GUAM exec says vote in line with int`l standards
The presidential elections held in Azerbaijan on October 15 met
international standards, Secretary General of the regional group
GUAM, Valeri Chechelashvili, has said.
Chechelashvili said the elections were conducted quietly and in compliance with international standards. "There was a conducive climate during the elections," he told a news conference organized by the GUAM international observation mission on Thursday.
Chechelashvili said the participation of numerous young people in the elections as an indication that Azerbaijan has great future potential.
"GUAM declares that the Azerbaijani presidential elections were democratic and free, and considers that the voting process did work," he said.
The GUAM observation mission included two Georgian parliament members, three diplomats from the Ukrainian Foreign Ministry and two employees of the Ukrainian embassy in Baku.
Chechelashvili said the elections were conducted quietly and in compliance with international standards. "There was a conducive climate during the elections," he told a news conference organized by the GUAM international observation mission on Thursday.
Chechelashvili said the participation of numerous young people in the elections as an indication that Azerbaijan has great future potential.
"GUAM declares that the Azerbaijani presidential elections were democratic and free, and considers that the voting process did work," he said.
The GUAM observation mission included two Georgian parliament members, three diplomats from the Ukrainian Foreign Ministry and two employees of the Ukrainian embassy in Baku.
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