G.Safaraliyev said that President of the Dagestan Republic, Ramazan Abdulatipov offered him to the post. “I agreed to this proposal. However, formal procedure has not been realized yet”, he added.
65-year-old G. Safaraliyev is a member of "United Russia" Faction of the Russian State Duma. He is also a member of Russian-Azerbaijani inter-parliamentary cooperation commission.
Mayor of Derbent Imam Yaraliyev resigned on Aug.11.