Council of Europe to hold range of events in August in connection with presidential elections in Azerbaijan

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Council of Europe will hold three events in August in connection with the presidential elections in Azerbaijan. APA reports that CE Venice Commission, IFES and Central Election Commission will hold a workshop on August 21-22 and August 25-26.

The workshop is for the lawyers and secretaries of Central Election Commission and election constituencies.
TV journalists will be trained for covering the elections within the framework of the joint project of the Council of Europe and Internews on August 23-24. Journalists of the local TV channels will attend the trainings. Experts of the Council of Europe and local experts will train the journalists.

Council of Europe and Yeni Nesil (New Generation) Journalists Union will hold a conference on August 26. The conference “Media and elections: democratic commitments of media” will bring together journalists, representatives of public, members of CEC, parliamentarians, representatives of embassies and international organizations.