A delegation of the Congress of Local and Regional Powers of the Council of Europe is expected to arrive in Baku on October 3, 2006, Agshin Makhtiyev, Permanent Representative of Azerbaijan to the Council of Europe exclusively told Trend today.
The mission consisting of 8 persons is expected to observe the municipal elections to be held in Azerbaijan on 6 October, 2008. The monitoring will be held both in the capital and the regions of the country.
The monitoring delegation will include experts from Sweden, Estonia, Great Britain, France, San-Marino, Malta, and Turkey. A representative of the Executive Directorate of the Congress of the Council of Europe is expected to come to Azerbaijan.
The representatives of the Council of Europe will leave Azerbaijan on 6 October, 2006.