AzerTag, Azerbaijan
May 13 2005

EUROPEAN UNION WELCOMED AZERBAIJAN PRESIDENT’S DECREE ON IMPROVING OF
ELECTION PRACTICE
[May 13, 2005, 12:31:09]

Heikki Talvitie, special representative of the European Union for the
South Caucasus, has held a press-conference at the British Embassy in
Baku.

At first, Mr. Talvitie has informed journalists about his meeting
with President Ilham Aliyev, head of the President’s Administration
Ramiz Mehdiyev, Foreign Minister Elmar Mammadyarov, members of
parliament’s standing commission for interparliamentary end
international relations and leadership of the Central Election
Commission.

He noted there were mainly discussed the issues on settlement of the
Armenian-Azerbaijan, Nagorno-Karabakh conflict, preparations for
parliamentary elections, some aspects of the Turkish-Armenian
relations.

The special representative said the discussions for that that
Azerbaijan could have elections that correspond to the international
standards for free and fair elections.

Mr. Talvitie has emphasized that after his meeting with President
Ilham Aliyev he is sure that Azerbaijan’s leadership wants to be held
free and fair elections. He also on behalf of the European Union
welcomed Azerbaijan President’s decree on improving of election
practice.