NO FORCES IN AZERBAIJAN CAPABLE OF UPSETTING STABILITY
Interfax News Agency, Russia
April 29 2008
Azeri presidential chief of staff Ramiz Mekhtiyev has said he is upbeat
about the current socio-political situation in the country."Stability
ranks today among the most important issues for Azerbaijan. Stability
is leading Azerbaijan towards development. If anyone attempts to upset
stability, the entire nation must offer resistance," Mekhtiyev told
journalists on Tuesday.
"The future of Azerbaijan strongly depends on stability. Although there
are no forces in the country capable of destabilizing the situation,
individual people are there," he said.
Commenting on the situation in Armenia after the elections and on
whether similar events could be repeated in Azerbaijan, Mekhtiyev said,
there are no forces in the country capable of organizing such events.
"I do not know who has what plans, but no one will allow similar events
to unfold in Azerbaijan. And no one will be strong enough to venture
unrest similar to that in Armenia," the presidential chief staff said.
Again, absolute stability reigns in Azerbaijan. The future presidential
elections will be open and democratic. There are no doubts today that
the people and President Ilham Aliyev are one and that he will again
be elected president with a large margin, Mekhtiyev said.
The upcoming presidential elections will be model elections, he
also said.
The elections will be observed by international organizations. We
will not hide anything from anyone. Again, we will hold open elections.
The current socio-political situation shows that really good, model
elections will be held in Azerbaijan, he said.