OSCE could delegate 40 long-term, 270 short-term observers to Belarusian elections
MINSK. July 31 (Interfax) - The OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR) could delegate 40 long-term and 270 short-term observers to monitor parliamentary elections in Belarus based on conclusions made by an ODIHR assessment mission that worked in the republic on July 16-18, Belarusian Central Elections Commission Secretary Nikolai Lozovik told Interfax.
"Our republic has received a report by the organization's assessment mission, which worked in Belarus on July 16-18 and examined the needs. It recommends sending a standard mission to the Belarusian parliamentary elections on September 23 to observe them and assess their compliance with the republic's commitments to the OSCE and other international standards and the national law," Lozovik said.
This mission numbered 40 long-term and 300 short-term observers in the previous parliamentary elections in Belarus and 40 long-term and 400 short-term observers in presidential elections.
The OSCE/ODIHR is supposed to coordinate the composition, dates, and other details of its mission with the Belarusian Foreign Ministry, which is responsible for inviting observation missions of international organizations, Lozovik said.