BAKU, Azerbaijan, July 17. First Deputy Speaker of the Federation Council Andrei Yatskin has been appointed coordinator of the group of international observers from the IPA CIS for the parliamentary election in Azerbaijan, Trend reports via the IPA CIS Council.
This appointment was made by Valentina Matvienko, Chairperson of the IPA CIS Council and Speaker of the Federation Council of the Federal Assembly of Russia.
Currently, a group of observers is being assembled, comprising representatives from parliaments of IPA CIS member states, officials of the Assembly, and experts from the Institute for Monitoring the Democratic and Parliamentary Process.
The international observers will participate in monitoring the election upon the invitation of Sahiba Gafarova, Speaker of the National Assembly of Azerbaijan.
To note, on June 28, President of the Republic of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev signed a decree dissolving the sixth convocation of the Azerbaijani Parliament and scheduling a snap election for September 1.
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