POLICE DISPERSE RALLY IN FRONT OF FRANCE EMBASSY IN BAKU
Trend News Agency
April 3 2008
Azerbaijan
Azerbaijan, Baku, 3 April / TrendNews corr. J.Babayeva / About 30
activists of the Muasir Musavat party attempted to stage a rally in
front of the France Embassy in Baku on 3 April. Police did not allow
the rally participants to come close to the Embassy building. The
rally was staged in the Malakan park.
The participants of the rally demanded the activity of the OSCE Minsk
Group to be refused because the OSCE member-countries including Russia,
France and the United States voted against the Resolution on Situation
in Occupied Territories of Azerbaijan adopted during the session of
UN General Assembly on 14 March.
The slogan of the rally was 'OSCE Minsk Group co-chairs must refuse
from pro-Armenian positions' and 'French co-chairs must be removed
from his position'.
The rally was unsanctioned by the Baku Executive Power.
Farhad Aliyev, the chairman of Muasir Musavat, submitted a protest
statement to the representative of French embassy.
Muasir Musavat was founded in 2000. In 2002, the party received state
registration. Party takes constructive opposition course towards
the authorities.
Trend News Agency
April 3 2008
Azerbaijan
Azerbaijan, Baku, 3 April / TrendNews corr. J.Babayeva / About 30
activists of the Muasir Musavat party attempted to stage a rally in
front of the France Embassy in Baku on 3 April. Police did not allow
the rally participants to come close to the Embassy building. The
rally was staged in the Malakan park.
The participants of the rally demanded the activity of the OSCE Minsk
Group to be refused because the OSCE member-countries including Russia,
France and the United States voted against the Resolution on Situation
in Occupied Territories of Azerbaijan adopted during the session of
UN General Assembly on 14 March.
The slogan of the rally was 'OSCE Minsk Group co-chairs must refuse
from pro-Armenian positions' and 'French co-chairs must be removed
from his position'.
The rally was unsanctioned by the Baku Executive Power.
Farhad Aliyev, the chairman of Muasir Musavat, submitted a protest
statement to the representative of French embassy.
Muasir Musavat was founded in 2000. In 2002, the party received state
registration. Party takes constructive opposition course towards
the authorities.