OSCE could delegate observers for referendum in Crimea only if Ukraine invites

14:47, 06.03.2014 1 min read

OSCE could send its observers for a referendum in Crimea only if Ukraine invites them, Personal Envoy of the Swiss OSCE Chair in Office Tim Guldimann has said.

Only an invitation of the Ukraine's government is needed to conduct an observation, he said at a press conference in Kyiv on Thursday when asked about this by journalists.

Commenting on the decision of the Crimean parliament to bring forward the referendum to March 16, the OSCE envoy said that it was very important that all of the provisions of the Constitution of Ukraine are observed.