For several years the OSCE Office in Baku implemented projects to help Azerbaijan more fully live up to its OSCE commitments. However, the OSCE Project coordinator’s office was closed at the request of the Government of Azerbaijan in July 2015, and there are no plans to re-open the office at this time.

Azerbaijan has consistently invited the OSCE to observe its parliamentary and presidential elections. However, restrictions placed by the Government of Azerbaijan on OSCE election monitoring teams prior to the November 1, 2015 parliamentary election forced the OSCE to cancel its planned election observation mission.