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    Azeri leader vows to preserve stability, continue development

    Azad Azarbaycan TV, Baku
    15 Jun 05

    [Presenter] The New Azerbaijan Party held a street march from the
    20 January underground station to Qalaba Square on the occasion of
    Salvation Day today. The march, which was joined by more than 50,000
    people, ended with a rally on Qalaba Square. The chairman of the New
    Azerbaijan Party and Azerbaijani president, Ilham Aliyev, who joined
    the demonstration, said the work being done by the organization he
    is leading would ensure stability and development of the country.

    [Correspondent over video of thousands of people gathered on Qalaba
    Square] The New Azerbaijan Party held a street march from the 20
    January underground station to Qalaba Square on the occasion of the
    12th anniversary of Salvation Day today. Along with rank-and-file
    members of the party, senior government officials representing the
    party also took part in the demonstration, which was held under the
    motto - In the name of a powerful Azerbaijan under Ilham Aliyev's
    leadership.

    The arrival of the head of state and chairman of the party, Ilham
    Aliyev, at Qalaba Square came as a surprise to many demonstrators.

    [Video showed Ilham Aliyev walking through a crowd, shaking hands
    with supporters and waving his hand]

    After recalling the changes that have taken place in the country over
    the last 12 years and the historic moments of June 1993, the head
    of state said Azerbaijan had turned into a state which is capable of
    saying its word in the international arena.

    Touching on the Nagornyy Karabakh problem, President Aliyev said
    Azerbaijan had already overtaken Armenia by many parameters and would
    never come to terms with the loss of its lands.

    [Ilham Aliyev shown addressing the demonstration] Azerbaijan has the
    initiative in the negotiating process, political initiative is also
    in our hands, law is on our side, the economic potential is in our
    hands, the military might is on our side and the Azerbaijani people
    will liberate their lands.

    [Correspondent] The head of state said that in order to ensure
    sustainable economic development it was necessary in the first place
    to preserve the established stability. He noted that the Azerbaijani
    people would respond to those interested in undermining stability in
    the country themselves.

    [Aliyev] Development must be continued in Azerbaijan. And the main
    precondition for this development is the stability that we have managed
    to establish in the country. We are safeguarding this stability and
    we will continue to do that in the future too. And if someone wants
    to undermine this stability, they will receive a due response from
    the Azerbaijani people.

    [Correspondent] The president said that our policy is based on the
    will of the Azerbaijani people and repeated that a state supported
    by its people is capable of progressing and developing. He added that
    no power can divert the Azerbaijani people from this path.

    According to the New Azerbaijan Party officials, although about 20,000
    were expected to join the rally, more than 50,000 people eventually
    took to the streets.
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