Baku, Azerbaijan, Feb. 25
By Elena Kosolapova - Trend:
Kazakhstan's Central Election Commission (CEC) registered first observers of the parliamentary election from the US and Organisation of Islamic Cooperation (OIC).
In total, six observers were registered from the US and OIC, said the CEC Feb. 25.
Moreover, 97 observers from the CIS, as well as 33 - from the Interparliamentary Assembly of the CIS Member Nations, 7 - from the Parliamentary Assembly of the Belarus-Russia Union State were registered.
As of Feb. 25, the CEC accredited 155 international observers, including observers from the missions of the two international organizations (OSCE ODIHR and the CIS), one international organization (OIC) and one foreign country (the US).
As of today, Kazakhstan's Foreign Ministry accredited 105 representatives of foreign media outlets of 25 states.
Accreditation of observers from foreign states and international organizations will be held until March 14.
The parliamentary election will be held March 20 in Kazakhstan.
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