Azerbaijan, Baku, 9 July / Trend , corr. E.Babayev/ The OSCE observation mission will be invited to observe the Presidential elections in Azerbaijan this year, Mazahir Panahov, Chairman of the Central Election Commission of Azerbaijan, said on 9 July, Trend reports.
The Presidential elections in Azerbaijan will take place in October. The Central Election Commission (CEC) will officially announce beginning of the election campaign in the end of this month and exact date of the elections.
Panahov said that besides OSCE, the Council of Europe as well as delegations of Central Election Commissions of other countries will be invited to observe the elections.
Head of the OSCE Office in Baku, Ambassador Jose Luis Herrero Ansola, briefed the media on 8 July that the organization being represented by him intends to observe the elections. "The OSCE assessment mission was on visit to Baku several weeks ago. They held certain studies regarding observation. A report has been devised as a result. The report will be presented soon and contain exact information regarding observation mission that will be sent to Azerbaijan," he said.
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