"The OSCEparliamentary assemblyjustrecentlygrouped togetherGermanyandthe Soviet Union, pronouncingthem to be equallyresponsible forworld war two," Medvedevsaid.
Joao Soares,is President of the OSCE Parliamentary Assembly, which facilitates dialogue among members of the Organization for Security Cooperation in Europe.
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Around 270 international observers from 38 countries observed the voting and counting on behalf of the OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR) and the OSCEParliamentaryAssembly.
"The shortcomings that were observed, particularly during election day, have led us to conclude that the elections did not meet Azerbaijan's international commitments on elections, " said Alcee Hastings, President of the OSCEParliamentaryAssembly and the Special Co-ordinator for the short-term observers.