"Further to the decision by the Turkish Supreme Electoral Council on repeat elections in Istanbul and following the statement made by Foreign Minister Mevlüt ÇAVUŞOĞLU, the Congress of Local and Regional Authorities would like to confirm its willingness to deploy a delegation to observe this re-run on 23 June 2019 provided the official invitation arrives in due time", said Congress President Anders KNAPE in a letter sent, on 9 May 2019, to the Permanent Representative to Turkey to the Council of Europe, Ambassador Kaan ESENER.
