Opposition news

VAHDAT BRUSHES OFF PRO-IRANIAN ALLEGATIONS

The Vahdat Party condemns Iran's violation of the Azerbaijan state border and censures those calling for a war with Iran, the party said in a statement last week.

Vahdat vehemently brushes off the allegations of the Union for Integral Azerbaijan and other pro-western adventurers, who blame the party of a pro-Iranian position. Vahdat also condemns all attempts to turn Azerbaijan into a venue of major military powers and calls on the Azerbaijan people to liberate the occupied territories, resolve the acute social and democratic problems.

PRO-AZERBAIJAN FORCES SET FOR NATIONWIDE ADDRESS

After a regular meeting on Wednesday of the Union of pro-Azerbaijan Forces, chairman of the Namus Party Togrul Ibrahimli told journalists that the Union is working on a nationwide address. The document to be released shortly says that territorial integrity of the country has been in jeopardy for 10 years, while the opposition and authorities are engaged in dirty dealings and intrigues.

The statement indicates that the authorities must prevent the stationing of foreign troops in Azerbaijan.

CIVIL UNITY PARTY ADDRESSES UN SECRETARY-GENERAL

The Civil Unity Party has addressed the UN Secretary-General Kofi Annan expressing its protest to the settlement of Armenian-born people in Upper Garabagh. Authors of the address are asking Mr. Annan to voice an attitude to the process, which is taking place, contrary to international legal norms, on the territory of Azerbaijan, the state inviolability of which has been recognized by the United Nations.

The document condemns the still ongoing aggression on part of Armenia.

ANOTHER ANTI-IRANIAN PROTEST ACTION HELD

The Union for Integral Azerbaijan held a protest action in front of the Baku office of Iranian Imam Khomeini "Imdad" charity committee to vent its fury over the systematic violations of Azerbaijan's air borders by Iran. Some 60 people joined the protest action. Since police would not allow the action to go ahead, the protesters had to read the resolution away from the building. Afterwards, they marched several blocks, chanting anti-Iranian mottoes.