Foreign Minister and CIS IPA mission discuss upcoming referendum on constitution

AKIPRESS.COM - Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Kyrgyz Republic Ruslan Kazakbaev met with a group of the Mission of International Observers from the Interparliamentary Assembly of the CIS, headed by the Chairman of the Committee of the Majlisi Milli Majlisi Oli of the Republic of Tajikistan on ensuring constitutional foundations, human rights and freedoms, citizenship and legality, Rahmon Dilshod. The parties exchanged views on the course of preparation for the referendum on the draft Constitution of the Kyrgyz Republic and expressed hope that the upcoming elections will make a significant contribution to the process of strengthening the international image of the country.
Ruslan Kazakbaev expressed gratitude to the international observers from the IPA CIS for their interest and participation in this important political event. He assured that the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Kyrgyz Republic is ready to provide the necessary assistance to the IPA CIS Mission on all issues during their stay in the Kyrgyz Republic.
The Minister informed about the efforts undertaken by the country's leadership to implement radical reforms, as well as to hold an honest, open and democratic plebiscite.
Kazakbaev informed about the work carried out on accreditation of 183 international observers from 31 countries of the world, including those representing 10 international organizations, as well as 25 representatives of the media.
Kazakbaev drew the attention of the international observers to the fact that the Kyrgyz Republic offered the Venice Commission and other international experts to hold open constructive discussions on the draft Constitution of Kyrgyzstan.
In his turn, the coordinator of the IPA CIS Observer Mission, Rahmon, informed about the activities and plans of the Mission within the framework of monitoring the preparations for the referendum and expressed satisfaction with the provided measures, aimed at holding clean elections.