The OSCE has spoken out against Russian election observers in Ukraine
. Russia should not send observers to the elections of the President of Ukraine, said the head of the OSCE parliamentary Assembly Giorgi Tsereteli.
This opinion He expressed at the meeting with the Russian delegation on the sidelines of the winter session of the parliamentary Assembly, which takes place in Vienna.
"Still, if you do not do this, it will be better. This is our vision, " said Tsereteli.
He believes that Russia should not create preconditions for provocations, especially in Ukraine already has a law prohibiting the Russians to work in the elections as observers.
"We can't guarantee the safety ", - said Tsereteli.
The recommendation of the head of the parliamentary Assembly, said the official authorized Russian foreign Ministry Maria Zakharova.
Zakharov said that it Authorized the OSCE strongly requested the Russian Federation to send observers to the Ukrainian elections." International observers representing various countries and political forces, was not invented by Moscow ", - the diplomat added.
first, the delegation of Russia has blocked the OSCE PA's Recommendation, allowing a country not to allow election observers from other countries under the pretext of conflict of interest.
However, the head of the parliamentary Assembly later did not rule out that the organization will impose the rules by which the observers of the conflicting countries will not be routed to the polls to each other.
Presidential elections will be held in Ukraine on 31 March, will involve a record 44 candidates.
the head of Ukraine Petro Poroshenko promised that I'll tell the guards not to let Russian observers, and the Verkhovna Rada adopted on this issue by special law.
The Director of the OSCE ODIHR Ingibjorg, Solrun Gisladottir called non-admission of citizens of Russia in the observation mission is unprecedented. In her vision, It contradicts obligations of Ukraine in the OSCE.
The leadership of the Russian Federation limits for workplace observers considered unacceptable. As said press Secretary of the President Dmitry Peskov, such events have the ability to lower the level of legitimacy of the elections.
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