Ms. Alison Grant at the Foreign Affairs and International Development Committee

On November 5th, 2020. See this statement in context.

November 5th, 2020 / 5:05 p.m.

Director, Eastern Europe and Eurasia, Department of Foreign Affairs, Trade and Development

I could add just one clarification. The reason was that they did not issue an invitation to the OSCE in a timely fashion, by the deadline that the OSCE's ODIHR arm needed to organize a proper electoral mission. At the last minute there was a move from Belarus, but it was far too late for the OSCE to be able to mount a credible mission.

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