Head of CIS mission to observe presidential elections in Azerbaijan appointed

Novosti-Azerbaijan reports with reference to the press service for the CIS executive committee that the due decision was adopted at the session of the Council of permanent plenipotentiary representatives of the CIS member-states under founding and other bodies of the commonwealth, held in Minsk on August 26.

The head office of the CIS observers' mission is planned to open in mid September in Baku. The head office will function by invitation of the Azerbaijani side and in connection with the regulation on CIS observation mission at presidential and parliamentary elections, as well as referendums in the CIS member-states.

The mission will include long-term and short-term observers from the CIS states.