---------------------------------------------------------- FREE for JOIN Indonesia Daily News Online via EMAIL: go to: http://www.indo-news.com/subscribe.html - FREE - FREE - FREE - FREE - FREE - FREE - Please Visit Our Sponsor http://www.indo-news.com/cgi-bin/ads1 ++ Pemilu Online: http://www.indo-news.com/pemilu/ ++ ---------------------------------------------------------- New Straits Times Press, June 10, 1999 EU HAILS "FREE AND TRANSPARENT" ELECTIONS IN INDONESIA BRUSSELS, June 10 (AFP) - The European Union which sent observers to monitor the general elections in Indonesia, said Wednesday that it considered them to have been "free and transparent". "On the basis of the experiences of the EU observers, we are confident that the election can be considered as free and transparent," the EU presidency said in a statement. Hailing what it called "a great achievement", the statement said "The European Union will be a willing partner with Indonesia in building a strong democracy." The EU saluted "the seriousness and enthusiasm with which the Indonesian people have expressed their determination to embrace democracy", calling the elections "a milestone on this road". The statement said there had been "excellent cooperation" between local and EU observers. The election "should constitute a basis for the establishment of a government in accordnce with the democratically expressed will of the people," the statement said. ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ Didistribusikan tgl. 11 Jun 1999 jam 13:38:37 GMT+1 oleh: Indonesia Daily News Online <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> http://www.Indo-News.com/ ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
