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STATEMENT
Baku, 23 0ctober ,(AzerTAj)On October 21, the Embassy of the French Republic in Baku, on behalf of the Presidency of the European Union, issued a statement on the October 15 Presidential election in the Republic of Azerbaijan.
Expressing regret over the position of the European Union Presidency, the Central
Election Commission of the Azerbaijan Republic declares that the presidential
elections in Azerbaijan were monitored by nearly 50,000 local and 1,250
international observers representing over 100 international organizations, including
409 observers from OSCE, 34 from the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe
and 27 from the European Union and European Parliament. In addition, there were 183
observers from the World Network of Election Observers, while about 100 represented
parliaments of the European Union member-countries.
A statement on the results of the elections issued by the OSCE, Council of Europe
and European Parliament on October 16, 2008, says: “the elections marked
considerable progress in meeting commitments of the OSCE and Council of Europe as
well as other international standards.” The statement also says “the poll did not
meet all international commitments.”
In a press conference on the election results on October 16, Andres Herkel, head of
the observation mission of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe, said
as compared with previous elections there were considerable improvements in the
conduct of this year`s elections. He also mentioned some shortcomings.
Carl Bildt, Chairman of the Committee of Ministers of the Council of Europe,
expressed regret over the fact that part of the opposition decided not to take part
in the elections, but stressed “we welcome improvements noted in the conduct of this
election.”
The Central Election Commission is surprised that the statement issued on behalf of
the European Union Presidency used the wording “elections did not meet international
standards”, which was not contained in the mentioned and other international
structures’ reports covering the election in general or some of its aspects.
The Central Election Commission reminds that in his statement, European Union High
Representative for the Common Foreign and Security Policy Javier Solana said that
the elections were held in quiet condition, without any breach of law and
well-organized, noting “I was satisfied with more fair conditions created for the
oppositional candidates.”
European Union Commissioner for External Relations Benita Ferrero-Waldner welcomed
the considerable progress in the conduct of elections noted by OSCE, and praised the
better conditions created for opposition candidates.
In essence, therefore, the statement issued by the European Union Presidency
brutally ignores, for unknown reasons, the opinions, on the one hand, of the
many-thousand observer corps, who monitored the elections, on the other hand, of the
top-ranking European Union officials.
The Central Election Commission of the Azerbaijan Republic considers that as
compared with the European Union’s congratulatory messages with respect to the
elections held in neighboring countries earlier this year, its stance on the
elections in Azerbaijan is, at least, obscure.
Such a position of the European Union Presidency on the Presidential elections in
Azerbaijan is a manifestation of disrespect to the will of the Azerbaijani voters,
and cannot but cause deep regret.
Expressing regret over the position of the European Union Presidency, the Central
Election Commission of the Azerbaijan Republic declares that the presidential
elections in Azerbaijan were monitored by nearly 50,000 local and 1,250
international observers representing over 100 international organizations, including
409 observers from OSCE, 34 from the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe
and 27 from the European Union and European Parliament. In addition, there were 183
observers from the World Network of Election Observers, while about 100 represented
parliaments of the European Union member-countries.
A statement on the results of the elections issued by the OSCE, Council of Europe
and European Parliament on October 16, 2008, says: “the elections marked
considerable progress in meeting commitments of the OSCE and Council of Europe as
well as other international standards.” The statement also says “the poll did not
meet all international commitments.”
In a press conference on the election results on October 16, Andres Herkel, head of
the observation mission of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe, said
as compared with previous elections there were considerable improvements in the
conduct of this year`s elections. He also mentioned some shortcomings.
Carl Bildt, Chairman of the Committee of Ministers of the Council of Europe,
expressed regret over the fact that part of the opposition decided not to take part
in the elections, but stressed “we welcome improvements noted in the conduct of this
election.”
The Central Election Commission is surprised that the statement issued on behalf of
the European Union Presidency used the wording “elections did not meet international
standards”, which was not contained in the mentioned and other international
structures’ reports covering the election in general or some of its aspects.
The Central Election Commission reminds that in his statement, European Union High
Representative for the Common Foreign and Security Policy Javier Solana said that
the elections were held in quiet condition, without any breach of law and
well-organized, noting “I was satisfied with more fair conditions created for the
oppositional candidates.”
European Union Commissioner for External Relations Benita Ferrero-Waldner welcomed
the considerable progress in the conduct of elections noted by OSCE, and praised the
better conditions created for opposition candidates.
In essence, therefore, the statement issued by the European Union Presidency
brutally ignores, for unknown reasons, the opinions, on the one hand, of the
many-thousand observer corps, who monitored the elections, on the other hand, of the
top-ranking European Union officials.
The Central Election Commission of the Azerbaijan Republic considers that as
compared with the European Union’s congratulatory messages with respect to the
elections held in neighboring countries earlier this year, its stance on the
elections in Azerbaijan is, at least, obscure.
Such a position of the European Union Presidency on the Presidential elections in
Azerbaijan is a manifestation of disrespect to the will of the Azerbaijani voters,
and cannot but cause deep regret.
