Brussels, 18/10/2010 (Agence Europe) - The EU has agreed to the request from Côte d'Ivoire to observe its presidential elections scheduled for 31 October, and will send 120 observers.
EU High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy Catherine Ashton sees these elections as “an important step of the peace process in Ivory Coast and corner stone in consolidating democracy”. They represent “a great challenge, since they have been postponed several times and will be the...