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Chairman of the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine Volodymyr Groysman invited observers of NATO Parliamentary Assembly to monitor local elections in Ukraine, the press service of Ukraine's mission to NATO reported.

“Chairman of the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine Volodymyr Groysman has invited observers from NATO Parliamentary Assembly to monitor the local elections in Ukraine on Oct. 25, 2015. The corresponding official invitation was passed to President of the NATO Parliamentary Assembly Michael Turner,” reads the statement.

According to the Verkhovna Rada’s resolution No. 2148a as of July 17, 2015, elections of deputies to local and village councils, as well as town and city mayors are scheduled for Oct. 25, 2015.