Hilal Mammadov, a scientist from the Azerbaijan Academy of Sciences, who spoke at the congress, was elected chairman of the party.
Party leaders emphasized that they support the territorial integrity of Azerbaijan and consider the future development of the Talysh people only in the context of the Azerbaijani state.
[14] In Lankaran, rallies began in support of Hummatov and his supporters, pickets were held with the demand: to release Gummatov, Talysh poet Ali Nasir and all those arrested in connection with the events of that time; stop the persecution of the "Talysh People's Party" ("Party of the Equality of the Peoples of Azerbaijan"), which at that time already had five thousand members; the local population also demanded to suspend military mobilization in Talysh regions.
In particular, the TNM advocates the creation of a Talysh province with regional administration within the borders of Azerbaijan.
Demands decentralization of power in order to promote fairer representation of minority groups, as well as to guarantee cultural and linguistic freedoms.