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    AzerTag, Azerbaijan
    June 10 2005

    SPEAKER MEETS WITH OSCE DELEGATION
    [June 10, 2005, 11:24:03]

    Speaker of the Milli Majlis of Azerbaijan Murtuz Alasgrov received
    visiting Baku delegation of OSCE led by Head of the Election
    Department of the Office for Democratic Institutes and Human Rights
    Gerald Mitchell to exchange views on the preparation for the upcoming
    parliamentary elections in Azerbaijan.

    `Council of Europe Venice Commission recommendations relating to the
    Election Code will be brought up for discussion in the Milli Majlis,
    and I am sure the forthcoming parliamentary elections will be
    democratic and transparent,' the Speaker Murtuz Alasgarov said.

    Speaking of the OSCE activities, he noted the organization should be
    seriously engaged in tackling the Armenia-Azerbaijan conflict,
    frankly express its attitude towards Armenia's settling the occupied
    territories, illegal elections conducted by unrecognized separatist
    regime in Nagorno-Karabakh, and frequent violation of cease fire
    regime by the Armenian armed forces.

    Head of the Election Department of the Office for OSCE Democratic
    Institutes and Human Rights Gerald Mitchell noted for his part that
    the goals of the delegation's visit was to become familiar with the
    course of preparation for the elections. According to him, over a
    week, the mission has estimated existing demands, and has held a
    number of meetings whose results will be reflected in the report they
    are to prepare.
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