International observers from the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE), the Shanghai Cooperation Organization(SCO) and Russian Central Elections Commission were positive about the constitutional referendum held on Sunday in Kyrgyzstan. A total of 189 international observers representing more than 30 countries and 17 international organizations came to Kyrgyzstan for monitoring the referendum. The OSCE's Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR) recognized the outcome of the referendum, said monitoring mission chief Boris Frlec here on Monday. 'We should note that the vote was not fully consistent with the standards and norms of local legislation, but the referendum itself and how it can be passed shall be recognized,' he was cited by RIA Novosti news agency as saying. The Kyrgyz government managed to create appropriate conditions for holding a peaceful referendum, and the general voter turnout was high, he added. SCO observers have recognized the governance of the referendum, the Kyrgyz Foreign Ministry said on Monday. 'The referendum was well organized, calm and transparent,' SCO observation mission chief, SCO Deputy Secretary General Hong Jiuyin told Kyrgyz Foreign Minister Ruslan Kazakbayev. The SCO observers visited 47 polling stations in Bishkek, Kant, Kara-Balt, Tokmok and some other towns in the northern Chuy region. Earlier on Monday, Russian Central Elections Commission's head Vladimir Churov said the referendum was up to standards. 'The organization of the referendum generally met the universally accepted standards and was better than expected, given the recent events in the country, from the April revolution to the clashes in the south, and the short time allowed for preparations,' Churov, who visited southern Kyrgyzstan with a group of Russian representatives, told a press conference on Monday. Churov reiterated that security at the referendum met the European standards. 'There were few people in uniform and they were only located along the perimeter, without interfering in the voting process,' he said. As for the flaws of the referendum, Churov mentioned the lack of information materials for voters. He said polling stations only had a few texts of the new constitution in Kyrgyz and Russian, without a single copy of the document in Uzbek. A complete official report by the observer mission will be ready at the end of this week. According to the Kyrgyz Central Election Commitee, the referendum had a voter turnout of 69.48 percent. The preliminary vote counting results showed over 90 percent voters have backed the new draft constitution. 