Baku / 27.04.20 / Turan: In connection with the formation of the 6th convocation of the Milli Majlis, the composition of the delegation of the Azerbaijani legislative body to PACE has been re-approved.
According to the Milli Majlis, Turan was informed that Samed Seyidov, Erkin Gadirli, Fazil Mustafa, Tural Ganjaliyev, Kenul Nurullaeva, Rafael Huseynov, Asim Mollazadeh, Kamal Jafarov, Sevinj Fataliyeva, Parvin Kerimzadeh, and Nigar Arjab were included in the delegation.
The new list was sent to PACE.
Noteworthy is the increase in the number of formally opposition parties on the list. There are four of them. In addition, Erkin Gadirli, who, although officially listed as non-partisan, is also a representative of the opposition Republican Alternative party, was included in the delegation.
For the first time, the head of the Azerbaijani community of Nagorno-Karabakh was also included in the delegation to PACE. — 21B-
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