Novruzov accused those political parties of being protected by external forces to destabilize the country: “Sometimes these political parties attempt to violate public order in Azerbaijan under their foreign protectors’ instructions. Today’s attempt to hold a protest is one of them.”
The YAP official also called this protest “Taking advantage of people’s tragedy”: “I deeply regret that there are such forces, who want to take advantage of some people’s tragedy for their political and personal purposes.”