POLITICS
USA CALLS ON POLITICAL FORCES OF AZERBAIJAN TO BENEFIT DEMOCRATIC OPPORTUNITIES PROMOTED BY PRESIDENT ILHAM ALIYEV
As is informed, the US Department of State on October 26 has disseminated a statement whereby welcomes the Executive order of the Azerbaijan President Ilham Aliyev on urgent measures connected to preparation and conducting parliamentary elections. To this end, press secretary of State Department McCormack said:
“The United States welcomes President Aliyev’s October 25 announcement that the Government of Azerbaijan will implement new measures to bolster the integrity and transparency of the November 6 parliamentary elections, including accurate voter lists, reliable voter identification documents, and finger-inking to eliminate multiple voting.
The United States urges the Government of Azerbaijan to implement these measures as quickly as possible, and to allow for peaceful freedom of assembly. We call on all Azerbaijani political activists to take advantage of these emerging democratic opportunities in pursuit of an election that meets international standards”.