A Russian Desire To Follow Up And Evaluate The Early Elections Next October

Baghdad / NINA / - The Russian Ambassador, Elbrus Kutrashev, expressed his country's desire to send a number of observers to follow up and evaluate the Iraqi elections scheduled for next October. A statement by the Electoral Commission stated that: The Chairman of the Board of Commissioners of the Electoral Commission, Jalil Adnan Khalaf, received today the Russian Ambassador, Elbrus Kutrashev. The statement quoted the ambassador as saying that: his country maintains a stable and lasting relationship with Iraq, and has a desire to send a number of observers who will participate in monitoring and evaluating the upcoming elections. For his part, the Chairman of the Board of Commissioners indicated that: The Commission has completed all the preparations that would enable it to conduct the elections at the technical and legal levels. He affirmed the complete readiness to achieve the October 10 date, indicating that: The Commission is now focusing on making more efforts to communicate with the media with voters and to clarify the nature of the Commission's procedures from a year ago until today./ End