Ramiz Mehtiyev: "US interfere with the internal affairs of Azerbaijan by allocating funds for conduction of democratic elections in our country"

Head of Azerbaijan's Presidential Administration Ramiz Mehtiyev regards Washington's allocation of over $3 mln for implementation of programs for support to democratic presidential elections in Azerbaijan in October of this year as the US interference with the internal affairs of Azerbaijan.

"The US would not allow interference of any country with internal processes, so why should it occur with Azerbaijan?", he told reporters and added that "such step of the United States is incorrect".

It should be noted that earlier the US ambassador to Azerbaijan Anne Derse announced that Washington has allocated over $3,000,000 for implementation of programs aimed to support efforts of the Azerbaijani authorities to hold free and democratic elections in October and noted that "support of democratic reforms in Azerbaijan is a US priority".

The said programs are aimed to ensure supremacy of laws, interests of civil society, development of independent press, respect and observance of human rights.

According to Novosti-Azerbaijan, Ramiz Mehtiyev said that international organizations and separate countries try to put pressure on Azerbaijan.

"However, despite it, Azerbaijan will hold transparent and democratic elections", he said.