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OSCE Election Experts to Visit Minsk for Consultations. Belarusian election officials will hold consultations with representatives of the OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR) in Minsk in the latter half of January, said Lidziya Yarmoshyna, head of the central election commission on December 17. The consultations will focus on changes to Belarus’ election regulations recommended by the international organization. Alyaksandr Lukashenka asked the government to study the recommendations earlier this month. Ms. Yarmoshyna said that apart from the central election commission, the government’s legislature-drafting centre would also examine the recommendations. “We are going to send the OSCE final report to all local election authorities for a study in order to discuss the election campaign and the OSCE recommendations at a roundtable conference afterward. At least a dialogue will begin,” said Yarmoshina. The official failed to specifywhich of the OSCE proposals could be the most acceptable for the Belarusian authorities.

• Месца выхаду: Brussels
• Дата выхаду: 2008-12-18
• Выдавец: Office for a Democratic Belarus
• Copyright: © 2008 by Belarus Headlines
• Кнігазбор: Kamunikat.org