HASANOV: “WE ARE HOPEFUL THAT OSCE MG CO-CHAIR STATES WILL INTENSIFY THE PRESSURE ON OFFICIAL YEREVAN”

Azeri Press Agency, Azerbaijan
April 26 2006

“We think that the US and Azerbaijani presidents will discuss Nagorno
Garabagh conflict, Iran problem and other problems of regional
concern and will exchange views on these issues,” President’s Office
socio-political department chief Ali Hasanov told journalists (APA).

“We are hopeful that the US and OSCE MG co-chair countries will
intensify pressures on Yerevan in order to achieve its constructive
stance and will help intensify the negotiations within international
legal norms”.

Expressing his regret for the opposition’s spreading ambiguous
information about President Ilham Aliyev’s visit to the USA, Mr.
Hasanov stated that being in opposition to statehood and national
interests is not honor to the opposition leaders.

“It is natural for every person, political party and government to
be in opposition to any idea or notion. But Being in opposition to
national interests can’t be honor to anybody. One of the main reasons
for such people’s being in opposition but not in authority is their
opposition-style stance on their own nation and country. Azerbaijani
president’s invitation to the US and creation of good relations
between Azerbaijan and a prestigious country like the US satisfy the
interests of every citizen as well as the opposition. Unfortunately,
the opposition doesn’t understand this”.