On the occasion of the formal opening of the election observation mission deployed by the OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR) to observe the parliamentary elections in Georgia, scheduled for 8 October, the mission will hold a press conference in Tbilisi on Tuesday.

Ambassador Alexandre Keltchewsky, Head of the OSCE/ODIHR election observation mission,

will introduce the role of the mission and its upcoming activities. The mission's deployment follows an

invitation from the Georgian authorities.

Journalists are invited to attend the press conference at 15:00, Tuesday, 30 August, in the Ballroom of

the Marriott Hotel, Rustaveli Avenue 13, Tbilisi.