Elsewhere Lebanese Elections : EU Ready to Monitor

17/02/2009   |  almanar

The European Union's commissioner for external relations, Benita Ferrero-Waldner, announced Tuesday that the EU was ready to send observers to Lebanon to monitor the upcoming parliamentary elections.
The EU is ready to send a delegation to monitor the June 7 parliamentary elections, Ferrero-Waldner told a press conference after meeting Premier Fouad Saniora at the Grand Serail.

"The biggest challenge is the parliamentary elections. We are helping the Lebanese government and are ready to send a delegation to monitor the elections," she said.

Ferrero-Waldner hoped the intra-Lebanese dialogue would lead to reconciliation. She also said that Lebanese authorities have agreed to an EU committee to ensure all preparations are made prior to the elections.

The commissioner also met with President Michel Sleiman, Foreign Minister Fawzi Salloukh and Interior Minister Ziad Baroud.