Brussels, 12/10/2000 (Agence Europe) - The French Presidency made the following declaration, on behalf of the EU, on the forthcoming presidential elections in the Ivory Coast:
"The EU has taken note of the Supreme Court's published list of five candidates, out of nineteen, who have been approved to stand in the 22 October presidential elections in Côte d'Ivoire. The EU reiterates that it has repeatedly declared its wish for a rapid transition and the proper conduct of elections. In...