The official representative of Russian foreign Ministry Maria Zakharova has published on Facebook an official note of the US state Department, which in response to a request of the Russian diplomats to get acquainted with electoral procedures, it is recommended to connect to the OSCE observers.
According to her, initially it was the study of the American experience of the Russian diplomats, which is a normal diplomatic practice.
“As for the participation in the OSCE mission is a completely different procedure. Participation in this format is not intended to study the experience of the host country, and the possibility to influence the preparation of the final report of the elections does not give”, — she noted.
According to Zaharovoj, the results of the 2012 elections, OSCE observers were able to work approximately 30-40 States.
“This time the American authorities have gone further and began to began to intimidate the Russian diplomats by the security services — are beginning to “warn”, — she wrote, stressing that all that the state Department knows.
Earlier, the U.S. Embassy confirmed receipt of the Russian note on electoral observation, however, rejected accusations that the prohibition of the admission of observers from Russia.