Azerbaijan, Baku /corr. Trend E. Huseynli/ The Leader of the Azerbaijan National Independence Party (ANIP), Etibar Mammadov, said on 24 October that there are not any disagreements within the party. According to him, the results of the discussions in the party and the conduct of such discussions are a normal case.
Several members of the party are dissatisfied with the activity of ANIP Chairman, Ayaz Rustamov. The party's activists are accusing the Chairman of inactivity. However, Rustamov reported to Trend that separate members of the party have not the right to assess his activities and that this issue may be discussed only within the relevant structures of the party.
According to Mammadov, he, as a Leader, does not interfere in the daily activity of the party and does not give any recommendations.
ANIP, founded in 1992, is the first officially registered party in Azerbaijan. Etibar Mammadov, the founder of the Party, was the Chairman until the end of 2004. For the time being Mammadov is the Deputy Chairman of the International Democratic Society.