Tuesday, September 13 2016 13:39

ArmInfo. Polling stations will open in Yerevan and Gyumri for the citizens of Russia to get an opportunity to exercise their right to vote in the elections of the State Duma of the 7th convocation, Advisor of the Russian Ambassador  to Armenia Oleg Shapovalov told a news conference in Yerevan on September 13.

"The polling station No.8026 will open at the Russian Embassy in  Armenia in Grigor Lusavorich Street 13a. Another polling station  opened at the Russian Consulate General in Gyumri in Garegin Nzhdeh  Street 1 as well as in the territory of the 102nd military base. The  polling stations will be open in the period from 8:00am to 8:00pm on  September 18. The citizens need to have international passports,"  Shapovalov said, 

Mark Kalinin, the head of the Russian Center for science and Culture  in Yerevan, in turn, said Rossotrudnichestvo in Armenia is actively  working to raise the awareness of the Russian citizens on the  upcoming elections to the State Duma. "There are Hot Line numbers for  everyone who has any questions about the upcoming elections. The Hot  Line numbers are 520340, 544890," he said adding that there is an  information desk at the Center too.

Head of the Consular Department of the Russian Embassy in Armenia  Piotr Shchukin said the authorities of Armenia were informed  beforehand about the elections in the territory of the country.  The  government expressed readiness to provide assistance in the process,  including in the security measuring during the voting.

Shchukin could not say how many citizens are in the territory of  Armenia, as there is no such register in view of the close friendly  relations of the two countries. "There may be dozens and hundreds of  thousands of voters," he said.

The Russian citizens in 145 countries may vote at more than 360  polling stations during the elections to the State Duma on September  18.