July 24, 2002 - 19:07 AMT
ALIYEV STATED ABOUT PRESENCE OF FORCES INTERESTED IN ESTABLISHMENT OF ISLAMIC REGIME IN AZERBAIJAN
There are forces interested in establishment of the Islamic regime in Azerbaijan. According to the "Intefax" agency reports, Azeri president Heydar Aliyev stated that at the meeting with the head of the religious affairs department of Turkey Nuri Yilmaz. "Toward this end, some people try to disseminate idea of religious extremism among the Azeri people", the president stated. "Religion in our country cannot interfere in the affairs of the state as the state cannot interfere in the affairs of the religion. We will definitely suppress such attempts", Aliyev stated.