From: farid@mem.odu.edu (F. H. Miandoab)
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Subject: -->>> News - Azerbaijan <<<--
Date: 17 Nov 1992 07:44:08 -0600
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   AZERBAIJAN HAS ITS OWN " WALESA "

   BAKU (16 NOV) TURAN: The constituent conference of the
association of free workers of azerbaijan (afwa) - "turan"- was
over in baku yesterday.
   The afwa - an independent trade-union -  has announced its
main goal is to reorganize the azeri state institutions into
free, self-governing bodies, proceeding from national
self-consciousness and specific characteristics of azerbaijanis. The
statement, accepted by the conference, classifies the present
day situation in the republic as close to the crisis. To find a
way out from the recent situation the afwa suggests to dissolve
the parliament, the cabinet of ministers and to create a
coalition government till the new parliamentary elections.
   The conference elected the ruling consultive body of the
union - ali mejlis - consisting of 45 members.  32-Years old
worker neyman panakhli, one of the leaders of the
national-liberation movement of azerbaijan  was elected as the
chairman of the afwa "turan". --0--


   RUSSIAN-AZERBAIJANI PROTOCOL WAS SIGNED

     BAKU (16 NOV.) TURAN: The protocol "on development of the
parliamentary links between  the supreme soviet of the russian
federation and the national council of azerbaijan" was signed
in baku yesterday evening.
     Chairman of the house of nationalities of the russian
supreme soviet ramazan abdulatipov, on one side and first
deputy chairman of the azeri supreme soviet tamerlan karayev, on
the other, signed the protocol.
     Meetings and consultations of the russian delegation with
the representatives of the russian-speaking population and
lezghin minority of azerbaijan preceded the ceremony of the
signing.
    The signed protocol calls for the parties to boost for
" adjustment of reciprocal actions of the parliamentary
commissions in working out the national legislation of both
republics for establishment of the state borders, customs,
tariffs and taxes to protect human rights of national
minorities."
    A special clause of the protocol says :"the sides give the
priority to the legislation, providing cultural autonomy for the
national minorities."
   Ramazan abdulatipov, the head of the russian delegation said
" this document means furthering of the process started by the
russian-azeri agreement "on friendship, cooperation and mutual
security" and creates favorable conditions for deepening of the
azeri-russian bilateral interparliamentary relations."
   On his turn, tamerlan karayev announced that " the protocol
gives us a chance to settle the problems, facing both republics,
effectively ".--0--


    MILITARY ACTIONS IN KARABAKH STRENGTHENING

   BAKU (16 NOV) TURAN: Ministry of defence of azerbaijan
informs about the strengthening of military operations on
the southern area of armenian-azerbaijani frontier and nagorno
karabakh.
   The situation became specially complicated on the north of
karabakh, where attacks of armenian expeditionary corps has
begun.
   Units of national army of azerbaijan managed to hold
impacts of enemy in check.
   This morning armenian artillery again has bombed
the regional center of the fizuli on the south-east side of
karabakh and zangelan village on the east of armenian-azerbaijani
frontier.
   According to the same information, for the last two days
azerbaijani side managed to destroy three armenian motor
transport columns in lachin region of azerbaijan still occupied
by armenia. --0--


  RAMAZAN ABDULATIPOV - "REVISING OF BORDERS IS NOT THE KEY TO
  SETTLEMENT OF NATIONAL PROBLEMS"

     BAKU (16 NOV.) TURAN: During a press-conference, held in
the evening of november 15 after the signing of the
azeri-russian interparliamentary protocol, ramazan abdulatipov
spoke highly of the outcome of the russian delegation's visit to
azerbaijan. The head of the russian delegation announced that
his talks with azerbaijani president abulfaz elchibey had
strengthened his confidence in existence of all necessary
prerequisites in azerbaijan for normal life and development
of national minorities.
    Abdulatipov stressed there would be no strict frontier
regime between russia and azerbaijan, which the population
living along the both sides of the border was so afraid of.
Under the mutual agreement, the azeri-russian border would be
transparent, said abdulatipov.
   Regarding the problems of the daghestani minorities in
azerbaijan and the azeri people in daghestan, abdulatipov said
"all existing problems may be settled through creation of
national-cultural autonomies in both republics. Revising of the
borders is not the key to the settlement of the national
problems."
   R. Abdulatipov believes that creation of federal and, at the
same time, unitary states following the german model would bring
peace to many of the present-day "hot" regions of the former
ussr. "Self-government would guarantee a right to the national
minorities to settle their problems by themselves without
infringement of the territorial integrity of the state they are
living in."
   Responding to the question of the turan correspondent whether
it is expedient to create the caucasian parliament, able to
prevent national conflicts in the region, abdulatipov said that
the process of national movements was still under way on the
northern caucasus, and in the regions, where this process was
kind of over, the leaders proved unable to bring peace to their
people. That can be said about the conference of the mountain
nations of the caucasus too, which failed to go further than the
populist slogans.--0--


    CHIEF OF THE INTELLIGENCE DEPARTMENT OF THE DEFENCE MINISTRY
    ARRESTED

      BAKU (16 NOV.) TURAN: Turan agency was credibly informed
that chief of the intelligence department of the azeri defence
ministry, colonel bakhtyar aliyev has been arrested.
      The reasons for the arrest and further details are not
known.
      Colonel aliyev was appointed to the post of the head of the
department this summer. Earlier, he worked as a head of the
baku's board of interior affairs.--0--


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