Ramiz Mehdiyev"s statement about the US officials asking for 75 percent to Aliyev and 25 percent to National Council representative is false
Baku/15.10.13/Turan : The U.S. Embassy has denied the allegation of the Head of the Presidential Administration, Ramiz Mehdiyev, on Washington's pressure on Baku in the presidential election.
In an interview with the pro-government media yesterday, Mehdiyev said that the representatives of official Washington offered the Azerbaijani authorities to give to the opposition candidate 25% of the vote, and 74-75% for Ilham Aliyev. The head of Aliyev’s administration called these recommendations as unacceptable and offensive to the people of Azerbaijan.
"Allegations of Ramiz Mehdiyev do not correspond to reality," Turan agency was told in response to a request to comment the allegations. -02В-
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