Belarus will do everything possible to ensure that parliamentary elections meet international standards - V. Andreichenko

May 17, Saint Petersburg /BELTA correspondent/. Belarus will do everything possible to ensure that the upcoming parliamentary elections comply with national legislation and international standards, Chairman of the House of Representatives of the National Assembly of Belarus Vladimir Andreichenko stated on May 16 at a meeting of the CIS IPA Council, BELTA correspondent reports. "The Parliament of the Republic of Belarus attaches great importance to holding the upcoming election campaign. Belarus will do everything possible to ensure that the elections are held in strict accordance with the country's Constitution, electoral legislation, and comply with national legislation and international standards," Vladimir Andreichenko said. He assured that after the exact date of the elections is set, the Belarusian parliament will send a corresponding invitation to the CIS IPA to participate in the international observation of the elections to the House of Representatives. In turn, speaking at the council meeting, Director of the International Institute for Monitoring the Development of Democracy, Parliamentarism and Observance of Electoral Rights of Citizens of CIS IPA Member States Dmitry Gladei reminded that elections to the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine will also be held this autumn. The CIS IPA Council adopted the resolution presented by Dmitry Gladei, according to which a request will be sent to the National Assembly of the Republic of Armenia to send a coordinator for election monitoring to the House of Representatives of the National Assembly of Belarus. A similar request will be sent to the Milli Majlis of the Republic of Azerbaijan in connection with the expected elections to the Ukrainian parliament.-0-