Azerbaijani positions were shelled in Nakhchivan (updated)

The opposition parties “Musavat” and Republican Alternative (ReAl) have published lists of their candidates for deputies in the early elections to the Milli Majlis on September 1. The “Musavat” Party presented a list of its candidates for 27 electoral districts. The  head of the party, Isa Gambar, and the chairman of the Mejlis of the party, Arif Hajili, are missing from the list. Among those who are running for deputies is the head of the central office of the party Gulaga Aslanli, former chairman of the Mejlis Nushaba Sadikhli. “Musavat's” message notes that discussions are continuing on the nomination of candidates and on other districts.

A biopsy revealed the benign nature of a tumor in the thyroid gland of Alesker Mammadli, the    founder of “Toplum TV.” However, he and his family do not trust the results of the study, due to incomplete medical procedures and interference of security forces in the activities of doctors. At the end of last week, the results of a biopsy performed by A.Mammadli on June 22 became known, his brother Nasimi Mammadli told Turan. According to the diagnosis, the tumor is benign.

A meeting of the speakers of the Azerbaijani and Armenian parliaments is planned to be held in Geneva in November, the Armenian media reported with reference to the assistant to the head of the Armenian Parliament Movses Harutyunyan.

Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev, by today’s order,  has dismissed Aziz Azizov from the post of head of the Executive Authority of the Surakhani district of Baku. By another order, the head of state appointed Adil Aliyev, who held the post of Deputy speaker of the Milli Majlis of the 6th convocation, to this position. This means that Aliyev will not run for parliament, since working in the executive branch is incompatible with participation in the legislature.