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International conference â€œ2010 parliamentary elections in Azerbaijan: more democratic, more transparentâ€ ends

16 April 2010 14:41 (UTC +04:00)

APA reports that a resolution was adopted at the end of the conference. The resolution says that the participants of the conference call on the Azerbaijani authorities to continue the ongoing reforms, hope all political parties will participate in the parliamentary elections and call on Azerbaijani ruling circles to continue efforts for creating necessary conditions to hold free and fair parliamentary elections.

The resolution calls on all international organizations and institutions to give full support to Azerbaijanâ€™s territorial integrity and sovereignty basing on the UN resolutions, says Nagorno Karabakh conflict between Azerbaijan and Armenia still remains the factor violating the stability in the South Caucasus region, protraction of the conflict impedes democratic reforms of the country.

Session on the theme â€œElection practices in the modern worldâ€ was held at the conference in the second half of the day. Member of the Interparliamentary Union of Spain Lewis Fraga delivered a report â€œElection models in Western Europeâ€, member of the European Parliament Metin Kazak â€œModels of parliamentary elections in Eastern Europeâ€, ex-senator Daniel Crane delivered a report â€œFeatures of election model in USâ€.

The conference was organized by the Association for Civil Society Development in Azerbaijan (AVCIYA) and Eurasia â€“ New Horizons organization of France.

Representatives of political parties functioning in Azerbaijan, parliamentarians, experts on elections, members of the Central Election Commission and heads of NGOs participated in the international conference.