Azeri leader says list of ruling party candidates prepared under his supervision

Azad Azarbaycan TV, Baku
19 Aug 05

Text of report by Azerbaijani private TV station ATV on 19 August

The [ruling] New Azerbaijan Party is constantly developing, which is
the reason for changes on the party list [of members running in the
November parliamentary election], the president has told journalists.

Ilham Aliyev said the party list had been prepared under his direct
supervision. Influential members who make efforts to promote the party
will preserve their positions. But refreshing changes are also needed,
he said.

Commenting on the [forthcoming] meeting of the Azerbaijani and
Armenian presidents in Kazan, the president said it is too early to
speak about an agreement, but there is always hope. The president
said that during the talks, he would stick to previous principles,
the main principle being the country’s territorial integrity.