Some 700 foreign observers to monitor Ukraine's presidential elections

KIEV, March 14 (Xinhua) -- About 700 international observers are expected to come to Ukraine to monitor the Country's upcoming presidential elections, the State Border Guard Service (SBGS) said on Thursday.

More than 240 international monitors have already arrived in the Country, the SBGS said in a statement.

According to Interfax-Ukraine news agency, some 800 foreign journalists are traveling to Ukraine to cover the elections.

The presidential elections in Ukraine will be held on March 31 in some 29,800 polling stations in 199 electoral districts across the Country.