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KYIV. 9 February UNN The Slovak Foreign Minister and President of the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE), Myroslav Laichak, expressed deep regret at the Verkhovna Rada's decision banning Russian citizens to be observers of the OSCE / ODIHR election observation mission to Ukraine. This is what the press service of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Slovakia said on the basis of his telephone conversations with the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine, Pavlo Klimkin, UNN .
During the interview on February 8, ministers assisted OSCE / ODIHR in monitoring
"Emphasizing Ukraine's firm and long-term support for from the Slovak OSCE Chairmanship, the Minister expressed deep regret for the decision of the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine which, on February 7, 2019, passed a law banning the accreditation of citizens The independence, impartiality and professionalism of ODIHR Election Observation are decisive, I am convinced that ODIHR's request for the accreditation of all its observers corresponds to the best of its election observation missions in Ukraine. "
" The independence, impartiality and professionalism of election observation are essential. The OSCE, the 39, Ukraine and its people, "said Laichak.
The OSCE President therefore urged senior Ukrainian officials to "seek all possible solutions for the accreditation of all observers." ODIHR chairs this election. "
7 February , the Verkhovna Rada banned Russians from being observers in elections in Ukraine. The OSCE took pity on this decision from Ukraine.
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