Ban Ki-moon Welcome Bangladesh
Posted by Robi - 18/12/08 at 06:12:35 am
17 December Wednesday Ban Ki-moon, UN Secretary-General extended his personal welcome to the withdrawal of the state of emergency in Bangladesh just before upcoming parliamentary elections in the December 29. He called on all political parties concerned make combined efforts to deal with the nation’s challenge collectively.
UN Secretary-General, through a statement issued by his representative, said that he “welcomes the lifting today of the state of emergency in Bangladesh as a positive step towards ensuring the right of all Bangladeshis to free, fair and credible parliamentary elections, which are scheduled for December 29, 2008.” According to the statement, Ban said, “He encourages all stakeholders, including the main political parties, to continue to address the nation’s challenges together, collaboratively and collegially.” the statement said, “The secretary-general reiterates the need for Bangladesh to achieve its full potential for democratic development through credible elections and a peaceful transition to a stronger democratic order following the elections.”
On the other hand, the statement added previously announced that the secretary-general’s high-level panel which headed by Francesc Vendrell, is scheduled to go back to the Asian country soon next week to assess along with report on the conduct of the final stages of the electoral process alongside developments in the immediate post-election period. It is noted that Caretaker Government of Bangladesh on Wednesday lifted, by an ordinance, its two-year-long state of emergency in the run-up to ensuing general elections on 29, December, 2008.
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