POLITICS
US CONFIDENT OF CONDUCTING PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION IN AZERBAIJAN IN ACCORDANCE WITH INTERNATIONAL STANDARD
US State Department spokesman Richard Boucher told his daily briefing the United states of America’s “interest is in seeing that the election is conducted in accordance with a recently adopted unified election code, Azerbaijan's constitution international standard.”AzerTag personal correspondent reports from Washington that according to Mr. Boucher who described the October election as “very important”, the USA hopes that “the conduct of the registration process and the election itself is carried out in a manner that is consistent with the provisions of the Azerbaijan code and OSCE standards. This includes registering all qualified candidates, permitting public debate, providing equal access to the media, and ensuring that the balloting is free and fair”. The spokesman also announced that this view of the United States would be “conveyed to the government and other in the political life there”.