Azerbaijan has not extended an invitation to the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE) to observe the snap parliamentary elections for the Milli Majlis, scheduled for September 1, a diplomatic source told Report.
The primary reason behind this decision is the biased and double-standard policy that the Council of Europe and PACE have been pursuing against Azerbaijan for several years now. The source also noted that the participation of a PACE mission in election observation can only be discussed after the confirmation of the Azerbaijani delegation's mandate.
On January 24, the Azerbaijani delegation to PACE issued a statement during the Assembly's session, announcing their decision to cease interaction and presence in PACE until further notice.