Azeri opposition patries meeting will take place on April 10

According to a Democratic Party press release, the parties plan to demand the apprehension and punishment of the masterminds of the murder of Monitor magazine Editor Elmar Guseinov, a letup on pressure on the independent press and a fair election system.

Meeting organizers also intend to demand that authorities take real measures to combat corruption and abolish unemployment in the country. (RIA Novosti)

The Democratic Party expressed it readiness for a dialogue with the authorities in order "to hold free and democratic elections."

The three parties recently formed a bloc for participating in the November 2005 parliamentary elections.