MEDIA ADVISORY

International election observers in Azerbaijan to hold news conference on Monday

BAKU, 7 February 2020 - International observers to the parliamentary elections in Azerbaijan will present their preliminary conclusions at a news conference on Monday.

What:

• You are invited to a news conference of the international observers to the parliamentary elections in Azerbaijan.
• The news conference is open to all and no accreditation is required to attend, but only questions from journalists will be taken.

Who:

Statement of preliminary findings and conclusions:

• Artur Gerasymov, Special Co-ordinator and leader of the OSCE short-term observer mission

Followed by statements from:

•  Frank Schwabe, Head of the PACE delegation
•  Elena Hoxha-Gjebrea, Head of the OSCE PA delegation, and
• Ambassador Peter Tejler, Head of the ODIHR election observation mission

When:

5.  3:00 pm on Monday,  10 February 2020

Where:

5.  Holiday Inn Hotel, Keykab Kanim Safaraliyeva St. 5, Baku.
5.  If you cannot attend in person, follow the livestream on: www.facebook.com/osce.odihr and www.oscepa.org

The international election observation is a joint mission of the OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR), the OSCE Parliamentary Assembly (OSCE PA) and [the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE). The observation mission totals 358 observers from 41 countries, including 273 ODIHR-deployed experts, long-term and short-term observers, 57 parliamentarians and staff from the OSCE PA and 28 from PACE.

For more details, contact:

Nat Parry, OSCE PA, +994 55 980 42 56 or + 45 60 10 81 77, [email protected]

Thomas Rymer, ODIHR, +994 55 414 41 79, [email protected]

Bogdan Torcatoriu, PACE, [email protected]

Contacts: