Tuesday, 18 April 2006

NO ROOM FOR ISLAMIST REVOLUTION IN AZERBAIJAN – OFFICIAL

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By empty (4/18/2006 issue of the CACI Analyst)

The Azerbaijani authorities keep all illegal radical religious groups under control and rule out the possibility that they could make an Islamic revolution in the country, State Committee for Religious Organizations\' Affairs Chairman Rafiq Aliyev said at a meeting with a U.S. diplomatic official in Baku on Tuesday.
The Azerbaijani authorities keep all illegal radical religious groups under control and rule out the possibility that they could make an Islamic revolution in the country, State Committee for Religious Organizations\' Affairs Chairman Rafiq Aliyev said at a meeting with a U.S. diplomatic official in Baku on Tuesday. \"Despite the presence of various radical extremist groups in Azerbaijan, the state keeps them under control,\" Aliyev said. Aliyev said there is no room for any revolution in Azerbaijan, including an Islamist one, the committee said in a press release. The U.S. diplomat expressed concerns about an increased number of reports dealing with the formation of radical religious groups and the possibility of an Islamic revolution in a number of local media. (Interfax)
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