POLITICS
AKSAKKALS DECRY ACTIONS OF DESTRUCTIVE OPPOSITION AND CALL ON TO CLOSE RANKS AROUND ILHAM ALIYEV
Opening the meeting Chairman of the Council, Academician Budag Budagov said the unanimity demonstrated during the elections is a one more evidence of the aksakkals’s devoting to Azerbaijan’s statehood. He stressed the active participation of aksakkals in the pre-election agitation actions and support of the worthiest candidate by them. He noted that the right choice of the electors, voting for Ilham Aliyev is an evidence of credit to Heydar Aliyev’s course.
Last actions of the opposition forces he compared with the fascist misdeeds. He said that it would be a tragedy if those people come to power.
Academician Fuad Gasimzadeh, Chairman of the State Committee on Women’s Affairs Zahra Guliyeva, Prof. Gurban Bayramov and others noted that this hooligan actions disguised their perfidious plans. However, Isa Gambar and his followers forget that now Azerbaijan is not the same country as it was in 1992-1993. They urged to put an end to activities of “Musavat” and newspaper “Yeni Musavat”.
They extended congratulations to Ilham Aliyev on his convincing victory and called on to close the ranks around him. The meeting participants adopted an address to Prime Minister of Azerbaijan Republic, which says:
“We congratulate your election as President and wish you every success in your high office and long life, happiness, peace to your family, and our favorite leader and outstanding son of our nation, your wise father Heydar Aliyev speedy recovery and return to homeland.
Dear Mr. Ilham Aliyev, you know that aksakkals win deep respect in the East, in particular, in Azerbaijan. The word aksakkal is sacred and Azerbaijanis love aksakkals who are the embodiment of the people’s wisdom and consider it as the honor to follow them and willingly implement their recommendations.
The power of aksakkals lies in youth: when aksakkals’ knowledge combine with youth’s power, the power of nation is increased many times. You are a strong person as you are a young and professional politician and had passes a great Heydar Aliyev’s school. Knowledge and power have combined in your person.
We, aksakkals, pledge to be a strong support to you and participate in your work you will be doing for our nation and independent state.
We condemn actions committed by leaders and followers of “Musavat” party in Baku on October 15-16, curse them and demand their punishment.”