Yesterday, a meeting of the Bureau of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE) was held, at which an official invitation was discussed to monitor the progress of the early parliamentary elections to be held on February 9 in Azerbaijan.

As the head of the Azerbaijani delegation to PACE Samad Seyidov told reporters, after discussion at the meeting, the official invitation of Azerbaijan was recognised as acceptable.

'It was decided to create an observation mission. Based on this decision, an observation mission consisting of 30 people from all parties represented in PACE will arrive in Azerbaijan on February 9 to monitor the progress of early parliamentary elections. Rapporteurs are also included in this observation mission,' he said.