BAKU, Azerbaijan, September 2. Russian and Azerbaijani parliamentarians will work to promote collaboration between the two countries across various sectors, a member of the State Duma of the Russian Federation, Ilyas Umakhanov stated, Trend reports.
In a media briefing on Monday, Umakhanov highlighted recent developments, noting that Russian President Vladimir Putin's visit to Azerbaijan had led to fruitful negotiations and agreements.
"The visit resulted in documents that will undoubtedly boost, primarily, economic ties but also extend to cultural and humanitarian connections. The North-South transport corridor is just a small part of the broader economic interactions envisioned by the two presidents. As legislators, we are committed to supporting these efforts," Umakhanov stated.
The snap parliamentary election was held in Azerbaijan on September 1.
According to preliminary data, the voter turnout in the election reached 37.27 percent.
A total of 2,196,771 voters had cast their ballots in the election, and 5,895 polling stations submitted their protocols to the Central Election Commission (CEC) of Azerbaijan.
A total of 112,749 local observers have been registered, including over 65,000 representatives of political parties. There were 598 international observers from 51 organizations and 69 countries.
Among the 990 registered candidates, 305 represent 25 political parties, while 371 are party members but were not nominated by their parties. In total, 676 candidates are affiliated with political parties.
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