Azerbaijan, Baku, 23 September/ Trend , corr J. Babayeva/ CIS (Commonwealth of Independent States) observation mission on presidential elections in Azerbaijan is pleased with the activities of the Central Election Commission (CEC) and Azerbaijani government regarding open monitoring of the elections. "All conditions have been provided in polling stations. We have been provided with all conditions to observe elections, there are no any obstacles," Oleg Kuleba, deputy head of CIS observation mission headquarters said in a news conference in Baku.
All conditions have been created for election campaign of the candidates, mission said.
Last week, representatives of Observation Mission of CIS got familiar with the preparations for presidential elections, election campaign in northern and southern regions of Azerbaijan. "We met with the officials of local administrative agencies, visited district election commissions and constituencies in Hajigabul, Salyan, Astara, Lankaran, Lerik, Jalilabad, Davachi, Guba, Gusar and Khachmaz," Kuleba said.
This week, members of the mission will meet with the representatives of presidential candidates and opposition parties boycotting elections. "Their viewpoint will be discussed, but we will put a special emphasis on presidential candidates," Kuleba said.
Presidential elections in Azerbaijan will be held on 15 October. At the early September, parties included in Azadlig bloc the (the Popular Front Party, the Liberal Party and the Citizen and Development), the Musavat Party and the Public Forum 'For Azerbaijan' signed a joint statement on recognition of the presidential elections to be held on 15 October as illegitimate. Government to be formed after the presidential elections, are announced as illegitimate in the statement.
CIS observation mission has addressed President and Foreign Ministry of Georgia to determine their observers. Georgia, still de facto member of CIS, must send observers for our mission, he said.