The Parliamentary Assembly of theCouncil of Europe (PACE) is to send a seven-member “assessment mission”, headed by Aleksandar Nikoloski (“the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia”, EPP/CD), to the 26 September referendum on amendments to the Constitution of Azerbaijan, following an invitation from the authorities, said a statement posted on the Assembly’s organization on Sept. 20.The delegation is due to meet the President of Azerbaijan, the Speaker of Parliament (the Milli Mejlis), the head of the Central Electoral Commission and members of Azerbaijan’s delegation to PACE, as well as civil society and media representatives. On the day of the referendum, members will be present in polling stations.
The delegation is composed of Andrea Rigoni (Italy), Yanaki Stoilov (Bulgaria), Antonio Gutièrrez (Spain), Dominik Tarczynski (Poland), Stefan Schennach (Austria), monitoring co-rapporteur for Azerbaijan, Cezar Florin Preda (Romania), monitoring co-rapporteur for Azerbaijan.
The head of the delegation will present its conclusions at a press conference at 11.30 a.m. on Tuesday 27th September.
APA.