CIS EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE GETS READY FOR FORTHCOMING VISIT OF VLADIMIR RUSHAYLO TO AZERBAIJAN

The CIS Executive Secretary gets ready for the forthcoming visit on 5 October 2005 of the CIS Executive Secretary Vladimir Rushaylo to Azerbaijan, his assistant Nikolay Pivosh told Trend.

According to him, the preliminary arrangement with the Azerbaijani side on the visit is reached, the program is currently specified. В"Rushaylo himself plans to meet with the country’s leadership and the Central Election Committee (CEC), however the Azerbaijani side has not sent yet the exact program of the forthcoming meetings”, he noted.

As for the plans to meet with the Azerbaijan’s oppositional forces, Pivosh reported, the issue will be solved on the spot.

Some representatives of the CIS countries will also arrive with Rushaylo. They will take part in the process of the long-term observations for the parliamentary elections in Azerbaijan, Pivosh said. At least 200 observers from CIS will monitor the elections, he noted.

The CIS Executive Secretary Vladimir Rushaylo will pay a visit on 23-24 September to Azerbaijan, the Azerbaijan’s Foreign Ministry told Trend.

Rushaylo plans to announce the opening of the CIS observation mission headquarters, which will launch its work on 3-4 October. No observers from Ukraine and Armenia will be among the CIS mission.