Brussels, 11/04/2001 (Agence Europe) - On April 6, the Swedish Presidency issued the following declaration on behalf of the EU:
"On behalf of all the international observers, the EU welcomes the proper running of the presidential vote in Benin in which the Benin people were able to express their wishes in a spirit of responsibility and public-spiritedness. The EU considers that the acceptable manner in which the vote was held allows Benin to continue with the democratic renewal which it...