Azerbaijan, Baku, Aug.3 / Trend, T. Hajiyev /
Some forces want to split and weaken the World Azerbaijanis Congress (WAC), the Congress co-chairman Sabir Rustamkhanli said at a news conference on Wednesday.
He said Saftar Rahimli, removed from his office in the WAC, now gathered several people around him and says that he removed f the Congress leadership from office. Given that these individuals do not have this right because two of seven board members of the WAC, whom he gathered around him, were dismissed from their posts at a board meeting.
"The WAC has its charter, and all its activity is regulated by this charter," Rustamkhanli said.
He underlined that due to the fact that WAC representation in Azerbaijan did not pass state registration and was not able to carry out any legal activity, it was eliminated. And the head of WAC representation in Azerbaijan Saftar Rahimli was planned to transfer to another post in Congress.
"As soon as Saftar Rahimli heard about the elimination of the WAC representation in Azerbaijan, he immediately made a stink in press and started the separatist activity," Rustamkhanli said.
He said those dismissed from their posts in Congress have repeatedly stated that they were allegedly supporters of the unity of the WAC. With such statements these people want to deceive the public.
Rustamkhanli also commented on some media statements about misappropriation of money from the Congress's budget.
"Those who seek to split the WAC, spreads press reports that I allegedly squandered the Congress's funds. I want to stress that the WAC have never had any financial accounts in any bank. We are collecting funds on our accounts and on accounts of our friends only for holding conferences. A financial report on expenditure of these funds is always made at the end of the congresses," Rustamkhanli said.