06/04/2009 Monitoring
Strasbourg, 02.04.2009 – Andres Herkel (Estonia, EPP/CD) and Evguenia Jivkova (Bulgaria, SOC), co-rapporteurs for the monitoring of Azerbaijan by the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE), will make a fact-finding visit to the country on 7-11 April.
They are due to meet the President of the Republic, the Speaker of the Milli Mejlis and the Foreign Affairs and Justice Ministers, as well as members of the majority and opposition parties, journalists, ambassadors and NGOs. The rapporteurs will also visit the Nakhchivan Autonomous Republic.
Following their visit, they will draw up a report on Azerbaijan’s fulfilment of its obligations and commitments towards the Council of Europe.