AKIPRESS.COM - The OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR) will hold a press conference in Bishkek on Tuesday for the formal opening of the election observation mission for the 4 October 2015 parliamentary elections in Kyrgyzstan.

Stefan Krause, Deputy Head of the OSCE/ODIHR election observation mission, will introduce the role of the mission and its upcoming activities. The press conference will also provide an opportunity for questions from journalists.

The mission's deployment follows an invitation from the Kyrgyz authorities.

The OSCE/ODIHR election observation mission will partner with a delegation from the OSCE Parliamentary Assembly and Parliamentary Assembly of Council of Europe for observation and for the release of a preliminary statement of findings and conclusions on the day after the elections.