MINSK, 19 September (BelTA) – Belarus has never been against international election observation, Belarusian President Aleksandr Lukashenko said as he met with the heads of the CIS election bodies in Minsk on 19 September, BelTA has learned.
"As for the CIS, we are always happy to see you at our elections. This is very important for us. Your friendly advice, remarks or even criticism are taken seriously," Aleksandr Lukashenko said.
According to him, after the presidential election is scheduled in Belarus, a corresponding invitation will be sent to the CIS observer mission.
"Today we are thinking about what to do with the so-called foreign observers, because we know that they come with a pre-prepared document that they will then announce and sign," the president said.
The head of state said that this information became known thanks to the work of the special services. They found out that the last time Western observers came with a predetermined narrative, which they announced later on. "This shows that they are not interested in this process. They already determined in advance what they would do in our country and prepared the outcome statement," he added.
"We think we will consult with you, among other things, on how to act in this situation. Of course, we would like them to come and see that they were wrong. But we cannot tolerate the situation when they come with their door-stopper rulebooks and make a corresponding statement, which has been prepared in advance or which has been written by someone else," the head of state stressed.
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