AZERBAIJANI RULING PARTY’S DEPUTY CHAIRMAN CONDEMNS CO-CHAIRS

APA
May 22 2009
Azerbaijan

Baku. Elbrus Seyfullayev – APA. Members of the parliament discussed the
current issues at the Milli Mejlis spring session meeting on Friday,
APA reports. MP Igbal Aghazadeh called the closing of the mosques
a suspicious process. "It can’t be done secretly because the secret
work creates agiotage", said Aghazadeh.

Vice Speaker of the parliament Bahar Muradova said the believers
are in the focus of attention and the mosques are restored in
Azerbaijan. "Indeed the parliament tribune can’t be used for creating
the agiotage. There is no need to make this issue a subject of
discussion at the parliament". Muradova said if the parliamentarians
concerned over any issue, they can address the concrete instances".

Speaker Ogtay Asadov said if some mosques were temporarily closed for
the restoration, it can’t be resounded. "The government supports the
reconstruction and restoration of the mosques. We spent four years
in the parliament and have only a year ahead. Try to raise topical
issues", said Asadov.

Member of the parliament Ali Ahmadov touched upon the activity of the
OSCE Minsk Group and called it dissatisfactory. "The president said
it for many times. The last statement by OSCE Minsk Group French
co-chair Bernard Fassier is not in accordance with the activity
of mediator. It was stated for many times that the opening of the
Turkey-Armenia borders depends on the solution to the conflict,
but he said that those are different processes".

Ahmadov said the mediator made statement contrary to the position of
Azerbaijan and in accordance with the position of Armenia.

MP Jamil Hasanli reminded about the death of People’s Writer Sabir
Ahmadli and said there was indifference to this event.