Azerbaijan, Baku / Trend corr. S.Ilhamgizi / Elections in Azerbaijan should be held by independent people, Ali Hasanov, the head of the Public Political Department of the Executive Presidential Administration of Azerbaijan, told Trend Agency on 21 September.
The meeting with participation of representatives of the Venice Commission of the Council of Europe and OSCE, as well as representatives of the Authorities and political parties will be held for discussing the issue on improving the Azerbaijani Election Code in Baku from 19 to 20 October. The presidential elections in Azerbaijan will be held in October 2008.
Ali Hasanov will attend the meeting as the representative of the Azerbaijani Government.
Most opposition parties of Azerbaijan propose to form election commissions from different representatives of the Authorities and opposition.
All proposals offered concerning the Election Code will be considered during discussions and passing of any proposal will depend on the results of the discussions. The Azerbaijani Government is ready to discuss the bill on 'Freedom of meetings' with the Venice Commission.