. The party leadership will discuss the issue of protests after
18 August.