Vestnik Kavkaza – Representatives of the OSCE / ODIHR Needs Assessment Mission will visit Uzbekistan, the press service of the republic’s CEC reports.

Their visit is expected in connection with the upcoming presidential elections, which will be held on October 24, 2021.

The CEC clarifies that the mission is usually sent to a particular country a couple months before the elections to assess the preparations. Based on the results, the experts draw up recommendations, and the OSCE / ODIHR makes a decision on the observation of the elections.

The mission makes recommendations on the type, form, duration and volume of the required observation activities.