Azerbaijan, Baku / Тrend corr I. Alizadeh / The spreading of photos in which Azerbaijani Balakan and Zagatala regions are marked as autonomous provinces over the northern region of Azerbaijan is an attempt by foreign forces to destabilize the situation in Azerbaijan, according to the Chairman of the Azerbaijani Permanent Parliamentary Commission on Human Rights, an MP from Balakan region, Rabiyat Aslanova.
The MP flatly refuted reports about the functioning of separatist forces in the region. Actions of such a subversive character should be cut short, according to Aslanova.
"Any autonomy is impossible. The population of Balakan and Zagatala has never thought of that and never will," the Chairman remarked.
Several days ago, photos depicting the coats of arms of the autonomous provinces were spread in the Balakan and Zagatala regions. The photos are distributed to cell phones of the local residents from an unknown internet site.