Azerbaijan, Baku, 31 March / Trend corr. K.Ramazanova / Alan Vadams, the new Ambassador of European Commission to Azerbaijan, stated that the upcoming presidential elections in Azerbaijan will be democratic, after his meeting with Elmar Mammadyarov, Azerbaijani Foreign Minister.
The presidential elections will be held in Azerbaijan in October 2008. Isa Gambar, chairman of Musavat party, and Sardar Jalaloglu, chairman of Democratic party, have already nominated their candidature for the presidential post. The ruling Yeni Azerbaijan party ( YAP) will nominate the candidature of President Ilham Aliyev.
According to Vadams, the European Commission may not work directly with the election process and support the projects of Council of Europe.
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