Members of the opposition parliamentary Democratic Bloc called on parliamentary speaker Murtuz Alesqerov on 2 November to answer questions related to the ongoing negotiations with Armenia on a settlement of the Karabakh conflict, Turan reported. Those questions include which precise concessions the Azerbaijani leadership is prepared to make; whether the degree of self-government given to Nagorno-Karabakh includes the right to a separate constitution, legal system, and national army; whether the peace agreement under discussion provides for the return of displaced persons to Shusha, Lachin, and Kelbadjar; and whether the Azerbaijani leadership has taken into consideration the possibility that concessions could spark massive protests among the country's population. LF
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