COPENHAGEN, 24 September 2015 – The Special Co-ordinator of the OSCE’s short-term observers for the presidential election in Belarus, Kent Harstedt (MP, Sweden), met with high-level officials and a range of other interlocutors in Minsk and Homel this week to discuss the preparations and environment for the upcoming vote.
“I thank the Belarusian authorities for their timely invitation and their close co-operation with OSCE observers. This election represents a pivotal moment for Belarus and I have encouraged the government to seize this opportunity and demonstrate its ambition of holding free and fair elections,” Special Co-ordinator Harstedt said at the conclusion of …read more
Source: OSCE
