Chief of Azerbaijan`s Central Election Commission (CEC) Mazahir Panahov met Svetlana Orlova, Vice-Speaker of the Federation Council of the Russian Federal Assembly, coordinator of the group of observers of from the CIS Interparliamentary Assembly.
Panahov said the country was fully ready for the elections.
He said all necessary measures had been taken to ensure the transparent elections, which ne noted, would be monitored by over 48,000 local and 1,029 international observers.
Orlova said it was her fifth visit to Azerbaijan in the capacity of an election observer. She praised Azerbaijan`s election practice, saying it was improving year by year.
Orlova also praised preparations for the November 7 elections to the Milli Majlis.

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