Panah Huseyn: To begin dialogue it is necessary to release political prisoners

The leader of the People's Party, the country's former Prime Minister Panah Huseyn in an interview with "Voice of America" and Turan  shared his vision of dialogue between the authorities and the opposition.  He himself  was one of the initiators of this meeting, but h did not come to a meeting with Ali Hasanov. Why?

Answering this question, Huseynov said that in fact it was not a dialogue,  it was a meeting of representatives of political parties with the head of the presidential administration, Ali Hasanov.

"The reason why I did not participate in the meeting is the political situation which changed in the last month. During this period, the internal situation has deteriorated dramatically.  Khadiha Ismailova was arrested, there are harsh accusations against opposition from  Fuad Aleskerov, Head of  the department of the Administration, and the head of the Presidential Administration  Ramiz Mehdiyev.

In fact , a war has been d declared  against  democratic forces and international organizations. Under  such an atmosphere it is  senseless to talk about the feasibility of dialogue or meeting," said Hussein.

What should be done to hold a real dialogue? First of all it is necessary to ensure participation of "Musavat" party and the Popular Front in the dialogue, Huseynov said.  In addition, there must be authoritative representatives of civil society. There must be  the head of the National Council Jamil Hasanli. In the case of this composition, matching the topics discussed, and  developing  a mechanism for their implementation, it would be possible to speak about real dialogue.

What issues should be on the agenda?

Huseyn said that certain conditions should  be met.  First of all, it concerns the release of political prisoners. With regard to the topics discussed, it should be a matter of fundamental political and economic reforms.

Separately, it is necessary to consider the Karabakh settlement, the parliamentary elections of 2015, the Electoral Code.

If there is a  good will of the parties then certain compromise is possible. However, much depends primarily on the authorities. Does the atmosphere in the country promote for such a dialogue?

Ex-prime minister said that the government endlessly states their successes, achievements, stability and so on. However, the experience of other countries shows that internal threats in the form of a possible social explosion are very real. Normal dialogue with all political forces could remove a significant portion of the tension, which for many years  has been  accumulated in the society, said Panah Huseyn.-03В-

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