Rauf Arifoglu, a member of the Azerbaijani opposition Musavat party and chief editor of Yeni Musavat newspaper, believes that a joint summit of parties, which refused to participate in the upcoming presidential elections, needs to hold.
“Musavat proposed to hold such a meeting several months ago. However, Musavat’s proposal was not carried out then. The current processes show the necessity to hold such a summit immediately,” Arifoglu told Trend News.
According to Arifoglu, unfortunately, the unity within opposition is only talking about. “Actually, the approach amongst parties has been observed since the decision not to participate in the elections had been made. No meetings were held between opposition leaders secretly or openly. It is quite an important event which causes alarm. Summit and consultations within the party should have been held immediately after Musavat made a final decision in August. Unfortunately, it is not happening and ice amongst opposition parties has not melt and no steps have been taken to hold cooperation,” Arifoglu said.