EUHR Solana welcomes Afghan elections

Javier SOLANA, EU High Representative for the CFSP, welcomes the elections in Afghanistan

Javier Solana, EU High Representative for the Common Foreign and Security Policy (CFSP), today congratulated the government and people of Afghanistan following the successful conduct of yesterday's parliamentary and local elections.

"I should like to congratulate the Afghan people and government on the successful organisation of the first democratic parliamentary and provincial elections in more than thirty years. The peaceful conduct of the polls was a victory for all those who are working for the future of their nation.

Yesterday's elections heralded the beginning of a new, democratic era for Afghanistan and were a historic milestone on the road to recovery and reconstruction.

The European Union will continue to give its full support to the government and people of Afghanistan in their efforts to strengthen the democratic order and build a stable and prosperous Afghanistan."

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• EU Presidency Declaration on Afghan Parliamentary and Provincial Elections (19/9/2005)
• EU Commissioner Ferrero-Waldner on Afghan parliamentary and provincial elections  (18/9/2005)
• EU Election Observation Mission now deployed in Afghanistan (26/7/2005)
• EU Election Observation Mission for Afghan Parliamentary Elections  (23/5/2005)
• EC President Barroso meets Afghan President Karzai on Afghan reconstruction programmes for 2005/2006  (11/5/2005)