New Azerbaijan Party marks 26th anniversary

The New Azerbaijan Party (NAP) marks the 26st anniversary today.

The New Azerbaijan Party was established at the initiative and with active participation of Azerbaijani intellectuals.

The conference, which gathered the representatives of all the regions of Azerbaijan, was held on November 21, 1992 with national leader Heydar Aliyev presiding at the event. The Constituent Assembly approved the decision on the establishment of the party, the party's program and its statute. Heydar Aliyev was unanimously elected as a chairman of the party.

The New Azerbaijan Party was registered by the Justice Ministry on December 18, 1992 and opened its regional branches and cells in all the regions of Azerbaijan within a short period of time.

The number of members of the New Azerbaijan Party reach 700,000 people, AzerTAc reported.