Russia to send observers to Syria Presidential elections due on June 3

Russia to send observers to Syria Presidential elections due on June 3  May 30, 2014

Moscow, (SANA) Representatives of the Russian Central Elections Commission (CEC) will be sent as observers to Syrian presidential elections which are due on June 3. “CEC member, Anton Lopatin, and Deputy Head of the Foreign Relations Department of the CEC staff, Igor Yevlanov, will monitor the presidential elections at Syria’s invitation, Itar Tass quoted the CEC press service as reporting. Speaker of the People’s Assembly Mohammad Jihad al-Laham on May 5th sent separate letters to parliament speakers and lawmakers of a number of friendly countries inviting them to dispatch parliamentarians and election experts to monitor the upcoming presidential elections in Syria. The invitations have been sent to Russia, China, India, Brazil, South Africa, Venezuela, Cuba, Nicaragua, Bolivia, Ecuador and Armenia. Ghossoun / The Syrian Elections: Daily Updates