Tuesday, 19 July 2005

OSCE \'PLEASED\' WITH KYRGYZ PRESIDENTIAL BALLOT

Published in News Digest

By empty (7/19/2005 issue of the CACI Analyst)

OSCE special envoy Alojz Peterle met with acting First Deputy Prime Minister Kulov on 18 July to discuss Kyrgyzstan\'s recent presidential election and the country\'s progress toward democracy, RFE/RL\'s Kyrgyz Service reported. Peterle commented, \"I\'m more than pleased that the [Kyrgyz presidential] elections were done in that way as they were done.\" He added that he feels that the new government is \"preparing themselves to do what is necessary to be done for the benefit of the country.
OSCE special envoy Alojz Peterle met with acting First Deputy Prime Minister Kulov on 18 July to discuss Kyrgyzstan\'s recent presidential election and the country\'s progress toward democracy, RFE/RL\'s Kyrgyz Service reported. Peterle commented, \"I\'m more than pleased that the [Kyrgyz presidential] elections were done in that way as they were done.\" He added that he feels that the new government is \"preparing themselves to do what is necessary to be done for the benefit of the country.\" For his part, Kulov said that the new government\'s priority tasks will be the battle against corruption, unemployment, and poverty. (RFE/RL)
Read 2100 times
More in this category: « RUSSIA AND TURKEY SEEK CLOSER ECONOMIC, SECURITY COOPERATION WESTERN MILITARY PRESENCE NOT NEEDED IN C. ASIA - MINISTER »
back to top

Visit also

silkroad

AFPC

isdp

turkeyanalyst

The Central Asia-Caucasus Analyst is a biweekly publication of the Central Asia-Caucasus Institute & Silk Road Studies Program, a Joint Transatlantic Research and Policy Center affiliated with the American Foreign Policy Council, Washington DC., and the Institute for Security and Development Policy, Stockholm. For 15 years, the Analyst has brought cutting edge analysis of the region geared toward a practitioner audience.

Newsletter

Sign up for upcoming events, latest news, and articles from the CACI Analyst.

Newsletter