Russia Polls Held In Full Compliance With Law, Says Its Embassy In India
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Citing media reports, a Russian embassy spokesperson said, "We do understand that those publications do not reflect the official stance of India"
Russia's parliamentary elections last week were conducted in full compliance with the provisions of the country's laws and international norms, the Russian embassy in India said on Saturday.
It said Russia's "Western partners" traditionally do not recognise either objectivity of the election results or the country's electoral system as such.
The embassy said it issued a statement on the elections in view of what some media reports in India, mostly citing Western sources, criticising the polls.
"We do understand that those publications do not reflect the official stance of India, and we see how positively all our Indian friends and partners reacted," a spokesperson of the embassy said.
