Some 1,200 Azerbaijanis attended a rally in Moscow on 28 August to demand that the Azerbaijani authorities register former President Ayaz Mutalibov and former parliament speaker Rasul Guliv as candidates in the 15 October presidential election. Mutalibov has lived in Moscow since fleeing Baku in May 1992 after an abortive comeback attempt. Guliev, who left Azerbaijan in 1996, now lives in the United States. Both men attended the 28 August rally. Mutalibov told zerkalo.az that he met on 27 August with Guliev, who briefed him on the talks in London on 23-24 August between Guliev and the chairmen of three Azerbaijani opposition parties. He said he has not seen the three cooperation agreements signed by the four opposition leaders during those talks, but does not exclude cooperation with the four parties. Mutalibov said he and Guliev did not sign any agreement on cooperation. (zerkalo.az)