A PACE delegation composed of seven members and headed by Robert Walter (United Kingdom, EDG), will carry out a pre-election mission to Baku from 11 to 13 September 2013 to assess the election campaign and the electoral context prior to the presidential election on 9 October in Azerbaijan, PACE press service told APA.
The delegation is due to meet President Ilham Aliyev and presidential candidates, the Speaker of Parliament, the Minister of the Interior, election candidates and representatives of the opposition parties belonging to the alliance of the National Council of Democratic Forces. Talks are also planned with the Azerbaijani delegation to the PACE, the President of the Central Electoral Commission and representatives of NGOs and the media.