OSCE observers for presidential elections to visit Georgia

24 long-term and 300 short-term OSCE observers will arrive in Georgia on September 16, Georgia’s Foreign Minister Maya Pandzhikidze informed reporters.

According to her, they will become acquainted with the situation on September 16-19, and hold a press conference assessing the pre-election situation on September 19.

After the announcement of the date of the presidential elections, Georgian Foreign Ministry has appealed to all international organizations involved in the election observation, Foreign Minister said.

“We have addressed them with a request to send observation missions, including OSCE, the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe, the European Parliament and the NATO Parliamentary Assembly. We have already received positive responses from NATO PA, PACE and OSCE,” Pandzhikidze said.