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US RULES OUT INTERFERENCE WITH AZERI AFFAIRS
Assa-Irada,
5, May 2008
 The programs of the US embassy concerning the October presidential elections in Azerbaijan cannot be construed as interference with the country's internal affairs, the embassy spokesman said.
Johnatan Henick's statement came after Saturday's remarks by the President's Office Chief-of-Staff Ramiz Mehdiyev that the allocation of funds for the election by the United States was meddling with Azerbaijan's affairs.
"Our programs are completely transparent and fully support the implementation of commitments by Azerbaijan," Henick told Radio Liberty.
He noted that Azerbaijani officials have pledged the election would be fully transparent and fair, and that US election programs aimed to reach that goal.
The U.S. will spend over $3 million to support Azerbaijan's efforts to conduct a free vote. The assistance will include the development of political parties, the strengthening of electoral systems, election observation and efforts to strengthen the complaints and appeals process.
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NATION MARKS 90TH ANNIVERSARY OF FIRST ORIENTAL DEMOCRACY
Azeri News, 27, May 2008
May 28 marks the 90th anniversary of the Azerbaijan Democratic Republic (ADR), the first-ever democratic republic in the Orient.
President Ilham Aliyev on Tuesday paid tribute to a monument dedicated to its establishment in the center of Baku.
Hosting a solemn reception on this occasion at the Gulustan Palace, Aliyev pointed to the tremendous historic role of ADR, regarding its creation on May 28, 1918 as a remarkable development.
The president emphasized that present-day Azerbaijan has taken its worthy place on the world stage.
Referring to the changes taking place in the country, President Aliyev said that along with economic reforms, political ones are under way. He said Azerbaijan’s current development is related to the parallel conduct of these reforms. The economy is developing successfully and the republic’s diplomatic power is growing. Great attention is being paid to the development of education, healthcare, information technologies and other fields.
Aliyev said Azerbaijan will fill the ranks of the world’s developed countries in the near future.
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