May 12, 2003 - 22:04 AMT
HEYDAR ALIYEV MAY TAKE FURTHER TREATMENT IN US
The US assumes further cure of Azeri president Heydar Aliyev. As written by "Nezavisimaya Gazeta" Russian newspaper, proceeding from the latest data possessed by the edition, as soon as the state of health of the president allows him an air flight over the ocean, Aliyev will be sent to the Cleveland clinic, where he was operated on the heart three years ago. As sources in circles close to the president told the newspaper, Heydar Aliyev will have to take cure in Cleveland for a long period of time, and a recurrent operation on the heart is not ruled out. Before visiting the US the Azeri president is expected to appoint his son Ilham Aliyev as prime minister of Azerbaijan, which will de facto mean announcing a successor.