Azerbaijan, Baku, 7 May / corr. Trend E. Babayev/ The army should not interfere in the policy, Ramiz Mehdiyev, head of the Presidential Administration of Azerbaijan, said on 7 May while commenting on the statement made by the Defence Minister of Azerbaijan on nomination of Ilham Aliev for the presidential elections.
"The Constitution of Azerbaijan clearly stipulates that the armed forces should not interfere in the policy," said Mehdiyev.
The Azerbaijani Defence minister Safar Abiyev stated on 5 May that he nominates Ilham Aliyev for the presidential elections to be held in Azerbaijan in October 2008.
Ilham Aliyev was elected as the President of Azerbaijan in 2003. He has been running ruling New Azerbaijan Party since 2005.
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