OREANDA-NEWS. August 29, 2008. The Central Election Commission of Belarus has accredited 161 international observers, Head of the Central Election Commission Lydia Yermoshina told a press conference in Minsk.

According to her, 63 observers will represent the CIS Executive Committee, 21 observers – the CIS Inter-Parliamentary Assembly, 57 observers will represent the OSCE/ODIHR Election Observation Mission.

Moreover, representatives of the Central Election Commissions of the Russian Federation, Ukraine, Armenia and Kyrgyzstan are expected to arrive in Belarus. A part of them will be included in the mission of the CIS Executive Commission.

Lydia Yermoshina also noted that every week she meets with the head of the OSCE/ODIHR Election Observation Mission and also with representatives of the CIS mission.