AZERBAIJAN DOES NOT WANT LATEST DEVELOPMENTS IN ARMENIA TO HAVE NEGATIVE IMPACT ON NEGOTIATION PROCESS: FOREIGN MINISTRY

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March 3 2008
Azerbaijan

Azerbaijan, Baku, 3 March / corr. TrendNews S. Agayeva/ Azerbaijan
does not want the latest developments in Armenia to have a negative
impact on the negotiation process, Khazar Ibrahim, the press secretary
of the Foreign Ministry of Azerbaijan said to journalists on 3 March.

According to Ibrahim, Azerbaijan does not interfere in the internal
affairs of other countries and it contradicts the traditions and
policy of official Baku.

"The latest developments in Armenia are internal affairs of the
country and we do not interfere with them at all," Ibrahim said.

The presidential elections in Armenia were held on 19 February and
Serj Sarkisyan, a candidate from the government won the elections
by polling 50% of the votes. Some nine candidates were nominated for
the presidential elections. Levon Ter-Petrosyan, the former President
of Armenia was second in the elections with 21.5% of the votes. The
Armenian opposition, dissatisfied with the outcome of the elections, is
already holding mass protest actions for the fourth consecutive day and
is on sit-down strike. They are demanding a live broadcast, punishment
to those who falsified the outcome and a re-run of the elections.

From: Emil Lazarian | Ararat NewsPress